Every being you see on the Star Wars movie screen, TV show, comic books, games and novels has its own culture. Corellians defy the odds. Bith make great musicians. Sand people are anti social. But you rarely get to see much of this on screen. There just isn’t time. But in the expanded universe, you get to explore their people, their worlds and their cultures. Take a tour through cultures both human and not in the expanded universe!
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The Ewoks
The Ewoks are very family and community oriented. While they are primitive technologically, they are wise in their own environment. They fiercely defend their own. They adapt to fit into their environment more than expecting the environment to adapt to them. They tend to be small, about half the height of your average human. They
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The Mysterious Witches of Dathomir
Long ago, a Jedi named Allya was exiled to the world of Dathomir. It’s unknown who else was there, but clearly others were. Perhaps colonists or others were exiled. The Tho Yor of the Kwa visited there, seeking Force users, so clearly Allya was not the first. She was merely the one to alter the
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Star Wars Pirates
It can be a bit difficult to narrow down what exactly a Star Wars pirate is. However, generally its someone who robs and plunders the innocent, committing violent crimes. A privateer is a pirate hired by a government, to steal from their foes and deny them supplies. A smuggler on the other hand, is a
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Who survived Order 66
Knightfall, also known as Order 66 wasn’t the end of all the Jedi. It was the end of the temple and the Jedi Council. It was the end of the organization. But we know from the original trilogy that not every Jedi was caught in the initial slaughter at the temple, or even leading clones.
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The Rebel Alliance aka the Rebellion
The true name of the rebellion is the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The goal was to not just throw off a government, or to have anarchy, but to restore the Republic that was subverted into an Empire. The diverse groups that joined the Alliance had different ideas, different cultures and different needs. But their
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Trooper Stories
In the Clone Wars, they seemed like the good guys, in spite of their suspicious creation. By the time of the Rebellion, their name was no longer clone troopers but stormtroopers, and few, if any, were still clones. Where was the individual in these trooper stories? But their individual stories are different, no matter their
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Jedi Families
Jedi families were at one time a common thing but later they became a contradiction in terms. The Jedi Order were supposed to be guardians of peace and justice in the universe. To do this, they had to be unbiased and use the Force for knowledge of what a situation truly is, not what they
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Hutt Culture
The Hutts are conquerors as a whole. They often conquer as gangsters, through money, power, enslaving others and manipulating others into indentured servitude. But they initially conquered through violence, using machines and mercenaries. Biology Home Turf: Varl was the original homeworld but it was made inhabitable by a catostrophe and lost. They took over Nal
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Wookiee Culture
Wookiees are tall, bipedal fur covered people with an animalistic snout, and are easily underestimated. They have a deep history and impressive achievements. Modern Wookiee culture is one of loyalty and honor. Physically wookiees usually come in shades of brown, which camouflage well with the forests of Kashyyyk, there homeworld. There are exceptions however, an
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The Jedi Code is based on the Movies
While the Jedi Code was first laid out in the Expanded Universe, it is based entirely on what we see of the Jedi in the movies. Only the Original Trilogy was out when it was written, but the prequels only clarified that information, didn’t contradict. George Lucas did give guidelines on the Jedi to the
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Slavery’s Curse on a Galaxy
A galaxy full of various races of beings is bound to have ideological differences, of what was right and wrong. The ones like the Hutts and the Sith Empire firmly believed the strong should rule. Slavery is a natural outgrowth of that attitude. On the other side you had the Republic which believed in freedom
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Sith Purebloods
While most associate the Sith Darth Sidious and the fallen Jedi of ancient days, originally the Sith were a species. The Sith pureblood race of beings was usually (though not always) Force sensitive. Sith purebloods already had an Empire when the cast out Jedi followers of the dark side happened upon them and conquered. Soon
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The Secret of Jedi and Sith Force Spirits
It is rare for a Jedi to become a Force spirit that can communicate beyond death. Those that knew the skill only used it at need. It is therefore no surprise that in times of war as Jedi fell, the training to do this was lost. Overtime, it would’ve become a mere legend even in
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Jedi, Machines and the Force
The ability of the Jedi to influence machines goes all the way back to the Jedaii Order. However, the acceptance of it has been controversial due to extreme Sith abuse of this power. The Force comes of life and some Jedi are highly skeptical of the ethics of using machines and the Force together. There
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Lightsaber Facts
The classic hum of lightsabers being activated tends to mesmerize or terrify the citizens of the galaxy. The Jedi are a symbol of peace and to those supporting them it signifies hope, unless of course, you are a criminal. To the Sith, it’s merely a tool and symbol of power. This weapon is your life!
