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Abednedo

Biological classification

Designation

Sentient^[1]

Physical characteristics

Skin color

Brown^[2]
Cream^[3]
Gray^[4]
Orange^[5]
Pink^[4]
Tan^[4]

Hair color

Blond^[6]
Brown^[2]
Gray^[7]
White^[4]

Eye color

Black^[8]
Blue^[9]
Brown^[7]
Green^[10]

Distinctions

Dangling mouth tendrils^[11]

Sociocultural characteristics

Point of origin

Abednedo^[11]

Language

Abednedish^[12]

"This Abednedo I worked with, Awls Ooteek, he said they caught a snippet that came from a far off system."

―Brentin Lore Wexley, on an Imperial transmission intercepted by the Rebel Alliance^[13]

Abednedos were asentient species native to theplanet of thesame name in theColonies region of theGalaxy. Abednedo werehumanoid andmammalian, and their face featured danglingmouth tendrils and two fleshy nostrils.

They were a common sight in the galaxy, and were found in multiple, contrasting professions. Notable Abednedo includedPrauf (a friend ofCal Kestis),Resistance pilots Ello Asty andC'ai Threnalli,Rebel Alliance tech specialistAntrot, andSenator Brasmon Kee of Abednedo.

Biology and appearance[]

Abednedos were ahumanoid sentient species that werenative to aplanet also calledAbednedo, located in theColonies region ofthe galaxy. Amammalian species,^[11] They could bebrown,^[2] cream,^[3] gray,^[4] orange,^[5] pink, or tan^[4] in color, and those who were brown often had skin that was mottled with gray. Abednedo had fleshy, thin nostrils and blackeyes, which sat in sockets protruding from the side of their elongated head. Abednedo also possessed wattles, or facial tendrils, remnants of sensory organs that helped theirancestors to navigate underground in the dark.^[11] They could grow hair above their eyes and on the side^[4] and back^[14] of their heads, which could be blonde,^[15] brown,^[2] gray,^[7] or white^[4] in color. Abednedo hadarms that terminated in five digits, and legs that ended in three.^[11] At least one Abednedo, thescavenger "Crusher" Roodown, was significantly larger than all other known Abednedo.^[16]

Society and culture[]

A gregarious and clever species, the Abednedos' curiosity and acceptance of other species, as well as their skill with languages, made them a common sight in the galaxy. Many Abednedos were able to understand and speakBasic.^[11] Their ownlanguage,Abednedish,^[12] had its ownwriting system.^[4] A colonial species, they had migrated and adapted to dominate many worlds.^[17]

Abednedos were strong supporters of theNew Republic.^[11]

History[]

Ello Asty joined the Resistance as a pilot.

Abednedos evolved from an undergroundprecursor species. They carved out a series of interconnected tunnel-dens, or warrens, to create massive cathedrals, which housed tens of thousands of family units.^[11]

At some point, the precursor species evolved into the Abednedo, and they began to start living on the surface of their planet. There, they built multiplecities, spanning the surface of Abednedo. The cities were endless sources of amusement and interest for Abednedos, but in contrast, could strike outsiders as chaotic, due to them including many ornamental spires, flagpoles, and riotously colored carvings.^[11]

Shortly after theBattle of Endor,^[11] due to their allegiance to theAlliance to Restore the Republic,^[18] theEmpire occupied Abednedo, and the planet wassubject to aclimate disruption array.^[11] As such, they later elected to become part of the New Republic.^[18] After theResistance was formed byGeneral Leia Organa, the Abednedo were early supporters of Organa, and eventually several Abednedo joined the Resistance.^[19]

Abednedo in the galaxy[]

A common sight in the galaxy, Abednedos were found in multiple professions, including freight crewmembers, soldiers, bureaucrats, and slicers.^[11]

Some Abednedo served in the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Shortly before the Battle ofEndor,Antrot was amale Abednedo tech specialist who was part ofOperation Yellow Moon, a mission led by Leia Organa that would see the placement ofhyper-transceivers in theCorva sector in an attempt to distract the Galactic Empire from theAlliance Fleet gathering overSullust. This was done in order to launch its assault on thesecond Death Star at Endor. During the operation, Antrotdied in asuicide attack that heavily damaged the Imperial ship theShieldmaiden.^[8] Another Abednedo was known to have served in the Alliance. The individual was present at a briefing on the status of stoppingOperation: Cinder, an Imperialcontingency plan devised posthumously byEmperor Sheev Palpatine.^[15]Awls Ooteek was another rebellion member.^[13]

Similarly, at least three Abednedo joined the Resistance,^[2]^[15] includingEllo Asty, who was a member of the New Republic'sprecision air team prior to joining the Resistance.^[20] During theBattle of Starkiller Base, Asty was killed.^[2] Other Abednedos who joined the resistance includedtechnician Oddy Muva^[15] andpilot C'ai Threnalli.^[2]

Abednedo occasionally becamepoliticians.^[13]^[4] In theyear 5 ABY,^[21]Bushar was an Abednedosenator who served in theGalactic Senate of the New Republic.^[13] Twenty-nine years later,^[21]Brasmon Kee represented Abednedo in the New Republic. He was killed by theStarkiller Base superweapon in theHosnian Cataclysm.^[4]

The species could also become thugs and criminals.Arno Xan was athief who built a collection of stolen Imperialarmors, which he sometimes wore.^[3]Toomata Wree, who was also known as Tooms, was a male Abednedo who was employed bySurat Nuat on the planetAkiva. Shortly after the Battle of Endor, Wree aided his fellow henchmen,Makarial Gravin andHerf, and attempted to retrieve goods stolen by spare parts shop ownerTemmin Wexley from Surat's transportship. However, they were rendered unconscious by Wexley's reprogrammedB1-series battle droid,Mister Bones.^[1]Dazur Dar was a member of theData Seekers, a group ofespionage experts who sought to unravel mysteries about theAnoat sector's ancient history.Marn Kel was another member of the Data Seekers who used his expert piloting skills to extract operatives from dangerous situations.^[3]

"Crusher" Roodown was a scavenger on Jakku.

A female Abednedo,Sowa Chuan was employed byAgent Terex of theFirst Order Security Bureau as a servant.^[14]Durm Bormo was a male Abednedoscout. He worked with a team of adventurers onJakku to discover the secrets of a crashed New Republiccorvette.^[22] Roodown, nicknamed "Crusher" Roodown, was a scavenger on the planet Jakku. His employer, thejunk dealer Unkar Plutt, suspected he was selling salvage to a different buyer, and soUnkar's thugs cut off his arms. He was significantly larger than regular Abednedos.Ilco Munica was aChurch of the Force member who lived in thevillage ofTuanul, also on Jakku. Munica was killed by theFirst Order, after theyattacked Tuanul, looking for former explorerLor San Tekka, and hismap toLuke Skywalker.^[4]Slowen Lo was a male Abednedo who resided onCanto Bight.^[9]

Behind the scenes[]

"This character here is an animatronic character, so he can blink, his eyes can move, he can sniff his nose. Obviously it is worn by a performer and his head's inside."

―Creature Effects Supervisor Neal Scanlan describes Ello Asty's animatronic mask in the "Crafting Creatures" featurette^[2]

Concept art for what became the Abednedo.

The Abednedo species were created by creature concept designerJake Lunt Davies for the2015 filmStar Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens, and first appeared in theJourney to Star Wars: The Force Awakens prelude series.^[1] Five Abednedos appeared in the film, being Ilco Munica, "Crusher" Roodown, Ello Asty, Brasmon Kee^[4] and C'ai Threnalli.^[23] All characters were played by actors in costumes and animatronic masks, apart from Roodown, who was not animatronic. Ello Asty was performed byPaul Kasey^[24] and voiced byMatthew Wood.^[25] Asty's costume was also used for C'ai Threnalli.^[26] Crusher Roodown was portrayed byIan Whyte.^[27] Ilco Munica was voiced byDee Bradley Baker.^[25]

During the production ofThe Force Awakens, Ello Asty was named as a reference to the albumHello Nasty by the hip hop groupBeastie Boys.^[28] The director of the film,J.J. Abrams, is a fan of the band, and said that the name was a suggestion from the creature department. The name was approved by him, due to the Beastie Boys reference, having previously featured their song "Sabotage" inStar Trek and "Body Movin'" inStar Trek Into Darkness. In addition, it served as a phonetic reference to his television showLost.^[29]

Taking note of this,Lucasfilm Story Group member and author of theStar Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary,Pablo Hidalgo, named all other Abednedo that appear inThe Visual Dictionary as references to the Beastie Boys: Roodown is likely a reference to the song "Root Down," Munica's to the albumIll Communication, and Brasmon Kee to the song "Brass Monkey."^[30] The trend was later adopted by other authors. In theMarvel Comics seriesStar Wars: Poe Dameron, Sowa Chuan and Oddy Muva are likely named after the songsSo What'cha Want andBody Movin', respectively.^[14]^[15] InChuck Wendig'sAftermath: Empire's End, Awls Ooteek evokes the albumPaul's Boutique.^[13] InStar Wars: The Last Jedi, Slowen Lo, portrayed vocally byJoseph Gordon-Levitt, is yet another reference to the Beastie Boys, this time to their songSlow And Low from the albumLicensed to Ill.^[31] Finally, in "Teach / Corrupt," the sixth episode ofStar Wars: The Acolyte, SenatorIsedwa Chuwant also refers to a phrase in the Beastie Boys song,So What'cha Want.^[32]

The name Abednedo itself is a reference to the song "Shadrach" fromPaul's Boutique, which at a certain point namedrops the Biblical character Abednego.^[33]