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Arcona were a sentient species of desert-dwelling humanoids that was native to the planet Cona that possessed a triangular shaped head. Notable Arcona include El-Les, a bounty hunter who assisted in the training of new clone troopers, and Hem Dazon, an Arcona who was stranded on Tatooine.
Biology and appearance[]
Arcona were a sentient species of desert-dwelling humanoids that was native to the planet Cona. They were distinguished by their triangular heads with two large eyes set wide apart,[5] and hands with three or four fingers.[1] Arcona could have green[1] or brown skin with golden eyes.[3]
Society and Culture[]
Arcona lived in family-based communities and were notorious for their addiction to common salt.[5]
Arcona in the Galaxy[]
During the Clone Wars, an male Arcona bounty hunter named El-Les assisted in the training of new clone troopers for the Grand Army of the Galactic Republic.[1]
Over twenty years later, shortly before the Battle of Yavin, a brown-skinned Arcona named Hem Dazon lived on Tatooine, where he had become stranded after spending all his money on salt and juri juice.[7]
Reeg Brosna was an Arcona pirate in the crew of the Crimson Corsair Sidon Ithano. While searching for a lost treasure, Brosna was swept away by a sandstorm on Ponemah Terminal.[4]
Garma was an elderly female Arcona who resided on the Colossus.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Arcona first appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, during the cantina scene.[3] Hem Dazon, the Arcona seen in the cantina, was realized as a simple puppet with illuminated eyes. Because of the shape of the creature, its production nickname was "T-head."[8]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
"Clone Cadets" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Three (First identified as Arcona)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 59 (Helmets: Sidon Ithano)
- Every Alien Species in the Original Trilogy | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Every Language in Star Wars Movies | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: The Official Collector's Edition (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Clone Cadets"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Resistance – "Fuel for the Fire"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: Alien Archive
- ↑ Every Language in Star Wars Movies | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Arcona in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
