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Tion Meddon

Bruce plays the leader of an alien planet who harbors a fugitive Obi-Wan Kenobi. - OS
"I'm a very benevolent person, a helpful alien the heroes need to hide with for a while." - BS
"It involves an enormous amount of latex. There are no tentacles, but he is very tall and he is definitely an alien." - BS
The design of Bruce Spence's alien character was very influenced by the look of Boris Karloff in one of his famous makeup roles. - OS
The alien planet's inhabitants are costumed performers and not digital aliens. The aliens "look fantastic" and "creepy" and "impossible" with inhuman proportions and angular costumes. - OS
Spence's character is described as tall, gaunt, has macabre makeup, an ashen complexion, obsidian eyes and twisted teeth - giving a chilling smile that got reactions from the crew. - OS
The alien race played by Bruce Spence are tall and thin. The costumes are designed to exaggerate those traits. -TB
Tion Meddon is the administrator of a remote sanctuary. - OS
Tion Meddon's face pattern is not meant to be tied in with the lined pattern in Vader's costume. - PH
Tion Meddon's people are very much involved in some sort of fighting. Their planet is the site of a major battle. - PH
The arms manufactures of Tion Meddon's homeworld infuse their peculiar artistry on even the most martial of surfaces. - OS
On the planet Utapau, local administrator Tion Meddon has little choice but to accommodate the Separatists' oppressive presence. - OS
When Obi-Wan Kenobi visits the sinkhole-riddled planet of Utapau, searching for General Grievous, Tion does what he can to be helpful. - OS
Tion Meddon's voice is that of Bruce Spence, speaking English. - PH

Tion Medon, the prime minister of Utapau, gives some important information to Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi. - Insider #80

Acronym Key:

GL = George Lucas (Director)
OS = Official Site (starwars.com)
RM = Rick McCallum (Producer)
CF = Colin Fletcher (First Assistant Director)
NP = Natalie Portman (Actress)
HC = Hayden Christensen
RB = Roger Barton (Film Editor)
IM = Ian McDiarmid (Actor)
GT = Genndy Tartakovsky (Clone Wars Animated Series Creator)
C2 = Celebration II
BB = Ben Burtt (Sound Editor)
JEJ = James Earl Jones (Voice Actor)
JK = John Knoll (Visual Effects/ILM)
PE = Paul Ens (Official Site)
GB = Gavin Bocquet (Production Designer)
JE = Joel Edgerton (Actor)
PM = Peter Mayhew (Actor)
RC = Rob Coleman (Visual Effects/ILM Supervisor)
AA = Amy Allen (Actress)
BS = Bruce Spence (Actor)
BL = Bai Ling (Actress)
CSC = Caroline de Souza Correa (Actress)
NG = Nikki Gooley (Makeup Supervisor)
JB = Jon Berg (Modelmaker)
EL = Euisung Lee (Animatics Artist)
LP = Lorne Peterson (Modelmaker)
DW = David Weitzberg (Visual Effects Artist)
MR = Master Replicas (Prop Replica Company)
DE = Dave Elsey (Creature Shop Creative Supervisor)
AD = Anthony Daniels (Actor)
MW = Matthew Wood (Supervising Sound Editor/Voice Actor)
TB = Trisha Biggar (Costume Designer)
SLJ = Samuel L. Jackson (Actor)
PH = Pablo Hidalgo (Official Site, Webcam)
RC = Ryan Church (Concept Artist)
DG = Dan Gregoire (Pre-Visualization Effects Supervisor)
DB = Don Bies (Droid Unit Supervisor)
NG = Nick Gillard (Stunt Coordinator/Swordmaster)
THC = Topps Heritage Card
AFCB = Action Figure Card Back
MK = Michael Kingma (Actor)
CL = Christopher Lee (Actor)
JL = James Luceno (Writer)
BG = Brian Gernand (Model Supervisor)