Topic: The Kaminoans

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INFO: Kaminoans were a tall, thin species with pale skin from the isolated watery planet of Kamino. The Kaminoans lived in large stilted cities that rose above the ocean surface, such as Tipoca City. Many important or high ranked Kaminoans wore a large, pale collar around their necks.


RACE: Kaminoan
HEIGHT: 2.2 Meters Tall
SKIN: Pale gray luminescent
DISTINCTION: Very tall, long limbs
LANGUAGE: Kaminoan

HOMEWORLD:
Kamino (pronounced /ke'minoo/), called Planet of Storms[3] was the watery world where the Clone Army for the Galactic Republic was created, as well as the Kamino Home Fleet. It was inhabited by a race of tall, elegant beings called the Kaminoans, who kept to themselves and were known for their cloning technology. Kamino was located just south of the Rishi Maze, and was governed by the Ruling Council, headed by Prime Minister Lama Su. See the post below for further info on the planet.




BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:
The species' evolution from aquatic creatures in the vast oceans of Kamino was reflected in their tall shape, glassy coated eyes, near luminescent skin, and long, thin necks. There were many peculiarities about the particulars of Kaminoan physiology: digitigrade and slender legs, once adapted for firm seabeds, eventually only saw use in the hallways of their science facilities, while only male Kaminoans exhibited fin ridges along the rear of their small, bulbous skulls. The almond-shaped eyes of Kaminoans were also able to see color in the ultraviolet spectrum. Therefore, what appeared as white dwellings were actually colored with shades that Humans and a number of other species couldn't see.



Kaminoans matured quickly, reaching full adulthood at 11 years and remaining at their adult physical prime until roughly the age of 40. They became old and infirm at approximately age 80. Female Kaminoans were bald, while males possessed a headcrest.

CULTURE AND HISTORY:
After the disastrous end of an ice age on Kamino known as the Great Flood, Kaminoan society was pushed to the brink of extinction. Only through the development of a mastery over selective breeding, genetics, and cloning were the Kaminoans able to survive. The calculating instincts of survival required of the Kaminoans produced heavy marks upon their late forming culture. Kaminoans were minimalist in their designs; perfectionists to the point of intolerance. The impact of the harsh adaptations the Kaminoans were subjected to was also viewable in their inward focus and isolationism. Kaminoans focused on little else than their cloning and interacted with offworlders as little as possible.

It was with great trepidation, therefore, that the Kaminoans began to offer their cloning services and genetic proficiency in exchange for essential imports. The select few clients that received the work of Kaminoan geneticists received perfect clones to suit their needs. The Kaminoans took great pride in their scientific breakthroughs, but gave little thought to the ethics of their work or the consequences of their deployment. While Kamino-made clones slaved away in the mining colonies of Subterrel or the private armies of intergalactic mercenaries, the Kaminoans thought nothing of it, continuing to toil towards gaining more scientific honor. The earmark of a high-ranking officer on Kamino was thick, black cuffs on the sleeves of their tight white uniforms; the wider the cuff, the higher the rank.

The most infamous work of the Kaminoans was their design and development of the Galactic Republic's clone army. Using the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett as the template, the Kaminoans produced and trained a massive army of clone soldiers for the Republic at the behest of Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas. Their work eventually brought them to the brink of destruction again, as their world was targeted by the Separatists to end the supply of clone soldiers. The Kamino Defense Force, manned by specially trained clone troopers (including the ARC troopers) defeated the Separatist forces.

When the Kaminoans first started experimenting on the Fett genome, they produced 12 specimens, six of which did not survive incubation. However, after two years of flash learning, the Kaminoans realized that the clones, which they then classified as "Null", were far too independent and unpredictable to be reliable soldiers in the Republic's new military. The Kaminoans were planning to terminate the children, but with the intervention of Kal Skirata, the six were trained and raised as intelligence units. However, Kal Skirata would not be able to save all of the clones; the Kaminoans would later terminate a "batch" of clones that did not have 20/20 vision.

After the successful defense of their world at the First Battle of Kamino, the cloning facilities continued to produce and train more troops for the Grand Army of the Republic. However, after Order 66 was initiated, the facilities on Kamino were commandeered by the Empire in an effort to keep the important art of cloning out of the hands of those who would use it against them. Fed up with Imperial rule, some Kaminoans began to build another clone army in secret, even more deadly and proficient than the Grand Army. Becoming aware of this plot, Darth Vader sent a squad of stormtroopers from the 501st Legion, commanded by Boba Fett, to Kamino to eliminate this army and bring the Kaminoans in line.

After the destruction of the Galactic Empire at the hands of the Rebel Alliance the Kaminoans decided to join the new Galactic Republic. The Kaminoans thought that if they joined the New Republic they would be spared from any further battles. In the New Republic, the species flourished and even aided the fight against the Yuuzhan Vong.

The Kaminoans saw themselves as a superior form of life, but nevertheless remained polite to the outsiders. To them any species seeking self-improvement was worthy of respect, but those who did not were obviously inferior.[1]

Not much was known about internal Kaminoan society; however, there was a dance known as Nahra, where Kaminoans would display their emotions—which was a rare sight. Because of their long history of isolation, Kaminoans were xenophobic against other life forms, but most just saw them as outwardly humble. They also showed great skill and care in their creations but still treated them like a product.

There also appeared to be a caste distinction between certain Kaminoans, which could be determined by the color of the Kaminoan's eyes. The highest-level caste members in Kaminoan society had gray eyes, the middle classes had yellow eyes, and the lower classes had blue colored eyes. Eye color was directly related to the type of work a Kaminoan would be used for. Gray eyed individuals handled administration, yellow eyes handled the skilled work and blue eyes performed manual labor and other menial tasks.

Although it was extremely rare, Kaminoans were sometimes born with green eyes. They were viewed as genetically inferior and a threat to the Kaminoans' well ordered society and as such were exterminated shortly after birth.

Furthermore, there appeared to be some varying groups within their society with different views, such as the monk-like Kaminoan Ascetics.

It is also known that Kaminoans could, contrary to popular opinion, be Force-sensitive. This was confirmed when Kaminoan Jedi Master Kina Ha sought out protection from Kal Skirata via a courier. Though it was widely believed, due to Ko Sai's demand for Jedi blood, that a Kaminoan had never been Force sensitive, it was later believed to be Kaminoan arrogance that stopped them experimenting on their own kind.

APPEARANCES:
Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novel (First appearance)
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones junior novel
Precipice (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Battlefront II (Mentioned only)
Boba Fett: Crossfire (Mentioned only)
Boba Fett: Maze of Deception (Mentioned only)
Boba Fett: Hunted (Mentioned only)
"Tides of Terror" - Star Wars Tales 14
Star Wars Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino
Star Wars: Republic Commando (Appears in flashback(s))
Republic Commando: Hard Contact (Mentioned only)
Republic Commando: Triple Zero (Appears in flashback(s))
The Cestus Deception
Odds
Republic Commando: True Colors
"One of a Kind" - Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 8
Star Wars Republic: The Battle of Jabiim
Hero of Cartao (Mentioned only)
Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:2:22
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow of Malevolence"
The Clone Wars: No Prisoners (Mentioned only)
The Clone Wars: Act on Instinct (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Brain Invaders"
MedStar II: Jedi Healer
Labyrinth of Evil (Mentioned only)
Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
"Orders" - Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 4 (Appears in flashback(s))
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Mentioned only)
Imperial Commando: 501st
In His Image (Mentioned only)
A Two-Edged Sword (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed comic (Appears in flashback(s))
Star Wars Rebellion: The Ahakista Gambit
Bloodlines
Sacrifice (Mentioned only)
Revelation (Mentioned only)

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Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
Star Wars Trading Card Game – Attack of the Clones
Ultimate Alien Anthology
Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
The New Essential Chronology
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The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
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501st Legion in the Databank
Aiwha in the Databank
Nee Alavar in the Databank
ARC troopers in the Databank
Clone commando in the Databank
Clone troopers in the Databank
Cloning in the Databank
Commander Cody in the Databank
Commander Gree in the Databank
Boba Fett in the Databank
Jango Fett in the Databank
Dexter Jettster in the Databank
Kaliida Shoals Med Center in the Databank
Kamino in the Databank
Kaminoan in the Databank
KE-8 Enforcer in the Databank
Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Databank
Polis Massan in the Databank
Republic assault ship in the Databank
Ko Sai in the Databank
Nala Se in the Databank
Self Propelled Heavy Artillery - Turbolaser in the Databank
Lama Su in the Databank
Shaak Ti in the Databank
Tipoca City in the Databank
Wayland in the Databank
Taun We in the Databank

I would like to thank Wookieepedia for this info.

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HOMEWORLD:
Kamino was in a system of 13 planets orbiting an aging star south of the Rishi Maze, a dwarf satellite galaxy in a decaying orbit around the main galaxy. The stormy waterworld of Kamino was located in Wild Space. Kamino was the fifth of the 13 planets in the Kamino system, that mysteriously lay on its own between the Rishi Maze and the main galactic disk. The planet orbited an aging star called Kamino and had three moons that orbited the planet itself, including Korasa. The planet was composed of a molten core with a rocky mantle and silicate rock crust. Climatic change had long ago submerged the planet's continents, drowning the planet under a global ocean that covered 100% of the surface. Although there were a few islands that were once mountains, they were rained on almost every second. It was subject to savage storms and powerful lightning bursts that could be seen from orbit.

Around 19,000 BBY, dramatic climate shifts began to melt the extensive glaciers of Kamino. As a resourceful adaptation, the Kaminoans survived the Great Flood of their planet's continents. The Kaminoans used cloning to keep themselves sustained.

Throughout its history, the location and very existence of Kamino was known to only a handful of beings, becoming known to members of the Galactic Republic as late as 4,500 BBY. In 3,996 BBY, following the devastation of Ossus, a number of artifacts saved from Ossus were hidden in the ruins of Derem City by Jedi Master Qalsneek the Bull. After the Jedi Civil War, Kaminoan kyber darts were being used in the galaxy, but most beings were ignorant of their source. Kamino was able to survive through the worst ages in the galaxy like the worst wars before the Clone Wars.

In later years, the Kaminoans created saberdarts, similar to the older kyber dart. These deadly weapons were favored by bounty hunter Jango Fett. The Kaminoans created clone miners to work in the mines of Subterrel. While on Subterrel prospecting, Dexter Jettster became familiar with the Kaminoan cloners, and even found a saberdart.

Sentient Life
Being somewhat secluded from the rest of the galaxy, little is known about the origin of the Kaminoans. There were many peculiarities about the particulars of Kaminoan physiology: their digitigrade stance, once adapted for firm seabeds, eventually only saw use in the hallways of their science facilities, while only male Kaminoans exhibited fin ridges along the rear of their small, bulbous skulls. The almond-shaped eyes were able to see color only in the ultraviolet spectrum. Therefore, what appeared as white dwellings were actually colored with shades that Humans and other humanoid species couldn't see. Kaminoans rode flying cetaceans called aiwhas. Indigenous to the planet Naboo, these aiwhas probably have been created using cloning technology.

THE CLONE ARMY:
In 32 BBY, Sifo-Dyas placed an order with the Kaminoans for a Clone Army. Darth Tyranus, at the bidding of Darth Sidious, murdered Sifo-Dyas to keep the creation of this army secret from the Jedi and the Republic. Tyranus then recruited Jango Fett to serve as Prime Clone. Fett agreed on the condition the Kaminoans create him an unaltered clone, his son Boba Fett. Jango raised Boba on Kamino for the next ten years.

Obi-Wan Kenobi was directed there in 22 BBY to follow a lead on the whereabouts of Senator Padmé Amidala's would-be assassin through a single saberdart. This saberdart had been used by Jango Fett to murder Zam Wesell before she could be interrogated by Kenobi. Kenobi had the dart identified by Dexter Jettster. Jettster directed him to Kamino, and Obi-Wan and Yoda were disturbed that Kamino had apparently been erased from the Jedi Archives. During Obi-Wan's stay on Kamino at Tipoca City, he discovered the source of the Clone Army's genetic code, Jango Fett, and his "son," Boba Fett. Once he was discovered, Jango and Boba narrowly escaped the planet with Obi-Wan close behind.

The Battle Begins
Yoda later went to the planet to receive a desperately needed contingent of clone troopers to assist in the rescue of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala, and the Jedi Knights in the Battle of Geonosis, which began the infamous Clone Wars. When the Separatists discovered the source of the clones, Commander Merai launched an attack on Kamino at the bidding of Passel Argente, but the First Battle of Kamino, 22 BBY, was won by the Republic. In the Second Battle of Kamino there was an attempt by Mandalore the Resurrector and his Mandalorians to destroy a cloning facility, but it was foiled by the clone trooper garrison. A further attempt was made by the Confederacy at some time after the first Battle of Kamino to capture and destroy the cloning facilities, but this plan was prevented due to the actions of clone troopers at a nearby monitoring station.

POST CLONE WAR KAMINO:
With the rise of the Galactic Empire, Kamino found itself under Imperial control. A small number of Kaminoans, resentful of the Empire's presence on their world, began to breed a group of clones that would fight against them. This threat was put down by elements of the 501st Legion, led by Boba Fett, in a conflict that would become known as the "Clone Revolt."

Dealing with the Zann Consortium (Hear Say: This information is disputed throughout the Entire Galaxy)
Later on, after the capture of Tyber Zann, Urai Fen of the Zann Consortium was concerned about the survival of the Consortium, so he contacted allies of his on Kamino. These allies were willing to harbor the remnants of the organization, so Fen moved Consortium forces from Ryloth to Kamino. He defeated the Imperial forces on the planet, which were the only remaining obstacle to the group's use of the planet, but they then had to relocate again to Ryloth until Tyber Zann was ready to make his escape.

THE ERA OF THE NEW REPUBLIC:
Years later, Kaminoan Taun We would seek revenge against the Mandalorians who attacked them during the Clone Wars by hiring Boba Fett to kill Fenn Shysa, the last remaining Mandalorian veteran of the Second Battle of Kamino.

In 40 ABY, Boba Fett traveled here to consult his doctor and was told that he was dying. The only being who could heal him was Ko Sai, a scientist who had invented the accelerated aging process. She had disappeared after the First Battle of Kamino. He decided to hunt down Taun We, who had defected more recently. The current Prime Minister of Kamino, Koa Ne, offered to pay him to return Taun We's data to them. Boba Fett refused after Koa Ne would not pay his exorbitant price, stating that he would sell the data to the highest bidder.