Givin

Givins were a sentient species from Yag'Dhul. They had the appearance of an animated skeleton, and were renowned for their mathematical genius. During the Galactic Civil War, the Givin cryptographer Drusil Bephorin was recruited into the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Biology and appearanceEdit

Givins were a species of white-skinned, hairless humanoids who, to human eyes, looked like animated skeletons.^[1] Their facial features included sharp downward angles, large triangular eye sockets,^[6] and sloped-up brows that met together in the middle, lending them an appearance of permanent anguish.^[1] The average height of Givins was 1.8 meters.^[2]

Because of the harsh environment of their homeworld, the Givin's organs were sealed away from the atmosphere. Thanks to that, they could survive for a short while in vacuum.^[1]

Society and cultureEdit

Mathematics were central to the Givin culture. Because of that, many of them became experts in a number of scientific fields. It was polite to address a Givin with an equation for them to answer, a custom known as greeting maths. The Givin would respond with an equation of their own. When dealing with other, less mathematically minded species, Givins would ask an equation with an answer of three for convenience.^[1]

HistoryEdit

Givins hailed from Yag'Dhul, a world located in the galaxy's Inner Rim region.^[2]

Givins in the galaxyEdit

Because of their skeletal-looking faces and seemingly anguished expressions, the Givins' appearance was unsettling to certain other species, including humans. However, their innate mathematical ability gave them employment in a number of scientific fields.^[2]

Shortly before the Battle of Yavin, a Givin was among the barflies attending the cantina of Mos Eisley the day Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker met Han Solo and Chewbacca.^[7] Later, Skywalker went on a dangerous mission to free Drusil Bephorin, a renowned Givin cryptographer, so she could join the Alliance to Restore the Republic.^[1]

AppearancesEdit

• Rebel Rising (Indirect mention only)
• Bounty Hunt
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• "Journey into Darkness"—Star Wars Insider 155 (First identified as Givin)
• Heir to the Jedi
• Darth Vader 9
• Darth Vader 11
• Star Wars 48
• Star Wars: Uprising (Mentioned only)
• Force Collector
• Galaxy's Edge 2 (Appears in flashback(s))

SourcesEdit

• "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 155
• Star Wars: Complete Locations
• Star Wars: Alien Archive
•  Givin in the Databank (backup link)
•  Luke Skywalker in the Databank (backup link)

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