Rakatan

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"It's a Kuati Signet. Blue kyber. Sky stone. The ancient world. Celebrates the uprising against the Rakatan invaders."

The Rakatans,^[3] also known as the Rakata, were an ancient amphibious humanoid species native to the planet Lehon^[1] who ruled over the so-called Infinite Empire.^[4] According to legend, they were the first to develop hyperspace travel.^[1] Long before the Imperial Era, the Rakatans staged an invasion of the planet Kuat, but were eventually repelled by an uprising.^[5] A Kuati Signet embedded with a blue kyber crystal commemorated the uprising.^[2] Around 25,000 BBY, Rakatan invaders also sacked the planet Chandrila and stole the twelve Chandi Merle statues that stood in one of their temples around the same year.^[6] The Rakatan species was said to have eventually gone extinct as a result of corruption from the dark side of the Force.^[1] They shared their name with mystical antiquities known as Rakatan wraith boxes.^[7]

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Behind the scenes

The Rakatans were first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in the forty-fifth issue of the De Agostini magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon, albeit only in its German release.^[8] The species originated in Star Wars Legends in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The Rakata in that game were the fallen remnant of what had once been a galaxy-spanning empire that conquered, ruled, and decimated other species through the dark side of the Force.^[9] The Force powered the Rakata's hyperspace technology.^[10]

"What a time for a light failure..."

―Unidentified Mon Calamari^[11]

In the forty-eighth issue of the 2015 comic book series Star Wars, written by Kieron Gillen, penciled by Salvador Larroca, and published by Marvel Comics^[11] on May 23, 2018,^[12] an unidentified Mon Calamari from the script^[13] was mistakenly depicted as a member of the Rakatan species.^[11]

"I don't even remember that dude and I'm pretty sure I would have remembered approving a Rakata."

―Matt Martin^[14]

Likewise, in the seventh issue of the 2016 comic book series Star Wars: Poe Dameron, written by Charles Soule, penciled by Angel Unzueta, and published by Marvel Comics^[15] on October 26, 2016,^[16] an unidentified "thug"^[15] who was dubbed "generic alien extra #3457" and described as "mysterious background guy" by Story Group's Matt Martin on Twitter,^[14] was also depicted resembling the Rakatans,^[15] but their species remained unspecified.^[14]