Dac
according to the original Star Wars fan club publication, Bantha Tracks, the Mon Calamari were master chess players from the water world of Dac. (SWI67)

Dagobah
in the story treatment of The Empire Strikes Back, Dagobah's location was revealed to Luke Skywalker by a talisman given to him by Ben Kenobi's spirit on Hoth. (TAS)

Dai
in the first draft of Star Wars, the Dai warriors were led by Akira Valor. The name "Dai" was eventually dropped, because of its close phonic relation to the word "die." (TAS)

Dai Noga
in the first draft of Star Wars, the Dai Noga replaced the Jedi Bendu. The name was eventually changed to Dai, then dropped altogether. It was eventually used to describe a one-eyede, jellyfish-like creature with tentacles. The name was "shortened" to the standard dianoga. (TAS)

Dark Helmet
Darth Vader's counterpart in the Star Wars: A New Hope parody, Spaceballs. Dark Helmet was portrayed by Rick Moranis. (SB)

Dark Planets
in the second screenplay draft of Star Wars: A New Hope, the Dark Planets were located in the Outlands. (2D)

Darklighter
in the second screenplay draft of Star Wars: A New Hope, Darklighter was a Padawan-Jedi who fell victim to the Bogan para-force. He learned the secrets of the Bogan, and taught them to a group of Sith pirates. Together, they became the Emperor's personal bodyguards. (2D)

Datos
one of three underground leaders known to Han Solo in the first draft of Star Wars. Along with Occo and Quist, he helped get Luke Skywalker off Utapau in a Baltarian freighter. (TAS)

DD-2
in the revised rough draft of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, this destroyer droid accompanied P-59 to attack the Jedi Knights who came aboard the Trade Federation command ship to negotiate the blockade of Utapau. (IG1)

Deak
as a friend of Luke's, Deak first appears in the third draft of Star Wars. (TAS)

Death Star
in the rough drafts of Return of the Jedi, there were two Death Stars being built by the Empire. One was used to lure the Alliance away from the other, which was nearly completed. (TAS)

Death Star
the interior of the second Death Star's reactor core was created using some 1,500 fishing rods. (CHRN)

Del Andue
members of this alien race lived on Tatooine in the rough drafts of Return of the Jedi. They lived with Luke Skywalker, after the revelation that Darth Vader was his father. (TAS)

Demon
this was the name used to describe the Chadra-Fan character Kabe, during the filming of Star Wars: A New Hope. (OWS)

Devil Squadron
from the second screenplay draft of Star Wars: A New Hope, Devil Squadron was one of the three main Alliance starfighter squadrons that attacked the Death Star. (2D)

Dia Noga
in the second screenplay draft of Star Wars: A New Hope, it was rumored that the Sith Knights kept dia nogas in the belly of the Imperial City of Alderaan. This idea was modified to become the one-eyed, tentacled creature found in the Death Star trash compactor. Han Solo describes them as large, unnatural creatures which can only be defeated by a Jedi Bendu using the Force of Others. It is shaped like a cross between a large spider and a huge squid. (2D)

Diary of the Clone Wars
these were Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi's memoirs, from the third draft of Star Wars. Luke Skywalker claimed to have read it all. (TAS, SWDB)

Dodana
in the second screenplay draft of Star Wars: A New Hope, Dodana was a young General with the Alliance. He was in charge of preparing their forces to attack the Empire's battle station. (2D)

Dodonna
in the first draft of Star Wars, Dodonna replaced the character of Valorum. (TAS)

Don Rickles
this was the name used to describe the character Bom Vimdin, during the filming of Star Wars: A New Hope. The name came from the character mask's resemblance to the insulting comedian. (OWS)

Donic Day
in the revised rough draft of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, this was the holiday celebrated in Mos Espa with a podrace. It eventually became known as Boonta Eve. (IG1)

Dorn, Sareth
this was the original name created for the character of Bastila Shan, in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. (SWDB)

Dot Matrix
this feminine droid was the servant of Princess Vespa. Dot Matrix's voice was provided by Joan Rivers in Spaceballs. (SB)

Dratun
this was one of the original names used to describe the Gotal known as Feltiperrn Trevagg, during post-production on Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. (OWS)

Droid Anti-grav Lift
in the revised rough draft of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan Kenobi used this device to remove the damaged hyperdrive from Queen Amidala's ship. (IG1)

Druidia
this planet, the homeworld of the Druids, was ruled by King Roland. (SB)

Duck Dodgers in the Twenty-fourth and a half Century
this Warner Brothers' cartoon was shown by George Lucas before the cast and crew screening of Star Wars in 1977. (TAS)

Dud Cullindaros
in the revised rough draft of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, this podracer was from the planet Chuba. (IG1)

Durellian Spice Extractor
in the rough draft of Return of the Jedi, Luke gave one of these machines to Jabba the Hutt as a gift. (TAS)