Location
Ben's Mesa
Legends Canon version → Linked from 16 articles
Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.
Ben's Mesa, also known as the Benzin Plateau, was a flat-topped mountain in the center of the Boonta Eve Classic racetrack on Tatooine. It was named for Ben Neluenf, the first great Tatooine-born racer who lost his life in a spectacular attempt to scale the central mesa. Most of Boonta Eve's canyons cut through Ben's Mesa, including famous Beggar's Canyon.
Obi-Wan Kenobi chose "Ben" as an alias after overhearing the mesa's name while en route to Tatooine with the infant Luke Skywalker. (By coincidence, he had also used the name as an alias during the Clone Wars.)
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Facts
- Location
- Tatooine
- Interest
- Beggar's Canyon
- The Whip
- Jag Crag Gorge
- Laguna Caves
- Canyon Dune Turn
- Bindy Bend
- The Coil
- Jett's Chute
- The Corkscrew
Appearances
4 works, in story order
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (first appearance)
- SkyeWalkers: A Clone Wars Story (mentioned only)
- Kenobi
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
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