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The Troxans were a sentient species native to the planet Troxar in the Expansion Region. They had gills on their necks that fluttered and vibrated to convey emotion. Gill patterns varied from individual to individual, so much so that those olfactory organs were used as identity markers by Troxan security devices, such as incendiary packets. At least part of the Troxan government was known as the Benevolence of Troxar, itself a bureaucratic organization that featured departments such as the Bureau of Patriotic Defense and posts such as the under-palatine for patriotic liaisons and the first diplomatic legatee.

During the Clone Wars, the Troxans sided with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. However, as the Grand Army of the Republic gained the upper hand against the Troxans and inflicted severe damage on the species' homeworld, the Troxans considered suing for peace. The species sent a delegation to the Republic, but their appeals were rebuffed. They then hatched a new plan: to pretend to surrender only to mount an insurrection once the Republic recalled most of the troops it had sent to subdue the world. However, at a summit on the planet Vjun with the Separatist Head of State Count Dooku&mdash;actually the Sith Darth Tyrannus&mdash;the Count planted suggestions in the Troxans' minds to keep them fighting&mdash;little did they know that Darth Sidious, the mastermind behind the war and Dooku's Sith Master, wanted their world to continue fighting so as to drain the resources of the Republic army.