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- "Wait a minute, you've never heard of Wroonians? C'mon, they're about as near-Human as you can get while still having that cool attitude about them. Some of my best smuggler contacts are Wroonians."
- ―Platt Okeefe
The Wroonians were a blue-skinned species of Near-Humans from the planet Wroona in the Inner Rim, a world in the same sector as the Bestine system.
Biology and appearance
A Wroonian starfighter pilot
Wroonians could be distinguished from baseline Humans by their blue skin and yellow irises. They shared physical characteristics with the Pantoran people.[4]
Society and culture
Wroonian society was wealthy, fun-loving, and deeply spiritual; as a result, Wroonians often wore ornate clothing and tattoos. Their culture focused on personal gain and material wealth. They were easy going and jovial, with a general resentment of authority.[2]
Wroonians loved travel both at sea and in space. Wroonians were renowned for telling boastful stories.[5]
History
A well-traveled species, they were represented in the Galactic Republic by the Pantoran Senator Chi Eekway Papanoida[6] and later were part of the Galactic Empire. There were numerous Wroonian colonies, such as on Saleucami.
Behind the scenes
While Wroonians had been part of the Expanded Universe for years, the first Wroonian to appear in the Star Wars movies was played by George Lucas. However, after the airing of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode, "Trespass," Notluwiski Papanoida's species was changed to a Pantoran, meaning that the Wroonians no longer appear in the Star Wars movies, though they may have a link with the Pantorans.[4]
Appearances
- Darth Plagueis (and audiobook)
"Hondo Ohnaka's Not-So-Big Score" — Star Wars Insider 144 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 2)- Kashyyyk/Trandoshan Talks to Shaky Start — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #48 (original site is defunct)
- Top-Selling Sound Slugs — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #53 (original site is defunct)
- The Cestus Deception
- The Cestus Deception abridged audiobook
- Republic 73
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (Mentioned only)
- "Spare Parts" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 7 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld) (First appearance)
- Imperial Double-Cross (Mentioned only)
- "Galaxywide NewsNets" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
- "The Draw" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15 ("Mair Koda" capsule)
- "The Weekly Luncheon" — Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- "Special Ops: Ship Jackers" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
- "Special Ops: Drop Points" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
- "Vengeance Strike" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
Sources
- Cracken's Rebel Operatives (First identified as Wroonian)
- The DarkStryder Campaign
- "Smuggler's Log" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
- The Kathol Rift
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Stock Ships
- Platt's Smugglers Guide
- Alien Encounters
- "The Starhoppers of Aduba-3" — Star Wars Gamer 4
- Quick Starfields on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
- Scum and Villainy
- Galaxy of Intrigue
- The Unknown Regions
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles
- Eekway, Chi in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- Pantoran in the Databank (original site is defunct)
Notes and references
- ↑ The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Alien Encounters
- ↑
"Smuggler's Log" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Pantoran in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- ↑ "The Weekly Luncheon" — Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- ↑ Eekway, Chi in the Databank (original site is defunct)