Kel Dor/Legends

The Kel Dor was a species that hailed from the planet Dorin.

They required masks to protect them when in oxygen-rich atmospheres. They're also known for their Baran Do sages tradition.

One famous Kel Dor was the Jedi Master Plo Koon, who was a member of a famous Kel Dor Jedi family

Description
The Kel Dor were a tall, muscular race, typically standing about the same size as a human. Their skin ranged in color from peach to a crimson red. Most had dark, black eyes, although some were born with silver irises, a mark that was often thought as an affinity for the Force.

Due to Dorin having a unique atmosphere, composed of helium and a gas unique to their world, the Kel Dor had to wear a breathing apparatus and protective goggles. Therefore, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen were deadly to the Kel Dor.

The Kel Dor also had quick, heightened reflexes, a result of their extra-sensory organs in their heads. They were typically wise, but were of weaker constitution compared to other species.

Culture
The Kel Dor practiced and used the Force long before they joined the Galactic Republic and the Jedi. As a result, this proud tradition melded into the Jedi teachings. This proud Force tradition was known as the Baran Do Sages. The Baran Do Sages acted in ways most Kel Dor did not, thinking and meditating, using the Force as a guide, and making an action or decision only when sure it is the right one. This is in stark contrast to the majority of the Kel Dor populace, who did not contemplate long. After joining the Republic, the Baran Do Sages dwindled in power and number, and the populace now considers them no more then wizards with tricks, although they continued their tradition, passing on eons-old arts.

Furthermore, the Kel Dor typically saw moral issues in black and white, and were quick to cast judgement and bring justice to criminals. They typically did not contemplate long, and had a strong sense of what was wrong and what was right.

Famous Kel Dors

 * Torin Dol
 * Plo Koon
 * Sha Koon
 * Jaden Korr (possibly)
 * Dorn Tlo

Behind the scenes



 * The official Star Wars database has an image of Plo Koon without his goggles exposing his closed eyes. The canon status of this is, however, in question, as the image appears in the Behind the Scenes section and does not necessarily reflect the appearance of the species. What Kel Dor really look like unmasked, is above.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War
 * Jedi Council: Acts of War
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Jedi Power Battles
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * One Battle
 * Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Reversal of Fortune
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Jaden Korr may or may not be a Kel Dor)