Gial, ou possivelmente "Ernie"
A primeira referência ao seu nome parece ter sido em O Guia Essencial para a Guerra
Gial Ackbar was born into a prominent merchant clan in the city of
Foamwander, served his planet's king during the Clone Wars, and held
high military and political office m the early years of the Imperial
era. At first. Ackbar saw the New Order as restoring Republic law and
justice—but the Empire soon brought an invasion fleet to his
homeworld. The peaceful cultural and technological achievements of Dac
had to be suppressed to preserve the idea of human superiority.
Este nome foi então canonizado no índice de Star Wars: absolutamente tudo o que você precisa saber
Admiral Gial Ackbar - P171
Curiosamente, na excelente Making of Star Wars: O Retorno de Jedi , aprendemos que Lucas e a tripulação se refeririam para o fantoche Ackbar nos diários como Ernie Ackbar.
Main unit next moved to Stage 5 and the rebel briefing room, which
meant first days for Blakiston, Crowley, and Tim Rose (Ackbar, or,
sometimes, “Ernie” Ackbar, on the Progress Reports). In wide shots,
Ackbar was a man in a suit; in closeup, a puppeteer would manipulate
his facial movements from below. Although still “immersed” in
Poltergeist, Richard Edlund arrived to oversee the VistaVision shots
on that set because, in postproduction, a hologram of the Death Star
was to be added by the Computer Division.