Quarren The Quarren , also known by the derogatory nickname " Squid Heads , " were a humanoid , squid - like species native to the planet Mon Cala , where they coexisted with the Mon Calamari in a tense , albeit peaceful , relationship . Biology and appearance . The Quarren were squid - like with four facial tentacles which protruded from their lower jaw . They had a pair of deep , turquoise eye s and finned hands with suction - tipped fingers . As an amphibious species , they were strong swimmers . They were also bipedal beings that could walk and sit upright . In the two long protrusions that extended from either side of their faces , Quarren had gill - like structures that were actually hearing organs . The Quarren were also capable of spitting out clouds of ink as a defensive measure . History . The aggressive Quarren shared their homeworld of Mon Cala with the more peaceful Mon Calamari , another amphibious species . Around the time of the Trade Federation ' s Invasion of Naboo , a Quarren Senator named Tikkes represented Mon Cala in the Galactic Republic Senate . During the Separatist Crisis Tikkes defected to the Confederacy of Independent Systems , and was replaced in Galactic Senate by the Quarren loyalist Tundra Dowmeia . During the Clone Wars , the Separatists , acting through the Karkarodon advisor Riff Tamson , stirred up trouble between the Quarren and the Mon Calamari . Following the assassin ation of the Mon Calamari King Yos Kolina , the Quarren led by Chieftain Nossor Ri contested his son Prince Lee - Char ' s claim to the throne . With the encouragement of Tamson , Ri called for new leadership and a chance for the Quarren to rule Mon Cala . This led to a civil war on Mon Cala with the Separatists backing the Quarren Isolation League and the Republic supporting the Mon Calamari . Prior to the outbreak of fighting , Senator Padmé Amidala and her Jedi bodyguard Anakin Skywalker visited Mon Cala city in attempt to broker peace between the two warring species . However , the Quarren launched a preemptive strike on Mon Cala city with Separatist aqua droid s but were repelled by the Mon Calamari ' s Jedi and clone allies . The Quarren then counter - attacked with Hydroid Medusa s , gigantic jellyfish with electrified tentacles , which succeeded in overwhelming the Mon Calamari and Republic allies before capturing the capital . The remaining Mon Calamari and Jedi forces were forced to retreat . Despite the victory , Ri was uneasy with his new Separatist allies after Tamson complied with Count Dooku ' s orders to enslave the Mon Calamari population . Quarren forces then participated in a manhunt for several enemy fugitives including Prince Lee - Char , Senator Amidala , Skywalker , and the Jedi Ahsoka Tano and Kit Fisto . Despite resistance from the fugitives and the arrival of Gungan reinforcements , the Quarren and Tamson ' s Separatist forces succeeded in capturing the fugitives . However , the Quarren - Separatist alliance fell apart after Nossor Ri learned that Tamson intended to crown himself as the new ruler of Mon Cala . Ri foiled Tamson ' s plot to execute Prince Lee - Char , who wanted to restore relations between the Mon Calamari and Quarren . The Quarren then joined forces with the Mon Calamari , the Republic , the Jedi , and the Gungans in a combined effort to expel the Separatist invaders from Mon Cala . Following the death of Tamson , the Quarren accepted Lee - Char as the new King of Mon Cala . Quarren in the galaxy . Several Quarren individuals could be found throughout the galaxy in various walks of life . Christo , Tikkes , and Tundra Dowmeia served as senators in the Galactic Senate during the last days of the Galactic Republic . One Quarren migrant named Lauli Wahlo operated a noodle shop in Coruscant ' s underworld while another Quarren migrant named Amit Noloff was a member of the Iego council . During the Galactic Civil War , Tessek worked as a book - keeper for Jabba the Hutt on the planet Tatooine . The former slave Quarren Palabar , along with his companions the Wookiee Greybok and the Weequay Hatchet , took part in the New Republic ' s liberation of Kashyyyk .