Baragwin

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The Baragwin[4] were a large sentient species with pink and gray skin and yellow eyes.[1] The thug Hermi Odle was a Baragwin.[4] As a colonial species, they had migrated and adapted to dominate many worlds.[5]

Biology and appearance

Baragwin were a bipedal species with two legs, as well as two arms, each ending in three-fingered hands. They had a naturally hunched posture with tall backs and broad shoulders.[1] Their heads were rounded and featured a large mouth with a prominent tongue. Their skin could be brown[2] or bluish-gray in coloration, with mottled pink patches. They had beady yellow[1] or orange eye[2] and vertical nostrils situated at the end of their snouts. The Baragwin Hermi Odle had facial orifices that were often filled with pus.[1]

History

Baragwin hailed from the Old Barag system[3] within the Epsi Collective sector, which itself was situated within the Expansion Region.[6] The species traveled throughout and were known and present with the greater galaxy by at least 0 ABY.[7]

Baragwin in the galaxy

In 0 ABY[8], shortly after the Battle of Yavin, a Baragwin was present in a bar on Nar Shaddaa when Luke Skywalker entered the establishment following a brief brawl that ended when he drew his lightsaber.[7] During the tenure of 80-M, in which he served under Jabba the Hutt, Hermi Odle was present at Jabba's throne room when a Rodian came to speak before Jabba. Odle was also present when a fight between Roondha and Ree-Yees broke out within the same location.[9]

Additionally, Odle was present within Jabba's Palace when Lando Calrissian visited shortly before the rescue of Lobot from Cloud City.[10] He also witnessed Boba Fett intimidate Bib Fortuna into revealing why Jabba had placed a bounty on the bounty hunter.[11]

In 4 ABY[12], a Baragwin watched Lando Calrissian and Elocin gamble inside Elocin's club.[2] Later that same year, Hermi Odle[13] was once again present within Jabba's Palace, specifically when Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, and Leia Organa rescued Han Solo from carbonite.[1]

Behind the scenes

Baragwin first appeared in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, directed by Richard Marquand[1] and released in 1983.[14] While the species were not named on screen in the film, they were eventually identified within Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know[15] released on September 4, 2015.[16]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Return of the Jedi – Lando 1
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "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) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats the Old Barag system as the location of one such homeworld with regard to the Baragwin species.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
  5. ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  6. ↑ StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars (2015) 8
  8. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars (2015) 8 to 0 ABY.
  9. ↑ Return of the Jedi – Jabba's Palace 1
  10. ↑ Star Wars (2020) 2
  11. ↑ War of the Bounty Hunters 1
  12. ↑ StarWars.com The Illustrious Jabba the Hutt Bids You Welcome to His New Marvel Comic, Jabba's Palace - Exclusive Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes that Star Wars: Return of the Jedi takes place in the era of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 4 ABY.
  13. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi to 4 ABY.
  14. ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
  15. ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
  16. ↑ DK-Logo Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know on Dorling Kindersley's official United States website (original link is obsolete)