Devaronian

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Devaronians were a sentient species from the planet Devaron. They exhibited great sexual dimorphism, with the males typically being bald and sporting horns, and the mostly hornless females displaying a full head of hair. Cikatro Vizago, a crime lord on Lothal and the leader of the Broken Horn Syndicate, was a male Devaronian.

Biology and appearance[]

TressHacnua-ToL — Many female Devaronians, like Tress Hacnua, had vestigial horns only.

Hailing from the planet Devaron, the Devaronians were a species of sentient humanoids, characterized by two legs, a torso, a single head, two arms with hands, fingers, and an opposable thumb.^[1] The Devaronian head featured a nose, a mouth filled with pointed teeth, and two forward-facing eyes,^[8] which notably came in shades of black,^[10] blue,^[11] brown,^[12] dark brown,^[6] green,^[4] pink,^[5] red,^[8] and yellow.^[9] Both sides of the face were flanked by two pointed ears that stuck out slightly.^[8]

The species had two sexes, male and female, which were primarily dimorphic. Many males had short horns growing from the top of their heads, while most females were mostly hornless^[8] with small vestigial bumps on their foreheads^[2] along with a full head of hair.^[9]. However, some females, such as the crime lord Isa Durand,^[15] and others^[16] possessed full sets of horns as well.^[15] Some female Devaronians possessed a thin coat of gray fur on their body.^[17] Male Devaronians were typically bald— however, some of them grew sideburns^[1] as well as beards.^[3]

Devaronians had black blood, and were silver-based due to the unique blood filtration and cleansing system of the species. Processed through two livers, their bodies were constantly cleansed of toxins and carcinogens which allowed them to be highly resistant to poison and consume foods toxic to other species. To this end, sulfur was used as a stimulant on Devaron to enhance speed and strength, because inhaling it caused the substance to enter the bloodstream rapidly. Their livers struggled to eliminate sulfur from their system, meaning that long-term use could be dangerous.^[2] Their skin was also immune to fire and extremely high temperatures.^[11]^[18]

Society and culture[]

Devaronian prisoner SaV — A tattooed Devaronian prisoner

Devaronians lived under a matriarchal government on their homeworld; though males were not prohibited from holding positions of power, few desired to do so. The biological dimorphism of the species carried over into their culture, wherein females tended to be more settled and serious minded, while males longed to wander the stars. Devaronian males were extremely dedicated to their families despite their wanderlust, and were known to send their earnings they accumulated abroad back to their families to support them.^[2]

Force-sensitivity was found in higher frequencies among Devaronians than in other species. Despite this, no strong Force-based tradition emerged on Devaron or among their colonies. The Jedi Order established the Temple of Eedit on Devaron to train the Forceful children there, with females making up the larger percentage of students as males desired to travel more than the Jedi culture permitted.^[2]

Devaronians in the galaxy[]

"It's alright! You and the Devaronian split up. Find Mando and kill him. Then find a way back to the ship!"

―Qin to Burg and Xi'an regarding Din Djarin during the Rescue of Qin^[11]

Burg-CEUEEd — Burg, a male Devaronian mercenary

Developing hyperdrive technology on Devaron independently from extraterrestrial assistance, the Devaronians had explored and interacted with the galaxy before the Galactic Republic ever made contact with their region of space. To this end, Devaronians were a common sight across the galaxy for tens of millennia before the Clone Wars.^[2]

Devaronians have become increasingly prominent in the less civilized portions of the Outer Rim over the last few decades, in part because of the Empire's distrust of aliens of all sorts. Under the reign of the Galactic Empire, a Devaronian named Cikatro Vizago led the Broken Horn Syndicate, a Lothal-based criminal organization. The crew of the starship Ghost occasionally relied on Vizago for funding and information.^[8] Roland Durand was a Devaronian male criminal who forcefully took over Ciddarin Scaleback's Parlor, on Ord Mantell. Another Devaronian named Yelkin worked as a miner on the thorilide mines of Cynda.^[19] Shortly before the Battle of Yavin,^[6] a red-skinned male Devaronian named Kardue'sai'Malloc^[20] was present in the cantina of Mos Eisley the day Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker met Han Solo and Chewbacca.^[6] During 3 ABY,^[21] the female Devaronian named Torro Sbazzle worked as the Executive Chef of Cloud City.^[18] During the New Republic Era, a Devaronian named Burg operated as a mercenary.^[11]

Behind the scenes[]

The devil-faced Devaronians first appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, in which one of them was seen in Chalmun's Cantina. The Devaronian patron, whose mask was created by Rick Baker, was added to the scene during the additional photography that filled out the cantina booths with exotic aliens.^[22]

The 2014 reference book Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide, written by Adam Bray, specifies that male Devaronians have horns while females are hornless.^[8] However, the 2015 mobile game Star Wars: Uprising then depicted female Devaronians with horns.^[16] The Devaronian female Isa Durand was depicted with horns in "Paths Unknown," the second episode of the Star Wars: The Bad Batch's third season,^[15] which premiered on February 21, 2024.^[23] This article assumes that the precedent of all Devaronians with horns automatically being male, as established in Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide, has since been retconned.^[8]