Gigoran

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Gigorans were a sentient species of tall, hairy humanoids that hailed from the planet Gigor. They were often exploited for their strength and typically used as bodyguards.

Biology and appearance

Gigorans, like Senna, were often enslaved for their great strength.

Gigorans, like Senna, were often enslaved for their great strength.

Gigorans were a species of furry giants, in many ways similar to the Wookiees.[6] They had fur ranging in color from white to grey or light brown.[2] They could learn to understand other languages, but could not themselves speak Galactic Basic Standard. In order to communicate with species that did not speak their language, Gigorans often wore translating vocoders on their mouths[7] to speak other languages besides Gigoran.[4]

Gigorans in the galaxy

Gigorans were often exploited for their strength.[6] Around 233 BBY,[8] a Gigoran musician played in Hap's Sap Tap on[9] the planet Tenoo.[10] Baheeoo, a member of the Nihil marauder group, was present aboard the Gaze Electric in 232 BBY.[11]

Moroff, a Gigoran mercenary, was active during the Age of the Empire.[12] Some Gigorans were members of the Rebel Alliance.[13] The Cerean Soo-Tath was protected by two Gigoran bodyguards.[2] Another Gigoran bodyguard, Sluncan, served Jayyar Lu-wehs, a wealthy weapon merchant's son.[3] Ymmoss was a Gigoran who, along with Cost Niktur, was captured by the First Order in 34 ABY.[4]

Behind the scenes

The Gigorans originated in the 1994 Legends role-playing game article "It's a Gambler's Life," published in the Star Wars Adventure Journal 4.[14] They were canonized through their inclusion in a 2016 update to Star Wars: Commander.[1] The first named Gigoran in canon was Moroff in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[15]

Unlike their canon counterparts, the Legends Gigorans did not require vocoders to speak Galactic Basic Standard.[14]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Commander
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Doctor Aphra (2016) 1
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pirate's Price
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran
  5. ↑ Dawn of Rebellion
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 StarWars.com Much to Learn You Still Have: Talking Rogue One Aliens with Pablo Hidalgo on StarWars.com (backup link)
  7. ↑ Premium-Era-real 'Star Wars': Meet the Creatures and Droids in 'Rogue One' on Entertainment Weekly (backup link archived on December 24, 2017)
  8. ↑ The second season of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures spans the dedication of the Starlight Beacon (which appears in the season one finale "The Prince and the Pirate") and the mission to Vrant Tarnum (which appears in "Yoda Rescue"), both of which are dated to 232 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines. The Season Two episodes "The Great Gomgourd Quest" and "The Missing Life Day Feast" take place one year after the Season One episodes "The Harvest Feast" and "Life Day," placing those episodes in 233 BBY. Season One begins around the same year, meaning that the first half of Young Jedi Adventures Season One, which includes "The Junk Giant," takes place around 233 BBY.
  9. ↑ Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures template logo Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Junk Giant"
  10. ↑ Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures template logo Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Young Jedi"
  11. ↑ IDWAdventures2020LogoSmaller "Tales of Villainy: The Gaze Electric" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 6
  12. ↑ StarWars-DatabankII Moroff in the Databank (backup link)
  13. ↑ Star Wars: Force Arena
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 SWAJsmall "It's a Gambler's Life" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 4
  15. ↑ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story