Kam Nale
Biographical information
Homeworld	Ploo IV[1]
Physical description
Species	Fluggrian[1]
Gender	Male[1]
Height	1.02 meters[1]
Hair color	None
Eye color	Yellow
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Podracing

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Kam Nale, using the alias Elan Mak, was a male Fluggrian who was a professional podracer pilot. His podracer was a Kurtob KRT 410-C.

BiographyEdit

When mercenary Aldar Beedo killed Fluggrian crime lord Borzu Nale with a laser rifle shot, he hadn't considered some of the consequences—especially that of Borzu's son, Kam Nale. Kam, distraught at his father's death, swore to annihilate Beedo in return. When he learned that Beedo was going to race in the Boonta Eve Classic, Kam saw his chance. Adopting the alias of Elan Mak, he purchased an outdated Kurtob KRT 410-C with bulbous engines and used the credits his father had left him to buy his way into the Boonta Classic. Few people suspected he could finish with a podracer like his, but Mak did manage to place fifth despite having never podraced before.

While at the Boonta Classic, Mak was confronted by rookie bounty hunter Rango Tel. Tel had been hired by a rival crime lord to assassinate Mak to ensure he did not carry on his father's empire. In a dark alley, Mak defended himself and killed the bounty hunter.

Realizing his skills as a pilot, Mak elected to look further into podracing, and his races doubled as a front for his mission to eliminate Beedo. When it became clear that the Kurtob wasn't fast or strong enough to give him victory, Mak switched to a prototype Dantel R0 Conejet and reinvented himself as a hardcore racer. He became famous for ruthlessly taking the aggressive on the track, but he always kept an eye on his Glymphid target.

Several years after his first race on Tatooine, Nale participated in the Vinta Harvest Classic on Malastare. By this time, Beedo had fallen out of favour with his former employer, the Dug racer Sebulba, and his services had been enlisted by Wan Sandage, a rival who wanted Sebulba dead. Racing on the Phoebos Memorial Run, Nale missed several opportunities to shoot down the assassin, whose pod was destroyed partway through the race anyway.

Eventually, Beedo was shot down and arrested by a bounty hunter in the middle of a Fire Mountain Rally race, but no evidence could support any connection between this bounty hunter and Elan Mak.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Episode I Racer
• Podracing Tales
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Republic 14: Emissaries to Malastare, Part 2
• Star Wars: Republic 15: Emissaries to Malastare, Part 3
• Star Wars: Republic 16: Emissaries to Malastare, Part 4
• Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
•  Podracing Faces Uncertain Future—HoloNet News Vol. 531 49 (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
•  "Boonta Eve Podrace" - Young Jedi Collectible Card Game (Card: Elan Mak)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 26 (POD1, Podracer Pilots)
• Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  Elan Mak in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Rango Tel in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Dusty Duck in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Elan Mak's Podracer in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

Notes and referencesEdit