Bimm ( Near - Human ) The Bimms were diminutive Near - Human s from the planet Bimmisaari . The Bimms had a reputation as a peaceful , hospitable people . Sharing their homeworld with furred humanoids also known as the Bimm , the two species were completely unrelated biologically , though they shared a language and cultural identity as Bimms . Many descriptions of Bimm culture and society ignored the biological differences between the two species . Many traveled the galaxy working as merchants and artists . Others remained on their homeworld , or lived in Bimm enclaves on a variety of planets . Biology and appearance . A species of Near - Human s , the Bimm were thought to have immigrated to the planet Bimmisaari millennia in the past , assimilating into the culture of the world occupied by a furred species also known as the Bimm . Short in stature , the Bimm compared in height to Human children , growing no taller than 1 . 5 meters . While comparable to younglings , males of the species frequently , and proudly , grew full beards . Society and culture . Upon colonizing Bimmisaari , the Near - Human Bimm assimilated with the native species of Bimm , merging their culture and society into one . Though the Bimm species had lived together for almost all of their recorded history , certain aspects of their culture were more associated with one species than with another . While some sources attributed these cultural tendencies to one species or the other , sources such as Mammon Hoole presented them as aspects of a single , shared culture . Both species called themselves simply " Bimms " and lived harmoniously with each other in their shared forest cities , despite not sharing any biological similarities . They considered themselves to be a united people , and were considered as such by the rest of the galaxy . Intermarriage between the two Bimm species was not uncommon , though genetic incompatibilities required such couples to adopt if they wanted children . Bimms were fond of art , music , and storytelling ; their favorite stories involved heroic adventures , though they were usually content to hear the stories rather than inspired to take part in adventures themselves . The language Bimmini , which was used by both species , was sung , rather than spoken . A Bimm conversation had a seemingly mystical quality , sounding to Human ears like songs being sung in five - part harmony . Both species were noted for their mild - tempered , peaceful tendencies , which was the reason the two species lived together in harmony . This tendency extended to non - Bimm visitors from offworld , who would be treated as honored guests . The Bimm greeting ritual involved a reception line which each visitor would walk through . In complete silence , each Bimm in line would reach out and gently touch the visitor ' s head , arm , or back . More important visitors would attract correspondingly large crowds in the procession . This honor did not extend to armed visitors , however , who would be expected to leave their weapons behind . One of the greatest events in Bimm society was the visit of a member of the Jedi Order . Greatly revered by both species of Bimm , tales of Jedi such as Murrtaggh were popular among Bimm bards long after the fall of the Order . Even Bimmisaari ' s laws prohibiting visitors from carrying weapons were relaxed for visiting Jedi carrying lightsabers . History . Evolving on a world on the Outer Rim , the Bimm traveled to the planet Bimmisaari during the Great Manifest Period . With the colonization of the world , the Bimm were introduced to the native species of furred Humanoids . Growing together as a united society the two species became known collectively as the Bimm and were well respected play - writes and experts in hospitality . During the Great Sith War forces from the Galactic Republic moved along the Lesser Lantillian Route , upon which the Bimm homeworld was located , to mount a counteroffensive to the Sith Empire . By the time of the New Sith Wars , the Republic had grown significantly weaker from centuries of war , leaving the Bimm homeworld within the territory controlled by the Hutt regime and a Sith faction called the Brotherhood of Darkness . The Bimm remained under Hutt control long after the destruction of the Brotherhood , remaining in space contested by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars . Having quietly withdrawn from the corrupt Republic decades before the war , the Bimms found that their world was remote enough that few took notice of them , allowing their people to escape most of the chaos of the Republic ' s fall and the later oppression of the Galactic Empire . During the Sy Myrthian Insurrection , the Bimm were conquered by the Empire and the Hutts driven off the world . After the Battle of Endor , the Bimms remained neutral , but friendly toward the Alliance to Restore the Republic and later , the New Republic . While controlled by the Greater Maldrood as of 4 ABY , the Bimm were conquered by Grand Admiral Mitth ' raw ' nuruodo in 9 ABY . Around this time , agents of the New Republic Leia Organa Solo , Luke Skywalker and Han Solo were dispatched to Bimmisaari on a peace meeting in 9 ABY which was meant to open negotiations for the Bimms to join the Republic . The Shi ' ido anthropologist Mammon Hoole included an entry on the Bimms in his publication . A major trade center , the Bimm were decimated in 26 ABY by the Yuuzhan Vong during their invasion of the galaxy . By the end of the war , the New Republic made a push to free the Bimm , saving what was left of their homeworld and species from total annihilation . Bimms in the galaxy . The Near - Human Bimms were the most frequently encountered type of Bimms in the galaxy . Working as entertainers or scholars , some Bimms became adventurers , whether as scoundrels who somehow worked their way into the circles of nobility , or as artists who followed heroes in order to witness great deeds which they could record in ballads . Entire communities of Bimms were also found in enclaves off Bimmisaari , which were noted for their hospitality . One Bimm who defied the pacifist Bimm norm during the Galactic Civil War was Rajah Ubooki , a Near - Human Bimm and Imperial Intelligence agent who impersonated the Prophet of the Dark Side Kadann , and later declared himself Galactic Emperor . During the time of the Clone Wars , a group of five Bimm investors visited the Cularin Trade Show , which was being held in the Cularin system , aboard the starship " TAV Prosperity " . During the show , the ship suffered a hyperdrive failure in the region of the Cularin comet cloud , causing a booth to fall on the investors . Force - sensitive Bimms were not uncommon and many found their way into the ranks of the Jedi Order throughout the world ' s history with the Republic . Jedi were always treated with respect in Bimm culture and celebrations were had when one visited their planet . Bimm artists such as Ha ' lathin or Vasnish Kay , and traders and smugglers such as Rycar and Rayc Ryjerd , were typical of Bimms in the galaxy . Behind the scenes . The first depiction of a Bimm was a background character seen in the Mos Eisley Cantina scenes of in 1977 . This character , played by little person actor Marcus Powell , was known on set as " Flash Gordon Midget . " In 1979 ' s " The Star Wars Holiday Special " , cut footage of Powell ' s character shot on the Mos Eisley street set was used . Neither appearance formally named the character or his species . The name " Bimm " first appeared in Timothy Zahn ' s 1991 novel , " Heir to the Empire " . 1993 ' s " Heir to the Empire Sourcebook " , a supplement for West End Games ' " " written by Bill Slavicsek , described the Bimm species in more detail , and provided illustrations . While the West End Games description of the Bimms said they were " half - furred " , an illustration by Allen Nunis and Paul Daly made them appear to be simply short Humans . In 1995 , a comic book adaptation of " Heir to the Empire " was published by Dark Horse Comics . The adaptation ' s artwork by Olivier Vatine and Fred Blanchard depicted clearly non - Human aliens with large floppy ears . The same year , however , the Premiere Limited set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game , published by Decipher , Inc . , included a card identifying the " Flash Gordon Midget " from the original film as Rycar Ryjerd , a Bimm smuggler . Ryjerd , having been portrayed by an actor without extensive prosthetic makeup , resembled the Human - like Bimms from West End Games illustrations more closely than the floppy - eared aliens drawn by Vatine and Blanchard . In 1998 , a card in the Jabba ' s Palace Limited expansion set identified another background character in , again played by an actor without extensive makeup , as Rycar Ryjerd ' s son Rayc . The confusion was resolved in 1998 by Daniel Wallace ' s " The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons " . The Bimmisaari entry included a drawing of two floppy - eared Bimms , but noted that the planet was also inhabited by a small Human - like species with the same name . Later works , such as 2001 ' s " The Essential Guide to Alien Species " by Ann Margaret Lewis and various Wizards of the Coast supplements for their " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " , went into more detail about the history and shared culture of the two Bimm species . A later retcon in Abel G . Peña ' s 2006 article " " identified Kadann , one of the main villains in the " Jedi Prince " series of young adult novels by Hollace and Paul Davids , as a Bimm . It also explains that the Kadann in the novels was only posing as the true Kadann , a short Human . Confusion between Near - Human Bimms and Humans also appears in Brian Campbell ' s 2001 " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " adventure " The Rycar Run " , which describes Rycar Ryjerd as a Human .