Hakaran

The Hakarians were a sentient insectoid species native to Hakara.

History
The Hakarians were native to the swampy planet of Hakara, which was believed to be uninhabited by the Galactic Republic by the time of the Clone Wars, though the Hakarians were aware of the existence of the Jedi Order. In around 22 BBY, Hakara was invaded by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and a large number of battle droids were stationed on the planet. Hoping to receive help from the Jedi, the Hakarians sent a distress signal to the Jedi High Council using their native technology. The Jedi Council received the message, but were unable to decipher most of it because they were unfamiliar with the Hakarian language. Still, the Council somehow figured that it was a distress call and sent Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano to Hakara to investigate.

Upon arriving on the planet, the two Jedi mistook the Hakarians for nothing more than importunate insects, until a group of Hakarians saved them from a B1 battle droid on patrol. The Jedi then realized that the insects possessed sentience and taught them how to deactivate the droids' neural processors. With the new knowledge, the Hakarians raided the Confederate installation and dispatched all battle droids stationed there. Tano and Skywalker left the planet, planning to inform the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Hakarians, so that he could send a Republic ambassador to Hakara.

Behind the scenes
The Hakarians were featured in A Little Help on Hakara, a short comic strip published in Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.9 in June 2010 and written by Tom DeFalco. In the comic, the Hakarians were illustrated by Tanya Roberts.

Appearances

 * A Little Help on Hakara