Shifala Shifalas were a species of sentient simian s coming from Carreras Major in the Outer Rim Territories . They were the dominant species of the Carreras system and had furry humanoid features . Following the aftermath of the Second Imperial Civil War , the Shifala were members of the Galactic Federation Triumvirate , the new galactic government , and were led by Governor Biala . In 138 ABY , the Shifala species was swept into the rogue Sith Darth Wredd ' s insurgency against the One Sith . Biology and appearance . The Shifala were a simian species with ape - like features . Members of the species were entirely covered in fur , had two eyes , and had five digits on their hands . An adult Shifala was roughly the size of an adult Human being but had slightly larger hands and heads . Like many other sentient species , Shifala wore clothes and armor . Members of the species were also known to be susceptible to Force choke . Society and culture . By 138 ABY , the Shifala had developed a government that spanned the entire Carreras system . The Carreras government was known to possess security forces , starfighters , and a space navy . Their government had a reputation for corruption . They had spread off from their homeworld of Carreras Major to colonize other locations in their star system including Carreras Minor , an ice mining platform in the ice rings around Carreras Minor , and the Carreras G51 communications array . They were also known to have access to starships , blasters , and speeder bikes ; technologies that were widely available across the galaxy . The Shifala species was linked to the wider galaxy by hyperspace . One unique Shifala technology was a swarm of droids that was capable of burning a hole through the hull of a capital ship . Several Shifala were also known to display a xenophobic attitude towards other sentient species , including Mon Calamari and Humans . Many Shifala were unhappy with the influx of Mon Calamari refugees following the Sith Genocide on Dac and treated them badly , often giving them the worst jobs . A Shifala law enforcement officer was also known to have summarily executed an alien for allegedly stealing an unidentified object . Shifala buildings on Carreras ' s capital city on Carreras Major were known to have a rounded , pyramidical shape . Carreras Major was known to have at least one urban settlement , which had various facilities including the governor ' s palace and at least one pawn shop History . By 138 ABY , the Shifala had been in contact with the wider galaxy for a long time . The Carreras system was regarded to be one of the farthest outposts of the galaxy . Contact and travel between the Carreras system and the wider galaxy was hampered by the Surd Nebula . Following the defeat of the One Sith and the end of the Second Imperial Civil War , the Galactic Federation Triumvirate embarked on an ambitious project to link the Outer Rim Territories with the wider galaxy by construction a network of G51 communications array s . The Carreras system was designated as the farthest outpost of the G51 communications array . Under the leadership of Governor Biala , the Shifala constructed a local communications array station . The Triumvirate sent an Imperial Knight , Master Yalta Val , to supervise the finishing stages of the Carreras communications array . On the way , he was ambushed and kidnapped by the rogue Sith Darth Wredd , who impersonated him an stole his armor and identity . He then imprisoned the real Val at his base on the floating world of Mala , which had drifted into the Surd Nebula . The Sith impostor then took control of the Carreras G51 array and Governor Biala ' s security forces . He then sent the Shifala security forces to recover Val ' s lightsaber , which had been lost during the ambush in the Surd Nebula . His Shifala security guards encountered two offworld refugees — the junk dealer Ania Solo and the Mon Calamari Sauk , who had salvaged the lightsaber and Val ' s communications droid . Following a confrontation which resulted in the death of at least five guards , Ania and Sauk managed to escape back to Ania ' s junkyard on Carreras Minor ' s moon . Darth Wredd and his Shifala security guards tracked Ania and Sauk down to Ania ' s junkyard . However , Ania and Sauk managed to escape with the help of the assassin droid AG - 37 , who owned a freighter . After losing several Shifala starfighters in the ice rings around Carreras Minor , Ania and her companions managed to land on Carreras Minor ' s surface . Meanwhile , another Imperial Knight Jao Assam arrived in the Carreras system to ascertain Yalta Val ' s whereabouts after hearing nothing from him . Upon arriving , he encountered a Shifala naval blockade and docked at a Shifala warship ' s hangar bay . Upon arriving , the Shifala guards , under the orders of Darth Wredd , attempted to apprehend him but he fled to Carreras Minor . There , he encountered Ania , Sauk , and Val ' s newly - repaired Imperial comm droid . The four companions agreed to find and rescue the real Yalta Val . Meanwhile , relations between Darth Wredd and his Shifala hosts rapidly deteriorated . Angered at delays with the progress of the Carreras G51 communications array , the Sith impostor almost Force choked a Shifala engineer , prompting Governor Biala and her colleagues to make preparations to file a formal complaint with the Triumvirate authorities . However , Biala continued work on the G51 communications array since they wanted to earn the support of the Triumvirate authorities . Following the capture of Ania and her companions , Wredd ordered their execution but Biala objected , prompting the Sith impostor to attempt to Force choke her . Biala then freed Jao and his companions and sent them to deal with the Sith impostor . During the confrontation on the Carreras communications array , Jao was seriously wounded and Wredd managed to escape to Mala . After Darth Wredd remotely took control of the Carreras G51 communications array , Biala ordered her men to shut down the station . However , the Sith impostor had taken control of the station ' s computer and was using it to broadcast his manifesto to the wider galaxy . This broadcast was witnessed by many beings across the galaxy including Governor Biala and her subordinates . Wredd then attempted to execute Yalta Val before a live galactic audience but was stopped by Ania , who managed to rescue the Imperial Knight and escape offworld with her companions before the Carreras communications array collided with Mala . Prior to the collision , Governor Biala ordered all the Shifala crew and engineers aboard the station to evacuate . She later compiled a report on the Carreras Incident that was submitted to the Triumvirate leadership in Coruscant , the galactic capital . Behind the scenes . The Shifala species first appeared in Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman ' s " " , the first arc of the " " comic series , which ran from 2013 to 2015 . The species were designed by Jimmy Presler , drawn by Gabriel Hardman , and colored by Rachelle Rosenberg .