Xexto

The Xexto were a sentient species of spindly six-armed aliens who were native to the planet Troiken. Xexto were highly dexterous and, as a result, were capable of participating in the highly dangerous sport of Podracing. Slingshots were extremely popular with Xexto, as their multiple sets of arms made them convenient to use. The dexterous Gasgano, a famed Podracer pilot, was a Xexto, as was the pawnshop owner and pickpocket Ferpil Wallaway, who lived on Lothal.

Biology and appearance
The Xexto were a sentient species of aliens, identifiable by their short stature, pale-colored skin, and six long arms, which afforded them a total of twenty-four fingers. A Xexto's neck and limbs all extended from a small, round body, with members of the species often using their bottom pair of arms as legs. Atop a tall, thin neck, each Xexto had a head stocked with a thin mouth and two black or red eyes. At least one Xexto, the Podracer pilot Gasgano, exhibited purple-colored skin above his eyes, a trait that not all members of the species possessed. Xexto were rather short, with Gasgano possessing a height of 1.22 meters.

Society and culture
Slingshots of various kinds were popular on the Xexto's homeworld, Troiken, as a Xexto's extra sets of arms made the weapons more convenient to use. Because of their dexterity, Xexto were able to participate in the deadly sport of Podracing.

Xexto in the galaxy
Originating on the planet Troiken, Xexto were commonly found in the Outer Rim Territories. At the time of the Invasion of Naboo, which took place during the last decades of the Galactic Republic's reign, an ill-tempered Xexto named Gasgano performed in the famed Boonta Eve Classic Podrace, which was held on the desert world of Tatooine. Piloting an Ord Pedrovia Podracer, he raced for the crime lord Gardulla the Hutt and finished in second place. A city called Mos Espa, also located on Tatooine, hosted a small population of Xexto, one of whom was a food vendor.

During the Age of the Empire, a Xexto pawnshop owner and pickpocket named Ferpil Wallaway lived on the agrarian Outer Rim world of Lothal. Wallaway distributed tickets for "the Commissioner", a mysterious individual who ran Gladiator Night, an illegal sporting event held on Lothal. He was visited at his pawnshop by an Imperial officer named Lieutenant Jenkes, the true identity of "the Commissioner", who's illegal activities were in danger of being discovered. Jenkes murdered Wallaway in order to tie off loose ends.

Behind the scenes
The Xexto were created for the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, directed by George Lucas. The primary Xexto who was featured in the film was Gasgano, a Podracer pilot who was part of the film's Podracing sequence. Several other Xexto appeared in the stands observing the race. However, the species wasn't identified in canon by name until the publication of Gasgano's entry in StarWars.com's now-discontinued Encyclopedia.

The species was primarily developed by concept artist Terryl Whitlatch. Along with some rudimentary designs, Whitlatch also designed the species' bone structure, which was meant to serve as an anatomical reference for the film's designers. A detailed sculpt was created based on Whitlatch's art, though Gasgano and the other Xexto were rendered entirely with the use of computer-generated imagery.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
 * Ezra's Gamble