Discover the remarkable journey of Jedi Bob from an unnamed minifigure to LEGO Star Wars icon.

One of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy's lead characters, Jedi Bob, has a long and bizarre history among the pantheon of personalities in a galaxy far, far away. Played by Bobby Moynihan, Jedi Bob was once an inside-baseball reference that only the most hardcore LEGO Star Wars fans would recognize. Now, the yellow minifigure has ballooned into a central piece of the animated miniseries on Disney+, rewriting the lore of George Lucas' magnum opus with LEGO.

Having just partnered with Lucasfilm for the first time in 1999 when Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace premiered, LEGO was hungry for another Star Wars picture to hit multiplexes. The Danish toymaker doubled-down on creating sets for Episode II, including Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Starfighter, Jango Fett's Slave I, and the beloved Republic Gunship. Otherwise known as the LAAT (Low Altitude Assault Transport), the Republic Gunship has become emblematic of the Clone Wars era of Star Wars, jump-started by Attack of the Clones in 2002.

Set 7163: Republic Gunship was constructed out of 683 pieces and included eight minifigures, a staple of the Star Wars theme. Half of those characters were generic Clone Troopers, perfect for collectors hoping to mass a battalion of troops. Three of the remaining figures were droids, serving as cannon-fodder for the republic vessel. The final figure was a Jedi Knight, inexplicably unnamed.

Rather than including a specifically named Jedi character, such as Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, or Coleman Trebor, LEGO inserted a generic Jedi that didn't resemble any player from the film. The nameless knight sported a brown hood, cape, and pants, with a gray robe. He had the classic LEGO yellow skin, something Star Wars figures haven't featured since 2003 after making the change to more accurate flesh tones in 2004. Finally, he wielded a green lightsaber with a chrome hilt. So, who was this guy?