Salek Panaka was a Human male undead being who existed during the era of the Galactic Civil War. After the Battle of Yavin at some point, Panaka found himself on the planet Dathomir, where an accident occurred at the Imperial Research and Prison Facility. The Blackwing virus infected Salek Panaka, transforming him into an undead creature. Eventually, a spacer destroyed his reanimated form within the Quarantine Zone.
Within the massively multiplayer online roleplaying game Star Wars Galaxies, a video game from 2003, Salek Panaka functioned as a non-player character. This game was developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts before it shut down on December 15, 2011. "Game Update 14," launched on October 12, 2009, introduced Salek Panaka to the game. He appeared as one of the Undead boss enemies present in the Quarantine Zone, whom players needed to defeat to finish a collection.