INFO: The Klatooinian came from Klatooine, the planet was under Hutt control.
RACE: Kaltooinian
HEIGHT: 1.8 Meters Tall
SKIN: Olive green to dark brown
DISTINCTION: Short canine muzzles, heavy brows
LANGUAGE: Huttese (formerly Klatooinian)
HOMEWORLD:Klatooine was the arid homeworld of the Klatooinians. It was located within the Si'Klaata Cluster, under Hutt control. It was covered with deserts and, to a lesser extent, savannas.
It was home to the Derelkoos Desert, the location of a fissure that spurted a fountain of liquid wintrium. No technology was allowed one kilometer around this Fountain of Ancients, which the Klatooinians revered as a holy site.
The planet was taken over by the Hutts under the Treaty of Vontor in 25,100 BBY. Klatooine was ruled by the Council of Elders. The Hutts, however, controlled all Klatooinian activities offworld. The Klatooinian Trade Guild formed on Klatooine 4,995 BBY.
The Lesser Houdoggin, in addition to paddy frogs, a Hutt delicacy, came from this world.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:Klatooinians were a humanoid species from the planet Klatooine, located in the Si'Klaata Cluster. For most of their history, they were closely associated with the Hutts, as criminal henchmen, soldiers, and slaves. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, however, some Klatooinians began to break away from their servitude.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:When the Hutts were waging a war against Xim the Despot circa 25,100 BBY, they looked for help on some of the planets in the Si'Klaata Cluster. Hutt envoys asked Klatooinians to become part of their army. Klatooinians thought of it as a sacred war, and Barada M'Beg signed a treaty promising that Klatooinians would be slaves of the Hutts forever. After the defeat of Xim at the Third Battle of Vontor, Klatooinians continued to serve the Hutts under the terms of the Treaty of Vontor. Many of their children were named Barada or M'Beg to honor Barada M'Beg. Other common Klatooinian names included Bekure, Drekk, Jarakar, Massa, Rokar, and Sovara.
The Klatooinians revered the Hutts, whose natural lifespan spanned several centuries, as near-gods—possibly even the Ancients of Klatooinian myth. In fact, the Fountain of Ancients was renamed the Fountain of Hutt Ancients. Under Hutt rule, the Klatooinian elders were allowed to rule Klatooine, but all off-world concerns, such as the infamous Klatooinian Trade Guild, were wholly under Hutt control.
Klatooinian civilization was notable for its strong belief in tradition and the wisdom of elders. The center of their culture was the Fountain of Ancients, a slowly evolving natural glass sculpture on Klatooine. Long before the formation of the Galactic Republic, primitive Klatooinians discovered the Fountain, and revered it as a symbol of patience, tenacity, and the idea of strength coming from age.
Their society was ruled by a Council of Elders, who granted young Klatooinians few rights. Klatooinians were taught the myths and traditions of their people from a young age, in a process which tended to suppress individuality. At the age of ten, they would be sold into servitude, with the most rebellious youths sent into the harshest conditions.
IN THE GALAXY:Despite being vassals of the Hutts, some Klatooinians served the Galactic Republic as part of the Jedi Order. Three Klatooinian Jedi, Tarados Gon, Sta-Den Eekin, and Galdos Stouff were killed at the Battle of Geonosis.
Other Klatooinians served non-Hutt masters. In 30 BBY, dark side adept Profex Rynalla travelled to the planet Leritor with an entourage of two dozen Klatooinians, who served her as soldiers and slavers by kidnapping locals and forcing them to search for a secret Sith treasure.[4]
During the Galactic Civil War, many young Klatooinians were inspired by the Rebel Alliance's message of freedom, and such Rebel victories as the Battle of Yavin. Many young Klatooinians turned their backs on tradition and rebelled against their former masters, sometimes joining up with smugglers, pirates, or rival criminal organizations. Some remained on their homeworld, hiding in the wilderness. A few, such as the technologist Rolanda Gron, managed to join the Rebellion themselves. During the Yuuzhan Vong War, a Klatooinian was a Galactic Alliance spy in the Peace Brigade.
Most Klatooinians, however, remained servants of the Hutts, working for the Klatooinian Trade Guild or various Hutt kajidics. Indeed, their servitude continued well into the time of the New Republic. Jabba the Hutt had several Klatooinians in his employ, including Barada, the chief mechanic on the Khetanna, and Umpass-stay, his bodyguard, spy, and drummer.
APPEARANCES:Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic (Mentioned only) (as "Baradas")
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 40: Dueling Ambitions, Part 2 (Possible appearance)
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 45: Destroyer, Part 1
Star Wars: Darth Maul 3
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Episode I: Queen Amidala
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Star Wars Republic: Outlander
Jango Fett: Open Seasons 3 (Appears in flashback(s))
Star Wars Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War (Appears in flashback(s))
Star Wars Republic: Rite of Passage (Appears in flashback(s))
Stone Mites Claim Ord Tiddell—HoloNet News Vol. 531 55 (Picture only)
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
"Elusion Illusion" - Star Wars Insider 66
Star Wars Republic 49: Sacrifice
Spy Girls
"Life Below" - Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 9
Millennium Falcon
Evasive Action: Prey
Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
The Order of Outcasts
Star Wars Republic: Into the Unknown
Star Wars Adventures Volume 1: Han Solo and the Hollow Moon of Khorya
Star Wars: Rebellion (Mentioned only)
Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
Star Wars Missions 12: The Vactooine Disaster (Mentioned only)
Star Wars Empire 19: Target: Vader
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
Skreej (Non-canonical appearance)
Tales from Jabba's Palace
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2: The Emperor Commands
The Revenge of Tag & Bink (Non-canonical appearance)
Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
X-wing Rogue Squadron: Battleground: Tatooine
X-wing Rogue Squadron: Masquerade
Crimson Empire
I, Jedi
Star Wars: Chewbacca
Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
Force Heretic III: Reunion
The Unifying Force
Star Wars Legacy: Broken
Star Wars Legacy: Indomitable
Star Wars Legacy 22: The Wrath of the Dragon
SOURCES:Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1985)
Wanted by Cracken
Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies (First identified as Klatooinian)
Platt's Smugglers Guide
The Far Orbit Project (Picture only)
The Essential Guide to Alien Species
Alien Anthology
Ultimate Alien Anthology
Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
"Who's Who in the Max Rebo Band" - Star Wars Insider 67
The New Essential Chronology
The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
Star Wars Miniatures: Clone Strike
Star Wars Miniatures: Bounty Hunters
"University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Nikto" - Star Wars Gamer 6 (Mentioned only)
"The Vaynai Archipelago" - Star Wars Gamer 8
"Standoff on Leritor" - Star Wars Gamer 10
A Night at Tosche Station on Wizards.com (article)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Jabba's Palace Limited (Card: Klatooinian Revolutionary)
Legacy Era Campaign Guide
Xim Week: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on Hyperspace (article)
Barada in the Databank
Klatooinian in the Databank
Nikto in the Databank
Ree-Yees in the Databank
Umpass-stay in the Databank
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