Delphidians were a group of related humanoid sentient species from the Delphidian Cluster, a stellar nursery on the fringes of Wild Space in the Mid Rim, who all had finely striated,[4] dark gray skin with a leathery texture but varied in their other physical characteristics. Some geneticists thought that they shared a long-lost common ancestry, while others believed they were bioengineered as slaves by some vanished master, though the Delphidians themselves were silent on the subject. The species were part of a brawling confederation founded centuries before the Galactic Republic discovered their stars. The individual Delphidian species spoke a vast number of dialects and relied on a common tongue that evolved for trade within the Delphidian Cluster.[2]
Sidon Ithano was a Delphidian who hid his heritage by wearing a Kaleesh helmet.[6] Ithano and another Delphidian, Durteel Haza, were both present in the castle of the pirate Maz Kanata shortly before it was attacked by the First Order around thirty years after the Battle of Endor.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
The Delphidian species first appeared in the form of Sidon Ithano in the short story "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku," which was written by Landry Q. Walker and released in 2015. Ithano went on to appear in the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, released later that year. The species was not identified in either source, but received its name in Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary, a reference book written by Pablo Hidalgo and released in conjunction with the film.[6] Hidalgo later stated on Twitter that another character who also appeared in Maz Kanata's castle in the film was also a Delphidian.[7]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: Out of the Shadows (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Out of the Shadows audiobook (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Mission to Disaster
- The High Republic: The Battle for Starlight
- Master & Apprentice (Mentioned only)
- Master & Apprentice audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Thrawn (Mentioned only)
- Thrawn audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Pirate's Price
- Pirate's Price audiobook
- Poe Dameron: Free Fall
- Poe Dameron: Free Fall audiobook
- The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku (First appearance)
"Tales of Villainy: The Crimson Corsair and the Crime Lords of the Barren Rim"—Star Wars Adventures (2020) 7
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens audiobook
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel audiobook
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation
- The Force Awakens Adaptation 3
- The Force Awakens Adaptation 4
""—Star Wars Adventures Ashcan (In flashback(s))
Star Wars Resistance – "The Mutiny"
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Delphidian)
- Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
Star Wars Helmet Collection 59 (Helmets: Sidon Ithano)
- Star Wars Search and Find Volume I
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
Every Language in Star Wars Movies | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Art & Imagery Collector's Edition, Volume One
"Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season One (Picture only)
Sidon Ithano in the Databank (backup link)
Wollivan in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑
Every Language in Star Wars Movies | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑
Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) on Twitter. "@FN1017 yes! That's him." (screenshot); the Tweet in question is a reply from Pablo Hidalgo to a fan asking if a screenshotted character from Maz's castle is another Delphidian.