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- "Wait a minute, you've never heard of Wroonians? C'mon, they're about as near-Human as you can get while still having that cool attitude about them. Some of my best smuggler contacts are Wroonians."
- ―Platt Okeefe
The Wroonians were a blue-skinned species of Near-Humans from the planet Wroona in the Inner Rim, a world in the same sector as the Bestine system.
Biology
Wroonians could be distinguished from baseline Humans not only by their blue skin (even blue lips), but by their yellow irises. They shared physical characteristics with the Pantoran people.[1]
History
Wroonian society was wealthy, fun-loving, and deeply spiritual; as a result, Wroonians often wore ornate clothing and tattoos. Wroonians loved travel both at sea and in space. A well-traveled species, they were represented in the Galactic Republic by the blue-skinned Pantoran Senator Chi Eekway Papanoida[2] and later were part of the Galactic Empire. There were numerous Wroonian colonies, such as on Saleucami.
Wroonians were renowned for telling boastful stories.[3]
Behind the scenes
While Wroonians had been part of the Expanded Universe for years, the first Wroonian to appear in the Star Wars movies was played by George Lucas. However, after the airing of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode, "Trespass," Notluwiski Papanoida's species was changed to a Pantoran, meaning that the Wroonians no longer appear in the Star Wars movies, though they may have a link with the Pantorans.[1]
Appearances
- Darth Plagueis
- Kashyyyk/Trandoshan Talks to Shaky Start — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #48 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Top-Selling Sound Slugs — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #53 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Hondo Ohnaka's Not-So-Big Score" — Star Wars Insider 144
- The Cestus Deception
- Star Wars: Republic: Trackdown
- Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils! (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (Mentioned only)
- "Special Ops: Ship Jackers" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
- "Special Ops: Drop Points" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
- "The Weekly Luncheon" — Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
Sources
- Cracken's Rebel Operatives (First identified as Wroonian)
- Alien Encounters
- Platt's Smugglers Guide
- "Smuggler's Log" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
- Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
- "The Starhoppers of Aduba-3" — Star Wars Gamer 4
- The DarkStryder Campaign
- "Quick Starfields" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption: Prima Official Game Guide
- Scum and Villainy
- Galaxy of Intrigue
- The Unknown Regions
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles
- Chi Eekway in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Pantoran in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pantoran in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Chi Eekway in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ "The Weekly Luncheon" — Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook