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Takeel was a Snivvian mercenary and burned-out spice addict who frequented Chalmun's Cantina, looking for employment. He was also known by the nickname "Hunchback".
Biography
Takeel and his brother were monitored from birth by Snivvian society due to the flaw in the Blood Code causing male twins to have a chance of one of the brothers developing psychopathic tendencies. When he started to walk and talk before his brother, he was subjected to personality reprogramming which left him with greatly reduced cognitive abilities.[1] Takeel at times worked for Durga Besadii Tai, Jabba Desilijic Tiure, and the Galactic Empire, and earned his reputation as a double-crosser from his habit of turning over lawbreakers (including former partners) to Imperial law enforcement.
In 0 BBY, he was tasked by Jabba to find a missing droid, CZ-3[1]
Takeel was the brother of Zutton. Like all Snivvians, he would sometimes be nicknamed "Snaggletooth" by other species.
Behind the scenes
A card from the Customizable Card Game titled "Hunchback" only shows Takeel from behind. The card reads "What hump?", probably a reference to a line from the film Young Frankenstein.
Takeel can be seen in A New Hope with "human hands", as his actor wasn't given gloves or later-produced prosthetic Snivvian hands.
In Insider #130 - "The Unusual Suspects: Who's Who in Mos Eisley" there are discrepancies between the pictured Reegesk's mask and that seen in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The Ranat pictured in this issue of Insider may in fact be Nevar Yalnal however this has yet to be clarified by Leland Chee. The confusion continues with both Takeel and Zutton reversed from their Decipher CCG images. In the Decipher cards Zutton is shown with a full head of hair while in the Insider image he now has patchy hair and a large hump. Takeel is shown by Decipher to have patchy hair and a large hump but in the Insider image he is shown with a full head of hair and a small hump. The identified images of Mosep Binneed and Tawss Khaa also differ from those used by Decipher.
Appearances
A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
"Spare Parts" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 2 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld and Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope)
Non-canon appearances
"The Emperor's Court" — Star Wars Tales 14
Star Wars Galactic Spy on StarWars.com (backup link) (original site is defunct)
Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited Card: Takeel (backup link)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — A New Hope Limited Card: Hunchback (backup link)- Mos Eisley Adventure Set
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995) (Pack: Cantina Aliens) (backup link)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 22 CAN 1-6: Mos Eisley Cantina Characters
"Star Wars Q&A" — Star Wars Insider 65
Cantina Roll-Call: Shedding Light on Some Alien Aliases on StarWars.com (backup link) (original site is defunct)- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
"Jedi Archive" — Star Wars Insider 124
CZ-3 (Seezee-Three) in the Databank (original site is defunct)
"Rogues Gallery: The Unusual Suspects: Who's Who in Mos Eisley" — Star Wars Insider 130 (reprinted in Special Edition 2014)- Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection
- Star Wars Magazine 3
Notes and references
External links
StarWars.com Q&A - February 1, 2003 Episode VI lore question on StarWars.com (content obsolete and backup link not available)
Mistaken Identities on Keeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)