Trandoshan
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Trandoshan
Biological classification
Physical characteristics
Distinctions
Sociocultural characteristics
- "Even when a Trandoshan pays you a compliment, it sounds like a threat."
- ―Boba Fett[10]
Trandoshans, also calledT'doshok, were large, bipedalreptiliansentienthumanoids from theplanetTrandosha, and were renowned as great hunters. Trandoshans relished the thrill of a hunt, and were known to embark on a hunting related rite of passage. They were also famous for their ability to regenerate limbs and heal effectively.Garnac was a Trandoshan hunter who operated a game preserve on themoonWasskah, and oversaw hisson's fatally failed rite of passage, which was done in the form of hunting aJediPadawan. One of the most fearedbounty hunters inthe galaxy was a Trandoshan known asBossk, who pulled jobs for various organizations, including theGalactic Empire. Other notable Trandoshans included theJedi MasterSskeer and the information broker and cantina ownerCiddarin Scaleback.
Biology and appearance[]
The skeleton of a Trandoshan, seen representing Jedi Master Sskeer.
Trandoshans weresentienthumanoids with smooth, scaly skin. Trandoshans ranged from being tall and fairly gaunt, to being short and more rotund. Trandoshans were powerful beings, and had long thin arms that ended in either three thick digits, or four thin digits, including a thumb. Trandoshans had a pair ofeyes set back on a pointedskull, and a jaw filled with pointedteeth.[1] Some Trandoshans even had a crown of feathers atop their skulls.[12] They hatched fromeggs, with individuals who shared a hatch of eggs calling each otherclutchmates.[13] Trandoshans used their sharp claws to climb talltrees in theforest orjungles they naturally inhabited.[9]
The base urges of a Trandoshanbrain included rage, fury, and aggression, but a Trandoshan could rise above those tendencies. However, the rareMagrak Syndrome would bring them back out over time.[14] Trandoshans often walked barefooted, and had feet with three digits each. A Trandoshan's skincolor could vary wildly, and Trandoshans could be found with green, red, orange, brown, or yellow skin. Some Trandoshans, such as one namedSmug, had brownish-orange skin with red stripes on his face.[15] They were able to regrow their limbs if they were severed[16] and regrow lost scales. However, aplasma blast could prove so damaging that a Trandoshan's scales were never able to regrow.[17]
History[]
- "The sun has risen. Let the hunt begin."
- ―Garnac prepares for a hunt[5]
Trandoshans came from theplanetTrandosha[1] in theKashyyyk system of theMid Rim TerritoriesMytaranor sector.[18] As a people, they werehunting enthusiasts,[1] tracking down creatures such asfrist wolves[19] and even other sentients.[5] They worshiped agoddess called theScorekeeper.[20] The Trandoshans would also assume control overWasskah,[5] amoon of theirhomeworld.[9] The Trandoshans shared their star system[18] with the planetKashyyyk, homeworld of theWookiees,[21] whom the Trandoshans would come to hunt[22] and battle in a long-standing, interspecies conflict.[23]
The Trandoshan Garnac, a big game hunter.
The hunterGarnac had control of the island hunting preserve designated asIsland Four on Wasskah by the time of theClone Wars. He ran ahunting guild based out of afloatingfortress above the island. Garnac'sscouts traveled to different worlds and collect other sentient beings before delivering them to Wasskah and dumping them on Island Four, where theprisoners would be hunted for sport. During theClone Wars, at least threeJedi younglings had been captured and brought to Wasskah. For a long time, the trio ofyounglings managed to avoid the Trandoshans, who continued to deliver other prey to the island. Eventually, the TrandoshanLo-Taren captured theJediPadawanAhsoka Tano on the planetFelucia and brought her to island four alongside several other prisoners. Once delivered to the island, Tano escaped and discovered the other younglings.[5]
Garnac'sson,Dar, later set out tokill Tano himself as part of an important rite of passage, but was instead killed by the Jedi. Garnac gave chase, killing the younglingKalifa.[5] Later, other Trandoshan scouts abducted theWookieeChewbacca, but before Chewbacca could be successfully delivered, the Trandoshantransportship was damaged and it crashed on the hunting island. Tano killed the two man crew, and escaped the wreckage with Chewbacca. The Wookiee was able to craft a communications device with some of the scavenged wreckage, and was able to contact the WookieeGeneralTarfful. Tano, the remaining younglings, and the Wookiee forcesengaged Garnac's guild on their fortress, and killed all of the Trandoshan hunters.[15] However, Garnac was the only one to survive the confrontation and ultimately came under the service of the gangsterGrini Millegi onSerolonis.[24]
Meanwhile, thebounty hunterBossk took on numerous jobs, and eventually acted as abodyguard to the upcomingbounty hunterBoba Fett. In time, Bossk would be revered as one of the most feared bounty hunters in thegalaxy. On one occasion, Bossk visited the planetLothal to collect a bounty on theDug criminalGronson Takkaro. This brought him into contact with the youngForce-sensitivehuman youthEzra Bridger and into conflict with the corruptImperial Security BureauLieutenantJenkes, who was in league with Takkaro. With the help of Bridger, Bossk succeeded in exposing Jenkes' criminal dealings.[25]
Noka and Kootan
During theImperial Era, five Trandoshans were part of an acquisition crew working for theXonti Brothers. Led byNoka, they went toKashyyyk to capture Wookiees.Kootan was keen to kill one but Noka reminded him of the job at hand. Noka used his scanner to locate a Wookiee and they found one which was sleeping. Kootan shot a stun at it to realize it was bleeding and left for dead. The Trandoshans then found themselves under attack byKrrsantan who killed the other three Trandoshans and pinned down Noka and Kootan. Kootan tried to kill Krrsantan and was knocked out by the Wookiee before being thrown into a tree, killing him. Krrsantan then demanded that Noka brought him to the Xonti Brothers. Noka did so and lived on to tell his story to two journalists.[26]
Feresk Tssat served as a member of theNew Republic'sVanguard Squadron during theGalactic Civil War following theBattle of Endor, and fought against theGalactic Empire'sTitan Squadron.[27]
Trandoshans in the galaxy[]
- "Trandoshans are a hardy lot. The preserved jar holds a torn arm from a Trandoshan male, ripped off cleanly by an enraged Wookiee. Analysis with shred skin samples from Bossk's domicile confirmed a match. He's since regenerated that arm. Looks like the old lizard can take more than a punch and return to the fight."
- ―ISBagentAndressa Divo[16]
Gha Nachkt, a salvage ship captain.
Thespecies had a poor history with the Wookiees, who hated thereptilian people.[28] Indeed, the tenseSeparatist Crisis period of galactic history saw the port authorities ofCoruscant Eastern Spaceport regularly step into disputes between Trandoshans and Wookiees.[29] Some Trandoshans found other outlets for work, as opposed to hunting. By the time of the Clone Wars one wasGha Nachkt, who lived life as a salvager. He was eventually hired by theConfederacy of Independent Systems to scour the sites of damaged ships owned by theGalactic Republic and find any useful data or scraps. Nachkt eventually recovered theR2 series astromech droidR2-D2 from aRepublic Delta-7BAethersprite-class light interceptor, but thedroid was eventuallyrecovered by theJedi General andKnightAnakin Skywalker, while Nachkt was killed by Confederate GeneralGrievous.[30]
Trandoshan Jedi were rare because the culture of their homeworld was the opposite of that of the Jedi. One notableForce-sensitive Trandoshan wasSskeer, who lived during theHigh Republic Era.[31] Sskeer was aJedi Master, who was renowned as both a scholar and tactician. HisPadawan was the humanKeeve Trennis.[32] Sskeer saw action against theNihil pirates and carnivorousdark side sentient plants known as theDrengir.[33][32] However, Magrak Syndrome took root in his brain, which limited his connection to the Force[14] but therefore spared him the effects of theNameless.[34]
Trandoshans often uses weapons suited to their unique physiology.
Other Trandoshans during theHigh Republic era were theGanguls pirate gang leaderSellaccc Orryak and her nephewDaynaal.[35] Orryak took over the pirate strongholdYarrum Tower[36] and later attempted to destroy theTenoo Jedi Temple during theBattle of Tenoo.[37] Daynaal, however, rejected his aunt's piratical ways and foiled her plot to sabotage an upcomingLife Day feast.[35] The TrandoshanSslanno, meanwhile, was aNihil inPan Eyta's Tempest who lost his scales in a plasma blast, which ended up being so damaging those scales never regrew.[17]
The Trandoshan Bossk's bounty hunting career brought him to various locales across the galaxy, and was for a time involved with the bounty huntersAurra Sing andCastas. Bossk and Fett worked with the other bounty hunters in an attempt to avenge Fett's fallenfather,Jango, by killingMace Windu, the Jedi whofought and killed Jango. Sing later killed Castas, while Bossk and Fett were arrested by Republic authorities after a failedassassination. However, during aprison riot, both Bossk and Fett escaped theRepublic prison they were sent to. They later formed ateam of bounty hunters on the planetTatooine and accept a job posted by theBelugan government on the planetQuarzite. Although Bossk was subdued byadversaries during themission, team memberAsajj Ventress was able to complete the mission, to a degree. When Ventress discovered that the cargo they were hired to protect wasPluma Sodi, anativeKagefemale, Ventress swapped the imprisoned girl with Fett, and was paid for the job's completion before the change was discovered.[38]
Bossk, a well-known bounty hunter during the Clone Wars, and Galactic Civil War
Nack Movers was a Trandoshanassassin who was well known in theCoruscantunderworld, and at some point during the Clone Wars he bought alightsaber. He was later murdered by his girlfriend,Ione Marcy, who then took thelightsaber for herself.[39]
Ciddarin Scaleback was a Trandoshan information broker and cantina owner who owned aparlor onOrd Mantell. Following the establishment of the Empire, Scaleback hired the services of a group of rogueClone commandos known asthe Bad Batch. In return for providing them with shelter and funds, Scaleback hired them as mercenaries for various missions including rescuing therancorMuchi,[40] recovering the head of atactical droid,[41] and the former SeparatistsenatorAvi Singh. Scaleback also developed an affectionate relationship with thefemale adolescent cloneOmega, helping her hone her potential as a tactician anddejarik player.[42] Scaleback and the Bad Batch gradually established a mutually beneficial relationship, with the latter helpiner her to reclaim her parlor from theDevaronian crime lordRoland Durand.[43]
In1 BBY,[44] TrandoshansSeevor andProach served theMining Guild ascaptain andforeman respectively on theOre crawler,Crawler 413-24, until they were both killed during thehijacking of the vessel by therebel group known as theSpectres.[45] In3 ABY,[46] Bossk encountered his long-presumed dead sisterDoshanalawook, who wanted to usher in a new era of Wookiee-Trandoshan cooperation. While he promised to stop hunting Wookies during their meeting,[22] Bossek then accepted a job from theGalactic Empire to find the rebelfreighter known as theMillennium Falcon, the crew of which included the Wookiee Chewbacca,[47] whom he was eager to slay.[48] He did not complete the job as he was beaten to it by the now adult Boba Fett.[47]
Dokk Strassi, leader of the Trandoshan family on Tatooine.
TheStrassi family, crime family of Trandoshans, was part ofJabba the Hutt'scriminal empire, with their leader,Dokk Strassi, serving as one of Jabba's captains. Following Jabba's death, in4 ABY,Bib Fortuna,[49] theHutt'smajordomo,[50] took over the criminal empire, leading the Trandoshan family to break off and attempt to take his place, to no avail.[49] Additionally, the family became protectors of thecity center and business districts ofMos Espa on Tatooine,[10] having an uneasy alliance with Fortuna.[51]
By9 ABY,[52] during theera of theNew Republic,[53] several Trandoshans served within theBounty Hunters' Guild after thecollapse of the Galactic Empire[54] in5 ABY.[55]One of these bounty hunters accompaniedGreef Karga, the leader of the guild, to meet withDin Djarin, a bounty hunter who had gone rogue afterrescuing achild of the samespecies asJediGrand MasterYoda. After the group set up camp for the night, a group ofnative reptavians attacked them. One of these creatures picked up the Trandoshan with their feet and carried him off into the night.[54]
Charr armed for battle
When Boba Fett, who had retired from bounty hunting, overthrew Bib Fortuna and started his owngotra from the late Jabba's empire,[49] Strassi of the Trandoshan family paid tribute to the newDaimyo[10] and agreed to neutrality when thePyke Syndicate challenged Fett's territories. In the meantime, some Trandoshan gamblers were attacked by Krrsantan in theSanctuarycantina in Mos Espa. Despite the proprietorGarsa Fwip's intervention, Krrsantan ripped theone of the Trandoshan's arm off.[49] When thePykesattacked Mos Espa, the Trandoshan family betrayed Fett and a number of them attacked Krrsantan, who was working for the Daimyo. Krrsantan killed a number of them and escaped, with Fett's assassinFennec Shand going on toassassinate Strassi.[56] Also in 9 ABY,[52] the TrandoshanCharr was part of theHunters of the Outer Rim competition.[57]
A Trandoshan namedSkreek worked for a gang ofpirates underKragan Gorr, theWarbird gang, in the late New Republic Era.[58] After Gorr allied his gang with theColossus due to their mutual enemy in theFirst Order,[59] tensions rose between the pirates andCaptainImanuel Doza. In an effort towrestle control of theColossus from Doza, Skreek and his fellow pirates enlisted[60] abattalion[61] ofB2-series super battle droids from pirateSidon Ithano, only for the reprogrammedB1-series battle droid "B1" to take control of the force. Skreek and his fellow pirates were then exiled from theColossus.[60]
Behind the scenes[]
The Trandoshan species first appeared in the1980 movieStar Wars: Episode VThe Empire Strikes Back in the form of a cameo appearance by the bounty hunter Bossk. The Trandoshans also appeared in numerousLegends products including theStar WarsMarvel Comics, theYoung Jedi Knights young adult novel series, andDark Horse Comics'Knights of the Old Republic comics. The species have also appeared in severalCanon products including the animated television seriesStar Wars: The Clone Wars,Ryder Windham's young reader novellaEzra's Gamble, and the Marvel comic seriesStar Wars Darth Vader.
Trandoshans have also appeared as the secondary antagonists of the non-CanonLEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures episode "Peril on Kashyyyk," which premiered onDisney XD onJune 27,2016. In this story, the Trandoshans and Wookiees are depicted as having an antagonistic relationship with the former acting as proxies for the Galactic Empire. The Trandoshans takeChiefAttiburra's sonTantarra and hold him hostage in an island fortress. TheFreemakers, ascavenging family, rescue him in return for obtaining a piece ofwroshyr wood from the Wookiees.
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Non-canon sources[]
LEGOStar Wars(Set:75167 Bounty Hunter Speeder Bike Battle Pack)- Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus — "The Duel"
- The Art of Star Wars: Visions
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