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Edcel Bar Gane

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Edcel Bar Gane

Biographical information

Homeworld

Roona^[1]

Descriptive information

Skin color

Grey^[3]

Chronological & political information

Affiliation(s)

Galactic Republic^[3]
- Galactic Senate^[3]

"Roona seconds the motion for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum."

―Edcel Bar Gane, supporting Chancellor Valorum's ouster in 32 BBY^[1]

Edcel Bar Gane was aRoonan male whorepresented hishomeworld ofRoona in theSenate of theGalactic Republic, leading up to and during theClone Wars.

Biography[]

Opponent of Valorum[]

"It will come down to partisanship—a contest between the factions of Bail Antilles, and those who allow Ainlee Teem to speak for them. As ever, the Core worlds will stand with Valorum; the near colonies, against."
"He's going to polarize the senate further."

―Orn Free Taa and Edcel Bar Gane, on Chancellor Valorum's passage ofSenate Resolution BR-0371^[4]

Edcel Bar Gane was theSenator of the planetRoona during the last years of theGalactic Republic.^[4]^[5] He was assisted by anaide of the same species.^[6]

Bar Gane had voiced concerns aboutSupreme Chancellor Finis Valorum's actions and their impact on the stability of the Republic as early as33 BBY, thinking that Valorum's ineffectiveness would further divide the politicians in extremes. During this time, Bar Gane allied himself with the influential yet corrupt SenatorsOrn Free Taa,Passel Argente andToonbuck Toora, and was a supporter ofPalpatine.^[4]

Bar Gane seconded the motion for aVote of No Confidence in the leadership ofSupreme Chancellor Finis Valorum prior to theBattle of Naboo.^[5]

The Clone Wars[]

Bar Gane: "Howdare they!"

Paulness: "They attack, andnow they want peace?"

Amidala: "Chancellor Palpatine, may I remind the senators that the peace proposal was madeprior to their assault!"

Bar Gane: "That only highlights its insincerity!"

―Edcel Bar Gane, Zinn Paulness, and Padmé Amidala, on the Separatist Parliament's offer for peace negotiations^[6]

Bar Gane would later continue to serve as senator to Roona during theClone Wars. Around21 BBY the secondyear of the war, theSeparatist Parliament proposed apeace negotiation with the Galactic Senate, However, SenatorsGume Saam andLott Dod along withInterGalactic Banking Clan RepresentativeNix Card conspired with formerJedi Count Dooku, the public leader of theConfederacy of Independent Systems, to have Coruscant attacked, which was successfully carried out byGeneral Grievous's demolition droids. Theyattacked theCoruscant power generator, which caused a planet-wide blackout. During a session following the attack, Bar Gane expressed anger with the Separatists' move, which fellow SenatorZinn Pauless agreed with.

Personality and traits[]

Bar Gane converses with his aide in the Senate.

"And my opponents?"
"Aside from the obvious ones? The entire Ryloth group—Orn Free Taa, Connus Trell, and Chom Frey Kaa. Also Toonbuck Toora, Edcel Bar Gan [sic], Po Nudo… Do you want me to go on?"

―Chancellor Valorum and Senator Palpatine, on the former'sYinchorri embargo act^[7]

Bar Gane was aRoonan, a green-skinnedhumanoid species similar in appearance to aNeimoidian save for his large, blue-silver oval eyes. He spoke with a sibilant voice.^[4] Bar Gane was surprisingly intolerant of other species,^[5] especially in his private business sector onCoruscant.

During his time on Coruscant, Bar Gane visited theCoruscant Opera House, like many other politicians of the time. Bar Gane was known to have assisted to a representation ofThe Brief Reign of Future Wraiths, performed by aBith company, and shared balcony with his political allies.^[4]

Behind the scenes[]

"There's a Senator called Edcel Bar Gane, because an Edsel was a bargain at some point. We thought, 'George likes old cars. He's into that. He'll know what it means.'"

―Nick Dudman^[2]

The name "Edcel Bar Gane" comes fromNick Dudman, the Live Action Animatronics Effects Supervisor onThe Phantom Menace. He remarked that "anEdsel was a bargain at some point", knowing thatGeorge Lucas, having a passion towards old cars, would understand what it meant.

The character was voiced byStephen Stanton inStar Wars: The Clone Wars.

Bar Gane has been erroneously referred to as "Edcel Bar Gan" in some sources, such as thePhantom Menace novelization by Terry Brooks.