Star Wars' most obscure alien has been officially found

O Star Wars The galaxy is teeming with a wide variety of alien life, but some species are more prominent than others, and the franchise's most obscure alien was recently found. Alien races have always been important to Star Wars both in canon and legends. The variety of alien life shown in Star Wars Movies and TV shows are one of the most captivating parts of the franchise and help bring the galaxy to life. Although aliens in general are important to Star Warsthere is a species that can now be considered the most obscure to ever grace the screen.

In a Star Wars Centralized video, he explained that he had researched the most forgotten areas of the world. Star Wars to find the most obscure alien race in the entire franchise.

As explained in the video, he examined multiple sources of little-known alien races, from all forms of media, in both Legends and Canon. While there are many contenders for the top spot, one stands out as the most obscure species: the Dor Namethians..

Lexo Sooger is the first Dor Namethian in the Star Wars canon

As Star Wars Centralized discovered, the Dor Namethians are the most obscure alien race in Star Wars. The Dor Namethians first appeared as unused concept art for Return of the Jediwhich was then used as a character card in the almost forgotten trading card game, Star Wars Customizable card game. That Namethian Dor was called Brangus Glee, but the first Namethian Dor to appear on screen in Star Wars it was Lexo Sooger. The species becomes even more obscure, as Lexo Sooger's first appearance was in deleted scenes from Star Wars: The Last Jediwhich is a dubious source of canon.

Lexo Sooger was a massage therapist in The Last Jedi, and if his scene had remained in the film, he would have appeared during Finn and Rose's father's chase through Canto Bight. Interestingly, his backstory was explored in a canon Star Wars book, as it was the subject of one of the novels presented in Corner Bight. That book explained that Lexo Sooger was an assassin before becoming a massage therapist, as Dor Namethians were known for their dexterity.. He also adopted a human girl as his daughter, and the book saw him save her from the clutches of a local gangster.

Andor confirmed that Dor Namethians are official canon

Although Dor Namethians has become official Star Wars canon through both Corner Bightthey have still never had a true canonical appearance in a Star Wars show or movie, as Lexo Sooger's scene was cut. They would later be added to the canon, as in Andor season 1, episode 7, during Mon Mothma's dinner, a Namethian Dor can be seen in the background talking to the guests. This appearance was much more solid than The Last Jedideleted scenes, and cemented the Dor Namethians as the most obscure species to ever appear in a Star Wars film or program.

Andor

Release date of

September 21, 2022

Seasons

1

Presenter

Tony Gilroy

Number of episodes

12

The fact that Dor Namethians are so obscure speaks to one of the best aspects of both Andor It is Star Wars as a whole. There is an enormous wealth of knowledge and little-known knowledge in Star Wars canon, and new shows and movies still build on it decades later. It's a sign of the franchise's longevity and depth that there are still so many interesting aspects hidden within its story. Dor Namethians may be the most obscure alien race in Star Warsbut they also symbolize one of its best characteristics.

Source: Star Wars Centralized

Star Wars

Television programs)

The Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, The Acolyte, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lando, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Resistance, Star Wars: Adventures of the Young Jedi, Star Wars: Visions