Mustafarian/Legends

The Mustafarians were the native sentient species of the volcanic planet Mustafar. They were divided into two subspecies: the taller, thinner northern subspecies, and a smaller, stockier, and hardier southern subspecies. The Mustafarians evolved from extremophilic arthropods whose natural habitat was the slightly cooler hollows and caves inside Mustafar's dormant volcanoes. They fashioned armor from Mustafarian lava fleas to protect themselves from the hotter lava flows on the surface which separated Mustafarian townships such as Fralideja. They also used lava fleas as riding animals. Even without lava flea armor, Mustafarian skin was tough enough to resist standard blaster bolts. Mustafarians used weapons which fired bolts of kinetic force instead.



When the Techno Union arrived on Mustafar about three hundred years before the Clone Wars, the Mustafarians signed a trade treaty with the offworlders. Technology gained through trade allowed the Mustafarians to survive even the harshest conditions on their homeworld. In return, the Mustafarians worked as lava miners, extracting minerals from lava streams for the Techno Union. Some Mustafarian miners rode harvesting platforms skimming over the active flows, extracting lava with large, pole-mounted cauldrons. Mustafarians also worked in industrial complexes which took advantage of their planet's abundant mineral resources and geothermal energy. Otherwise, Mustafarians were generally unconcerned about offworlder affairs. Their fate under the Galactic Empire after Darth Vader's massacre of the Separatist Council leaders in 19 BBY is unknown.

Mustafarians had a highly symbolic culture. Their architecture was based on the shape of the kahel cave fungus. There was also a manhood ritual that required youth to jump a lavafall on a lava flea without protective clothing.

Notable Mustafarians included Chief Armstrong, Foreman Chivos, Urup Fal'co, and Chief Ulon Glost. At least one Mustarfarian became a bounty hunter; Jabba employed this hunter in an attempt to kill Tyber Zann, but the hunter failed and was killed by Urai Fen.

Behind the scenes

 * Some of the original designs for the Mustafarians were much more humanoid. These designs were later used for the Pau'ans.
 * The Mustafarians look very similar to the Kubaz, leading some to believe that they were one and the same species. Though this is not the case, Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary depicts a Mustafarian wearing a Kubazian skirt, which may point to a relationship between the species (ala the Duros and Neimoidians).

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * "Chapter 6"
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption