Talk:Twi'lek/Legends

Names for lekku
I've read that the two lekku are named something like Tchang and Tcheng. This is from the Farlander Papers. Can anyone confirm this?21:11, 29 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Cleanup
I just cleaned up this article. I would like to have someone else approve the removal of the cleanup template. – Aidje talk 07:21, 30 Jul 2005 (UTC)
 * I have edited the page further, and I'm all for it. --Culix 02:26, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)
 * Quite a bit of material has been added since my proposal. It's been long enough since my first comment that I will have to look over the article again to see if I still agree. Unfortunately, it will probably be a few days until I have the opportunity to do so. Maybe ext Tuesday. – Aidje talk 08:04, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, someone should remove the tag! :\Padme829 00:04, 20 Oct 2005 (UTC)padme829
 * It has been almost three weeks, so with padme829's vote I am removing the tag. --Culix 06:00, 26 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Mammals or Reptiles?
What are Twi'leks (what vertebral group are they in), they can't be fish or birds, and they can't be amphibians because when Aayla Secura was with Kit Fisko (Kit is an amphibian like Jar Jar Binks), Aayla almost drowned under water and the two had to kiss just so she could bread. So the're two more vertebral group that Twi'leks could be in.
 * They're near-human, so they're mammals. -- Riffsyphon1024 00:47, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)
 * Has it been stated that they're near-human? Curtis Saxton argues that they aren't, since their lekku just make them too different biologically.  On the other hand, since they have some body hair (well, eyebrows) and female Twi'leks have ... ah ... prominent mammary glands, they're at least mammals.  8)  &mdash; Silly Dan  21:55, 14 Oct 2005 (UTC)
 * They're not near-humans, since they aren't genetically compatible. (ie no half-human half-Twi'leks). They're humanoid mammals, though. QuentinGeorge 22:22, 14 Oct 2005 (UTC)
 * Yet, I think is what we should put for no Human/Twi'lek hybrids. Lucas should have official say if they are compatable.-Rob
 * They are neither, they don't have to conform to any definitions of classification . They are alien ya know . I don't think it applies to what few classes we have . There could be millions we don't know of . Dig it .TK867 06:41, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe, but this case obviously fits into one of Earthean categories. - Sikon [ Talk ] 07:34, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * With Secura, yes I would certainly have no problem believing shes' a mammal. Fisto on the other hand ...
 * Yeah, Twi'leks are mammals, since they have breasts. In real life, only mammals have breasts. Master Secura

Also notice though how the Twi'lek possess bellybuttons... clearly indicative of mammal growth and birth unless Lucas got careless in makeup if he wanted them to be something other than mammals. HuronKing
 * There's a lot of talk about Kit Fisto going on and remember that he is a Nautolan not a Twi'lek so whatever traits he possesses are not Twi'lek traits. It seems very obvious that Twi'leks are not humans or even near humans. Remember Daeshara'cor on her death bed told Anakin Solo that she could not be cured the same way Corran Horn was because "Humans and Twi'leks have different biologies". But really what reptilian traits do they have? They aren't cold-blooded, they don't have scales like Falleen do, they don't have the reptile eyes with the slit like pupils. Why wouldn't they be mammels?--144.92.215.78 20:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)Kyp-Durron

Suggestion and Questions
This page states that every Twi'lek clan had their own city. Did this result from each clan existing separately when primitive Twi'leks lived in caves? Some clarification of this on the page might be nice.

The Twi'lek names section has the sentence "This change was meant to symbolize a way of togetherness." Does this mean symbolizing the togetherness of the individual and their clan, or something else?

Is there a consensus on the name of the Twi'lek language? Some places, such as the starwars.com databank refer to it as "Twi'leki", while other sources (here, as well as the Star Wars RPG) refer to it as "Ryl". Is one name more correct? Are both names acceptable?

Finally, maybe the final sentence on Ryll should be moved to the Ryll page, since it is more of a description of the substance than of the Twi'lek homeworld. --Culix 19:04, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)


 * I think I also recall seeing "Rylothean". "Twi'leki" seemed to be the more common in my experience, but the easiest explanation is that they are three different languages, all spoken by different groups of Twi'leks (geographical variations, different races, or something).--Valin Kenobi 07:02, 11 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Pictures
Does anyone have some more pictures? This is a rather long article to have only one pic in it. Eyrezer

Sources for this??
"The range of possible Twi'lek skin colors was extremely diverse, including green, orange, brown, yellow, blue, white, and purple - all in varying shades and hues. Twi'leks of these skin colors were referred to as Ryloth Twi'leks, with green being the most common color. Other types of Twi'leks included the particularly rare turquoise-skinned Twi'leks, known as Rutian Twi'leks, and the rarest red pigment of the Lethan Twi'leks, whose skin color was caused by a mutation of the genetic code.

''A Twi'lek's skin tones varied with lineage, and each color alluded to the kind of worship practiced by the individual's ancestors. Though the Twi'leks all worshipped the same female mother deity, Kakka lekki, the manner in which she was worshipped varied by skin color. Traditionally, purple Twi'leks worshiped Kakka lekki through song, dance, and music, while orange and yellow Twi'leks worshiped with fire and simple pyrotechnics. Blue and white Twi'leks worshiped through study and appreciation of water. Brown and pink Twi'lek worshiped through manipulation of stone, and the green Twi'leks by meditation and contemplation."''

--Where is it stated that everything other than Rutians and Lethans are referred to as "Ryloth Twi'leks"?

--Where does it say green is the most common?


 * Twi'leks of these skin colors were referred to as Ryloth Twi'leks, with green being the most common color. -That's where. --The Nuclear Wookiee 00:27, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

--The entire paragraph about religion sounds really iffy to me. Source?--Valin Kenobi 07:09, 11 Dec 2005 (UTC)

--I agree. Sounds like bad fanfiction. --Pdixie 20:25, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

-- what exactly is the difference between Rutian and blue?

Lead in quote
The lead in quote seems to be in rather poor taste. Can we get a different one? -- SFH 20:05, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * Come on, what better way to describe a Twi'lek than "females much yum-yum"? --Master Starkeiller 20:13, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * I love the quote ^^ --[[Image:BFguy.gif]]--Inmobilus 21:16, 14 Jan 2006 (UTC)

The Sexyest Species (beside humans)
I can't help but wonder, why do female Twi'lek almost always "show skin"? Even the Female Jedi wear clothes that cover all/most of their body (when I say body, I mean below the neck) and yet Aayla Secura walks around the temple, showing alot a skin, like she's at the "strip club" or something. Double D 02:30, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd say its because she's so naturally attractive . . . There isn't really an explanation that I know of-- The Erl of the  talk  What I do 14:10, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Alot of girl/woman are attractive, but you don't see them all walking on the street, wearing above their waist; "only" a bra/bikini. (Thust me. No man on Earth is that lucky. LOL.) Double D 00:49, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Twi'lek females are mostly seen as currency by the males of their society, so most of them are molded from birth to dress and act "suggestively" when around others. -- SFH 00:58, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * "Showing skin" is traditional among female Twi'leks, and so many continue to follow that tradition even as Jedi (much as Jedi from Tholoth wear their traditional headdresses). Not all do, however - B'ink Utrila being a prime (and still very sexy!) example. jSarek 01:08, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Quite a few don't, actually. If you go to the Twi'lek category, many of them are in more modest clothing.-- The Erl of the  talk  What I do 19:50, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * *cough* Mission Vao *cough* - Sikon [ Talk ] 07:32, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Chi Eekway is a hot little number eh?ewwww, sorry KatieTK867 22:38, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It's even more entertaining when you consider the Zeltrons... oh, wait... they're just as bad. And it's the males too.  Seems the galactic standard is "If you've got it, flaunt it"--LightWarden 17:00, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

theyre so sexy...i WOULD even bang em..and im HUMAN! HA! -PitchBlack

Their Ears?
Shouldn't it be mentioned somewhere in this article? The males seem to have "normal" human ears, but it seems to me (from what I've seen so far) that for females the cones on the sides of their heads are their "ears". I'm not sure wheter or not this is right, though. Mabye someone else has more information about this?
 * That's just awkward. Why weren't they given normal ears? - Sikon [ Talk ] 07:31, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * This is far fetched, but maybe they are color coordinated earpieces on thier headdresses . Just a shot in the dark , not likely but ....TK867 22:41, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Diva Plavalaguna a Twi'lek?
Is the species of Diva Plavalaguna from "The Fifth Element" in anyway cohesive to Twi'leks? Both intergalactic and behind the scenes?

haha, i thought the same. -PitchBlack

--Droideka 12:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Teeth
Think we should add that males traditionally (or maybe just often) file their teeth into sharp points? It was mentioned in the Young Jedi Knights Diversity Alliance arc, where Nolaa Tarkona mentioned that it was reserved for the males and she got some sort of thrill out of doing it. It also explains why there's such a difference between the two. --LightWarden 16:55, 18 June 2006 (UTC)