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Based on it being part of a collector's set, quite a rare background action figure and of a character played by George Lucas himself I was expecting Baron Papanoida to be more highly sought after than he is. A quick look around eBay reveals that the prices for this action figure tend to be quite reasonable at the time of writing

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According to the JediBusiness review, Papanoida's walking stick has a small Death Star handle which is a very novel touch. At the moment I don't have the walking stick to go with this action figure.

Interestingly Papanoida appears to be some sort of entertainment impresario and a producer of holotheatre. The representation of media and entertainment in the Star Wars world is quite nuanced and you can find my article on the subject here The Absence of an Information Age and News in the Star Wars Galaxy

Having Lucas play the part of a producer of media entertainment is apt. Adding the Death Star cane head is even more apt since it subtly suggests that Papanoida might have something to do with the early ideas for the Death Star, which gives him a parallel creative role to Lucas.

The shadowy figures that Palpatine surrounds himself with in the Original Trilogy prefigure the Imperial dignitaries in The Return of the Jedi. Any business he conducts with them is done off screen which adds to their mystique. Papanoida also has the ashen palour that we associate with other dignitary confidants of Palpatine such as Janus Greejatus (see below). Apparently belonging to Palpatine's intimate circle can drain the colour out of your cheeks.

Perhaps the papa part of Papanoida's surname alludes to Lucas being the father of the Star Wars world. See my article on Star Wars naming conventions here.

Papanoida makes a brief appearance in the Clone Wars Series (Sphere of influence - Season 3) in which he appears as a family man whose daughters are kidnapped. Although Papanoida shows himself handy with a blaster and comfortable dealing with gangsters in this episode it in many ways destroys a lot of the shadowy mystique which surrounds him in his cameo scene in The Revenge of the Sith. In the Clone Wars Papanoida is anti-Palpatine, but this does not fit with his character in The Revenge of the Sith in which his palor and demeanor remind us of Palpatine's confidant dignitaries in The Return of the Jedi. This is also in keeping with the fact that his daughter Chi Eeekway is one of Palpatine's closest confidants in The Revenge of the Sith.

You can find Papanoida's backstory on Wookieepedia here.

As well as Papanoida, the Saga Collection Lucas Collector's Set also came with Zett Jukassa, Terr Taneel and Chi Eekway action figures.

• Anakin Skywalker (Battle Of Coruscant)
• Baron Papanoida (Lucas Collectors Set)
• Biker Scout (Battle Of Endor)
• C-3PO (Battle of Endor)
• Clone Trooper (Battle of Utapau)
• Elite Corps Clone Trooper (Combat On Kashyyyk)
• General Grievous (Demise of Grievous)
• Gonk Droid with Treadwell Droid
• Grand Moff Tarkin (Death Star Briefing)
• Hem Dazon (Escape From Mos Eisley)
• Imperial Stormtrooper - Vader's Fist 501st Legion (Comicon Exclusive)
• Jedi Versus Sith Battle Pack
• Ki-Adi Mundi (Holographic)
• Mace Windu's Attack Battalion Battle Pack
• Major Bren Derlin (Battle Of Hoth)
• Moff Jerjerrod (Battle Of Endor)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Battle Of Coruscant)
• Princess Leia Organa (Boussh Disguise)
• R2-M5 (Astromech Droid Series II)
• Rebel Trooper (white version)
• Sandtrooper (Escape from Mos Eisley)
• Skirmish at the Senate Battle Pack
• Snowtrooper (Hoth Battle Gear)
• Tusken Raider (A New Hope)
• Utapau Shadow Trooper (Super Articulation)

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