Sanyassan

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"We got him Gruk…just like you wanted…the Corsair's first mate. Thought the Unguule Nebula's comet storm would shield him from the hyperspace scanners…"
"Glurk blurg glurg."
"Exactly!"
―Two members of the species report to Gruk[1]

Sanyassans[3] were a humanoid species in the the galaxy; among its members was a pirate named Gruk who led other individuals of the species in criminal escapades during the New Republic Era. These pirates came into conflict with the crew of Sidon Ithano in a section of the galaxy known as the Lost Clusters, where Ithano's group managed to subdue Gruk's forces and commandeer his Munificent-class star frigate.[1]

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Behind the scenes

"The pirates that try and outwit the Crimson Corsair aren't new either. They're sanyassan. Originally they were going to be ewoks - but there were some problems making that work and so this race was suggested as a replacement."
―Landry Q. Walker[3]

The species first appeared in Star Wars canon in "Tales of Villainy: The Crimson Corsair and the Crime Lords of the Barren Rim," a story written by Landry Q. Walker and published in 2021's Star Wars Adventures (2020) 7.[1] Walker revealed on Twitter that the species was meant to be the Sanyassan pirates[3] that first appeared in the 1985 made-for-TV film Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.[4] Walker had originally intended for the pirates to be Ewoks themselves, but story complications led to the Sanyassans later filling that role.[3]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 IDWAdventures2020LogoSmaller "Tales of Villainy: The Crimson Corsair and the Crime Lords of the Barren Rim" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 7
  2. ↑ 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 Sanyassa system as the location of one such homeworld with regard to the Sanyassan species.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 TwitterLogo Landry Q. Walker (@LandryQWalker) on Twitter (post): "In a similar fashion, the pirates that try and outwit the Crimson Corsair aren't new either. They're sanyassan [sic]. Originally they were going to be ewoks - but there were some problems making that work and so this race was suggested as a replacement." (backup link)
  4. ↑ Ewoks: The Battle for Endor