Wan Sandage
Biographical information
Homeworld	Ord Radama[1]
Born	38 BBY[1]
Died	By 24 BBY[2]
Physical description
Species	Devlikk[1]
Gender	Male[1]
Height	1.37 meters[1]
Hair color	None
Eye color	Red[1]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Podracing

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Wan Sandage, from the planet Ord Radama, was a male Devlikk who was podracer pilot around the time of the Invasion of Naboo and the father of Wan Sandage Junior. His Podracer was an Elsinore-Cordova TurboDyne 99-U.

BiographyEdit

Sandage, one of the only podracers of his species, had been piloting since the age of two, using a Podracer fashioned on Ord Radama itself. On his homeworld, he attained great fame, but on other planets his sense of direction was distorted, rendering him constantly discombobulated.

Upon meeting Sebulba, Sandage developed an intense, one-sided rivalry with the Dug racer, and became obsessed with defeating him before succumbing to senility at the age of nine. To this end, Sandage was prepared to resort to dubious tactics to ensure victory over the other pilot.

Before the Boonta Eve Classic, Sandage enlisted the aid of the hitman Aldar Beedo to dispatch Sebulba in midrace, leaving the path to victory open for Sandage. However, during the race, Sandage crashed in the third lap.

Wan Sandage died at some point before 24 BBY. His son, Wan Sandage Jr., continued to fly with Podracers.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

The rough draft and first draft of Star Wars contained a character named Count Sandage, a noble at the court of King Kayos on Aquilae. He counsels the king to yield to the Galactic Empire, and later betrays the royal family to Darth Vader. He was omitted from later drafts, but the name was later reused by George Lucas for the podracer.

Sandage's voice in Star Wars: Episode I Racer was provided by Bob Bergen.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Episode I Racer
• Podracing Tales
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novel (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½
• 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
• Star Wars: Racer Revenge

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to the Characters of The Phantom Menace
• Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
• The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
•  "Boonta Eve Podrace" - Young Jedi Collectible Card Game (Card: Wan Sandage)
• Star Wars: Racer Revenge: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 26 (POD2, Podracer Pilots)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  Aldar Beedo in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Wan Sandage in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Wan Sandage's Podracer in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Wan's Duds on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)