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- "Verpine choral arrangements. They don't sing, they just rub their legs together!"
- ―Sabine Wren, in her personal journal
The Verpine were an insectoid sentient species that controlled Roche Hive, a droid manufacturer. Effor was a member of the Verpine species.
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Biology and appearance[edit | edit source]
A bipedal insectoid sentient species with green skin,[2] Verpine[1] had a pair of digitigrade legs that terminated in two-toed feet and a pair of[2] saw-blade[5] arms that ended in three-fingered hands. Their heads sat atop a long neck and featured a pair of antenna, two black eyes,[2] and mouthparts.[5]
Society and culture[edit | edit source]
A Verpine in Weacoe city
The Verpine were a hive-based species.[3] Instead of singing, they rubbed their legs together to produce choral arrangements[1] and communicated by chattering. Verpine displayed affection by rubbing their mouthparts together.[5]
They were the namesake of the cruciform Verpine ratchet.[6]
Verpine in the galaxy[edit | edit source]
Based on Roche[source?] in the galaxy's Mid Rim,[7] the Verpine Roche Hive manufactured the 8D-series smelter droid.[3] Verpine shipwrights crafted designs that engineer Quarrie aimed to improve upon in his designing of the Prototype B6.[8]
By the year 4 BBY,[source?] a Verpine known as Effor worked at a gladiatorial arena.[2] A Verpine was present in Weacoe city on the planet Wecacoe sometime before the Battle of Scarif.[9] In 5 ABY, a pair of Verpine New Republic advisors were loudly arguing at a table at Izzik's, a restaurant located in Nakadia's planetary capital of Quarrow, prior to the first convening of the Galactic Senate at the Quarrow Senate house. They were later leaning over a different table, lustily rubbing their mouthparts together.[5]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The Verpine were first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook, a young readers book written by Daniel Wallace[1] and released on February 3, 2015.[10] They were originally created for Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils!, the seventh issue of Marvel Comics' earlier Legends Star Wars comic series,[11] which was first published on October 11, 1977.[12]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
"Always Bet on Chop"—Star Wars Rebels Magazine (First appearance)- Rogue One - Cassian & K-2SO Special 1
- Alphabet Squadron
- Shadow Fall (Mentioned only)
- Aftermath: Empire's End
- Forces of Destiny: The Rey Chronicles (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook (First mentioned)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Rey's Survival Guide
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Gadgets and Gear
- Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
"Always Bet on Chop"—Star Wars Rebels Magazine
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ Alphabet Squadron
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Aftermath: Empire's End
- ↑ Rey's Survival Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ Rogue One - Cassian & K-2SO Special 1
- ↑
Star Wars Rebels: Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils!
- ↑
Star Wars (1977) #7 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
