Kintan was a planet[5] located in the Outer Rim Territories,[1] in grid square S-9 on the Standard Galactic Grid,[2] that was the homeworld of the Nikto species, which was divided into at least three subspecies: the green-skinned Nikto known as Kadas'sa'Nikto,[5] the lavender-skinned Esral'sa'Nikto,[7] and the red-skinned Kajain'sa'Nikto.[5] It was conquered by the Hutt Cartel, which was controlled by the Hutts from the neighboring world of Nal Hutta, who turned the Nikto into slaves or vassals.[1] Klaatu, a male Kadas'sa'Nikto gambler who worked as a henchman for the crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure, was from this world.[8] Creatures known as Kintan striders, whose appearance was used as a piece in the game dejarik, were from this world.[3][9]
Behind the scenes[]
Kintan was first mentioned in Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies, a 1995 Star Wars Legends supplement for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[10] It became canon when it was mentioned in Ultimate Star Wars, a reference book co-written by Patricia Barr, Adam Bray, Daniel Wallace, and Ryder Windham[9] that was released on April 28, 2015.[11]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Resistance — "The Engineer" (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Ultimate Star Wars (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 19 (Weapons & Uniforms: Jabba's Skiff Guards)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 33 (Databank A-Z: Admiral Kilian–Kowakian)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (French version only)
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021
- "The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Droids Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Ima-Gun Di in the Databank (backup link)
- Kintan Striders Gang in the Databank (backup link)
- Klaatu in the Databank (backup link)
- Nikto (Green) in the Databank (backup link)
- Nikto (Red) in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu places Kintan in what Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game identifies as grid square S-9 of the Standard Galactic Grid.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Nikto (Green) in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Nikto (Red) in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Resistance — "The Engineer"
- ↑ Oplock in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Klaatu in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars on Amazon.com (backup link)