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Star Wars officially has its first gay<\/a> couple<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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L-R: Flix, Orka and Kazuda Xiono in Star Wars Resistance (Image: LucasFilms)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Animated series Star Wars Resistance<\/em> returns to the Disney Channel for its second and final season this Sunday (October, 6th). Ahead of the first episode, its creators have confirmed something fans already suspected from the first season: Recurring characters Flix and Orka are a gay<\/a> couple<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Executive producers Athena Portillo, Justin Ridge, and Brandon Auman guested on the Coffee<\/em><\/a> with Kenobi<\/em><\/a> podcast, where Ridge confirmed the fan speculation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s safe to say they\u2019re an item, absolutely. They\u2019re absolutely a gay<\/a> couple<\/a> and we\u2019re proud of that. We love Flix and Orka,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Orka and Flix are voiced by actors Bobby Moynihan and Jim Rash respectively.<\/p>\n

Related: Oscar Isaac\u2019s latest take on his \u2018Star Wars\u2019 character has gay fans going into hyperspace<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Auman singled the men<\/a> out for praise, describing them as \u201cwonderful\u201d, and having \u201cthe same chemistry\u201d as the characters they play.<\/p>\n

Moynihan also featured on the podcast and was happy to expand on his character\u2019s love life. He joined the show, which made its debut last October, 18 months ago.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have had a sentence prepared for a year and a half. If someone would finally ask me, I would say, \u2018All I can say is that when Flix says I love you, Orka says I know.\u2019 They\u2019re the cutest.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a reference to a line Han Solo (Harrison Ford) says to Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) in 1980 movie, The Empire Strikes Back<\/em>.<\/p>\n

To see a clip of the pair, check out the video<\/a> below. In the 12th episode of the first season, the couple<\/a> took time out to visit Flix\u2019s mother. They appear at the 1.30-minute mark. The characters operate the Office of Acquisitions in the aircraft refuelling station, the Colossus.<\/p>\n

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Star Wars Resistance<\/em> is produced by LucasFilm, which is now owned by Disney. The series is focussed on Kazuda Xiono, a New Republic pilot recruited by the Resistance shortly before and during the events of the franchise\u2019s most recent sequel trilogy.<\/p>\n

Fans have previously speculated about the sexuality of characters in Star Wars<\/em>, with some queer viewers wishing the bromance between Finn (John Boyega) and Po (Oscar Isaac) in the recent movie trilogy bloomed into something more. However, Boyega has previously indicated that\u2019s highly unlikely<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Related: Marvel casting director promises LGBTQ characters in future films<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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For now, we\u2019ll have to make do with animated characters Orka and Flix \u2013 a small but significant step by Disney. The entertainment giant also owns Marvel Studios, which revealed in the summer that Tess Thompson\u2019s Valkyrie will be its first LGBTQ superhero when she appears in the fourth Thor<\/em> movie, due 2021.<\/p>\n

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