Faa/Legends

The faa, or faynaa as they were known to the Gungan species, were fast-moving, non-sentient predatory scalefish native to the oceans and swamps of the Mid Rim planet Naboo. They were considered dangerous and would attack virtually anything with little provocation.

Biology and appearance
Faa were fast-moving and carnivorous scalefish of medium size that were native to the planet Naboo's oceans and swamps. They attacked with little provocation and were considered quite dangerous. The typical faa had a tall, narrow body that was stiff and well-armored. They ranged in color from red to orange, and had a large orange and white tail fin that it could flap to move through the water column. The species' thin frames allowed faa to inhabit thin crevices in underwater rocks, from which they could catch prey that hid in the crags. The deep swamp was also where faa preferred to reproduce, producing up to twelve offspring at a time.

Behavior
Faa traveled in schools and could usually be found only in deep waters. Faa were especially prominent around Otoh Gunga, an underwater city of the Gungan species located beneath Lake Paonga, as faa were attracted by its bright lights. Out in the swamps, however, a school of faa&mdash;which could include up to thirty fish&mdash; could be extremely dangerous for unwitting creatures. Faa feasted on a variety of prey, including mee, gorgs, nunas, nyorks, bowlumps, galoomps, geejaws, ollopoms, pom-hoppers, scurriers, shiros and shiro-traps, skettos, hohokums, and yobshrimp. Faa schools were known to attack Gungans if hungry or provoked, but would disperse if responded to with loud noises. Another tactic Gungans employed was to remain motionless in the water column, in the chance that the school would pass them by. One predator of the faa was the dianoga.

History
Faa, given the name faynaa by the Gungans, were present in the waters of the planet Naboo as early as 32 BBY. As Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, and a Gungan named Jar Jar Binks swam to Otoh Gunga to meet with representatives during the Invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation, they encountered some faa. Shortly after the Invasion of Naboo, faa were transported to Naboo's moon Ohma-D'un as part of Gungan colonization efforts. C. 20 BBY, faa, along with mee, ray, and laa, were present in a holding tank aboard the exploration vessel Titavian IV. It was formerly operated by the Intergalactic Zoological Society on Mycroft whose mission was to gather and catalog specimens from across the galaxy.

Behind the scenes
The faa, along with other musically-related scalefish, such as the doo, laa, mee, ray, see, and tee, made their first appearance in the 1999 prequel trilogy film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. They later appeared in associated materials such as Sea Creatures Battle Bags, where it was previously known as a "skittle sea creature", and the video game Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier. Faa were soon after mentioned in the 2000 Ryder Windham young readers book Episode I Adventures 10: Festival of Warriors, in material with regards to aquatic life on Naboo in the 2001 Terryl Whitlatch illustrated book The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide, in the video game Star Wars Galaxies, and in the 2004 comic book Star Wars: Republic 69: Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 1.

Appearances

 * Episode I Adventures 10: Festival of Warriors
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier
 * Star Wars: Republic 69: Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 1