Erdan

Erdan was an enslaved human that lived in the city of Mos Espa on the desert planet Tatooine. A towering individual with black hair and tanned skin, his face was marked half in white and half in black as a symbol of his ownership.^[1] In 32 BBY,^[2] Erdan was walking through the outskirts of Mos Espa when he passed the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Padmé Amidala, the Gungan Jar Jar Binks, and the astromech droid R2-D2 as they entered the city. At the time, Erdan was wearing an outfit of varying shades of brown. It included a pointed hat, a shawl, a shirt, pants, and boots.^[3]

Behind the scenes

Erdan appeared in the prequel trilogy film,Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace,^[3] which was released on May 19, 1999.^[4] The character's scenes were filmed in Chott el Gharsa, Tunisia, between July 28-29, 1997.^[5]

In the current Star Wars canon, he was identified in the 2018 reference book Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo and David West Reynolds.^[1] The character's name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first used in the reference book Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary, written by West Reynolds^[6] and released on May 26, 1999.^[7]

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)

Sources

• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (First identified as Erdan)

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