Blood/Legends

"The average humanoid adult has a blood volume of approximately four-point-nine liters, of which two-point-seven liters is plasma. Humanoid survival with an untreated Class Four blood loss&mdash;that is, greater than forty percent of total volume&mdash;is unlikely for more than a few minutes. The amount of blood soaked into this carpet is, I estimate, nearly three liters. Even if the deceased had recently spent some months at an altitude sufficient to have radically thickened his blood, his red cell count could not be sufficient to allow survival with such a volumetric loss."

- I-5YQ, on the stabbing death of Ves Volette

Blood was a bodily fluid that many species had. It provided a way for the body to transport oxygen, nutrients, waste and other things vital to survival over the body. The color of blood varied between species. Most species, including Humans and Aqualish, had red blood. Duros, Rodians, and Trandoshans had green blood, Geonosians had yellow blood, Devaronians and Massassi had black blood.

According to Han Solo, the taste of blood was roughly equivalent to the taste of liquid tin.

Behind the scenes
There are occurrences of blood in the Star Wars films. In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, a brief splatter of blood can be seen when Darth Maul is cut down by Obi-Wan. In "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones", Obi-Wan Kenobi has blood on him after Dooku cut his arms and legs. In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, blood can be only seen inside the canisters of the medical droid when Darth Vader is receiving medical treatment after losing the duel against Obi-Wan Kenobi. In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Ponda Baba lost his arm to Obi-Wan Kenobi's blade, producing a trail of blood. However, any subsequent time a limb is seen lost, the lightsaber flash-cauterizes the wound, resulting in little to no blood loss. This has been retconned as the fact that Aqualish have unique anatomy and are one of the few species to bleed when hit by a lightsaber.

Appearances

 * Crosscurrent
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Star Wars: Darth Bane: Rule of Two
 * The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
 * Episode I Adventures Game Book 4: Jedi Emergency
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Republic Commando
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones junior novel
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * The Clone Wars: Wild Space
 * The Clone Wars: The Valsedian Operation
 * Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth
 * Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Imperial Commando: 501st
 * The Paradise Snare
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Splinter of the Mind's Eye
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back junior novel
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Tales of the Bounty Hunters
 * Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
 * Jedi Search
 * Bloodlines
 * Riptide
 * Jedi Search
 * Bloodlines
 * Riptide