Pons Limbic,^[3] known by the nickname "Brainiac" given to him by the smuggler BoShek, was a male Force-attuned^[1] Siniteen who was present in Chalmun's Cantina when Luke Skywalker and Han Solo met for the first time.^[1][4] BoShek gave him that name because he could calculate hyperspace jumps without any help from a navigation computer.^[1] He was sitting at a table with Arleil Schous, Bom Vimdin, and Braconnor Bakiska.^[4]

Behind the scenes[]

During production of A New Hope, the character was referred to as "Brainee," "Cranium Head" and "Crater Head."^[3] It was the CCG that first gave him his nickname "Brainiac," and his true name was not revealed until the article "Cantina Roll Call: Shedding Light on Some Alien Aliases" was updated for the 2008 StarWars.com site redesign.^[5][3]

Both the pons and the limbic system are structures within the human brain.

Brainiac is also the name of a character in the DC Universe.

Appearances[]

• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• Journey to Mos Eisley
• The Star Wars Holiday Special

Sources[]

Explore all of Wookieepedia's images for this article subject. Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 12  Star Wars Customizable Card Game — A New Hope Limited (Card: Brainiac) (backup link) (First identified as Brainiac) Star Wars: Chronicles "It's All In The Cards" — Star Wars Galaxy Collector 3 Star Wars: Behind the Magic (Picture only) "The Last Page" — Star Wars Insider 48 Cantina Roll-Call: Shedding Light on Some Alien Aliases - Friendly Neighborhood Cullatran on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as Pons Limbic) Photoreceptor - He's The Brains, Sweetheart on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable) Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy (Picture only) Star Wars: Complete Locations (Picture only) Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 1 (Picture only) Cantina Roll-Call: Shedding Light on Some Alien Aliases on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link) (New Version) The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Under Brainiac) Star Wars: The Legacy Collection (Pack: Pons Limbic) (backup link) 2010 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 7 Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection "Rogues Gallery: You're Barred!" — Star Wars Insider 144 The Star Wars Holiday Special Cantina: Who's Who on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link) "A Wretched Hive" — Star Wars Magazine 3  Star Wars: The Card Game — The Forest Moon (Card: Brainiac) (backup link)

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