Clantaani

"Longo Two-Guns is holed up in a podracer hangar on the far side of town. Be careful: The whole place is under his gang's control. They've chased off or killed every mercenary Jabba has sent after them." "You worry too much, Roz." "Well, somebody has to worry for you."

- Rozatta and Jango Fett

The Clantaani or Clantaanis were a species of sentient, long-eared humanoids from the arid world of Clantaano III. The Clantaani lived in marauding, nomadic tribes that fought endlessly over the limited resources of their homeworld. In the galaxy at large, Clantaani preferred to live on planets similar to Clantaano III, such as Tatooine&mdash;a place that also drew them due to its disproportionate number of criminals. Clantaani pirates and bandits stole regularly from crime lords such as the Hutts and returned home with their booty. A Clantaani known as Longo Two-Guns ran a criminal gang headquartered on Tatooine; after the bandit angered Jabba Desilijic Tiure, the Hutt placed a bounty on Two-Guns, dead or alive, in 32 BBY. The bounty hunter Jango Fett claimed the reward, along with other bounties placed on Clantaani members of Two-Guns's gang.

Biology and appearance
The Clantaani, or Clantaanis, were a species of sentient, wiry humanoids with skin that varied in coloration from blue to orange, mottled with pink and white. They had four-fingered hands. The species featured two sexes, male and female. The Clantaani face was characterized by a heavy yet expressive brow that overhung two small eyes. A pinkish nose extended from close below the eyes and above the long jaw. The puggish snout ended in a mouthful of pink flesh and white, peglike teeth. A pair of long, floppy, pointed ears jutted from either side of the head. Some Clantaani grew white mustaches.

Society and culture
"I've heard about you, Fett. You're pretty good. No bounty hunter's ever made it this far. Think you can outshoot me and my boys?" "Makes it more difficult." "Hear that, boys? He's scared." "Difficult to decide whether any of you live."

- Longo Two-Guns and Jango Fett

The Clantaani lived in nomadic tribes who used brigandage and warfare to fight for their planet's scant resources. Clantaani wore clothing standard for humanoid species in the galaxy; for instance, the Clantaani Longo Two-Guns sported rings, a leather vest and chaps, trousers, boots, and twin blaster pistol holsters. A common Clantaani accoutrement was a leather guard that hung from the back of the head. Clantaani were capable of learning to speak Basic. Their ears twitched as they talked, and members of the species laughed when amused.

History
Native to the dry planet of Clantaano III, the Clantaani evolved to tolerate arid conditions. The world was located in the Clantaano system, which was integrated into the greater galaxy at some point between 1,000 and 25 BBY. The world was eventually incorporated into the Albanin sector of the Outer Rim Territories, reachable via the Triellus Trade Route, and considered part of the Slice. By 20 BBY, Clantaano III was in a region of space controlled by the Hutts, but Hutt influence had retracted by 14 BBY. Circa 25 ABY, the average population per system in the Clantaani's region was a mere 10 to 100 million beings. By 137 ABY, Clantaano III fell within an area known as the Hutt dependencies.

Clantaani in the galaxy
"You bounty hunters just keep on comin'. When's Jabba gonna learn? There ain't nobody can bring me down, dead or alive." "That's for me to decide."

- Longo Two-Guns and Jango Fett

A common practice among Clantaani was to leave their homeworld to ply the spacelanes, raid the stores of galactic criminals, and return with the spoils. When away from Clantaano III, Clantaani preferred planets with dry conditions similar to those of home. Similarly, due to their natural propensity to maraud and pillage, members of the species preferred worlds with large criminal elements; both considerations made Tatooine a popular destination. Clantaani pirates were active in the galaxy by 32 BBY.

By that year, the Clantaani Longo Two-Guns had established a reputation as a top-notch gunslinger; in fact, he claimed to be the "fastest gun in the galaxy." True to his name, the Clantaani wielded a blaster pistol in each hand. He established a base on Tatooine, from which he led a criminal gang made up mostly of his cousins, long-time associates such as Radd Hardwikk and "Deadeye" Klintee, and hired non-Clantaani, such as Nikto, Trandoshans, and Weequay. The gang operated throughout the Outer Rim, with activities in such locales as Mos Espa, Nal Hutta, and Mos Gamos. Two-Guns and his cronies raided other criminal enterprises and poached business from them; they took regular jobs from Gardulla the Hutt.

In 32 BBY, rumors circulated that Two-Guns had the criminal empire of Jabba the Hutt in his sights and that Gardulla had hired the Clantaani to target towns on the periphery of Jabba's control. Jabba reacted by posting a bounty of undefined50,000, dead or alive, on Two-Guns. Meanwhile, several of Two-Guns's associates were subject to bounties of their own: Jabba targeted "Black-Eye" Cahoon for the kidnapping of Twi'lek slaves, Klintee for killing three of the Hutt's personal slaves, "Dusty" Rengo for skimming money from the profits earned by a Tatooine protection agency, Clem "Trigger" Vaneer for defaulting on a sixty percent loan, and "Wrong-Way" Wint for skimming money from the profit earned by a Mos Espa protection agency. Meanwhile, the Mos Eisley Security Force wanted Hardwikk for passing out explosive chubas at a podrace in Mos Eisley, and for suspicion of involvement in other crimes, such as the distribution of illegal goods and communication technology. Bounty hunter Jango Fett set out to claim the bounty on Two-Guns and thus earn himself an audience with Jabba to seek further information on the Bando Gora cult. Fett pursued the Clantaani crooks to their hideout, a minor township on Tatooine.

Fett neutralized Longo Two-Guns's men one by one. He first captured Wint in a docking bay.

He then claimed the bounty on Hardwick, who was hiding out in an arena.

He did so by taking Hardwick alive. Fett then captured Rengo in a building. He neutralized Vaneer in a courtyard and caught Cahoon in another courtyard. Finally, he subdued Klintee in a cantina. The pursuit required Fett to fight through Clantaani thugs and muscle from other species.

The bounty hunter finally reached Two-Guns, who was camped out in a podracer hangar. In the ensuing fray, Fett bested the Clantaani gunslinger and claimed Jabba's bounty on him.

Behind the scenes
An image of Longo Two-Guns published in April 2002&mdash;part of a preview for the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter&mdash;marks the earliest official depiction of the Clantaani species. The game itself, first released in December 2002, features Clantaani in its fifth level, which pits the bounty hunter Jango Fett against the gang run by Longo Two-Guns on the planet Tatooine. Although defeating Two-Guns himself represents the level's ultimate goal, several of his associates appear as optional, secondary bounties. One of them, "Deadeye" Klintee, bears the name of an effects artist who worked on the game. The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, published in December 2008, includes entries for the species itself, Hardwikk, Klintee, and Two-Guns. The entries confirm that Fett claimed the bounties on Hardwikk and Two-Guns, but they do not stipulate whether he caught them dead or alive. As Hardwikk's bounty is higher for a capture rather than a kill, the above scenario assumes such an outcome. The defeat of the other Clantaani depends on total completion of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, and the above scenario assumes that each bounty was claimed in the fashion&mdash;dead or alive&mdash;that proved more lucrative. In the cases of Wint, Rengo, Cahoon, and Klintee, capturing the target alive provided Fett a larger reward. However, for Vaneer and Two-Guns, the rewards were identical.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter