Tannon Praji was a human who served as the First Minister of the Coruscant Ministry of Ingress,^[1] a body that handled the flow of immigrants on to the Galactic Republic capital of Coruscant.^[2] In 19 BBY,^[3] Praji attended a performance^[4] of the Mon Calamari ballet Squid Lake at the Galaxies Opera House on Coruscant.^[5]

The minister wore black robes and a gold-colored headpiece to the performance and was walking past the entrance to the opera house with another human as the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker ran up the building's stairs. During the performance, Praji then sat with five other humans in a box beside the box where Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine was seated.^[4] Praji had light skin, black hair, and brown eyes. The minister shared a surname^[1] with the Imperial officer Commander Praji^[6] and the wealthy House Praji of the Core Worlds.^[7]

Behind the scenes[]

Tannon Praji appeared in the prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith,^[4] which was released on May 19, 2005.^[8] The character was a cameo portrayed by visual effects supervisor John Knoll, who had previously appeared as the character Irya Kirsch in the 1999 prequel film, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.^[1]

In the current Star Wars canon, Tannon Praji was identified in "Pushing Boundaries," an interview with Knoll conducted by Brandon Wainerdi and published in Star Wars Insider 217^[1] on March 14, 2023.^[9] The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was created by Zack Bossan as part of the character's backstory through StarWars.com's Hyperspace feature "What's The Story?,"^[10] which was published on August 12, 2005.^[11]

Appearances[]

• Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)

Sources[]

• "Pushing Boundaries" — Star Wars Insider 217 (First identified as Tannon Praji)

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