The world is still in the process of mourning the loss ofStar WarsactressCarrie Fisher, who passed away on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack several days earlier. What’s more is that her motherDebbie Reynoldspassed away the next day. Many fans and people from all over theStar Warsuniverse have been payingtributesto the actress who brought Princess Leia to life and now, players in theStar Wars: The Old Republicvideo game are paying their respects in their own unique way.
Many people who have been playingStar Wars: The Old Republicover the last few days have been flocking to House Organa, a noble house on the planet of Alderaan, Princess Leia’s home world. One particular player took the time to create a character that looks like Princess Leia, who is now standing at House Organa in theStar Wars: The Old Republiconline game. Since then, thousands of players from all over the world have gathered to see her there and topay their respectsto Leia Organa.
A YouTuber by the name ofKerry Nobbsdecided to make a video capturing all of these tributes toCarrie Fisher. The video shows tons of these players gathering in front of the fan-fabricated version of Princess Leia to say goodbye to her. The video is a great way for those who don’t play the game to see this very touching tribute and is a testament to just how muchStar Warsfans loved her. If you are aStar Warsfan and intend to watch the video, grab some tissues. Here is what Kerry Nobbs had to say about the video.
“I, Kerry Nobbs, made this short video of players from Star Wars the Old Republic gathering on Alderaan to pay tribute to Carrie Fisher, who playedPrincess Leiain the Star Wars movies, who has passed away.”
Carrie Fisherdied at the age of 60, which has been a serious blow to fans all around the world. She will always be best known for her work as Princess Leia in theStar Warsfranchise, a character she first brought to life in 1977. However, she was also a very notable “script doctor” in Hollywood, working on scripts for everything fromHooktoThe Wedding Singer. Still, the world will always know her best as Leia Organa and luckily, we will get to see her in her iconic role one last time. Before her passing, she finished filming her scenes forStar Wars: Episode VIII, so we will get to see her on screen once more next year when the movie comes out.
Many people, includingJ.J. Abrams,Mark HamillandOscar Isaachave been sharing tributes toCarrie Fisheronline over the past few days, but this tribute fromStar Wars: The Old Republicis easily one of the most touching we have seen so far. Fans ofStar Wars Battlefronthave also been calling for DICE to do some sort of tribute toCarrie Fisherwithin that game, perhaps with a new outfit for the playable version of Princess Leia or something like that, but that has yet to actually happen. You can check out the video ofStar Wars: The Old Republicplayers paying tribute to Princess Leia for yourself below.
