Moyn

The Moyn^[2] were a sentient species of brown furred humanoids that inhabited the galaxy during the Clone Wars^[3] and the reign of the Galactic Empire. They had two protruding eyes with horizontally closing eyelids, and several small tentacle-like appendages that surrounded their mouth. The species was capable of speaking Galactic Basic Standard and could breathe unfiltered Clouzon-36 gas.^[1] Members of the species included Level 1313 moneylender Pintu Son-El^[3] and the bad-tempered Mining Guild boss Yushyn, who operated an Asteroid Belt Gas Refinery^[1] in 3 BBY.^[4]

Behind the scenes

The Moyn first appeared in "The Call," the thirteenth episode in the second season of the Star Wars Rebels television show.^[1] The design for the species was based on a piece of alien bounty hunter concept art drawn by Ralph McQuarrie for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Concept art of Yushyn for the Rebels episode was produced by artist JP Balmet.^[5] The species was originally created for unfinished episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, with the character of Pintu Son-El.^[6] Son-El would eventually appear in the revived seventh season of the series, in the 2020 episode "Gone with a Trace."^[3] The species was named after Bobby Moynihan,^[7] who voiced Son-El in the episode.^[3]