Tann Gella was an Rutian Twi'lek female[2] from the planet Ryloth.[1] She was the twin sister of Ann Gella.[2] By 32 BBY,[3] they had been enslaved and were purchased as property by the Dug podracer Sebulba from the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure.[2] In that year, the twins were with Sebulba on the planet Tatooine.[4]
The Dug planned to take part in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace[4] outside Mos Espa spaceport,[5] and before the race began, the twins helped Sebulba prepare. While he sat with his podracer in the Mos Espa Grand Arena's hangar, Tann massaged his shoulders while Ann[4] manicured[5] his toenails. The Dug enjoyed the ministrations of the Twi'leks and considered them comely,[6] although he was actually using the massage as a cover so he could guard his vehicle from race officials and other pilots.[7] Tann had blue skin and brown eyes.[2] The twins wore matching yellow net outfits with a gray headpiece and a silver collar while on Tatooine.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Tann Gella was portrayed by actress Nishan Hindes in the film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace[8] which was released on May 19, 1999.[9] Nishan acted alongside her real-life twin sister, Nifa Hindes, who played Ann Gella.[8] Their scene was filmed on B Stage at Leavesden Studios.[10]
Tann did not receive a name in the film[4] and was first identified in the current Star Wars canon by the mobile card game Star Wars: Force Collection,[2] which initially launched in 2013. Although the launch of Force Collection predates[11] the Star Wars canon reset of 2014,[12] Lucasfilm Story Group member Leland Chee confirmed that the game was kept updated to fit with canon.[13] The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first used in the Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary reference book written by David West Reynolds[14] and released on May 26, 1999.[15]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel Adaptation
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- "The Path of a Podracer" — The Prequel Trilogy Stories
- "The Path of a Podracer" — Star Wars Storybook Collection
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Tann Gella (★)) (First identified as Tann Gella)
- Ultimate Star Wars (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Gella Twins - Topps Choice 2)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (Picture only)
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (Picture only)
- "Day Wanna Wanga - The Tale of the Twi'leks" — Star Wars Insider 219
- Sebulba in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (French version only)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Tann Gella (★))
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace to 32 BBY.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- ↑ Sebulba Biography Gallery in the Databank (backup link) (Slide 3)
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars, A Family Affair on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
- ↑ Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days
- ↑ Announcing Star Wars: Force Collection on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Leland Chee (@holocronkeeper) on Twitter: "I'm not gonna go through the trouble of changing them and I don't have any reason to believe currently that anyone would. […] On the off-chance that we DID have a current need to change any of these, we would have for Force Collection." (backup link) — Leland Chee of the Lucasfilm Story Group has confirmed that in-universe information from Star Wars: Force Collection conforms with Star Wars canon.
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ The Visual Dictionary of Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace on Amazon.com (backup link)