Max Rebo/Legends

"I could have killed Max – the little blue dope – and I'm a pacifist! All he had to do was look at the size of my mouth and my body to see that I don't eat much. Droopy wasn't happy, either. He eats only once a month! Jabba was going to pay us in food! But any boss worth working for pays the band and gives them a meal on top of it! I was wrong to let Max run our business affairs. After this fiasco, I vowed to leave and take Droopy with me. If that fool Rebo wants to work for food, then he should have a solo career."

- Sy Snootles

Max Rebo, whose real name was Siiruulian Phantele, was a popular musician and head member of the Max Rebo Band. He was a skinny Ortolan, the youngest of five children.

Biography
A young musician, he was often seen playing music at a flanth house, and accepted food as his only payment. This was where he was discovered by Evar Orbus, who was on the lookout for a talented yet exploitable entertainer. Orbus approached Phantele, promising him that he would never need to go hungry again, provided that he signed his musical services over. Phantele's constant pursuit of food told him that this was an opportunity not to be missed.



Phantele signed himself over to Orbus, and on the recommendation of his new manager, changed his name to Max Rebo. Shortly after, the Max Rebo Band was formed. Rebo played the red ball organ.

Evar Orbus was killed soon after the formation of the band, and this was when Sy Snootles encouraged Rebo to take lead of the musical group. Snootles, however, discreetly controlled the band herself, letting naïve Rebo take the credit as frontman. She did this in order to avoid becoming the target of those that the band might&mdash;and most likely would&mdash;potentially anger.

Snootles' plan had terrible repercussions for the band however, when Rebo signed the entire band over to Jabba Desilijic Tiure with a lifelong contract including an unlimited supply of food.

The band was confined to performing in Jabba's Palace, until Jabba died at the hands of Leia Organa and the Rebels. Rebo set out on his own solo career, and after many tours, joined the New Republic to entertain soldiers.

He eventually left the music industry, and opened his own chain of restaurants: Max's Flanth House. He became quite rich, and finally settled on Coruscant.

Behind the scenes
The name Siiruulian Phantele is an obvious play on Cerulean Elephant. The blue elephant nature of Rebo is mocked in the Robot Chicken Star Wars Special, where his featured titles all share the theme of not being an elephant.

In the director's commentary of Clone Wars Chapter 22 it is revealed that Max can be seen as a small child.

Appearances

 * The Emperor's Court
 * Star Wars Galaxies
 * Stop That Jawa!
 * A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novelization
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef
 * And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale
 * Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale
 * Return of the Ewok
 * Star Wars Manga: Return of the Jedi 1
 * Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Manga: Return of the Jedi 1
 * Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi