The TUSKEN RAIDERS Were Supposed to be Imperial SPIES?! | Star Wars Canon Explained | #Shorts
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Date: 2023-03-28

The TUSKEN RAIDERS Were Supposed to be Imperial SPIES?! -Did you know that The Tusken Raiders initially appeared in George Lucas’ second draft for Star Wars: A New Hope as Imperial spies? Tusken Raiders, less formally referred to as Sand People or simply as Tuskens, were a culture of nomadic sentients indigenous to the desert planet Tatooine, where they were often hostile to local settlers. Tusken children were called Uli-ah. The name of Tusken Raiders was acquired much later, due to a period of concerted attacks on the settlement called Fort Tusken around eight decades before 19 BBY. Tusken Raiders were a species native to the desert world of Tatooine. Their homeworld's harsh environment resulted in them being extremely xenophobic and territorial of their native resources, often attacking the outskirts of smaller settlements such as Anchorhead. They viewed themselves as Tatooine's locals and everyone else as trespassers. The Sand People believed that all water was sacred and promised to them, resulting in them raiding moisture farms set up by colonists. Rare water wells, such as Gafsa, were also sacred to Tuskens. An individual simply trespassing close to one of these water wells could provoke immediate violence. Additionally, Tusken Raiders harvested black melons which grew in the Jundland Wastes, providing them with a reliable source of milk. Worrts, a non-sentient species native to Tatooine, were considered a delicacy by the Tusken Raiders. A nomadic culture, Tusken clan groups consisted of 20 to 30 individuals, and were led by clan leaders, tribal chiefs, and warlords. Tuskens traveled in single file to hide the number of individuals in their party. The culture of different tribes varied greatly, with some surviving by killing outsiders, while other tribes used more peaceful means. The Sand People communicated in Tusken, which can refer to their ordinary spoken language as well as a trade-based sign language employed when communicating with outsiders. At the age of 15, a Tusken became an adult, and the boys had to slay a krayt dragon and cut out the precious pearl found in its stomach to gain their adult role in their tribe. Tuskens inhabited encampments scattered across an area of the rocky Jundland Wastes known as The Needles, which were guarded from intruders by vicious massiffs. One tribe captured the bounty hunter Boba Fett, but accepted him into their tribe after he had proved his worth to them. Tusken Raiders were often seen as uncivilized by other species and groups, which led to mistreatment from Tatooine settlers; this animosity then propelled Tusken Raiders to retaliate, leading to a cycle of violence. While the Tuskens were nominally hostile towards outsiders, one tribe did enter into an arrangement with the lawman Cobb Vanth, the Sheriff of Freetown. Additionally, following his capture by a tribe of Tusken Raiders, the Mandalorian bounty hunter, Boba Fett, assimilated the tribe, becoming a full fledged member after learning the tribe's customs and helping them defeat a group of Pyke's that regularly traversed the Jundland Wastes-the ancestral home of the Tusken Raiders-and killing members of the Tusken Raider tribe.

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