Etro Edthatt Etro Edthatt was a Duros male who made headlines after being kidnapped along with his wife , Droza Edthatt , by members of the Human species . Shortly after marrying Droza and returning from their honeymoon , the couple was abducted by Humans , who held the newlyweds hostage on the planet Urthha for over four solar periods . The couple managed to escape the planet using a matter catalyst , a locally common piece of transportation technology . Biography . Etro Edthatt was a male Duros , a species of blue - green skinned , noseless humanoids . After he married fellow Duros Droza Edthatt , the couple went on a honeymoon . Upon their return , the newlyweds , while still mid - digestion , were battered with metal sticks by Human beings , forced out of their transport and loaded into another transport that Etro Edthatt thought resembled an " upside down " re - humidifier . The Humans then blinded the Duros and levitated them to their homeworld , which the couple believed was a planet called " Urthha . " Etro and Droza were stranded there for over four solar periods . Arriving on the planet , the Duros couple adjusted their portable simultaneous translation devices known as aural synchronizer s , since neither of them spoke the local language , in order to readily comprehend Human speech . Confused , they were then taken to a dinner party , where they were pinched and looked at as the guests laughed . One male Human insisted in showing Etro his collection of images of naked females , which surprised the alien . The Edthatts were then led to a table , until then an unknown object to them , where they were forced to sit and consume food . To the Edthatts , Human cuisine resembled stationary products from the Vretha system — a galactic location within the Mid Rim ' s Hollan sector . Out of habit , Edthatt started to stamp the food , angering the hostess in the process and making her leave in what they believed to be a " hufff . " When trying to eat a potato , Etro Edthatt experienced an extreme physiological reaction , breaking out in collard lesions , a condition that affected Duros . The sudden reaction scared away the Humans , including the home owners , who ran off in fear and did not return to their house for the rest of the period the aliens stayed there . With the domicile empty , the Duros couple used the privacy to go to the freezer , seeing as it was their honeymoon . The Edthatts spent their remaining solar periods on Urrtha enjoying themselves , practicing activities such as bouncing on antennas , reading vegetables and choking books and paintings , which , unlike the ones from their homeworld , put up little resistance . They bemoaned , however , the lack of suitable objects to scratch . When one day a young Human tried to throw folded piles of paper at the exterior of the residence , he saw the couple and helped them leave the planet by means of a matter catalyst , a device large enough to fit two grown Duros and known locally as a " blender . " After the child beat them in what they believed was a " professional - level " game of Twister , the kid put them in the device and sent them on their way home . The married couple later recalled the experience with joy in a thorough article published in an edition of the news periodical " The Galactic Gossip " , as part of an interview conducted by staff writer Trebor Uarrac . The article included a photo of the couple , as well as an image of the technological device that ensured their safe return , a seven - speed vortex - equipped matter catalyst . Personality and traits . Although the Duros were famed for being a species with a strong interest on space travel and for being one of the first civilizations to develop the technology to do so , Etro Edthatt and his wife , until the abduction , were not completely sure life developed elsewhere and had never before seen Humans , the most populous species in the galaxy . Additionally , he could not speak Urthha ' s language , a high - pitched form of verbal communication that , at first , reminded him of Mocking Tree s , and which required Etro and his wife to wear portable aural synchronizers to understand and communicate with other individuals . He struggled to grasp many cultural concepts and objects common to Humans such as " party , " " table , " " potato " and pieces of technology like matter catalysts . Initially frightened with the kidnapping and the profound cultural shock , Edthatt over time developed a positive view of the whole affair , enjoying his time on Urthha . He displayed curiosity and surprise towards Human anatomy , particularly females , constantly maintaining an inquisitive stance , and often trying out new experiences , although this exploratory behavior was the cause for his collard lesion breakout on one occasion . Edthatt only lamented the fact that he and Droza could not find suitable objects to scratch . Overall , the events that transpired during his honeymoon served to confirm his hypothesis that life , especially sentient life , indeed existed beyond his homeworld , although it was not necessarily very intelligent . Edthatt , like all Duros , possessed red eyes , no hair , a green - blue skin color , and a long , thin and noseless head . He displayed an usual Duros trait upon having enjoyed telling the story about his trip , making use of his photographic memory . Behind the scenes . Etro Edthatt was featured in a two - page story titled " Aliens Kidnapped by Humans ! , " a parody attributed to Trebor Uarrac of " The Galactic Gossip " . The story was written by Bob Carrau for the 1993 book " Monsters and Aliens from George Lucas " , a publication that combines creature designs and photographs from various projects of George Lucas , creator of the " Star Wars " franchise , with a variety of original short fiction pieces written by Carrau . Lucasfilm employee Leland Chee , who maintains the Holocron continuity database , has indicated that information contained in the book is non - canonical . In the story , the Duros newlyweds are " by human beings , " a common fiction trope that usually goes contrariwise . A couple of references to Earth are also made , such as when they mishear the name of the Human homeworld as " Urthha " and when the couple is said to leave the planet after playing a game of and by means of a " matter catalyst , " pictured and referred to as the real - world home appliance known as . A picture of the Edthatts , originally a production photo from , is included in the segment , although the newlyweds are not individually identified in the image . The Duros in the original picture were canon ically revealed to be Chachi De Maal in the 1993 sourcebook " " and Ohwun De Maal in the 2000 article " " .