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Vedain was a Kajain'sa'Nikto scout[3] who worked as a skiff pilot for Jabba Desilijic Tiure.[2]
Biography
Vedain's family sold him to Jabba as a slave. He was a gambler and played sabacc with other Nikto.[3] He piloted the sail skiff carrying Jabba's prisoners to be executed at the Great Pit of Carkoon[2] in 4 ABY.[1] After Luke Skywalker, one of the prisoners, obtained his lightsaber, Lando Calrissian, who was disguised as a skiff guard himself, attacked Vedain. The two struggled until knocked overboard by a shot from one of the cannons on board Khetanna, Jabba's Ubrikkian Industries Luxury sail barge. Lando managed to grab onto the skiff as they fell keeping somewhat safely away from the sarlacc's mouth while Vedain fell to the ground sliding right towards it.[2]
Behind the scenes
Vedain was played uncredited[2] by stuntman Paul Weston[4] in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the final installment of the Star Wars original trilogy.[2]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Return of the Jedi: The Storybook Based on the Movie
- Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi book-and-tape
- Star Wars Manga: Return of the Jedi 1
- Escape from Jabba's Palace
- Return of the Jedi 2 (colorized in Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi)
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- 1983 Topps Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Series 1 Card: Lando Calrissian's Fight for Life (backup link) (Picture only)
- Return of the Jedi Dot-to-Dot Fun (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (Luke Skywalker) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (Max Rebo) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (1984) (Cover only)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Jabba's Palace Limited Card: Vedain (backup link)- Jabba's Skiff Guards on Keeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Jabba's Palace Limited Card: Vedain (backup link)
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STAR WARS AFICIONADO WEBSITE — Behind the Scenes: Just Another Day at the Skiff! on Blogspot (backup link)