Xexto

"But stealing stuff from the Empire doesn't do you much good unless you can sell it. Luckily I've got a link to the black market in Ferpil Wallaway. He's a Xexto with his own pawnshop, and he buys almost everything from me to resell to the Broken Horn syndicate."

- Ezra Bridger

Xexto were a sentient species of slight, spindly, six-armed aliens who were native to the planet Troiken. Xexto were highly dexterous, enabling them to participate in the highly dangerous sport of Podracing. Slingshots were extremely popular with Xexto, since their multiple sets of arms made the weapons convenient to use. Gasgano, a famed Podracer pilot, was a Xexto, as was the pickpocket and pawn shop owner Ferpil Wallaway.

Biology and appearance
Xexto were a sentient alien species, identifiable by their short stature, pale-colored skin, and six long arms, which afforded them a total of twenty-four fingers. A Xexto's neck and limbs all extended from a small, round body, with members of the species often using their bottom pair of arms as legs. Atop a tall, thin neck, each Xexto had a head that featured a thin mouth and two black or red eyes. At least one Xexto, the Podracer pilot Gasgano, exhibited purple-colored skin above his eyes, a trait that not all members of the species possessed. Xexto were rather short, with Gasgano standing at a height of 1.22 meters.

Society and culture
Slingshots of various kinds were popular on the Xexto homeworld of Troiken, as a Xexto's extra sets of arms made the weapons more convenient for them to use. Because of their dexterity, Xexto were able to participate in the deadly sport of Podracing.

Xexto in the galaxy
"&hellip;eh Gasgano doowa newpa Ord Petrovia!"

- Fodesinbeed Annodue introduces Gasgano during the Boonta Eve Classic

Originating on the planet Troiken, Xexto were commonly found in the Outer Rim Territories, but at least one inhabited Coruscant, the capital planet of the Galactic Republic and later the Galactic Empire, following the Battle of Endor. At the time of the Invasion of Naboo during the last decades of the Republic, an ill-tempered Xexto named Gasgano participated in the famed Boonta Eve Classic Podrace, which was held on the desert world of Tatooine. Piloting an Ord Pedrovia Podracer, he raced on behalf of the crime lord Gardulla the Hutt and finished in second place. The Tatooine city of Mos Espa hosted a small population of Xexto, one of whom was a food vendor.

During the Age of the Empire, a Xexto pawn shop owner and pickpocket named Ferpil Wallaway lived on the agrarian Outer Rim world of Lothal. Wallaway distributed tickets for "the Commissioner," an individual who ran Gladiator Night, an illegal sporting event held on Lothal. He was visited at his pawnshop by "the Commissioner", who was in reality an Imperial Lieutenant named Jenkes. With his illegal activities in danger of being discovered by the bounty hunter Bossk and the street urchin Ezra Bridger, Jenkes murdered Wallaway in order to tie up loose ends.

Behind the scenes
The Xexto species was created for the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, directed by George Lucas. The primary Xexto who was featured in the film was Gasgano, a Podracer pilot who was part of the film's Podracing sequence. Several other Xexto appeared in the stands observing the race. However, the species wasn't identified by name in canon until the publication of Gasgano's entry in StarWars.com's now-discontinued Encyclopedia.

The species' appearance was primarily developed by concept artist Terryl Whitlatch. Along with some rudimentary designs, Whitlatch also designed the species' bone structure, which was meant to serve as an anatomical reference for the film's designers. A detailed sculpt was created based on Whitlatch's art, and in the film, Gasgano and the other Xexto were rendered entirely with the use of computer-generated imagery.

Despite being a member of the Xexto species, Ferpil Wallaway bears a striking resemblance to a Quermian, who&mdash;in the non-canon Star Wars Legends continuity&mdash;were a species of genetically modified Xexto. However, any canon connection between the two species has yet to be confirmed.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
 * Ezra's Gamble
 * Aftermath