INFO: Colicoids came from Colla IV.
RACE: Colicoid
HEIGHT: 1.3 Meters Tall
SKIN (CARAPACE): Green to brown
DISTINCTION: Carnivorous insectoids, four legs, defensive "ball mode"
LANGUAGE: Colicoid
HOMEWORLD:Colla IV was the home planet of the insectoid Colicoid species, makers of the droideka, Annihilator droid, buzz droid, and the droid tri-fighter. It was governed by the Colicoid Sovereign Nest, and became the site of a battle during the Clone Wars.
Decades later, during the final stages of the Yuuzhan Vong War, Colla IV served as a strongpoint for Galactic Alliance forces traveling between Kashyyyk and Commenor as they prepared for the Liberation of Coruscant.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:Colicoids were a sentient insectoid species from Colla IV. They were carnivorous, and sometimes cannibalistic. Colicoids wishing to protect themselves were capable of forming themselves into a tight ball, an ability they emulated when designing the droideka, which they produced in their image. When the Trade Federation made their first purchase of droidekas, they paid with fifty shiploads of exotic flesh. The Colicoids had a strong dislike for the Jedi, something which intensified after the Invasion of Naboo.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:Colicoids were known to occasionally stop any travelers going through their system and eat them. After the Battle of Naboo, the Colicoids took control of the spice mining operations on Kessel hoping to establish a strong inflow of credits. They also tried to acquire the rights to a spice processing plant on Nar Shaddaa but they had to deal with the slaver Krayn to obtain them. When the Clone Wars broke out, the Colicoids joined the Separatists, and provided them with many droid designs, including the droid tri-fighter and the Colicoid Annihilator droid. The Colicoids were the founders of the Colicoid Creation Nest amongst other companies.
APPEARANCES:Cloak of Deception (Mentioned only)
Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing (Appears in flashback(s))
Jedi Quest: Path to Truth (First appearance)
Jedi Quest comic
Legacy of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
Labyrinth of Evil (Mentioned only)
Millennium Falcon
SOURCES:Ultimate Alien Anthology
The New Essential Chronology
The Official Star Wars Fact File 132 (COL1-4, Colicoids)
The New Essential Guide to Droids
The New Essential Guide to Characters (Under Nute Gunray)
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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