- "Your Brilliancy will recall that [the protocol droid] was, ah, reassigned when his translation of your joke about the three Hardex and the bantha failed to amuse the Hardexian ambassador."
- ―Steggus, to Craw
The Hardex were a sentient species[1] native to the Hardex system in the Jubilar sector of the Outer Rim Territories.[2][3] Prior to 5.5 BBY,[source?] the Hardex sent an ambassador to the Targonnian leader Craw. Craw told a joke involving three Hardex and a bantha which was poorly received by the Hardexian ambassador. Consequently, Craw had the protocol droid who translated his joke deactivated and turned into a water fountain.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Hardex were created by Jan Strnad and received a mention in his comic book Droids (1995) 6, published by Dark Horse Comics in 1995.
Appearances[]
- Droids (1995) 6 (First mentioned)
Notes and appearances[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Droids (1995) 6, p. 5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on December 11, 2007 at 7:59 AM; accessed February 2, 2024): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas, stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats the Hardex system as the location of one such homeworld with regard to the Hardex species.