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Eli Vanto
| Character | |
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| Name: | Eli Vanto |
| Occupation: | Liaison to the Chiss |
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| Fandom: | Star Wars, Star Wars Expanded Universe AKA Star Wars Legends |
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Eli Vanto, also known as Eli'van'to when with the Chiss, is a main character from the Star Wars Legends series of tie-in novels by Timothy Zahn.
Eli is introduced as a deuteragonist in Zahn's 2017 novel Thrawn which serves as a canon origin story of Thrawn. He was first pictured in Thrawn 1, released on Febraury 14th 2018, the first issue of the comic adaptation of the *Thrawn* novel.
History
Common Pairings
Fanon and Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Thrawn and Eli speaking in Sy Bisti, and Cheunh
- Eli as a member of the Chiss Ascendency
- Eli's accent & Thrawn liking it
- Eli's lack of promotion
Example Fanworks
Fanfic
- Oh, You Haven't Heard? by Starspangledbread - Eli meets the crew of the Ghost
- Enlighten Me by Squire
Fanart
- Longing, Archived version by Amikoroyaiart on Tumblr (Eli and Thrawn, 2022)
Other Fanworks
Archives and Communities
Links and Resources
- Tumblr post by Voidsaber talking about Eli Vanto not being white, with comic panels to show this
- Tumblr post by ashyybees-art about being worried that Eli will be subject to whitewashing in the new show