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Ben's Mesa, also known as the Benzin Plateau, was a flat-topped mountain in the center of the Boonta Eve Classic racetrack on Tatooine. It was named for Ben Neluenf, the first great Tatooine-born racer who lost his life in a spectacular attempt to scale the central mesa. Most of Boonta Eve's canyons cut through Ben's Mesa, including famous Beggar's Canyon.[1]
Obi-Wan Kenobi chose "Ben" as an alias after overhearing the mesa's name while en route to Tatooine with the infant Luke Skywalker.[2] (By coincidence, he had also used the name as an alias during the Clone Wars.)[3]
Behind the scenes
Ben's Mesa appeared as a designated planetary region in the 2003 massively multiplayer online-role playing game Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, prior to the game's closure on December 15, 2011.[4][5] In the game, the mesa was identified as the "Benzin Plateau," situated in the center of the racetrack.[4]
Appearances
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Kenobi
- Template:SWG (Identified as Benzin Plateau)
Sources
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I (First identified as Ben's Mesa)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I
- ↑ The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
- ↑ "Deception"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:SWG
- ↑
Important Information About Star Wars Galaxies on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)