Mikkian Mikkians were a humanoid species hailing from Mikkia , identifiable by their manes of head - tendrils and their bright skin pigmentation . The twin sisters Tiplar and Tiplee , who fought and died in the Clone Wars as Jedi Master s , were Mikkians . Another member of the species , a female named Sakas , fought with the Alliance to Restore the Republic in the Galactic Civil War . Biology and appearance . The Mikkians were a species of brightly color ed humanoid s . Members had four limb s : two legs , and two arms with five - fingered hands , including an opposable thumb . Their heads had two forward - facing eye s , whose irides could be blue . However , the Mikkians ' most distinctive feature were their head - tendrils , the number and pattern varying between individuals . Their skin ranged in pigmentation from bright yellows and greens to reds with blue highlights and pinks . Some members of the species were sensitive to the Force . History . The Mikkians hailed from the world of Mikkia . A secretive species , much about them remained a mystery to the larger galactic community . Mikkians in the galaxy . In the waning years of the Galactic Republic , the Mikkian twin sisters Tiplee and Tiplar were both part of the Force - wielding Jedi Order . By the time of the Clone Wars , they had attained the rank of Jedi Master and served as Jedi General s in the Grand Army of the Republic . In that capacity , they led clone trooper s in battle against the forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems . During the Battle of Ringo Vinda , Tiplar was killed by one of her soldier s , the clone trooper CT - 5385 , whose inhibitor chip had malfunctioned . Later in the war , her sister led an assault on Vizsla Keep 09 , where the ex - Sith Lord Darth Maul was hiding . Tiplee was slain during a lightsaber duel with Count Dooku , leader of the Confederacy , who had formed an alliance with Maul . Decades later , during the Galactic Civil War , a female Mikkian named Sakas served in the Alliance to Restore the Republic , a resistance movement that fought the autocratic Galactic Empire . As a member of the Alliance Special Forces , she participated in a raid against an Imperial black site at the Wretch of Tayron . Behind the scenes . Mikkians first appeared in " The Unknown , " the first episode of the , which first aired in on February 15 , 2014 . Their design was based on an unused piece of concept art for a female Sith that Iain McCaig created for the film . However , the species ' name was only revealed in June 2015 , on the official website for Kabam ' s then - upcoming mobile game " " . At the time , future players were given the opportunity to vote for either Mirialan or Mikkian to become the game ' s fourth playable species . The Mikkian icon depicted a female whose mane of tendrils resembled those of Tiplar and Tiplee . After Amy Ratcliffe pointed out the resemblance on Twitter , the official " Star Wars " account confirmed that the Jedi twins were indeed Mikkians , and that a new entry reflecting that fact would soon be added in the official StarWars . com Databank . Once the vote ended on June 30 , the Mirialan species won and was added to the game . Nevertheless , a titled codice _ 1 can still be found in the game ' s files .