Yade M'rak

Yade M'rak was a Human Corellian who settled in the city of Mos Espa on the planet Tatooine by 32 BBY. Addicted to gambling on the outcomes of Podraces, he lost the majority of his belongings to the crime lord Gardulla the Hutt. M'rak remained in Mos Espa and took to smuggling weapons on the black market.
==Biography==
Yade M'rak was a Human from the planet Corellia. By 32 BBY,The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace to 32 BBY. he moved to the desert world of Tatooine and settled in the city of Mos Espa. Largely ignored and derided by the city's gangsters and spacers, M'rak made considerable efforts to stay out of their disputes and lightfights.Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
On Tatooine, M'rak was addicted to gambling on the outcome of Podraces. After losing most of his belongings to the crime lord Gardulla the Hutt, he remained in Mos Espa and worked as a smuggler of black market weaponry. In 32 BBY, the Corellian attended the annual Boonta Eve Classic Podrace in the Mos Espa Grand Arena, where he watched the proceedings from the private viewing box of the Toydarian merchant Watto.
==Personality and traits==
Yade M'rak was a gambler who was addicted to betting on Podracing, but bad luck saw him part with the majority of his possessions. He kept a low profile in Mos Espa and attempted not to become involved in local disputes. Like many other down-on-their-luck denizens of the city, M'rak scraped by while dreaming of one day being able to leave Tatooine.Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary A smuggler of black market contraband, he was possessed of fair skin, as well as gray hair that he wore in at least two dreadlocks and sometimes kept under a hood.
==Behind the scenes==
Yade M'rak first appeared in the 1999Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. He was played by an uncredited actor. The character was first identified in the 2001 Coruscant Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
*Star Wars Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook 
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*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
==Notes and references==
Category:Corellians
Category:Gamblers
Category:Humans
Category:Individuals of unspecified gender
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns
Category:Smugglers
Category:Tatooinians