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Killik

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"Well, there's been no stirrings from Imperial Intelligence. Imperial Logistics, on the other hand, is buzzing like a Killik nest."
―Ardo Barodai[4]

The Killik[4] were an insectoid sentient[1] species known to reside in nests.[4] Around 4 ABY,[5] the New Republic Vanguard Squadron pilots Keo Venzee and Feresk Tssat led a mission to recover an astromech droid from Laanen, an ice moon of the gas giant Navlaas. In response, the Imperial Logistics Division confiscated all supplies of Clouzon-36 from the nearby space stations of the Navlaas Triad, an action that the New Republic intelligence chief Ardo Barodai likened to the buzzing of a Killik nest.[4] During the First Order-Resistance War, Poe Dameron and Finn encountered a Killik and their nest in a passenger car of a train on a mission on the planet Kamil to negotiate a deal for livestock that the Resistance needed.[1]

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Behind the scenes

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A Killik first appeared in Star Wars canon in the 2016 comic book Han Solo 1.[6] The species was first identified in the short story "The Light You Bring," a tie-in story to the 2020 video game Star Wars: Squadrons.[4] Mark Brooks, the illustrator for Han Solo 1, later confirmed that it was indeed a Killik in the issue.[7]

Killiks had an extensive history in Star Wars Legends. The species were first mentioned in the 1995 book The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, in which a piece of Ralph McQuarrie concept art for the film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi depicted structures known as "Killik mounds." This art went on to inspire the design of the Lurmen village in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Jedi Crash"[8] as well as the landscape of the planet Lothal seen throughout Star Wars Rebels.[9] The Killiks themselves had their first proper appearance in The Joiner King, the first book of the Star Wars: The Dark Nest Trilogy.[10]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Hyperspace Stories 3
  2. ↑ In Hyperspace Stories 3, a Killik appeared to be taller than Finn, who was listed as being 1.78 meters (5ft 10in) in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary.
  3. ↑ Han Solo 1
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 The Light You Bring on Electronic Arts' official website (article) (backup link)
  5. ↑ The Light You Bring on Electronic Arts' official website (article) (backup link) takes place shortly before the main story of Star Wars: Squadrons, which is set four years after the battle at Fostar Haven. Since the Fostar Haven incident happens shortly after destruction of Alderaan, an event that Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to the year 0 BBY, the game's story must take place around 4 ABY, with "The Light You Bring" taking place around the same time.
  6. ↑ Han Solo 1
  7. ↑ @InfiniteSWMa (@InfiniteSWMa) on Twitter (post): "Hey look here's a species that should be marked as canon, the Killik one's in the first Han Solo comic as a patron at a bar, here's proof from Hidalgo and Mark Brooks themselves" (backup link)
  8. ↑ StarWars.com "Jedi Crash" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link); image #7 (of 7)
  9. ↑ 'Star Wars Rebels' interview: New series goes to dark places, embraces 1977 film's spirit by Hibberd, James on Entertainment Weekly (January 23, 2014) (backup link archived on December 1, 2018)
  10. ↑ Dark Nest I: The Joiner King