Gamorrean/Legends



Gamorreans were green-skinned, porcine humanoids from the lush jungle planet of Gamorr. "Gamorrean" can also refer to the spoken language of the Gamorreans, Gamorrese. Gamorreans were fierce warriors prized for their great strength.

Appearance and physiology
Gamorreans averaged about 1.7 meters in height and often weighed more than 100 kilograms. They were quite strong and were generally considered less intelligent than the norm. Their reputation for low intelligence was partly due to their physiology, which made it nearly impossible for them to speak Galactic Basic. Though most offworld Gamorreans understood it, they still spoke Gamorrese.

Culture and history
On their home planet Gamorreans existed in a sort of tribal political system dominated by the females, sows. The Gamorreans' entire year was centered around war with other tribes. Males would train in the spring, fight to the death all through the summer, and heal their wounds in the fall and winter, only to start again the next season. So strong was the hatred among clans and the loyalty within them that Gamorreans carried their clan allegiances even after venturing off the homeworld. One of their favorite weapons was a vibro-ax called arg'garok. They kept the parasitic morrts as pets and status symbols.

As a result of their physical characteristics and low intelligence, Gamorreans away from their home planet were usually employed as mercenary fighters, guards, or heavy laborers. For example, the crime boss Jabba the Hutt was fond of hiring them because they were so inexpensive. One notable exception to this was the Wraith Squadron pilot Voort saBinring, who was biochemically altered by the Binring Biomedical to bring his attention span and intelligence more in line with humans. On a less honorable note, is the mutant Dark Jedi Gorc, one of Jerec's band of seven Dark Jedi who were looking for the lost Valley of the Jedi. Though prized as mercenaries, their strong clan allegiance and hatred for rival clans made it unwise to hire Gamorrean enforcers without first inquiring about their clan backgrounds.

During the Mandalorian War, Gamorreans were known to be involved with The Exchange and to take innocent beings prisoner, keeping them as slaves, taking particular interest in Wookiees. In those times, Gamorreans were considered cruel and merciless monsters, and their bad reputation survived into the times of the Galactic Empire. At least one, however, was intelligent and civilized enough to be the sergeant-at-arms for the New Republic Senate.

Appearances

 * Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Star Wars Republic: Twilight
 * Star Wars Republic: Infinity's End
 * Star Wars Republic: Darkness
 * Jedi Trial
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Evasive Action: Recruitment




 * Star Wars: Droids
 * "The Pirates of Tarnoonga"
 * "The Pirates and the Prince"
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Star Wars Empire 19: Target: Vader
 * Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc
 * Star Wars: Dark Forces
 * Lucky Stars
 * And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale
 * Star Wars: Demolition
 * Shadows of the Empire novel
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Three Against the Galaxy
 * X-wing: Wraith Squadron
 * X-wing: Iron Fist
 * X-wing: Solo Command
 * Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
 * Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood
 * I, Jedi
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Planet of Twilight
 * ''Darksaber
 * The Black Fleet Crisis
 * Young Jedi Knights series
 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand