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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 based on the planet Roche. Effor was a member of the Verpine species.
Biology and appearance
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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[4] arms that ended in three-fingered hands.[2] Their heads sat atop a long neck and featured a pair of antenna, two black eyes,[2] and mouthparts.[4]
Society and cultureEdit
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.[4]
They were the namesake of the cruciform Verpine ratchet.[5]
Verpine in the galaxyEdit
Based on Roche,[3] a planet located in the galaxy's Mid Rim,[6] 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.[7]
By the year 4 BBY,[source?] a Verpine known as Effor worked at an gladiatorial arena.[2] A Verpine was present in Weacoe city on the planet Wecacoe sometime before the Battle of Scarif.[8] 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.[4]
Behind the scenesEdit
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.[9] They were originally created for Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils!, the seventh issue of Marvel Comics' earlier Legends Star Wars comic series,[10] which was first published on October 11, 1977.[11]
AppearancesEdit
- "Always Bet on Chop"—Star Wars Rebels Magazine (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian & K-2SO Special 1
- Aftermath: Empire's End
- Forces of Destiny: The Rey Chronicles (Mentioned only)
SourcesEdit
- 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
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 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 2.8 "Always Bet on Chop"—Star Wars Rebels Magazine
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Aftermath: Empire's End
- ↑ Rey's Survival Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ Star Wars: 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)
