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- "Presenting Borbig Drob the Houk! Nine-time champion of the Stormblade Bloodfest!"
- ―An introduction for the Houk gladiator Borbig Drob
Houks were a sentient species of hulking humanoids that had massive forearms and were capable of building heavy musculature.
Biology and appearance[]
The Houk were a sentient, humanoid species distinguished by their muscular bulk, and large arms[1] that ended in four-fingered hands.[2] They had tiny eyes set deep in their thick, bone-ridged skull.[5]
History[]
A number of wars were waged between members of the Houk race and the Weequay species.[6] During the Separatist Crisis, a brawl erupted between members of the two species.[7]
Houks in the galaxy[]

A Houk
Owing to their powerful builds, Houk prisoners were found in large numbers in the spice mines of Kessel.[8]
Some found employment as gladiators. During the early years of the Galactic Empire's reign, Borbig Drob earned the title of champion at the Stormblade Bloodfest on nine occasions, before fighting at the Gladiator Night event on the planet Lothal. There he fought against the Feeorin gladiator Warjak before being defeated by the Trandoshan bounty hunter Bossk.[1] At some point during the Galactic Civil War, another Houk fought alongside a Red Nikto and a Trandoshan. Although they had a single opponent, the Wookiee known as Krrsantan, the Houk and his fighting partners were all killed in the pit.[9]
Around 5 ABY,[10] the Houk siblings Jorgatha and Gorgeous Su served in the New Republic's 61st Mobile Infantry on the planet Troithe.[11]
Behind the scenes[]

Borbig Drob
The Houk were first created for the Star Wars Legends novel Han Solo and the Lost Legacy, which was written by Brian Daley and released in 1980.[12] Though Daley's novel is now part of the Star Wars Legends continuity rather than the current canon,[13] the Houk species was canonized in the 2014 junior novel Ezra's Gamble by Ryder Windham.[1]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Jedi and the Thief"
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "Visitor's Day"
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Rustler Roundup"
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Jedi Rescue"
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "Tower Run"
"Starlight: Past Mistakes" — Star Wars Insider 205–206
- The High Republic: Escape from Valo (and audiobook)
- The Living Force (and audiobook)
- Jango Fett 1
- Ezra's Gamble (First appearance)
- Doctor Aphra Annual 1 (In flashback(s))
- Bounty Hunters 30 (In flashback(s))
- Bounty Hunters 35
- Return of the Jedi – Lando 1
- Star Wars: Uprising (Picture only)
- Alphabet Squadron (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Shadow Fall (and audiobook)
- Victory's Price (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger (First pictured)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- The Art of Star Wars: Uprising
- Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
- Gadgets and Gear
"Coruscant" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ezra's Gamble
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Jedi and the Thief"
- ↑ Bounty Hunters 35
- ↑ Star Wars: Uprising
- ↑ Gadgets and Gear
- ↑
"Coruscant" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
- ↑ Doctor Aphra Annual 1
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Shadow Fall to 5 ABY.
- ↑ Shadow Fall
- ↑ Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
- ↑
The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page on StarWars.com (backup link)