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Muftak was a male Talz seen in Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina.
Biography
- "Leave the kid alone, or answer to me."
- ―Muftak
Muftak was orphaned at Docking Bay 12 of the Mos Eisley spaceport on Tatooine. He grew up among the cantina's regular, local customers, performing odd jobs to make a living. He always knew that he was different from almost every other race that passed through Mos Eisley, but he couldn't learn who or what he was. He searched out information from his friend, Momaw Nadon, but Nadon had never seen a Talz before.
In time, Muftak found and adopted the abandoned Chadra-Fan female named Kabe, and the two were nearly inseparable. Together they were known as pickpockets and thieves, with Muftak providing the brawn, while Kabe provided the brains.
Just after the Millennium Falcon blasted out of Mos Eisley, Muftak and Kabe decided to rob Jabba Desilijic Tiure's Mos Eisley townhouse, where Mosep Binneed had established the Hutt's treasury and financial headquarters. They were rewarded when they were able to rescue a datadot from Barid Mesoriaam, who was being tortured by Jabba for information on the Rebel Alliance. Muftak and Kabe barely escaped, but were paid 15,000 credits and a pair of travel vouchers signed by Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. They fled Tatooine, traveling to both Alzoc III and Chad before visiting other planets.
During this time, Muftak wrote his autobiography, Sands in Winter.
Behind the scenes
Although uncredited, Muftak was played by Laine Liska in A New Hope.[source?]
According to a 1978 memo, Muftak was going to be named Cullatran in A New Hope. The name "Muftak" was given to this character in Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.
On set, Muftak went by the nicknames of Spider-Man[3] and Four Eyes.[source?]
In 1979, Muftak appeared in a 30 second commercial produced for the U.S. Department of Transportation. He was drunk, and his Duros friend helped him home.
Appearances
- Star Wars Galactic Spy
- Darth Vader and Son (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Play It Again, Figrin D'an: The Tale of Muftak and Kabe
- The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale
- Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale
- Template:SWG
- The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars: Chewbacca (In flashback(s))
Sources
- Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 12
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited (Card: Kabe) (backup link)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited (Card: Talz) (backup link)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Guide to Characters
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- The Essential Guide to Alien Species
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 22 (CAN2, Mos Eisley Cantina Characters)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 93 (CAN19-22, Mos Eisley Cantina Characters)
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 1 (Picture only)
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams
- Kabe in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Muftak in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Talz in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
- The Essential Reader's Companion
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Muftak)
- Mos Eisley Cantina in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The Essential Guide to Characters
- ↑ Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams
- ↑ "May The Facts Be With You" — Star Wars Insider 95
External links
- Cantina Roll-Call: Shedding Light on Some Alien Aliases on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Drunk Driving PSA on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)