Er'Kit (species)

The Er'Kit were a species of humanoids with large, elongated craniums and long, skinny legs. One Er'Kit was Ody Mandrell, a famous podracer who took part in the Boonta Eve Classic.

Biology and appearance

The Er'Kit were a sentient race of humanoids^[6] that originated from the planet Er'Kit in the Outer Rim Territories.^[4] Er'Kit possessed large, elongated craniums and long, skinny legs with skin that came in various shades of blue,^[1] red, and purple.^[2] Er'Kit were well adapted to desert planets due to the environments of their homeworld.^[6]

History

The Er'Kit homeworld had a murky history of political scandals, slave trade, and violent militias.^[6] Shortly before the Clone Wars, Danry Ledwellow was an Er'Kit male senator who represented the planet Er'Kit in the Galactic Senate. After a complication with Thalassian slavers, Ledwellow was arrested, and his private army of IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tanks fell into the hands of the Blood Dawn slavers.^[4]

Er'Kit in the galaxy

Some Er'Kit hailed from the planet of Tatooine, located in the Outer Rim Territories.^[1]

In the High Republic Era, Er'Kit sisters Sabata and Bareen Krill were members of the Nihil.^[7]

Ody Mandrell was a famous podracer renowned for his team of pit droids that helped him to break several records. During the Naboo Crisis, Mandrell took part in the Boonta Eve Classic.^[8]

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Appearances

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• "Set For Life" — The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021
• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 8
• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 9
• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 10
• The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 2
• The High Republic: Tempest Runner
• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 11
• "Crash and the Crew Do What They Do" — The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021 (Appears in hologram)
• The High Republic: Midnight Horizon (and audiobook)
• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 12
• The High Republic: Seeds of Starlight
• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
• Choose Your Destiny: A Podracer Mission
• Star Wars Annual (2015) 4
• Star Wars: Commander
• Aftermath (and audiobook)

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Sources

• Ody Mandrell in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Thire Databank A-Z: Baze Malbus–Darth Maul
• Star Wars: Alien Archive
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
• Dyro Felldor in the Databank (backup link)
• Er'Kit in the Databank (backup link)
• Ody Mandrell in the Databank (backup link)

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