List of Star Wars species (K–O)

A bipedal reptilian species, the Kaleesh have reddish-brown scaly skin and cover almost all their bodies (they usually leave their four-fingered claws exposed) to protect them from Kalee's blistering sun.

They resemble the stereotypical image of grey aliens in their face and limbs, and engage in similar activities that seem to revolve around genetics and physical experiments with their test subjects.

They show a tough skin which folds to seal vulnerable openings, a trait evolved to protect them from the harsh environment of Kirdo's deserts.

Imperial special agent Alexsandr Kallus was the only human to wield a bow rifle, a source of conflict between him and the rebel Zeb Orrelios.

This was the Basic name used to describe the Lepus carnivorus, a species of tall, furred lagomorphs which was native to the planet Coachelle Prime.

Despite their appearance, the Lepi were a technologically advanced race, having achieved spaceflight and colonized the five planets in the system and the neighbouring asteroid belt.

Lepi were considered sexually mature at just ten years of age, and females often gave birth to litters of three dozen or more offspring, resulting in a swift growth in their population.

The Lurmen (also known as Mygeetans) are a diminutive, pacifistic lemuroid mammalian species native to the crystalline world of Mygeeto and also had a settlement on Maridun.

When some Lurmen fought the Separatists, alongside Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker, they refrained from ever destroying or killing the enemy, choosing instead to restrain the droids for the Jedi to finish off.

Despite this cruelty, the Massassi treated Naga Sadow as a god by building huge temples and palaces to honor their Sith Lord.

They became extinct when Exar Kun sapped the life out of every Massassi on Yavin 4 so that he could free his soul from his body in order to escape the pursuing Jedi.

It was from this hidden base that Rebel starships were able to score their first victory against the Empire, and from which squadrons of X-wings and Y-wings attacked and destroyed the first Death Star.

A millennia later, Sannah, a Force-sensitive Melodie, helped Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila (who had come to Yavin 8 with Lyric, a student from the Academy who was about to undergo the Changing Ceremony) to decipher the carvings.

[citation needed] An alien race almost exactly the same in appearance as humans, Miraluka differ in that they have no eyes or blank white sockets and cannot see through the focusing of light.

[citation needed] During the Clone Wars, the Mon Calamari remained with the Galactic Republic, while the Quarren joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS).

[citation needed] With the help of Jedi Kit Fisto, the Mon Calamari demonstrated their traditional underwater fighting techniques.

[citation needed] Their expertise in starship construction and the supply of Mon Calamari Cruisers proved vital to the Alliance, as these ships could challenge the Galactic Empire's fleet.

The Nagai are aliens with pale skin, jet-black hair and angular features, they lived on the planet Nagi, beyond the borders of the Old Republic and the Empire.

[citation needed] Nautolans are amphibious humanoids with a range of skin colours from greens to blues and greys, a cartilage-reinforced skeleton, and shark-like eyes.

[citation needed] Their homeworld is Glee Anselm, a planet of vast swamps, lakes, and seas located in the Mid Rim.

By the time of The Phantom Menace, the Neimoidians control the galaxy's largest commercial corporation and are at the head of the powerful Trade Federation.

So they then associated themselves with their Duro cousins, first by destroying the remaining communal hives and burning down all the fungus farms in order to distance themselves from millennia of internal oppression.

All of their warrior braves were captured by Techno-Union scientists and were physically and mentally mutated into large bear-like creatures with their left arms replaced with laser cannons, to try to create perfect cyborg soldiers for the CIS.

During the Liberation of Nelvaan, Anakin Skywalker, who was referred to by the race as "Holt Kezed" ("Ghost Hand" in their language), would free them as he destroyed the Separatist base.

[13] The Nikto people are a humanoid species from the planet Kintan who have scaly skin, black eyes, and symmetrical horns and spikes on their faces.

In the 2016 novel Star Wars: Bloodline, the Red Nikto crime lord Rinnrivin Di heads a dangerous cartel based on the planet Bastatha.

For several centuries, the Niktos were ruled over by a violent and fanatical religious organization called the Cult of M'dweshuu, which was much despised by the majority of Kintan's population.

A fleet of Huttese starships bombarded the Cult of M'dweshuu's stronghold from orbit, wiping it out, and the grateful Niktos eagerly signed the Treaty of Vontor, placing themselves in servitude to the Hutts indefinitely.

[citation needed] The Noghri are natives of the planet Honoghr, which was ravaged by toxins from a Trade Federation core ship destroyed in battle during the Clone Wars.

[citation needed] With the Noghri still in service to the Galactic Empire five years after the death of Palpatine, Grand Admiral Thrawn orders them to kidnap the pregnant Leia Organa Solo.