Kajain'sa'Nikto, or Red Nikto, were the most common subspecies of the Nikto species.
The Kajain'sa'Nikto adapted to survive in the Wannschok, or "Endless Wastes", a desert region on Kintan. They had a series of forehead ridges and small facial horns surrounding their eyes and on the chin. Their noses were covered with a movable flap of skin and a semi-permeable membrane which allowed the Nikto to breathe without ingesting sand and grit. The Kajain'sa'Nikto also had a pair of breathing tubes on each side of the neck with openings covered by similar membranes. These membranes also trapped exhaled water vapor and sent it back into their system. The Kajain'sa'Nikto equivalent of smiling was a flattening of the mouth flaps.
Despite the common moniker Red Nikto, blue-skinned Kajain'sa'Nikto were known to exist.[source?]
Because they pledged loyalty to the Hutt families, numerous Kajain'sa'Nikto became Nikto guards, and lived to serve the Hutts.
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- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (Max Rebo) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (1984) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Pack: Nikto) (backup link)
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine (Picture only)
- Star Wars Technical Journal (Picture only)
- Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies (First identified as Kajain'sa'Nikto)
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Pirates & Privateers
- Secrets of the Sisar Run
- † Star Wars: Republic: The Devaronian Version
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 125 (NIK1-2, Nikto)
- "Soldiers of Fortune" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Pack: Nikto Guard) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide
- Lords of Nal Hutta
- Keeping the Peace (Picture only)