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Diathim

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Diathim

Homeworld	Moons of Iego Millius Prime
Language	Galactic Basic Standard
Height of average adult	2-3 meters
Skin color	Glowing white^[1]
Distinctions	Six wings, yellow aura^[1]

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"They're the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the moons of Iego, I think."

―Anakin Skywalker, describing the "Angels" of Iego^[src]

The Diathim, sometimes called Angels, were a mysterious winged people who inhabited the Moons of Iego.

1 History
2 Behind the scenes
3 Appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references
- 5.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

Diathim were said by many to resemble humanoids with wings, though other accounts described them as androgynous, and many spacers saw them as exotic members of their own species, even if they weren't humanoid. Diathim glowed white to such an extent that making out details on them was difficult. They also emitted a yellow aura, did not eat, were slender and far taller than most Humans. Some people believed them to be the most beautiful creatures in the universe. Diathim were also capable of surviving in space, and would venture out of their planet's orbit often causing spacers to crash into the planet of Iego.

It was this rumor that led to Anakin Skywalker's first words to his future wife Padmé Amidala, questioning whether or not she was indeed one of these legendary beings. He believed her beauty unmatched, and seemed to think this led to some connections with the Diathim of Iego.^[2]

By the time of the Clone Wars, some Diathim had been driven from their home on Millius Prime, a moon of Iego, and a laser grid system had been installed there by the Separatists to keep people from leaving. A grown Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi encountered one of those Diathim while on a mission to Iego to uncover a root said to contain the antidote to the Blue Shadow Virus.The two Jedi managed to deactivate the laser field and free the inhabitants of Iego.^[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

Anakin Skywalker's line "Are you an angel?" (Listen (help·info))^[2] was spoofed in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords by Atton Rand. If the player completes the game three times and plays a female character later, Atton will ask when he first meets the player: "Are you an angel? Aw, I'm just kidding. That's the worst line I've ever used. Hope some poor kid doesn't start using it."^[3]