Rakatan

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"It's a Kuati Signet. Blue kyber. Sky stone. The ancient world. Celebrates the uprising against the Rakatan invaders."

The Rakatans,^[3] also known as the Rakata,^[1] were an ancient amphibious humanoid species native to the planet Lehon^[1] who ruled over the so-called Infinite Empire.^[4] According to legend, they were the first to develop hyperspace travel.^[1] At some point in ancient galactic history, the Rakatans staged an invasion, but were repelled by an uprising. A Kuati Signet embedded with a blue kyber crystal commemorated the uprising.^[2] The Rakatan species was said to have eventually gone extinct as a result of corruption from the dark side of the Force.^[1] They shared their name with mystical antiquities known as Rakatan wraith boxes.^[5]

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Behind the scenes[]

A Rakata in Star Wars Legends

The Rakatans were first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in the forty-fifth issue of the De Agostini magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon, albeit only in its German release.^[6] The species originated in Star Wars Legends in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The Rakata in that game were the fallen remnant of what had once been a galaxy-spanning empire that conquered, ruled, and decimated other species through the dark side of the Force. The Force powered the Rakatans' hyperspace technology.^[7]

"What a time for a light failure..."

―Unidentified Mon Calamari^[8]

In the forty-eighth issue of the 2015 comic book series Star Wars, written by Kieron Gillen, penciled by Salvador Larroca, and published by Marvel Comics^[8] on May 23, 2018,^[9] an unidentified Mon Calamari from the script^[10] was mistakenly depicted as a member of the Rakatan species.^[8]

"I don't even remember that dude and I'm pretty sure I would have remembered approving a Rakata."

―Matt Martin^[11]

Likewise, in the seventh issue of the 2016 comic book series Star Wars: Poe Dameron, written by Charles Soule, penciled by Angel Unzueta, and published by Marvel Comics^[12] on October 26, 2016,^[13] an unidentified "thug"^[12] who was dubbed "generic alien extra #3457" and described as "mysterious background guy" by Story Group's Matt Martin on Twitter,^[11] was also depicted resembling the Rakatans,^[12] but their species remained unspecified.^[11]

"Tales from the Occlusion Zone: Friend or Foe?" — Star Wars Insider 223 (Mentioned only)
Andor — "Aldhani" (Mentioned only) (First identified as Rakatan)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 47 (Secrets of Spaceflight: Hyperspace)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Andor — "Aldhani"
↑ Star Wars 100 Objects
↑ Nexus of Power
↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 45 (Guide to the Galaxy: The Riches of Mygeeto)
↑ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Star Wars (2015) 48
↑ Star Wars (2015) #48 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Matt Martin (@missingwords) on Twitter: "Yeah, you're not the only one to say that. I'd say it could be an alien extra who may or may not be a Rakata. But it's not DEFINITELY a Rakata. And like I said, the script calls out a Mon Cal but it's not stated in the issue specifically." (backup link)
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Matt Martin (@missingwords) on Twitter (January 18, 2018): "I don't even remember that dude and I'm pretty sure I would have remembered approving a Rakata. He's "generic alien extra #3457" as far as I'm concerned. Could he be retconned to be a Rakata, sure. But as of now, he's just some mysterious background guy." (screenshot) (In response to: "Is this like the Rakata that "supposedly" appeared on the Poe comic? Or that was identified as a Rakata? I keep saying that is not.")
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Poe Dameron 7
↑ DARTH VADER, HAN SOLO, More STAR WARS Titles Delayed on www.newsarama.com (August 5, 2016) (archived from the original on February 10, 2020)

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