Edcel Bar Gane/Legends

Edcel Bar Gane was a Senator of the Galactic Republic, representing his homeworld of Roona during the last decades of the galactic government. Bar Gane was a green-skinned humanoid similar in appearance to a Neimoidian, save for his large, blue-silver oval eyes.

Edcel Bar Gane was surprisingly intolerant of other species, though spoke with a sibilant voice in the Senate Rotunda. Bar Gane seconded the motion for a Vote of No Confidence in the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Valorum prior to the Battle of Naboo. Bar Gane had voiced concerns about Valorum's actions and their impact on the stability of the Republic as much as a year before the Naboo incident. During this time, Bar Gane allied himself with the influential yet corrupt Senators Orn Free Taa and Toonbuck Toora.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Behind the Scenes
The name 'Edcel Bar Gane' comes from Nick Dudman, the Live Action Animatronics Effects Supervisor on Episode I. He remarked that "an Edsel was a bargain at some point", knowing that George Lucas, having a passion towards old cars, would understand what it meant. This character has been errenously called 'Edcel Bar Gan' in some sources.