List of Star Wars species (K–O)

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This list needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this list. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "List of Star Wars species" K–O – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. (September 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message ) This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective. (November 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

This is a list of Star Wars species, containing the names of fictional sentient species from the Star Wars franchise beginning with the letters K to O. Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series, Star Wars, was released on May 25, 1977, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by five sequels, three prequels, nine animated television shows, and five live action television series. Many species of alien creatures (often humanoid) are depicted.

Kaleesh

The Kaleesh are a nomadic and politically neutral race from the planet Kalee. 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. The Kaleesh are also renowned for their warrior culture and combat prowess. Most of them wear masks that are carved from the skulls of the planet's most feared creatures such as the karabac and the mumuu.^[1]

General Grievous is an example of a Kaleesh.

Kaminoan

Kaminoans are tall, thin, pale-skinned aliens, with distinctively long necks, which live on the isolated planet of

Kaminoans developed the

The Karkarodon are a race of shark-like sentients from the world of Karkaris. They were first introduced in Star Wars: the Clone Wars. The species are known to be fast swimmers, often ripping apart their enemies with their teeth.

Kel Dor

The Kel Dor, sometimes referred to as Kel Dorians, hail from the planet Dorin. They require masks to protect them from

Keshiri

The Keshiri are a near-human species from the Wild Space planet of Kesh. Their characteristics include purple or lavender coloured skin and hair colours which include silver and white shades. About five thousand years before the Battle of Yavin, a Sith starship crash landed on Kesh; the crew, who came to become known as the Lost Tribe of Sith, subsequently subjugated the Keshiri, some of whom eventually joined the Sith. The Keshiri were introduced in the Fate of the Jedi novels.

Kiffar

The Kiffar are a near-human species from the Azurbani system, including Kiffu and Kiffex. The Jedi Master Quinlan Vos was a Kiffar. Their characteristics include dark, tanned skin and long thick dark hair, usually worn in dreadlocks, and some have ceremonial tattoos. One in a hundred Kiffar inherits a psychometric talent to read the history of objects that they touch. The Kiffar are clannish and their strongest members comprise an order known as the Guardians, which are rather powerful.^[4]

Kitonak

Kitonaks (also known as Kirdans) are white, pudgy aliens from Kirdo III. 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. They also have some double organs, including two pairs of lungs.^{[citation needed]}

Klatooinian

Klatooinians come from the planet Klatooine. When the Hutts were waging a war against Xim the Despot, they looked for help on some planets. As a result, the Hutts asked the Klatooinians to become part of their army. Since the Klatooinians thought it was some kind of sacred war, their leader Barada M'Beg signed a treaty so that the Klatooinians would be slaves of the Hutts forever. After defeating Xim, Klatooinians remained slaves of the Hutts. Most of their children are named Barada to honour Barada M'Beg.^[5]

One of the thugs on

In The Mandalorian episode 4, "The Sanctuary". Some Klatooinian bandits raid a small villager on the planet Sorgan. They somehow acquire an imperial AT-ST walker. Fortunately the Mandalorian and Cara Dune were able to take them out and save the village.

Kobok

Kobok were an insectoid species that live on planet Koboth. They have two orange compound eyes and three-fingers. One famous face was Gaff, a representative in the New Republic.^[6]

Kowakian monkey-lizard

This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

The Kowakian monkey-lizards are a

Another Kowakian monkey-lizard is seen roasting on a spit at a market in the first episode of The Mandalorian as a second monkey lizard watches from a nearby cage.

Kubaz

The Kubaz are an insect-eating species with long snouts, that have been known to be informants for the Empire.^{[citation needed]} One such Kubaz, by the name of Garindan, led Imperial stormtroopers to the droids on Tatooine in A New Hope. Because of their diet, the insectoid Verpine have a marked distrust of the Kubaz who have often taken great steps to procure Verpine specimens for their suppers.^{[citation needed]}

Kurtzen

The Kurtzen are a pale, hairless, humanoid race from

human colonists.^{[citation needed}

]

Kushiban

Kushiban are small rabbit-like creatures that live on Kushibah in the

Star Wars galaxy. Distinguishing features include large black eyes, floppy ears, and a long tail. They are capable of walking on either their hind legs or on all fours, though to move more quickly in a run or a charge, they must run with all four appendages. On their hind legs they stand at 0.5 meters or 1.6404 feet tall, with an extra 0.3 meters' worth of tail. While often mistaken for cute, pet-like animals, they are actually intelligent beings with a complex culture as well as both a written and spoken language. They have mastered fire (used to frighten away hostile, fire-fearing Xinkras) and can use technology. Rather than paws, they have hands with opposable thumbs and feet. As a means of communication, Kushibans' fur changes color in correlation to its mood. A Kushiban in a calm, normal state of emotions is white; a Kushiban in the deepest of despairs is totally black.^{[citation needed}

]

While they tend to stay on Kushibah, the occasional Kushiban is called away by wanderlust or a specific need. Jedi Master Ikrit is the most famous of the Kushiban who have done so.^[citation needed]

Kwa

The Kwa were an ancient, blue-skinned race that lived on the planet

Dathomir

. They created the Star Temples and the Infinity Gate on Dathomir around 100,000 BBY. Over time the Kwa sealed their temples and left large wuffa worms to guard them. Nobody really knows what happened to the Kwa, but the ones that were on Dathomir devolved into the primitive Kwi.

Kwi

A primitive, blue-skinned, saurians species native to Dathomir, the Kwi degenerated from the Kwa, the masterminds behind the Star Temples and Infinity Gate on Dathomir. In 31 BBY, many Kwi were slaughtered by the Nightsisters of Dathomir in an attempt, by the

Nightsisters

, to unlock the power of the Infinity Gate. By the time

Prince Isolder

landed on Dathomir in 8 ABY, the Kwi had split up into different tribes, two of which were the Blue Mountain People and the Blue Desert People.

Kyuzo

The Kyuzo are a race of humanoid creatures. They have green skin and have masks to filter out moisture. A famous Kyuzo is the bounty hunter

Embo

.

Lannik

The Lannik are a race of tan skinned humanoids from a planet of the same name. They have long ears, similar to

Even Piell

, a member of the Jedi Council.

Lasat

The Lasat are a crafty and sneaky sentient species from Lasan. They are stronger, swifter and stealthier than humans. Their planet was taken over by the Empire who committed a mass genocide on its people. The Lasat's origin is from the planet

Lira San

(the Lasats' true homeworld), and sometime in between they settled the planet Lasan. At some point Lasan was destroyed by the Empire. The Lasani honor guard carry bo rifles, a unique weapon which is a cross between an electro staff and a blaster rifle. 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.

Jaro Tapal was a Lasat Jedi Master who appeared in the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Zeb Orrelios from Star Wars: Rebels

is a Lasat.

Lepi

The Lepi are a rabbit-like species that stand on two legs.

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. The Lepi were a carnivorous race, distinguished by their large incisors and the various colours of their fur, which ranged from green to dark blue. 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. This growth spurred on the development of their space-travel technology, as colony worlds were seen as a response to overpopulation of Coachelle Prime. Individual Lepi were known for their increased metabolism, a trait that often manifested itself as hyper-activity^{[citation needed]}

The only known reference to the Lepi in Star Wars media is the character Jaxxon, who appeared in the original Marvel Star Wars comics in the late 1970s. He referred to himself as a "meat-eatin', rocket-ridin' rabbit", and his ship the Rabbit's Foot bore a vague resemblance to the Millennium Falcon.

There was also the native language of the Lepus carnivorus race, which was also referred to as Lepp or Lepese.^{[citation needed]}

Letaki

The Letaki are a race from the planet Letaki in the Star Wars universe. Letaki have eight tentacles and egg-shaped heads.

Evar Orbus

is an example of a male Letaki.

Lurmen

The Lurmen (also known as Mygeetans) are a diminutive, pacifistic

Wag Too

. Lurmen were able to cover large amounts of ground at great speed.

Most Lurmen were pacifistic by nature and refused to fight or run even in the face of death. They often would hide instead of using violence. As pacifists, they carried no weapons but carried farming tools or ropes. 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. Their farming tools were used mostly as a leverage tool in these tactics and to provide something to tie the rope to, though sometimes they were used as a weapon for striking an enemy.

Massassi

The Massassi were an ancient primitive warrior race that were enslaved by the

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. Only one Massassi, named Kalgrath, survived^{[citation needed}

].

During the

X-wings and Y-wings attacked and destroyed the first Death Star

.

In 22 ABY (After the

Tahiri Veila were led by the Force to find a large golden globe deep inside a Massassi temple on Yavin 4

. Inside the globe were the imprisoned souls of Massassi children whom the young Jedi candidates eventually freed with guidance from Jedi Master Ikrit.

Melodie

The Melodies are an

Junior Jedi Knights

Mustafarian

Mustafarians are the native inhabitants of

Nautolans reflect the moods of those around them. When confronted by anger and violence, they respond in kind. When approached in a calm, civilized manner, they seem helpful and polite.^[citation needed]

Jedi Master

Neimoidian

Neimoidians are the most visible villains of the film The Phantom Menace. According to the

Neimoidians are born as grubs and placed in communal hives until the age of seven. Inadequate food is fed to young Neimoidians in order to encourage acquisitiveness. Those who hoard enough food survive while those who do not hoard die. Even as adults, Neimoidians tend to be greedy, possessive, and fearful of death. Eventually, the grubs learn that to survive, they must kill each other; therefore out of the many grubs that are born, very few survive.^{[citation needed]}

Neimoidians have been stereotyped by other races in the galaxy as corrupt and greedy, particularly after the Battle of Naboo. They are certainly willing to resort to extortion, lies, and manipulation, but their success also lies in exceptional organizational abilities. Training in the organization revolves around Neimoidia's mass hives and huge fungus farms. The Neimoidians do not view themselves as wicked, but rather focused on being the best they can be in their society. The Trade Federation army is employed only when "future customers" do not realize their "best interest" in trading with Neimoidians, in Neimoidian terms.^{[citation needed]}

However, following the battle of their homeworld, many of their grub hatcheries were destroyed by Clone Troopers late into the Clone Wars, in which they were quickly adaptable to the impact of their culture. 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.

Neimoidian culture is extremely hierarchical. Although the monarch of the Neimoidians is never seen in the films, every Neimoidian ship carries a hologram of her. Amongst the seen Neimoidians, clothing denotes status:

• Lott Dod wears a tall diplomatic ploov and a purple representative's
  mantle
  over a very expensive robe of Tyrian violet cloth.
• Nute Gunray, Commanding Viceroy of the Federation army, wears a showy crested tiara and blue viceroy's collar
  .
• Rune Haako, legal counsel to Nute, wears an attorney's cowl
  .
• Daultay Dofine, captain of the flagship vessel for the Naboo invasion, wears a tall command officer's mitre.
• An unnamed Neimoidian wears a lavender collar identifying him as a financial officer.
• The most exalted Neimoidians rank a walking mechno-chair. Neither comfortable nor practical, techno-chairs are very expensive beetle-like seats that can carry lazy Neimoidians or project hologram transmissions. Neimoidians also employ a number of prestigious
  TC-14. TC-14 is kept docile through frequent memory wipes and is employed to distract guests while the Neimoidians devise manipulation strategies.^{[citation needed}
  ]

The Neti were a race of sentient shape-shifting tree-like beings from Rykk. Jedi Master Ood Bnar was a Neti.^[13]

Nikto

The Nikto people are a humanoid species from the planet