Grindalids were a worm-like sentient species native to Persis IX, an Expansion Region planet with a dense atmosphere that blocked out sunlight. Grindalids had photosensitive skin that caused them to burn when exposed to sunlight. Lady Proxima led the White Worms on Corellia during the Imperial Era, alongside fellow Grindalids Moloch and Jabbat. Han Solo later exploited her vulnerability to light in order to escape the lair, twice.
Biology and appearance[]
- "How many bracelets did you make?!"
"Proxima has a lot of arms!" - ―Sana Starros and Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra
Sentient annelids[2] with similarities to worm[1] and insect species,[7] Grindalids were native to Persis IX,[5] a homeworld with a dense atmosphere that rendered them light-adverse. Because of this, their squinting,[3] sensitive eyes were easily damaged on lighter worlds,[7] and their photosensitive skin burned and blistered when exposed to direct sunlight.[1] Prolonged exposure to sunlight caused a Grindalid to disintegrate into dust upon death.[8] Some wore protective clothing when outside, consisting of articulated faceplates, flexible cowl armor, long coats, gloves, and full-seal armored coverings.[3]
Grindalids hatched from eggs and lived in watery pools as youngsters. They had pale faces, squinting eyes, and large, curved heads. While seemingly humanoid in appearance while wearing armored coverings, Grindalids had tapered tail segments in place of legs. Some were capable of impersonating a humanoid walk through extensive practice.[3] Grindalids possessed two primary, if stubby, arms, with many more pairs of shorter pincers running the length of their wrinkled, serpentine bodies.[7] They were capable of living for long periods of time of up to over two hundred years.[8]
Females fed and cared for young hatchlings in filmy watery pools, chewing up morsels of meat to feed to their baby worms. Grindalids were carnivores, eating vermin like vervikks and screerats.[3]
Society and culture[]
- "You'll never know how much it pains me to destroy something as beautiful as you."
- ―Moloch, to Qi'ra
Some Grindalids were spiritual: Moloch believed in the promise of an afterlife with endless riches.[3] Others adorned their bodies with trinkets and jewels: Proxima wore plates and rings down the length of her back.[7]
In Grindalid culture, it was custom for a Grindalid to eat those who murdered a Grindalid. If the culprit was not found, the next being held responsible would be devoured instead.[8]
History[]
During the High Republic Era, the Garavult Clan, a group of thousands of Grindalids led by Mother Fastidima, worked alongside the City Fathers, protecting the sewers and tunnels of Coronet City.[8]
Following the fall of the Republic, several members of the species formed the White Worms,[7] a gang of scrumrats in the slums of Corellia. The gang was led by the Grindalid crime lord Lady Proxima from her Den, assisted by Moloch. She issued orders from the watery pool in which she resided with her young hatchlings.[3]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Solo: A Star Wars Story | Becoming Solo Featurette on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) (First pictured)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story | "Making Solo" Featurette on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious
- Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021
- "Tobias Beckett and Other Characters of the Underworld" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- Lady Proxima in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Grindalid)
- Moloch in the Databank (backup link)
- Moloch's staff in the Databank (backup link)
- Syke in the Databank (backup link)
- White Worms' den in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Solo: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
- ↑ Proxima appears in Solo: A Star Wars Story and 220 years prior to that in The High Republic: Midnight Horizon.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide
- ↑ Doctor Aphra (2020) 7
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Star Wars: Alien Archive
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 The High Republic: Midnight Horizon