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- "Whoever heard of a bander who didn't gamble?"
- ―Figrin D'an
"Fiery" Figrin D'an was a male Bith musician who played the Kloo horn as frontman and leader of the band Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes. He was the brother of Barquin D'an.[5]
Biography[]
- "Figrin, you've got to start booking us better gigs!"
- ―Figrin is confronted by one of his bandmembers after a fight breaks out
A male Bith born on the species' homeworld of Bith, Figrin D'an proved to have a fine aptitude for music and high manual dexterity for playing a range of instruments,[1] and became the bandleader and organizer of the all-Bith band Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes.[7]D'an favored the Kloo horn, although could also play a mean Gasan string drum.[1] He proved overbearing and compulsive to his band-mates, although the Modal Nodes earned a reputable standing in the music industry, and achieved reasonable success on the galactic circuit. However, the band largely remained an entertainment feature on the Outer Rim Territories, theorized to be due to the lack of vocals in their tracks.[7] In particular, they became a popular fixture at Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina in Mos Eisley on Tatooine,[1] where patrons preferred D'an's work on the Gasan string drum over his usual Kloo horn.[8] D'an used the earnings from the band's success to gamble without the rest of the band's knowledge, favoring cheating at cards.[9]
Shortly before the Battle of Yavin, D'an and the Modal Nodes played[4] their most recognizable tune[3] "Mad About Me"[10] on stage in Chalmun's cantina, although their performance was interrupted by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi slicing off the arm of the Aqualish Ponda Baba in defense of the young farmboy Luke Skywalker. Once the incident was over, the band began playing again as the cantina's patrons returned to their drinks.[4]
Personality and traits[]
As a Bith, Figrin D'an had a fine aptitude for music and boasted a high manual dexterity, allowing him to play a range of instruments.[1] While head of the Modal Nodes, Figrin D'an was overbearing and compulsive, although the band managed to maintain a reputable standing in the music industry.[7] Nonetheless, Figrin was a rocking frontman, and his deft playing of his Kloo horn earned him the nickname "Fiery" Figrin.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II (Appears in hologram)
- "Not for Nothing" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
- Bounty Hunt
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (and audiobook)
- Star Wars Treasury: The Original Trilogy
- "The Kloo Horn Cantina Caper" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
- "The Luckless Rodian" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
- Bounty Hunters 8
Non-canon appearances[]
- Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
- Disney Infinity 3.0
Star Wars: Visions — "Tatooine Rhapsody"- LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Sources[]
Non-canon sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑
Music in the Star Wars Galaxy: The Modal Nodes vs. The Max Rebo Band on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
Figrin D'an in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Bounty Hunters 8
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Star Wars: Card Trader
- ↑ Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars (@starwars) on Twitter (post on August 10, 2022): "Figrin D'an is the frontman for the Modal Nodes. He plays the kloo horn and is a compulsive card shark who frequently gambles the band's earnings. Don't tell the other Modal Nodes..." (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
