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Discussions Mos Eisley cantina - drinking buddies circa 43-33BBY?

Discussion in 'EU Community' started by chcklst, Feb 2, 2014.

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  1. chcklst

    chcklst Jedi Padawan

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    First post, so please be gentle! ;)
    I'm considering commissioning an illustration of the Mos Eisley (Chalmun's) Cantina, circa 43-33BBY (just before Phantom Menace). I'm an EU neophyte, so I was hoping someone might be able to suggest:
    1. which A New Hope cantina characters could have been drinking there 33-43 years before their original movie appearance
    2. which EU characters might also have frequented the bar
    Many thanks,
     
  2. Mitth_Fisto

    Mitth_Fisto Chosen One star 6

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    Well, if I remember right, the Wookiee who owns the bar at the time of 0BBY would of been a patron back then. I cannot remember if he was also an employee or not though. As for the others, that is some good research tasks. Have you thought of asking some of the people in Lit or looked at the books for that era? I know the Wook also has a listing of patrons from the movie scenes, both original and post alterations as a couple patrons were added and deleted.
     
  3. chcklst

    chcklst Jedi Padawan

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    Thanks Mitth! Wookipedia does say Chalmun purchased it, but does not elaborate when. I suspect tracking down a date of purchase might be difficult, specific dates might be buried away in old 'fact files' and Star Wars Insider articles. If the Cantina features in that Clone Wars animated show, then that might give a fair indication as to who might have been around pre- Phantom Menace. As for ANH customers, 'Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina' might be helpful, in conjunction with crosschecking the lifespans of the races that appear in the ANH scenes.
     
  4. Mitth_Fisto

    Mitth_Fisto Chosen One star 6

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    Tales is a great book, but beyond the 'Soup' drinker at the counter I cannot think of any that it denoted as being regulars to the planet for more than a decade.
     
  5. Pearlsaber

    Pearlsaber Jedi Master star 4

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    Sorry I can't help with the question, but this is a cool idea. Keep us updated. ;)
     
  6. chcklst

    chcklst Jedi Padawan

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    Aurra Sing would be an interesting character to populate the bar with. Jango Fett wouldn't have arrived until 32BBY though. Are there any other background Phantom Menace characters in the Tatooine scenes that might have been partial to a blue milk mocktail? Wookipedia suggests that podracer Gasgano might have become a pickpocket targeting the cantina.
     
  7. General Immodet

    General Immodet Jedi Master star 5

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    Didn't Sing visit a bar in Outlander?
     
  8. chcklst

    chcklst Jedi Padawan

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    Haven't read it. Wikipedia lists Jabba's complex as a location. Might that be what you're thinking of?
    Arleil Schous might have been around then. He's described as an aging Defel in A New Hope, and his race lives for 90 years...
     
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