Lasat Lasats were a humanoid sentient species native to the Outer Rim world of Lasan , though the species originated from the Wild Space planet Lira San . They were thought to have been driven to the brink of extinction when Lasan was devastated by the Galactic Empire , but there were actually millions living on their true , isolated homeworld . Biology and appearance . A humanoid sentient species , Lasats were notable for their impressive height , strength , and agility , with their muscular digitigrade legs enabling them to run faster , jump higher and farther , and move more quietly than human s . Their large finger pads and prehensile toes assisted them in climbing . In addition , their large eye s and ear s afforded them superior sight and hearing over humans . They had the strength to open a powered - down blast door . A height of two meter s tall was considered below - average for a Lasat . The fur patterns of a Lasat varied from individual to individual , and could change suddenly as they aged . Some humans considered a Lasat ' s strong odor unbearably offensive . Society and culture . Within the species , those with fighting skills were highly respected , often being members of the Lasan High Honor Guard , a group of highly trained , highly intelligent warriors sworn to protect their homeworld of Lasan . Bo - rifle s were a long - standing tradition in Lasat culture , used exclusively by the Honor Guard of Lasan . The warrior way of the Lasat was the Boosahn Keeraw . When a Lasat was bested by a superior opponent in combat , they would give them their weapon . Facial hair was an important status symbol in Lasat culture . Those with green eyes and prominent purple stripes were considered to be attractive by others of their species . Juvenile Lasat were noted to climb tree branches . The species spoke Lasat , a language whose " r " s were difficult to replicate by most other species . On Lasan , time was measured by counting how many of their homeworld ' s dust season s they had survived through . The Lasat believed in the Ashla , a " spirit of the galaxy " and a personification of the Force . Using a Bo - rifle , a Lasat was able to channel the Force to see past and future events . History . Lasats were native to the planet Lira San , beyond a collapsed star cluster in Wild Space . At an unknown point in time , a group of Lasats colonized the Outer Rim world of Lasan , and over the years their homeworld was reduced to myth . The Lasats did not take part in the Clone Wars , a galaxy - spanning conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . At the war ' s conclusion , the Republic was transformed into the Galactic Empire , and during its reign the Empire devastated Lasan , destroying the High Honor Guard , the royal family , and killing nearly all members of the species , despite the attempts of the Wookiee s to prevent the massacres , often at the cost of their own lives . Since then , Lasats were rarely seen in the galaxy , and none remained on their homeworld . In their conquest of Lasan , T - 7 ion disruptor rifle s were used extensively by the Empire . This led to a strong hatred and distrust of such weapons by Lasats . Many of those who survived the fall were enslaved by the Empire . Following this , Lasat culture fell into decline , with few remaining who could properly speak their native tongue , and the bo - rifle became , like the lightsaber of the Jedi Order , another symbol of a dying age . Fifteen years after the birth of the Empire , three of the last remaining Lasats in the wider galaxy embarked on a quest to find the legendary Lira San with the help of the rebellion . They succeeded , using ancient Lasat technology in a Bo - rifle to shield the " Ghost " from being torn apart by the collapsed star cluster blocking their way , and with the help of Ezra Bridger and Kanan Jarrus , guided them through the Force to the true homeworld . The Lasats in the wider galaxy regained contact with their original homeworld and Lira San became a safe haven for survivors of the Lasan genocide . Lasats in the galaxy . Following the fall of Lasan , very few Lasats were left in the galaxy , and of those who survived , most were enslaved by the Empire . A notable Lasat was Garazeb " Zeb " Orrelios , Captain of the Lasan High Honor Guard . The destruction of his homeworld by the Empire motivated him to become a member of a rebel cell based on the planet Lothal and fight to end the Empire ' s tyranny . His grandmother was another of the few Lasat that survived the genocide . Because of their scarcity and similarities in their size and strength , the ignorant sometimes mistook Lasats for Wookiees . While some Lasats felt indebted to the Wookiees for them helping fight the Empire during the fall , they despised such comparisons as they felt that it didn ' t do their own species justice . Behind the scenes . The appearance of the Lasat species is based on early concept drawings by Ralph McQuarrie for the character that became Chewbacca . While the first canon appearance of the species was in " Star Wars Rebels " , it had previously appeared ( also based on McQuarrie ' s concept art ) in " Tatooine Manhunt " , a " " adventure that is now designated as part of " Star Wars " Legends .