Gungan

"Gungans no dyin' witout a fight. Wesa warriors."

- Jar Jar Binks Gungans were an amphibious sentient species and the native inhabitants of the planet Naboo. The various different Gungan races could live on both water and land, but often made their home in underwater cities such as Otoh Gunga. Physically, Gungans were tall humanoids with a flexible structure, strong leg muscles, strong bill, muscular tongues, and many other traits designed for living in the waters of Naboo.

Though sometimes dismissed as primitive, the Gungans had advanced technology, including water-based vehicles and weaponry. The Gungans preferred using technology that was related in some way to the ecology of their world. For example, they used energy plasma that was mined from their planet's crust to power their cities and also their weapons. The Gungans also domesticated animals for use in transport and combat, such as the kaadu, the falumpaset and the fambaa. The Gungan Grand Army was a standing Gungan defense force, which participated in the Battle of Naboo during the Trade Federation's occupation of the planet. After the invasion, Jar Jar Binks became the representative of the Gungan people in the Galactic Senate, serving alongside Senator Padmé Amidala of the Naboo.

Biology and appearance
The Gungans were a sentient amphibious species. Equipped with hardy lungs, they were capable of holding their breath for extended periods of time. Their skeletal structure was extremely flexible, as it was made of cartilaginous material rather than hard bone. The long Gungan face had a tough yet flexible bill for burrowing and rooting out food. They had long muscular tongues with which they could scoop mollusks and lesser amphibians from the Naboo swamps.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
 * Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Galactic Defense
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part II
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part II
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part II
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part II
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part II
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part II
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part II
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi