Takeel/Legends
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".
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.
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
- Star Wars Galactic Spy (Non-canonical appearance)
- A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale webstrip
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
"Spare Parts" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
- Star Wars (1977) 2
- "The Emperor's Court" — Star Wars Tales 14 (Non-canonical appearance)
Sources
Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995) (Pack: Cantina Aliens) (backup link)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Premiere Limited (Card: Takeel) (backup link)
- Mos Eisley Adventure Set
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 22 (CAN4, Mos Eisley Cantina Characters)
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
"Jedi Archive" – Star Wars Insider 124
"Rogues Gallery: The Unusual Suspects: Who's Who in Mos Eisley" – Star Wars Insider 130
CZ-3 (Seezee-Three) in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
"A Wretched Hive"—Star Wars Magazine 3
External links
Cantina Roll-Call: Shedding Light on Some Alien Aliases - Friendly Neighborhood Cullatran on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
StarWars.com Q&A - February 1, 2003 Episode VI lore question on StarWars.com (content obsolete and backup link not available)
"Mistaken Identities" – Keeper of the Holocron's Blog, Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; archived from the original)