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The hesten were a species of primates.
- "When our ancestors were still howling primates, our galaxy was ruled by a species that could create, reconfigure or destroy star systems according to some unimaginable whim."
- ―Dr. Insmot Bowen
Primates,[2] also known as simians,[3] were an order of mammals that exhibited the characteristics of apes or monkeys, such as fur, fingers, and opposable thumbs. Because of their similarity to Humans,[2] which were primates themselves,[1] those species were often referred to as humanoids, though it depended on their sentience designation. Most primates gave birth to a single live young at a time, although multiple births were not unheard of in Humans.[2] Examples of non-Human primates included the hesten, momongs,[4] Taurill,[5] and nightmare demons.[6] The wampas, which were reptomammalian creatures, were also linked to primates.[2]
Taungs and Humans were considered to be a simian species. The avian Quor'sav species had several insults to use against simians.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (as simian)
- The Abduction (also reprinted in Classic Adventures) (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
"Murder in Slushtime" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14 (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club) ("Gamorr" capsule)
- Millennium Falcon (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) (as simian)
Sources[]
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
"A Free-Trader's Guide to the Planets" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
- Alien Encounters
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
"Nomad Droids" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut — The Celestials on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Strongholds of Resistance
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut — The Celestials on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon, Chapter 9.
- ↑
"Nomad Droids" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ The Essential Chronology, part VII (Under The Darksaber Threat)
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 90 ("Reist")