- "He's a Nuxan. You know, a rotter. Nuxan smell like an abandoned slaughterhouse."
- ―Sana Starros
The Nuxan were a sentient humanoid species[1] from the Nux system[1][2] in the Mid Rim Territories.[3] They were distinguished by their unpleasant, rotten odor. The species possessed green skin riddled with brown spots, a pair of green eyes which had brown markings directly above and below, a pair of five-fingered hands, and fin on the back of their heads. Bodo Linx was a Nuxan informant during the Imperial Era who could speak Galactic Basic Standard.[1]
Around 2 ABY,[4] Linx met the rebel fugitives Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo, along with the smuggler Sana Starros, in a cantina on the Outer Rim astronomical object Barnahof. When Imperial stormtroopers arrived at the cantina, Starros referenced the Nuxan's odor as an excuse for the space between her and Linx where the fugitives had previously sat. After the stormtroopers left, Linx gave the rebels the location of his contact on Brentaal IV,[1] a planet located in the Core Worlds.[5]
Behind the scenes
The Nuxan species first appeared in the comic book Star Wars (2015) 56, written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Andrea Broccardo,[1] and published by Marvel Comics on November 7, 2018.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars (2015) 56 (First appearance)
- Star Wars (2015) 57 (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Star Wars (2015) 56
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 Nux system as the location of one such homeworld with regard to the Nuxan species.
- ↑
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars (2015) 56 to around 2 ABY.
- ↑ Tarkin
- ↑
Star Wars (2015) #56 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
