Elan Sel'Sabagno

Elan Sel'Sabagno, also known as Elan Sleazebaggano, was a male Balosar death stick dealer on the planet Coruscant during the Separatist Crisis. A chance encounter with Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his mind tricks resulted in Sel'Sabagno deciding to take up a more honest life.
==Biography==
Elan Sel'Sabagno was a male Balosar who was active on Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic, during the Separatist Crisis. A small-time criminal,Star Wars: I Want to Be a Jedi Sel'Sabagno made money as a slythmonger,Star Wars: Complete Locations tending to tour Coruscant's nightclubs to sell his addictive death sticks.Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia In 22 BBY, shortly before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Sel'Sabagno was present in the Outlander Club and attempted to sell his death sticks in the drinks bar to Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was searching for the Clawdite bounty hunter Zam Wesell. Kenobi used a mind trick to convince Sel'Sabagno that he did not want to sell the Jedi any death sticks and instead wanted to go home and rethink his life.
Kenobi's mind trick convinced Sel'Sabagno to begin living an honest life for himself. By the time Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker were assisting Wesell at the back of the establishment, Sel'Sabagno had already left the club. In the Imperial Era,Star Wars Adventures (2017) 25 Sel'Sabagno, by then with a child of his own, passed by a conversation between Leia Organa and Forzaa on Coruscant.
==Personality and traits==
Always searching for credits, Elan Sel'Sabagno made his living selling death sticks to patrons of the Outlander Club and other hot spots in the underlevels of Coruscant, targeting both desperate addicts and unwise thrill-seekers. However, Sel'Sabagno was weak-minded, as Obi-Wan Kenobi performed a mind trick on him and convinced him to not sell death sticks to the Jedi Knight and to go home to rethink his life, with Sel'Sabagno deciding to take up an honest life. This decision stuck, resulting Elan eventually becoming a family man.
==Behind the scenes==
Elan Sel'Sabagno was portrayed by Matt Doran in the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. The character was named by Star Wars creator George Lucas. In Star Wars Legends, the character was first identified as Elan Sel'Sabagno, a name that was canonized by the Coruscant encyclopedia. His alternative last name, Sleazebaggano, was canonized by the StarWars.com Databank.
Although Sel'Sabagno's ears were replaced by antennapalps in post-production of Attack of the Clones, the reference photography didn't have the digital alteration, causing early Sleazebaggano toys to have ears instead of antennapalps. Sel'Sabagno later made a cameo in the background of the 2019 comic Star Wars Adventures (2017) 25 by Delilah S. Dawson, who confirmed the character featured was indeed Sel'Sabagno via Twitter. Dawson considered his cameo among her greatest contributions to the Star Wars galaxy as it confirmed he had, indeed, turned his life around. Dawson also thanked artist Margaux Saltel for capturing the moment in what she believed was a perfect manner.
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
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*Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
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*Star Wars: Complete Locations
*Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
*Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
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*Star Wars: I Want to Be a Jedi
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*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
*Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Balosars
Category:Drug dealers
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns
Category:Males