Dyclops The Dyclops were a sentient species who , despite their mostly humanoid body , were distinguished by their two heads , both of which featured a mouth , a single eye , and an ear . In the early days of the Galactic Empire , a Dyclops had joined the Red Fury Brotherhood , a pirate group led by Reddjak . The Dyclops served as a gunner aboard the " Blood Brother " , Reddjak ' s starship . Biology and appearance . The Dyclops were a species of two - headed sentients , similar in that respect to the Troigs of the planet Pollillus . Other than that , their body was similar to that of humanoids , since they walked on two legs , had an upper torso , and two arms . They had knees that bent forward , allowing them to sit on their buttocks or haunches with their back upright . When seated , a Dyclops was considerably taller than an R2 - series astromech droid , which stood 0 . 96 meters tall . A Dyclops had two egg - shaped heads , each featuring a lipped mouth and a single eye shadowed by a dark eyebrow . A single , fleshy ear emerged from the outer side of each head . Once opened , each mouth revealed a full set of white , blunt teeth . However , they lacked an apparent nose and were also hairless except for their eyebrows . At least one individual belonging to the species sported purple skin , and both their irises and sclerae were yellow . Dyclops had four - fingered hands with an opposable thumb that allowed them to finely grasp and handle objects . Their fingers had rounded , swollen tips and displayed characteristic horizontal indentations . The upper chest of a Dyclops was one of their vulnerable points , and a direct hit there could knock an individual unconscious . Society and culture . As was the case with the Troigs , the two heads of a Dyclops were treated as a single individual . Sometimes , the two heads shared thoughts , one beginning a sentence and the other finishing it . Like many humanoids , they expressed mirth by smiling and laughing . At least one Dyclops spoke Galactic Basic Standard fluently . Dyclops in the galaxy . In the early days of Emperor Palpatine ' s Galactic Empire , a Dyclops participated in piracy and served as a gunner aboard the " Blood Brother " , a modified " Consular III " - class cruiser commanded by the pirate Reddjak , leader of the Red Fury Brotherhood . Llez , a green - skinned youngling who had been lured aboard the " Blood Brother " on one occasion , incapacitated the Dyclops . Zell , ambassador of the planet Majoor and father of Llez , later ordered the gunner ' s arrest along with the rest of the ship ' s crew . Behind the scenes . A Dyclops was a member of a pirate crew in " " , a comic book first published by Marvel ' s Star Comics imprint in August 1986 . The character , created by writer Dave Manak and artist John Romita , appeared in a mere seven panels and was never referred to in the story by name or species . In June 2013 , writers Rich Handley and Abel G . Peña identified the character ' s species in the first part of the article " The Droids Re - Animated , " published in the official Star Wars Blog . On TheForce . net ' s Jedi Council Forums , Peña later noted that he had considered identifying the two - headed character as a Troig , but the details simply did not match well enough . Indeed , the Troigs have four arms , a tail with a spiked bulge , and each of their heads has two eyes and two ears .