Neimoidian

"Neimoidians are a slippery lot, but the Jedi will wear him down."

- Clone Commander Gree concerning the Jedi's interrogation of Viceroy Nute Gunray

Neimoidians were a species of humanoids who hailed from the planet of Neimoidia and also lived on colony worlds like Cato Neimoidia. They had smooth noseless faces, mottled green-gray skin, and large red-orange eyes. In the waning years of the Galactic Republic, they ran the Trade Federation, a vast consortium of business interests. As such, they ended up joining the Confederacy of Independent Systems and helped start the Clone Wars.

Biology and appearance
The Neimoidians were a sentient species. They were humanoid in form, having two arms, two legs, a torso and a single head. They had smooth, mottled green-gray skin skin and large, red-orange eyes with a pupil that split it horizontally. Known individuals were tall, ranging from 1.9 to 2.11 meters. Neimoidians had long,slender hands with five digits,ending in a dull point, one of which was an opposable thumb. Overall, they looked very similar to the Duros, a species of gracile humanoids with slit mouths, large eyes and no visible external nasal passages. Although many Neimoidians were generally lean, some individuals within the species exhibited obesity.

Society and culture
"These Federation types are cowards. The negotiations will be short."

- Qui-Gon Jinn

Throughout the galaxy, the Neimoidians were known for their business skills and their greediness. They wore elaborate, flaunting clothes that included hats, cloaks and drapes.

History
The Neimoidians hailed from the planet of Neimoidia, although they also inhabited at least one colony world, the fog-covered Cato Neimoidia. In the last decades of the Galactic Republic, the Neimoidians were at the helm of the Trade Federation, a wealthy and influential commerce guild. Toward the end of Finis Valorum's mandate as Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, the Federation's viceroy, a Neimoidian named Nute Gunray, allied himself with a mysterious figure known as Darth Sidious. The resulting crisis led to the election of Senator Palpatine&mdash;who was in fact Sidious' public persona&mdash;as the new chancellor. Ten years later, the Neimoidians of the Trade Federation had joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems, an alliance of solar systems that wanted to secede from the Republic.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
 * Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Galactic Defense
 * Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * A New Dawn
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * A New Dawn
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * A New Dawn
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * A New Dawn
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * A New Dawn
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * Heir to the Jedi