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Slyther Bushforb[2] was a blue-skinned Nuknog that spoke animatedly with the Triffian[1] Oby Bobissia[2] outside[1] Dex's Diner in the CoCo Town district of the planet Coruscant[3] in 22 BBY.[4] After the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi entered the diner, Bushforb followed him in and then sat in a both with the Dugs[1] Rednax[5] and Seboca, the latter of whom was a holovid star.[3] The trio spoke until Seboca got up and left the diner, after which Bushforb and Rednax continued to converse. While at the diner, Bushforb wore a white shirt, a brown coat, brown pants, and black shoes.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Slyther Bushforb was created for the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones[1] on May 16, 2002.[6] The character was a redressed version of the animated model created for Ark Roose,[2] a character created for the 1999 prequel film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.[7] Work on the animated shots in Dex's Diner was completed between April and May, 2001, with the finalized renders then completed over the summer.[8]
In the current Star Wars canon, Bushforb's name was confirmed by[2] Lucasfilm Story Group member[9] Pablo Hidalgo on Twitter on January 27, 2022.[2] The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where Slyther Bushforb was revealed prior to the release of the film in HoloNet News Vol. 531 #46, an[10] March 7, 2002[11] issue published on the HoloNet News website as part of the marketing for the film.[10] The article was written by Hidalgo and Paul Ens.[12]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter (January 27, 2022): "These are two Podracer models re-dressed and repurposed as new characters. Ark "Bumpy" Roose is now Slyther Bushforb, and Ebe Endicott is Oby Bobissia. A CG Mars Guo re-dress was planned but never made it to screen." (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones to 22 BBY.
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter (January 30, 2022): "The Sebulba and Ratts Tyerell re-dresses became Sedoca / Rednax and Bogg Tyrell, and are seen in the Coruscant speeder chase and in the diner as well." (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑
"Behind the Magic" — Star Wars Insider 63
- ↑ The Star Wars Show: Pablo Hidalgo Extended Interview on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jedi Refuse to Hand Over Baby Ludi — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #46 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Per The Official HoloNetNews Discussion Thread on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by IAmTheDarkSide on March 14, 2002 at 5:40 PM; accessed September 20, 2020) (backup link), HoloNet News Vol. 531 #47 was released on March 14, 2002. As HoloNet News segments were published weekly, and Jedi Refuse to Hand Over Baby Ludi — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #46 (content now obsolete; backup link) was published in the issue immediately preceding the forty-seventh edition, it must have been released on March 7 of the same year.
- ↑ Credits — HoloNet News Vol. 531 (content now obsolete; backup link)
