Giles Habibula

Giles Habibula
Biographical Information
Real Name	Giles Habibula
Physical Information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Chronological / Political Information
Affiliation(s)	Legion of Space
Occupation(s)	Legionnaire
Fictional Information
Created by	Jack Williamson
First Appearance	The Legion of Space

Giles Habibula was a member of the Legion of Space. Habibula, alongside Jay Kalam and Hal Samdu, assisted John Ulnar in defeating the Medusae by rescuing Aladoree Anthar.

Notes

Behind the Scenes

• Habibula was created by American author Jack Williamson. Williamson drew inspiration from the speeches of William Shakespeare's Falstaff for the character; Williamson would later note that Falstaff was in turn patterned on the much older character Miles Gloriosus.

Reception

• Multiple reviewers have found Habibula's characterisation to be annoying, while Alan Brown, reviewing "The Legion of Space" for Reactor, felt it was humourous.

Trivia

• David Weber wrote a short story featuring the character, "A Certain Talent", for Roger Zelazny's "The Williamson Effect", an anthology tribute to Williamson.
• Habibula inspired Poul Anderson's character Nicholas van Rijn.