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Here you can ask other project members to help track down information from sources you may not have access to. Please indicate the alien article you are working on, the source you need, and the specific information you seek (if known). Please place newer entries at the top. ~ SavageBob 00:07, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Dracos
Could someone tell me what the CSWE says about Dracos? Thanks, ~ SavageBob 17:01, November 24, 2009 (UTC)
 * "One of Luke Skywalker's students in military training after the Battle of Endor, he looked forward to receiving Jedi training, but Skywalker refused to teach anyone in the ways of the Force at that early point. Dracos was a reptilian humanoid with a pointed muzzle, green-and-yellow scaled skin, and yellow-and-brown eyes." Green Tentacle (Talk) 21:49, November 24, 2009 (UTC)

Anoo-dat Blue and Kobok
I'm thinking of doing a few Droids species, so I was wondering if anyone had access to this article:

Also, since this is Polyhedron, is it canonical? ~ SavageBob 06:53, November 13, 2009 (UTC)

And on that note, can someone please look up "Gaff" and "Kobok" for me in A Guide to the Star Wars Universe 2nd and 3rd, and in the Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia? Thanks! ~ SavageBob 16:05, November 13, 2009 (UTC)
 * I have the Polyhedron article. --Eyrezer 06:59, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

I'm still stalled on Kobok due to no AGTTSWU or CSWE, if anyone can help. ~ SavageBob 17:01, November 24, 2009 (UTC)
 * Gaff, from AGTTSWU 2E: "Gaff was the aide-de-camp of Governor Koong during the early days of the Empire. Gaff was a Kobok, a green, fuzzy insectoid with deadly stingers on his forearms and three eyes. One of these eyes was located on the back of his head." There is no entry for Kobok. jSarek 20:35, November 24, 2009 (UTC)
 * No Kobok entry in CSWE. The Gaff one is pretty much lifted from CUSWE. "A Kobok, he served as one of General Koong's henchmen, working from the Tawntoom Citdael on Roon during the early years of the New Order. Gaff, who made a name for himself for his skills as an assassin and spy, often wore a Koboth Insurgent Mantle, although it was not known if he actually participated in the Mavvan Conflict. Gaff considered his position in Koong's operations to be a low-point in his career, but it paid well. When Koong destroyed the Citadel in an effort to kill Imperial Admiral Screed, Gaff was believed to have been caught in the blast. With no body found, many Roonans came to believe that he had somehow survived and fled offplanet." Green Tentacle (Talk) 21:54, November 24, 2009 (UTC)

Hoover
I'm trying to research Hoover, but I'm missing a few sources. Anyone got access to, Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, Who's Who in Jabba's Palace, Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, or Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide? --Eyrezer 00:06, November 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you sure they're mentioned in Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide? I was in the bookstore today and looked, but I could find no mention. As for SW:TCVD, it says, "Jabba's pet Hoover (below) looks harmless, but creeps up on sleeping victims to suck their blood at night, using its nose trunk to slither through clothing or around blankets." (p. 263). The same exact information is on p. 61 of SW:TVD (since TCVD is a reprint of all the VDs combined). ~ SavageBob 04:12, November 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. I'm basing the Ultimate on what was already there, although given the look of this edit/change, perhaps Chack meant the Complete guide... --Eyrezer 04:30, November 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * For the record, I checked Ultimate in the bookstore and it was not in there. --Eyrezer 21:54, November 24, 2009 (UTC)

Titterbug
Again, I lack the CSWE at the moment. Are there entries for Gorph, Slugga, Vork, Mudgub, or Titterbug/Jitterbug? Thanks as always! ~ SavageBob 21:18, October 31, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid I couldn't find any of those in the CSWE. Sorry! --Axims 22:59, October 31, 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks! ~ SavageBob 00:03, November 1, 2009 (UTC)

Fuzzum
My copy of The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia is in transit. Can someone check whether the Fuzzums or their homeworld Dandelo get articles? If so, what do they say, and what page are they on? Thanks! ~ SavageBob 22:47, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * According to, there is no entry for Dandelo, but the Fuzzum entry reads "Members of this primitive species looked like balls of fuzz with long, thin legs. Fuzzem never went anywhere without their spears." -- 00:42, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Cool; that's verbatim what the SWE says about them. Thanks! ~ SavageBob 01:46, October 3, 2009 (UTC)

Ychthytonian
Anyone got access to Rebel Force: Renegade? --Eyrezer 22:50, September 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * No, but it's searchable on Amazon.com: Han and Chewie jump to the Arkanis sector's planet Tythe, and encounter an Ychthytonian at a place called Kislov's Gambling Palace, a dive with a rough clientele. The bartender is "a dour Ychthytonian&hellip;juggling mugs of grog and caf in each of his four hands." (Chapter 5, only mention of the species.) ~ SavageBob 22:47, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Info added. -- 00:42, October 3, 2009 (UTC)

Viidaav
While looking for a suitable V replacement (now that Vuvrian has been demoted), I found Viidaav (species). I've got a start on it, but I'm wondering if they maybe have an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia. My copy's in transit, so I can't check. Anyone else got a copy? They'd probably be under "Viidaav" if anywhere. Also, does anyone have the Essential Atlas yet? I'm wondering if there's a planet called Viidaav there. Thanks! ~ SavageBob 22:08, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Viidaav gets an entry in the Atlas Appendix, and is placed in the Mid Rim. It may also appear in one of the Clone Wars maps, but I am not sure about that. --Eyrezer 00:42, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Both and  were able to confirm its CSWE entry:
 * Viidaav - An arid world dominated by rocky deserts. The natives, also known as the Viidaav, existed in small settlements near the largest outcroppings of rock. The planet was the site of a Separatist base during the early stages of the Clone Wars, until Republic scouts found it. Count Dooku and General Grievous allowed the base to fall to Republic clone troopers in order to spring a trap. They planned to set off bombs that would have rendered the planet's surface unlivable - a scheme that the native Viidaav learned of at the end of the battle. Rather than see their homeworld destroyed, several Viidaav soldiers sacrificed themselves to shut down the bombs. - CSWE, Vol. 3, p 306. --Eyrezer 00:51, 15 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Awesome, thanks! When you say the Atlas appendix, does that mean the long list of random planets that get nothing more than grid coordinates? ~ SavageBob 01:29, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, all 4,400 of them. They get a region and a co-ordinate. Hopefully sectors to come in later online incarnations or something. --Eyrezer 03:27, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Morseerian and Quor'sav
I'm looking for a couple of sources so that Morseerian and Quor'sav can both be finished. The first is "The Evolution of Star Wars: Exploring the Lost Cut" in Star Wars Insider 41. It includes an image cut from ANH of something that may be a Quor'sav.

The second is Episode I Adventures 8: Trouble on Tatooine. I'm not sure whether it's the main book or the game book, but this supposedly has a Morseerian or two in it.

I've pinged Jaymach about both of these, but he seems to be away at the moment. Any other ideas who I should hit up? Thanks! ~ SavageBob 01:15, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * As to the first, NOWIS has Insider 41. Apparently as part of the article on scenes or shots cut from ANH to make it faster paced, there is this image with an accompanying footnote saying "[6] Deleted gag with little "Flash Gordon" confronting his spindly pursuer in a Mos Eisley back alley." Then in the actual text of the article, there is a paragraph describing the scene:

"Another deleted gag appears in Mos Eisley, while the stormtroopers are searching the city. In a back alley, a little person listed in the logs as "Flash Gordon" is pursued by an alien so tall that only its stilt-like legs show on camera. "Flash" ends up running toward camera, escaping between the legs of the alien, which totters around in confusion. This weird shot later found its true destiny&mdash;it was re-used by the legendary "Star Wars Holiday Special" in the featurette called "Life on Tatooine." That surreal clip, simultaneously familiar yet foreign, was typical of the treasures I found in the Lost Cut."

- David West Reynolds


 * You may like to ask NOWIS if you need any more information. --Eyrezer 01:59, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Excellent information, thanks! Any idea what the page numbers are? ~ SavageBob 02:10, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The article starts on page 68 and runs to page 75. The paragraph is on page 75, while the picture and caption are on page 74. Thanks, again, to NOWIS. --Eyrezer 02:22, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thanks! I've left him a note to thank him as well. Now hopefully Jaymach will have that choose-your-own-adventure thingie... ~ SavageBob 03:30, 28 July 2009 (UTC)