Cyanogen was a gas that was poisonous to nearly all those who breathed it. However, a few species needed it for survival, in particular the Celegians.

It was an important factor in the defeat of Naga Sadow's Massassi forces on Kirrek during the Great Hyperspace War. The Celegian Jedi Master Ooroo sacrificed himself by tipping his chamber filled with cyanogen into the Massassi, and, as it shattered, it killed many warriors. He was subsequently poisoned by oxygen.

Cyanogen was also used on the Jedi Exile in the Jekk'Jekk Tarr Cantina, but it failed to subdue her.

Cyanogen was a constituent of cyanogen silicate.^[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

In real life, cyanogen is a chemical with the formula (CN)₂. It too is highly toxic to living organisms.

AppearancesEdit

• Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon (As cyanogen silicate)
• Knight Errant

SourcesEdit

• Ultimate Alien Anthology
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  Essential Atlas Extra: The Knight Errant Gazetteer on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

Notes and referencesEdit

See alsoEdit

• Cyanogen on Wikipedia