The Road to Episode Infinity: Aliens of "Revenge Of The Sith"

Pau’an

Pau’ans lived in the sink holes of planet Utapau. They were sometimes called “The Ancients” due to the fact that they lived for centuries. They were tall compared to humans, but had a coexisting relationship with the much shorter Utai, the other sentient species of the planet. Typically Pau’ans served as the leaders of their society, while Utai served as the laborers.

Pau’ans were carnivorous, eating only meat. They also rode tamed varactyls. Many creation myths exist over their origin of the Pau’ans, with some claiming that Pau’ans and Utai were once the same species. Others claim that Pau’ans originally lived on the planet’s surface, but eventually severe winds forced them underground.

The face of the Pau’ans was inspired by African-Tribal masks. During the production of “Revenge of the Sith” they were originally intended to represent the occupants of planet Mustafar. Utapau was the original name for planet Tatooine in scripts for “A New Hope” and later the original name Naboo in early drafts of “The Phantom Menace”.

Utai

It is said that Utai lived in deep underground caves on planet Utapau, until one day they befriended the Pau’ans. After a cooperative society was established between the two species, the Utai happily worked as the laborer class while the Pau’ans took the leadership roles. The Utai outnumbered the Pau’ans at a ratio of 7:3. The Utai had a naturally good at working with animals and many worked closely with varactyls and dactillions.

The Utai are not as well-known among Star Wars fans compared to their Pau’an counterparts. They only had a tiny amount of screen time in “Revenge of the Sith”. However, there was an Utai action figure released in 2009 as part of the “Legacy Collection”.

Mustafarian

The insectoid Mustafarian species were strange beings from the volcanic planet of Mustafar. The northern subspecies of Mustafarians were tall and while their southern counterparts were short, stocky and built for labor. The species rode Lava Fleas and mined lava. Workers wore breathing masks, thick armor, and used cybernetics to enhance their limbs.

It is notable that Mustafarians look similar to another insectoid species in the Star Wars galaxy (the Kubaz). They have been a similar facial shape and have been depicted wearing similar outfits- which suggests that they could be related. Though Mustafarians are only briefly glimpsed in “Revenge of the Sith”, a Mustafarian action figure was released in 2005.

Kaleesh

The Kaleesh were a bat-eared red-skinned species from planet Kalee. Their society was deeply religious, warlike and traditional. It was rare to see a Kaleesh without a white skull-like mask covering their face. The Kaleesh were renowned for their lack of mercy and the sight of their yellow eyes behind their tribal masks was something to fear.

The only Kaleesh to be featured in a “Star Wars” film was General Grievous, but (like Vader) he was more machine than organic. Much of the Kaleesh mythology in the Expanded Universe was retconned from earlier material. For example Sk’ar, a villian from a 1981 comic, was later identified as a Kaleesh in 2007 StarWars.com article. Also, the pirate Sidon Ithano, who appears in “The Force Awakens” wears a red helmet that is said to be of Kaleesh origin.

Muun

The Muun were native to the frigid world of Scopio. They were noted for their elongated heads and high intelligence. Many Muun were noted for mathematical and financial genius. Prior to the Clone Wars they founded the InterGalactic Banking Clan. The Muun Colony of Muunilinst was nicknamed “Moneyland” and was the headquarters of the Banking Clan.

During the Clone Wars the Banking Clan were founding members of the The Confederacy of Independent Systems and Chairman San Hill was on the Separatist Council. The Muun were notably involved in the Battle of Muunilinst which resulted in the arrest of San Hill.

Though the CGI character San Hill was the only Muun featured in the Star Wars films, there was another Muun important to the mythology of the prequels. Darth Plagueis, the Sith Lord that was master to Palpatine, was portrayed as a Muun in the Old Expanded Universe- specifically in the book “Darth Plagueis” by James Luceno.

Skakoan

On the core world of Skako, the gaunt humanoids known as the Skakoans breathed the high-pressure methane atmosphere. Off-World, however, Skakoans wore pressure suits and masks. Due to this fact many Skakoans did not venture off planet and the culture became distrusting of outsiders to the point that many Skakoans were Xenophobic.

One notable Skokoan was Wat Tambor, the foreman of the Techno Union. Tambor was a founding member of the Separatist council. Though Wat Tambor is a biological being and not a droid, Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt has called Tambor his “favorite robot”.

Koorivar

The reptilian species known as the Koorivar had to flee their original homeworld when their star became unstable. The Koorivar travelled through the galaxy until finally finding a tropical planet that they named Kooriva.

The Koorivar could be identified by a prominent spiraling horn located on the top of their heads. A Koorivar senator named Passel Argente was head of the Corporate Alliance and was a founding member of the Separatist council. Though Senator Argente and the Kooriva government joined the Separatists, many Koorivar remained loyal to the Republic and moved to Antar 4 (the Gotal homeworld).

Gossam

The Gossam homeworld of Castell was purchased by the Commerce Guild during the early days of the Republic. Many of the dimmuniative Gossam worked as indentured servants for the Commerce Guild, though some Gossam were able to work their way up through the ranks to positions of power.

Prior to the Clone Wars a female Gossam named Shu Mai had become president of the guild. Like many females of her species Shu Mai wore her hair in a curved horn on the back of her head. Near the end of the Clone Wars, Shu Mai was killed by Darth Vader on planet Mustafarr along with the rest of the Separatist Council.

Chagrian

Chagrians were an amphibious race from the Inner Rim planet of Champala. All Chagrians had two downward facing growths known as lethorns and the males had two upward facing horns as well. Though most Chagrians have blue skin, some were known to have purple or red skin.

Mas Amedda was a Chagrian politician who was the Vice Chair of the galactic senate under Chancellor Valorum and Chancellor Palpatine. Amedda was one of Palpatine’s most trusted allies, even when the Galactic Empire sought to purge non-humans from their ranks. After Palpatine’s death however, Amedda lost standing in the Empire. After the Battle of Jakku, Amedda signed Galactic Concordance with the New Republic which formally ended the war between the Empire and Rebellion.

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