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- "Some little… bat weasel? I don't know. Like an Ugnaught with a gland issue or somethin'. I thought he was a really hairy kid at first."
- ―The Scrapper
The Chadra-Fan was a sentient species of meter-tall, rodent-like humanoids from the Outer Rim world of Chad.[3] They had large ears, and flat noses with four nostrils.[3] The Chadra-Fans Troo-tril-tek[8] and Tiver were bounty hunters during the Republic Era[9] while Piikow[6] and another Chadra-Fan were rebels that opposed the Galactic Empire.[10] The Chadra-Fans Shortpaw[3] and Orka were junk sellers.[11] Many other sentient beings looked down on Chadra-Fans and saw them as pets or lesser beings.[5]
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Biology and appearance[]
- "I wanted adventure, but no one seems to take me seriously."
"It is probably because you are diminutive and furry, and you have a high voice. These traits combine to trick the human mind into thinking you are a child or a pet because humans are of lesser intellect." - ―Kriki and Pook

Shortpaw, a Chadra-Fan crime lord in the Anoat sector.
Chadra-Fans were a sentient rodent or bat-like humanoid species standing as a meter tall from the Outer Rim world of Chad. They were distinguished by their large ears, flat noses, and four nostrils.[3] While their hair varied from brown,[2] to white,[4] and to gray, their eyes were always dark.[3] Possessing their oversized ears since childhood,[4] Chadra-Fans also had sensitive hearing.[12] Chadra-Fans had two hearts and only needed to sleep about three hours a day.[5] Chadra-Fan were capable of producing many offspring that were called fanlings.[4]
Chadra-Fans in the galaxy[]
- "My two Chadra-Fan trackers, Hardhear and his grandson Sissian, could detect Vader at a distance."
- ―Wilhuff Tarkin
Prior to the Crisis on Naboo, the Chadra-Fan bounty hunter Troo-tril-tek was hired by Darth Maul to assist him in infiltrating the auction of the Jedi Padawan Eldra Kaitis.[8] Sometime before the Plot to assassinate Senator Amidala, another Chadra-Fan bounty hunter named Tiver was hired by the famed bounty hunter Jango Fett and killed shortly after in an attempt to betray him.[9]

Orka was the Chadra-Fan co-owner of the Office of Acquisitions
Sometime after the occupation of Mon Cala, the Chadra-Fan trackers Hardhear and his grandson Sissian were hired, for their sensitive hearing, to assist Wilhuff Tarkin in hunting Darth Vader on Chandar's Folly.[12] The Chadra-Fan Kabe was a patron of Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina on Tatooine[13] and was present when Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi went there looking for transport to Alderaan.[2] Piikow was a Chadra-Fan member of the Dreamers rebel cell in 0 ABY.[6] Another Chadra-Fan rebel was a part of the Sullustan resistance.[10] Chadra-Fans including Meymik, Shortpaw, Tel'kap, Tiquip,[3] and Fbinti Fith[14] were in the Anoat sector during the Iron Blockade.[3] The Chadra-Fan Orka was the co-owner of the Office of Acquisitions on the refueling station Colossus.[11] The Chadra-Fan Kriki lived at Black Spire Outpost on Batuu and was recruited into the Resistance by Vi Moradi.[5]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- The Art of Star Wars: Uprising
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage
Star Wars Helmet Collection 40 (Databank A-Z: Moraband–Muftak)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
Star Wars Helmet Collection 58 (Weapons & Uniforms: 2-1Bs in the Galaxy)
- Star Wars Resistance: Meet the Pilots
Every Alien Species in the Original Trilogy | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
Every Language in Star Wars Movies | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021
The Fallen Star, the Nameless First Look, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Chadra-Fan in the Databank (backup link)
Orka in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Chadra-Fan in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Star Wars: Uprising
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 4
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
- ↑ "The Kloo Horn Cantina Caper"—From a Certain Point of View
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Darth Maul (2017) 2
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Age of Republic - Jango Fett 1
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Battlefront: Twilight Company
- ↑ 11.0 11.1
Star Wars Resistance – "The Recruit"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Darth Vader (2017) 18
- ↑
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Kabe - Locations - Mos Eisley)
- ↑ Star Wars: Uprising—Crew Member: "Fbinti Fith"