Taung
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| Taung (Mandalorian) | |
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| Average height |
2 meters |
| Skin color |
Gray |
| Average lifespan |
85 years[1] |
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The Taungs, later known as the Mandalorians, were a warlike Near-Human species with gray skin that dominated the planet Coruscant thousands of years before the rise of Humans.
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[edit] History
The Taungs and the thirteen native Human nations, the Battalions of Zhell, eventually battled for control of Coruscant. Though the Zhell were nearly exterminated in a volcanic explosion, they managed to drive the Taungs from Coruscant. Due to the two years of darkness caused by the ash, the Taungs named themselves the Warriors of the Shadow (Dha Werda Verda).[2][3]
The Taungs, under the leadership of the legendary Mandalore the First, eventually conquered another world which they renamed in honor of their leader, Mandalore. The species as a whole then also took the name, becoming the Mandalorians (or Mando'ade in their native Mando'a).[3]
Eventually, the Mandalorian species became extinct. Much like the Sith species which gave rise to the Sith Order, the name "Mandalorian" became associated with a multi-species organization of warrior clans, who, regardless of species, adhered to the tenets of the Mandalorians. These Mandalorians, who were mostly baseline Humans, held the legacy of the Taungs in high regard.
Taung Heights, a district of Coruscant, was presumably named for the Taung.
[edit] Appearances
- Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War (First appearance as Mandalorian species)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 8: Flashpoint, Part 2
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 15: Days of Fear, Part 3 (Cover only)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 19: Daze of Hate, Part 1 (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 20: Daze of Hate, Part 2
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 21: Daze of Hate, Part 3
Mass Aqualish Exodus Expected—HoloNet News Vol. 531 45 (Mentioned only)
- Area Woman Finds Sith Icon in Pastebread—HoloNet News Vol. 531 49 (Mentioned only)
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero (Mentioned only)
[edit] Sources
- Shadows of the Empire soundtrack (Liner notes) (First mentioned as Taung)
"The History of the Mandalorians" - Star Wars Insider 80 (First identified as same species)
- "The Mandalorians: People and Culture" - Star Wars Insider 86
- The Essential Chronology
- The New Essential Chronology
- The Essential Atlas
- Galaxy at War
