Poletec

"The Chief says he will provide us with scouts and lead us to Tambor's city"

- One Republic trooper

The Poletecs were a species of purple, red, and beige-skinned, lanky humanoids native to the planet Skako Minor.

Biology and appearance
The Poletec were a species of purple and white-skinned, lanky humanoids native to the planet Skako Minor. They could be killed by the Organic decimator, a Techno Union energy weapon capable of destroying life forms.

History
By the time of the Clone Wars, they still led a primitive lifestyle, using spears as weapons, and were wary of offworlders. The Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, Rex, and Clone Force 99 encountered the inhabitants of a Poletec village while on a mission to rescue the Clone trooper Echo. Skywalker had been captured by a Poletec warrior and his Keeradak mount. When the Clone troopers attempted to rescue Skywalker, a brief skirmish broke out. However, Skywalker managed to convince the Poletec chief that they did not pose a threat and that their true enemy was the Separatists. While the Poletecs did not want to get involved in the Clone Wars, the provided the Republic forces with scouts. The scouts agreed to accompany the offworlders to Purkell but no further.

While rescuing Echo from Purkell, Skywalker and the Clone troopers witnessed the Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor using the Organic decimator to disintegrate a captive Poletec. Skywalker and the clones managed to escape back to the Poletec village on the wings of Keeradaks, earning the respect of the Poletec villages. Skywalker and the clones then convinced the Poletec to help them fight against the Techno Union's droid forces. Several Poletec warriors were killed by Octuptarra tri-droids and D-wing droids during the fighting. During the battle, the Poletec chief was transporting one of his men to safety, and did not notice that he was about to be crushed by one of the Octuptarra tri-droid's legs. Wrecker managed to push the chief out of the way, saving the Poletec's life. Eventually, the battle was won by Clone Force 99 and the Poletecs, with the help of Skywalker, and the survivors cheered in their native tongue. The Poletec chief later thanked the Republic for their help, and said that they would always have an ally on Skako Minor.

Society and culture
The Poletec were a primitive people who inhabited villages. They worshiped the winged reptiles known as Keeradaks, which they also used as mounted steeds. The Poletec did not want to get involved in the Clone Wars initially, regarding it as an outsiders' conflict.

Behind the scenes
Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of all Clone troopers in the The Clone Wars series, improvised the Poletec language and used the backwards speech from the red room in the series Twin Peaks as inspiration.

Concept art for the Poletec chieftain is captioned using the term "chieftan" which is not a word. This is most likely a typo.