Tion Medon

Tion Medon
Biographical information
Homeworld	Utapau
Descriptive information
Species	Pau'an
Gender	Male
Height	2.06 meters
Eye color	Black
Skin color	Gray (with red markings)
Chronological and political information
Affiliation(s)	Galactic Republic

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"There's no war here, unless you brought it with you."

―Tion Medon, to Obi-Wan Kenobi

Tion Medon was a male Pau'an and the Port Administrator of Pau City on Utapau during the Clone Wars.

Biography

"Tenth level. Thousands of battle droids."
"Tell your people to take shelter. If you have warriors, now is the time."

―Tion Medon and Obi-Wan Kenobi

Medon greets Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Tall and gaunt, Tion Medon was a gray-skinned Pau'an who lived on the planet Utapau, and served as the Port Administrator of Pau City. He typically welcomed guests to the sinkhole spaceport and offered them his services.

In the final weeks of the Clone Wars, Medon was forced to accommodate General Grievous and his associates from the Confederacy of Independent Systems in his sanctuary. Members of the Separatist Council used the city as their base of operations around the time following the Battle of Coruscant. Sometime later, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi arrived on Utapau in search of Grievous. Medon welcomed Kenobi to the spaceport, and discreetly divulged helpful information pertaining to the Separatist presence on the tenth level. Kenobi advised the administrator to help his people find shelter, and to bring the city's warriors to bear on the Separatists. The Jedi was able to seek and destroy Grievous with Medon's help.

Physical appearance and traits

"Greetings, young Jedi. What brings you to our remote sanctuary?"

―Tion Medon, to Obi-Wan Kenobi

Like other Pau'ans, Tion Medon was a tall, gaunt humanoid with lined, gray skin and thin bodies. Their appearance could be intimidating, with jagged teeth and nails, and dark, red-rimmed eyes. Standing at over two meters in height, Medon was nonetheless a helpful and gracious individual, welcoming guests to his homeworld and running Utapau's government alongside other members of his species.

Behind the scenes

Tion Medon was portrayed by Bruce Spence in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

Initially, it was undecided how Medon was to be realized onscreen–whether a practical makeup effect or a computer-generated character. The Utapauns were ultimately created using both methods, but Medon was designed to be a flesh-and-blood performer wearing makeup, with Spence playing him.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
• Revenge of the Sith Read-Along Storybook and CD

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Crisis on Coruscant"

Sources

• Tion Medon in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Journey Through Space (Picture only)
• Ultimate Star Wars
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
• Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (Picture only)
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: New Edition
• Pau'an in the Databank (backup link)
• Tion Medon in the Databank (backup link)

Notes and references

In other languages

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