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- "Nesta nesta balotelli."
- ―Embo speaking Kyuzo
Kyuzo,[3] also known as Kyuzon,[4] was a language consisting of quickly spoken short words and phrases spoken by members of the Kyuzo species. Although Kyuzos could learn to understand Galactic Basic Standard,[1] the most prevalent language in the galaxy,[5] without difficulty, and most picked up the skill at a young age,[1] they found it difficult to speak and grammatically confusing. As a result, they favored their own language and relied upon electric translators or interpreter droids[5] to smooth their interactions with outsiders.[1] Embo, a male Kyuzo who operated as a bounty hunter during the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War, spoke the Kyuzo language.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
The Kyuzo language was developed for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series by supervising director Dave Filoni and is comprised primarily of intentionally mispronounced French words from children's books about The Smurfs.[6]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty Hunters" (First appearance)- Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch—Ghost Agents 1 (First identified as Kyuzon)
- Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch—Ghost Agents 2
- Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch—Ghost Agents 4
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Box"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Crisis on Naboo"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revenge"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Eminence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "An Old Friend"
- Dark Disciple (and audiobook)
- Aftermath: Empire's End (and audiobook) (First identified as Kyuzo)
- "Flight of the Falcon, Part 3: Home Again" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 16
- "The Obstacle Course, Part 2" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 2
Sources[]
- "Bounty Hunters" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Forged in Battle
- Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
