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The Sarkans were a species of sentient, egg-laying reptiles.[1] They had broad, tapered snouts,[2] and grouped themselves in family units called egg-broods.[1]
A turban-wearing, pipe-smoking Sarkan[2] known as Melas[3] attended Chalmun's Cantina in Mos Eisley when Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first met Han Solo and Chewbacca.[2] In the year 5 ABY,[4] a Sarkan named Vinthar was part of Eleodie Maracavanya's pirate crew.[1]
Behind the scenes
A Sarkan first appeared as a puppet shot and edited into the cantina footage for the Special Edition of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope in 1997. The new creature, Melas, replaced the Defel Arleil Schous. The Sarkan puppet was actually the same puppet used for Ketwol the Pacithhip, except turned around: the back of Ketwol's head became the Sarkan' face, while Ketwol's trunk and tusks were concealed by the Sarkan's turban.[5]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance) (Post-1997 releases only)
"[[]]" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) - Aftermath: Life Debt (First identified as Sarkan)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Aftermath: Life Debt
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Card Trader
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Aftermath: Life Debt to 5 ABY.
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Melas in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)