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- "Once again, a Mid Rim world is sacrificed in the name of protecting the Core...or Bothawui."
- ―Navik
Navik, also known as Navik the Red, was a Rodian warlord who served as the Grand Protector of Rodia during the Galactic Civil War. He gained his nickname from the red birthmark on his face. His given name, "Navik," was Rodese for "dark" and was considered to be a prophetic name.
Biography[]
During the reign of Emperor Palpatine, Navik's tribe, the Chattza, used Rodia's traditional wargames to attack other tribes. He attacked the Tetsu Clan, wiping out many of their members, including Greedo the Elder, and forcing the survivors, including Greedo's son and namesake, to flee the planet to worlds such as Nar Shaddaa.[1] Not content with exiling them, he tracked down many survivors throughout the galaxy and killed them.[3] When Navik became the Grand Protector of Rodia, he moved the capital from Equator City to Iskaayuma, the Chattza settlement. He also built ties to Prince Xizor and Black Sun. During his time as Grand Protector, the Chattza clan's rivals, the An'yettu clan, were prevented from leaving their island home by Navik.[4] He remained in his position throughout the Galactic Civil War.[3]
After the Battle of Endor, Rodia joined the Alliance of Free Planets, though Navik decided not to join the New Republic (possibly fearing a war crimes tribunal). Rodia eventually joined, and Navik appointed himself Senator of Savareen sector to the New Republic Senate. He was later appointed to Borsk Fey'lya's Advisory Council, and voted for defending Bothawui over Corellia, due to Rodia's proximity to Bothawui. During a meeting concerning the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, he was outraged at the loss of the Mid Rim worlds of Kalarba, Druckenwell and Falleen to the enemy, citing that the New Republic favored the Core Worlds and Chief of State Borsk Fey'lya's homeworld of Bothawui. However, Navik showed his own opinions when he blatantly told Jedi Master Luke Skywalker that Tatooine, which was looking at potential invasion, was not his concern.
Behind the scenes[]
In The New Jedi Order: Balance Point, the Rodian senator's name is 'Narik.' This is presumably a misspelling.
Appearances[]
- "A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale" — Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (First appearance)
A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available) (In flashback(s))- Shadow Games (Mentioned only)
- "A Trip to the Country" — Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide (Mentioned only)
- "Provincial Problems" — Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide (Indirect mention only)
- "Street Drama" — Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide (Indirect mention only)
- "Hunting Holiday" — Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook (Mentioned only)
- "New Assignments" — Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
- The New Jedi Order: Balance Point
Sources[]
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — A New Hope Limited (Card: Rodian) (backup link)
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- "Who Is That Alien? Hutts & Rodians" — Star Wars Kids (1997) 3
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- The Essential Reader's Companion
- The Not-So Magnificent Seven on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 18 (ROD 1-2: Rodia)
