Lasat

"Are all Lasat this touchy?" "I don't know because I've never seen another Lasat. It turns out not many people have."

- Ezra Bridger and Hera Syndulla, on Garazeb Orrelios

Lasats were a humanoid sentient species native to the Outer Rim world of Lasan. They were nearly driven to extinction when their homeworld was devastated by the Galactic Empire.

Biology and appearance
"You some kind of hairless Wookiee?"

- Ezra Bridger, to Garazeb Orrelios

A humanoid sentient species, Lasats were notable for their impressive height, strength, and agility, with their muscular digitigrade legs enabling them to run faster, jump higher and farther, and move more quietly than humans. They had the strength to open a powered down blast door. Their large finger pads and prehensile toes assisted them in climbing. In addition, their large eyes and ears afforded them superior sight and hearing over humans.

2 meters tall was considered to be a below average height for a Lasat.

The fur patterns of a Lasat varied from individual to individual, and could change suddenly as they aged.

Some humans considered a Lasat's strong odor unbearably offensive.

Society and culture
"Only the Honor Guard of Lasan may carry a bo-rifle!"

- Garazeb Orrelios, on bo-rifles

Within the species, those with fighting skills were highly revered, often being members of the Lasan Honor Guard, a group of highly trained, highly intelligent warriors sworn to protect their homeworld of Lasan. Bo-rifles were a long standing tradition in Lasat culture, used exclusively by the Honor Guard of Lasan. Facial hair was an important status symbol in Lasat culture. Those with green eyes and prominent purple stripes were considered to be attractive by others of their species.

They spoke Lasat, a language who's r's were difficult to replicate by most other species.

On Lasan, time was measured by counting how many of their homeworld's dust seasons they had survived through.

Juvenile Lasat were noted to climb tree branches.

History
"Do you know what a T-7 disruptor is, what it does to an organic being?''" "Uh, no..." "''Well, Zeb knows. Because it's what the Imperial used on his people when they cleared his homeworld. Very few Lasats survived. And none remain on Lasan."

- Hera Syndulla tells Ezra Bridger about the Fall of Lasan

Lasats were native to the Outer Rim world of Lasan. During its reign, the Galactic Empire devastated their homeworld, destroying the Honor Guard and killing nearly all members of the species, despite the attempts of the Wookiees to prevent the massacres, often at the cost of their own lives. Since then, Lasats were rarely seen in the galaxy, and none remained on their homeworld. In their conquest of Lasan, T-7 ion disruptor rifles were used extensively by the Galactic Empire. This led to a strong hatred and distrust of such weapons by Lasats. Many of those who survived the fall were enslaved by the Empire.

Following this, Lasat culture fell into decline, with few remaining who could properly speak their native tongue, and the bo-rifle became, like the lightsaber of the Jedi Order, another symbol of a dying age.

Lasats in the galaxy
"Honestly, Agent Kallus, I didn't think there were any Lasats left.''" "''A few, Minister. Only a few."

- Minister Maketh Tua and Agent Kallus

Following the fall of Lasan, very few Lasats were left in the galaxy, and of those who survived, most were enslaved by the Empire. A notable Lasat was Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, a former member of the Lasan Honor Guard. The destruction of his homeworld by the Empire motivated him to become a member of a rebel cell based off the planet Lothal and fight to end the Empire's tyranny.

Because of their scarcity and similarities in their size and strength, the ignorant sometimes mistook Lasats for Wookiees. While some Lasats felt indebted to the Wookiees for them helping fight the Empire during the fall, they despised such comparisons as they felt that it didn't do their own species justice.

Behind the scenes
"It's going to be exciting to develop him and his bizarre new species, and to explain to the audience where he came from, and the details, the personal nature of what happened with him."

- Executive Producer Dave Filoni, on Garazeb Orrelios and the Lasats

The appearance of the Lasat species is based on early concept drawings by Ralph McQuarrie for the character that became Chewbacca.

Non-canon appearances

 * Disney Infinity 3.0
 * Angry Birds Star Wars II
 * LEGO Star Wars Movie Short
 * LEGO Star Wars Movie Short