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- "It's a Kuati Signet. Blue kyber. Sky stone. The ancient world. Celebrates the uprising against the Rakatan invaders."
- ―Luthen Rael, to Cassian Jeron Andor
The Rakatans,[3] also known as the Rakata,[1] were an ancient amphibious humanoid species native to the planet Lehon, and were, according to legend, 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] The species shared its name with the historical Rakatan Infinite Empire[4] and the mystical antiquities known as Rakatan wraith boxes.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Canon and origins[]
A Rakata in Star Wars Legends
The Rakatans were first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in the forty-seventh issue of the De Agostini magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon,[1] published around November 25, 2015.[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]
Inconsistencies[]
Star Wars series[]
- "What a time for a light failure..."
- ―Unidentified Mon Calamari
A Mon Calamari in Star Wars (2015) 48
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]
Poe Dameron series[]
- "I don't even remember that dude"
- ―Matt Martin
"Generic alien extra #3457" in Poe Dameron 7
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]
Appearances[]
"Tales from the Occlusion Zone: Friend or Foe?" — Star Wars Insider 223 (Mentioned only)- Andor — "Aldhani" (Mentioned only) (First identified as Rakatan)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 47 (Secrets of Spaceflight: Hyperspace) (First mentioned)
- "Aldhani" Episode Guide | Andor on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars 100 Objects
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The second issue of the De Agostini weekly magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon was set to be published on January 14, 2015, according to De Agostini Publishing: Build the Millennium Falcon Magazine & Model by Chris Wyman on TheForce.net (January 8, 2015) (archived from the original on November 6, 2016). Therefore, Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 47 was published around November 25, 2015.
- ↑ 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: "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." (backup link)
- ↑ 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)
