Lists of Star Wars species

This is a list of Star Wars species and races.

Abyssin

This species has been most often described as "primitive and violent," and are often hired as petty thugs should one travel off-world. They inhabit the planet Biss and are a nomadic race. At about two metres tall, the hulking, humanoid Abyssin have long limbs and a single large eye that dominates their greenish-tan foreheads. They can heal quickly and regenerate any body part, and because of this condone a high degree of physical violence.

Aqualish

The most notorious of the Aqualish, Pondo Baba, was the being whose arm was severed by Obi-Wan Kenobi during the fight in the Mos Eisley cantina. The species has a reputation for being nasty, crude and aggressive, and generally pursue careers as mercenaries, bounty hunters and pirates. The Aqualish hail from the planet Ando; they are tusked and walrus-faced humanoids. Their home planet is almost entirely covered by water. The only hospitable land consists of a few rocky outcroppings and swamp-covered islands. The two species of Aqualish, the Aquala and the Quara, are distinguished by their different hands.

Arcona

A strange species, they are reptiles without scales, but have a humanoid body. They have flat, anvil-shaped heads, with clear, marblelike eyes, and skin tone that ranges from mahogany to ebony. The native planet of the Arcona, Cona, is always hot, and has very little water. The atmosphere is filled with ammonia vapor. The Arcona's weaknesses have been exploited in the past; off-worlders used to trade water for mineral rights, but discovered their easy addiction to salt. Traders than imported large amounts of the element before communities outlawed the dealings.

Bith

Bith are native to the planet Clak'dor VII. They have pale skin, large heads and eyes, and long fingers. Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes are a Bith band seen playing music in the Mos Eisley Cantina in A New Hope.

Bothan

Bothan is a species first mentioned, though not seen, in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, the third film of the Star Wars saga. Many members of this race, often sought out as spies and intelligence agents, died to obtain information about the second Death Star battle station under construction at Endor. Also, a few have been a part of Rogue Squadron. The incident in which they obtained this information in documented in the Steven Perry novel Shadows of the Empire.

Bothans make their first appearance as 1.5-meter-tall feline humanoids in the Timothy Zahn novel Heir to the Empire. As represented by Borsk Fey'lya (who would later become the New Republic's Chief of State), Bothans are eager to advance their personal power any way that they can. From their forested homeworld of Bothawui, Bothans operate an advanced spynet that rivals both Rebel and Imperial intelligence gathering, and in some ways surpasses them.

Chiss

The Chiss are a fictional near-human race from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. The Chiss are characterized by blue skin and glowing red eyes. A famous Chiss was Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Defel

The Defel (colloquially known as Wraiths) are barely visible beings who appear to most other species as shadows, re-enforcing the misconception that they are chameleon-like beings or "living shadows". Typically, they are employed as mercenaries or guards. they are from a large, high-gravity, seldom-visited world orbiting the ultraviolet supergiant Ka'Dedus. Af'El has no ozone layer and ultraviolet light passes freely to the surface, while other light wavelengths are blocked by the heavy gases in the planet's atmosphere. Thus, all lifeforms on Af'El can only see in ultraviolet light ranges, and are blind to other wavelengths of light. Af'El is the homeworld of the Defel, or "wraiths," whose bodies absorb visible light, giving them the appearance of shadows. The Defel live in underground cities to escape Af'El's violent storms. A main export of the planet is the metal meleenium (used in durasteel), which is only known to exist on Af'El.

Dug

The Dugs are a fictional "humanoid" race from the Star Wars Universe. Dugs are slender, powerfully-built beings with a somewhat humanoid build and a unique method of walking. Their strong arms are used as legs, and their lower limbs are used as arms. Dugs have smooth skin, which hangs loose and pouchy around their necks, fin-like ears, and pronounced snouts. Dugs are known for their ill-tempered demeanor, and many are little more than bullying thugs. Diminutive Dugs often feel the need to throw around their strength in bids to establish dominance. One of the best known Dugs is Sebulba, a Podracing champion from Pixelito on Malastare.

Duros

Duros are a fictional humanoid species of the Star Wars universe, said to be among the first spacefaring species, including humans. They are known for their superior astro-navigational skills. A duros can be seen in the cantina scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Duros are possibly related to the Neimodians, the aliens in charge of the Trade Federation in the prequel films.

Fosh

The Fosh are a fictional race of sentient beings first mentioned in the Star Wars The New Jedi Order series.

They are an avian species, enabling them to fly at will. The only Fosh mentioned in all the Star Wars books was the Jedi Knight Vergere.

The Fosh, as a species, never had a large population on their planet, preventing them from becoming an influential race, as humans are in the Star Wars universe.

Gamorrean

Gamorreans are fictional characters in Star Wars movies. They are large smelly creatures of little intelligence and they act as guards for crime boss Jabba the Hutt. On their home planet Gamorreans exist in a sort of tribal political system, much like that of primitive humans.

Physically, Gamorreans appear in the movie as greenish, slimy creatures (and apparently smelly). They are stocky, and very muscular, making them excellent melee/hand to hand fighters. They wear little clothing, consisting usually of a loincloth and primitive armour.

As a result of their physical characteristics and low intelligence, Gamorreans away from their home planet are usually employed as mercenary fighters, guards, or heavy labourers.

Geonosian

The Geonosians are an insectoid species native to the planet Geonosis in the Star Wars science fiction universe. Geonosians reside in hive colonies in organic-looking spires. All Geonosians have a hard exoskeleton, elongated faces, multi-jointed limbs, and speak in a strange clicking language. They are a barbaric race and their bloodthirsty minds view brutal violence as entertainment. They enjoy watching victims trying to survive in the massive execution arenas while savage creatures vie for their blood.

Geonosis (As seen in Episode II) is a barren rocky world home to thousands of factories geared towards mechanical construction. Many of the Galaxy's biggest manufacturing concerns hold contracts with the Geonosians.

In Geonosian society there are two main types of Geonosian: the wingless drones that mostly work as laborers, and the winged aristocrat, which includes royal warriors serving as scouts and providing security to the hive. Geonosians do not have a standing military. They instead use their droid foundries to build armies for corporate interests wealthy enough to afford them — entities such as the Trade Federation and the Techno Union.

Poggle the Lesser was a Geonosian who appeared in Episode II and oversaw the production of battle droids for the Trade Federation

Gran

A three-eyed alien race native to the planet Kinyen, though they have colonies across the galaxy, such as on the planets Hok and Malastare. Gran had a great deal of power within the Galactic Senate, during the later years of the Old Republic, but by the time the Emperor's reign decended over the galaxy, Gran became less common.

Gungan

The Gungans are a fictional race of aliens in the Star Wars films. They have humanoid bodies, but their heads are elongated with large, dangling finlike ears. They live in underwater cities on the planet Naboo. The principal Gungan character in the movies is Jar Jar Binks; the ruler of the Gungans is Boss Nass. The only other Gungan to be given a name in the films is Captain Tarpals, though the novelisation also mentions a General Ceel.

The Gungans and the Naboo (human inhabitants of Naboo) didn't get along, as the Gungans believed the Naboo to be pompous cowards while the Naboo believed the Gungans to be barbarians. This attitude lasted until Queen Amidala united the Gungans and Naboo to fight the Trade Federation in the Battle of Naboo.

After the Battle of Naboo, the Gungans attained representation in the Senate through Representative Jar Jar Binks.

Hutt

Hutts are large, slimy, sluglike creatures in the Star Wars universe who control a large space empire. The species hails originally from the planet Varl, but their capital is on Nal Hutta. Their language is Huttese. Although the Hutt Empire is powerful in its own right, many ambitious Hutts move to other worlds to become overlords in organized crime. Most Hutts do not use their surnames, preferring to just be called "the Hutt" ("Jabba the Hutt," for example).

Ithorian

In the fictional Star Wars setting, Ithorians are a species of intelligent herbivores from the planet Ithor. They are commonly called "Hammerheads" because of their long, curving neck and T-shaped head.

An Ithorian, an exile named Momaw Nadon, was present in the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars: A New Hope.

In the events of The New Jedi Order, the planet Ithor was destroyed by the Yuuzhan Vong as part of their invasion.

Jawa

Jawas are a species of alien from the Star Wars universe. They are natives of Tatooine. They are scavengers, often seeking out technology for sale or trade in the deep deserts in their huge sandcrawler transports. A band of Jawas were responsible for locating C-3PO and R2-D2 and selling them to Luke Skywalker's uncle Owen.

Mon Calamari

The Mon Calamari are an amphibious race from the planet Dac (The planet is called Mon Calamari by humans).

During the Galactic Civil War, the Mon Calamari eventually joined the Rebel Alliance and proved a invaluable asset. This was primarily due to the Mon Calamari being masters of starship construction and supplying the Alliance with badly needed capital ships that could take on the Galactic Empire's ships of the line.

The most famous individual is Admiral Ackbar, the supreme admiral of the Rebel Alliance's naval forces.

Neimodian

Neimodians are a fictional alien species in the Star Wars universe, well known because of Nute Gunray and the other leaders of the Trade Federation. Much how the Imperial Officers were given British accents, the Neimoidians have been given Asian accents. This mushmouthed accent has been interpreted as stereotypically Chinese by some.

According to the Expanded Universe, Neimodians are decendents of Duros colonists that landed on Neimoidia in the year of the Republic inception. They are born as grubs and placed in communal hives. Neimoidians tend to be fearful of death and greedy. Neimoidians have been sterotyped by other races in the galaxy as corrupt, particularly after the Battle of Naboo.

Noghri

Noghri are a species of primitive humanoid aliens from the Star Wars universe. They have steely gray skin, and are extremely skilled assassins due to their abilities in stealth and hand-to-hand combat. They are much like the Wookiee species culturally, in that they respect honor above all else.

They are natives of the planet Honoghr, which was ravaged by toxins from an Old Republic cruiser destroyed in a battle during the Clone Wars. Darth Vader visited the planet some time later under the guise of helping it recover from ecological disaster, in return for most of the young males of the planet entering slavery as the personal assassins of Emperor Palpatine.

The Noghri remained in service to the Galactic Empire after the death of Palpatine. About five years after the death of the Emperor, Grand Admiral Thrawn ordered the Noghri to kidnap the pregnant Leia Organa Solo. Realizing that neither she or her children would be truly safe as long as the Noghri served the Empire, she went to Honoghr in order to convince the Noghri to leave the Empire's service. She was able to use the fact that she was the daughter of Darth Vader to convince the Noghri that the Empire had been lying to them and kept them in virtual slavery for many years. As a result, the Noghri turned against the Empire. Grand Admiral Thrawn died when his Noghri bodyguard Rukh turned on him and stabbed him.

Following the death of Thrawn, the Noghri came into the service of the New Republic. They helped resettle the Noghri to other planets to give Honoghr time to heal. Leia and her entire family became very highly respected figures in Noghri society.

The Noghri appear extensively in the Thrawn trilogy of novels, written by Timothy Zahn.

Quarren

Quarren are a species of aquatic humanoids from the Star Wars universe that share the planet of another sentient aquatic species, the Mon Calamari. They are more introverted than their neighbours, preferring the deep water to the surface and rarely inviting guests to their domain.

Rodian

Rodians are a race of green, antenna-sporting, bug-eyed humanoids in the Star Wars fictional universe; the most notable specimen was Greedo, the bounty hunter shot by Han Solo in the Mos Eisley cantina in the original Star Wars movie ("Episode IV: A New Hope"). A young Rodian named Wald (played by Warwick Davis), a friend of Anakin Skywalker, appears in Episode I. In Episode II, Rodians are represented by Senator Onaconda Farr, and Palpatine's aide Dar Warc.

Selkath

The native species of the planet Manaan.

Selonian

A furry, burrowing species from the Corellian system.

Squib

A species from Skor II.

Trandoshan

Trandoshan are large, reptilian humanoids from the planet Trandosha (or Dosha), they have supersensitive eyes that can see into the infrared range and the ability to regenerate lost limbs when they are young. They also shed their skin. The Trandoshans are a warlike species who allied early with the Empire, taking Wookiees as slaves. Trandoshan religion consists mainly of trying to score enough Jagannath points, earned through bounty-hunting or slavery-based kills, to appease the main goddess, or Scorekeeper. Thus, many Trandoshans are bounty hunters or slavers, operating both inside and outside the boundaries of the law. They take particular pleasure in skinning Wookiees for their pelts. A notable Trandoshan is Bossk, who had a cameo role in the movies and is a longtime enemy of both Han Solo and Chewbacca the Wookiee.

Twi'lek

Twi'leks are a species with two tails - called lekku - protruding from their heads and colored skin. They have a homeworld in the Star Wars galaxy but their existence was known to the Old Republic. They understand most alien languages but prefer to speak their own kind. Many Twi'lek females are sold to slavery as dancers for crimelords and such, while others take jobs to dance at cantinas. This is a result of the females' legendary beauty. Twi'Lek's are a prominent race in the Expanded Universe series of books, games, and other media. Twi'leks served in both the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance.

Ugnaught

In the Star Wars fictional universe, the Ugnaughts are a race seen working on [[Lando Calrissian]]'s Cloud City.

Vornskr

In the fictional Star Wars universe, the vornskr is an animal native to the planet Myrkr that has the unusual ability to hunt using the Force. They are wild and vicious lizard-like beasts. The smuggler Talon Karrde kept two as pets.

Weequay

In the Star Wars movies, the Weequay are a low-intelligence species that lives primarily on the planet Tatooine. The majority of the Weequay population are simultaneously farmers and criminals. Weequays are widely used throughout the galaxy as henchmen (or henchweequays).

They are a race of indianesque humanoid creatures which also hail from the planet Sriluur, a harsh desert planet lending to the species' tanned skin tone and rough, sandy, wrinkled skin. Their eyes are dark and slightly recessed into their skull; their hair tied into one or two long braids — a staple characteristic and symbol of status among their kin.

Their role is usually minor, as their ignorant and mean-spirited temperaments leave them to be ill suited for more grand ventures, while their suspicious and xenophobic nature prevent them from carving new settlements in strange worlds. They are occasionally hired as bodyguards in Hutt syndicates when they chose to make their lives in the galaxy.

Zabrak

In the fictional Star Wars universe, Zabraks are humanoids that are born with spikes on the top of their head. Their homeplant is Iridonia, though they have established many colonies on nearby worlds. They have excellent willpower and are a stubborn, proud people.

Known Zabraks include Agen Kolar, Eeth Koth and Darth Maul.