Xamster / Legends Xamsters were a species of sentient reptiles who hailed from the Outer Rim planet Xagobah . Xamsters were characterized by their large ears , red or green eyes , and bicuspid beaks . Their scaly skin ranged in color from yellow to purple and sported several spiky crests . The reptiles stood slightly over one meter tall on two short legs with splay - toed feet . They had formidable claws and fangs . Their brains were capable of quickly and efficiently processing sensory input . The Xamsters cohabited with the myriad fungal lifeforms on Xagobah , caring for the malvil - tree s and enjoying food , shelter , and useful spore s in return . Much of Xamster technology centered on the harvesting and implementation of spores . Members of the species tended to be polite and peaceful with outsiders . Xamsters could be found off - world ; the podracer Neva Kee participated in the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY , for example . During the galaxy - spanning Clone Wars , Xamsters found themselves confronting Separatist forces led by Wat Tambor of the Techno Union . The Separatist leader sequestered himself in a citadel called Mazariyan and enslaved Xamsters to defend him from the forces of the Galactic Republic . When Republic forces did arrive , they , too , drafted Xamster soldiers , and the species ' population centers thinned to the point that not enough Xamsters remained to tend to the malvil - trees . A young bounty hunter named Boba Fett arrived during the Battle of Xagobah and befriended a member of the species named Xeran . With the help of this Xagobah native ' s knowledge of spore - based technology , Fett infiltrated Mazariyan and allowed the Republic to rout Tambor and his forces . Biology and appearance . Xamsters were sentient , bipedal reptiles who walked on squat , bowed legs ending in flat feet with four splayed toes and dark , raised nails . Their arms , in contrast , were long , thin and muscular , and terminated in clawed , four - fingered hands . Members of the species ranged in height from as small as 1 . 07 meters to taller than a twelve - year - old Human . Each Xamster had a bulbous abdomen , which narrowed to a sunken chest and a long , thin neck . The reptiles were covered in loose folds of scaly skin that ranged in pigmentation from purple to green and yellow . This coloration could vary in a single individual : for instance , the Xamster Neva Kee featured one hue on the back of his torso and head , and the outside of his arms and legs ; while scales of another color covered his belly , neck , and throat , and the insides of his arms , legs , and ears . Three crests of spiky growths punctuated the Xamster hide : one ran from the midpoint of the spine to the posterior , another ran down the length of the belly , and a third went from the dome of the head down the back of the skull . The head itself was dominated by two bat - like ears that stood erect at both sides of the elongated , high - domed skull . The ears could be particolored , with insides and outsides of different hues . The cranium angled from a point in the back downward to the visage . The face tapered to a beak with two sharp , downward - curving points . Although this beak lacked lips , Xamsters were able to smile , a gesture that revealed their mouthful of white , razor - sharp teeth . Two small nostrils on the beak facilitated respiration , and two large , ellipsoidal eyes with pointed ends peered from beneath bony eye sockets . These lidless orbs could be jade green or red in color . The Xamster brain was specialized to process sensory information quickly . Society and culture . Xamsters lived in communities deep within the fungal forests of their homeworld . They coexisted symbiotically with the fungi : a family of Xamsters bound themselves to a particular type of fungus known as a malvil - tree and treated it like a beloved pet or even a member of the family . The reptiles gave their own malvil - tree a name and tended to its growth and feeding . In return , the tree permitted the Xamsters to take up residence inside it and obeyed simple commands , like raising or lowering its branches to afford the caretaker a better look at the surrounding terrain . Most importantly , the family was able to harvest the tree ' s spore s . They could use these fungal products for diverse tasks . For example , certain spores could be used to coat someone ' s eyes , granting the ability to peer through the fog of spores that shrouded the surface of Xagobah . Malvil - tree spores also granted safe passage through the forest to those who coated themselves in it ; otherwise , other hungry trees might mistake the traveler for a meal . Xamsters knew of other useful fungi as well , including Xabar , which could be used to make a potent form of spice with the power to paralyze the user . Although offworlders used Xabar to simulate death and , they hoped , gain a glimpse of the afterlife , Xamsters used its coma - inducing properties to fake death and thus escape enemies . By the time of the Clone Wars , Xamsters had adopted the same technology used throughout the galaxy to supplement their fungal tools . For example , members of the species fought with blaster rifles during hostilities on their world . Although some Xamsters went nude , others wore pouches to carry possessions , and others wore simple clothing , such as robes . Those engaged in fighting on Xagobah wore purple - gray camouflage to blend in better with their planet ' s terrain . Xamsters were naturally kind and non - violent . They spoke a language of sharp clicks and guttural growls . Their laughter especially sounded like growling , although a smile conveyed that the deep rumbling noise indicated amusement and humor rather than anger . The species reckoned time based on what they called the " turns of Xagobah . " Some Xamsters went by two - part names , such as Neva Kee , while others introduced themselves by one name alone , such as Xeran . History . Xamsters evolved on Xagobah , a world that circled a blue sun and that was covered in such a prevalence of fungal lifeforms that violet spores permeated the fetid air and covered the surface in a thick , purple haze . While offworlders who visited the planet had to keep out of the world ' s harsh sun to avoid being burned , and wear breath masks or take antidotes to counteract harmful spores , lest they be poisoned , Xamsters evolved to tolerate such conditions and to live closely with their planet ' s most dominant form of life . The reptilian species learned to harness these native fungi , cultivating certain species to harvest specific spores that could perform helpful tasks . In particular , the fungus known as the malvil - tree became an integral part of Xamster culture as families learned to domesticate them for shelter and spore cultivation . Representatives of the galaxy beyond Xagobah first reached Xagobah ' s region of space sometime between 3000 and 1000 BBY . The world lay on an offshoot of the Rimma Trade Route that ran from the Colu to Sharlissia systems . As the planet became integrated with the galaxy , Xagobah became part of the Mayagil sector of the Outer Rim Territories . Offworlders became more common on the world , some drawn to learn a martial art called Tal - Gun , and others by the Mayagil sector ' s amenability to smugglers . Off - world interests also brought war to the region , and from 1 , 004 to 1000 BBY , Xagobah fell within the confines of the Sith Empire during the New Sith Wars . Clone Wars . At some point between 52 and 32 BBY , Xagobah became a pawn of Sith Lord Darth Sidious as he manipulated the politics of the Galactic Republic behind the scenes , setting the stage for his alter - ego , Palpatine , to become the emperor of the entire galaxy . When the conflict known as the Clone Wars erupted — thanks to Sidious ' machinations — the Confederacy of Independent Systems consolidated its forces in the Rim and sent General Grievous to capture Xagobah . In 20 BBY , Xagobah gained a new resident : Wat Tambor , head of the Techno Union and a high - ranking leader in the CIS . Tambor molded the native fungi to his will , bioengineering them to form a huge , pyramidal fortress known as the Mazariyan Citadel , a supposedly impregnable redoubt in which he sequestered himself . Meanwhile , Tambor and his forces rounded up Xamsters from the forests of Xagobah to impress them into his service ; those who refused were summarily executed . By 19 . 5 BBY , Tambor had embedded himself in a swarm of droid tanks , spider droids , and top - of - the - line battle droids . The Galactic Republic sent clone troopers under the command of Jedi Master Glynn - Beti to take Tambor into custody . They besieged Mazariyan while Republic starships battled the Confederacy in space around the planet . When the Republic commanders realized that they could not sustain their siege with the manpower they had available , they also took to rounding up Xamsters to force them to fight for their side . Such conscripted soldiers were paid for their service , but they were not given the chance to turn down their summons to military duty . The ongoing hostilities thus forced scores of Xamsters to take up arms , most of whom had never before handled a weapon . Xamsters died in great numbers , and their sylvan communities thinned out to such an extent that family malvil - trees went untended and began to die off . A Xamster named Xeran lost most of his family to the fighting , leaving him the sole custodian of the family malvil - tree , Malubi . In 19 . 42 BBY , Xeran came across a young Human boy trapped inside a carnivorous fungus called a flimmel tree . The boy blasted his way out , leading Xeran to suspect him of being yet another violent offworlder — little did the reptile know that the Human was actually a twelve - year - old bounty hunter by the name of Boba Fett , who had been sent to Xagobah by his boss , Jabba Desilijic Tiure , to capture Wat Tambor for the Republic . Xeran led the boy to his family malvil - tree and eventually came to trust the stranger ' s story that he was an enemy of Wat Tambor ' s . In the end , the Xamster decided to help the young bounty hunter in his quest . He provided the Human with different types of spores that could aid him in penetrating Mazariyan and apprehending the Separatist leader inside . During the encounter , the young Fett felt sympathy for the plight of Xeran and his people . This only fueled his determination to take Tambor ' s head back to Jabba . The Xamster ' s gifts proved instrumental in gaining entry to the fortress , but once inside , Fett found Grievous , who proved more than a match for the young Human . The boy used Xeran ' s Xabar fungus to fake his own death and avoid being killed by the Separatist leaders . Although Fett failed to capture Tambor , he allowed the Republic forces to also breach the hideout , sending Tambor and Grievous to flight . Their departure obviated the presence of the Republic ground forces , who also left , and the Xamsters of Xagobah were once again left in peace , albeit as a Republic - held world . Later history . After Palpatine ' s maneuverings secured him the throne of the Galactic Empire , the Alliance to Restore the Republic launched the Galactic Civil War . When the Empire was defeated at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , the government splintered into squabbling factions . Xagobah fell within the domain of one of them , the Eriadu Authority . By 9 ABY , however , the world and its general region of space had become part of the holdings of the New Republic , the successor to the Alliance ; it remained within New Republic territory until at least 11 ABY . The population of the world was somewhere between 10 and 100 million c . 25 ABY . Over a century later , in 137 ABY , the Xamster homeworld had fallen into territory controlled by Darth Krayt ' s Galactic Empire , but it fell within the sphere of influence of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances , the government that Krayt had toppled . Xamsters in the galaxy . One Xamster who became well - known off Xagobah was Neva Kee , who made a name for himself on the professional Podracing circuit . Kee ' s unorthodox racing tactics earned him a reputation as a maverick . This status was exemplified by his unusual Podracer , a Farwan & Glott FG 8T8 - Twin Block2 Special , which , unlike most other vehicles in the races Kee entered , had its engine and body joined as a single unit . Kee ' s rebellious nature earned him many enemies in the sport , but it also garnered the adulation of a large base of fans , who treated Kee as a superstar . Nevertheless , the Xamster kept his cool and single - mindedly pursued his goal to dominate his sport . In 32 BBY , Kee was the favored racer on the Baroo Coast track on the planet Baroonda . The Xamster ' s ambitions were brought to an end during the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace on Tatooine that same year : the pilot strayed from the course in the second lap , never to be seen again . Behind the scenes . The art department of Industrial Light & Magic created the Xamster Neva Kee for the Podracing sequence of , released in 1999 . During the preproduction process , as early as 1996 , concept sketches by Terryl Whitlatch were considered interchangeably for both Kee and Wan Sandage , another Podracer pilot . After George Lucas chose the final versions of these two characters , the production team sculpted a detailed character maquette of Kee . Although the podracer pilots were intended to be clothed in " The Phantom Menace " , and concept drawings of Kee in podracing gear were generated , photographs of the nude maquette have since appeared in numerous sources as Kee himself , rather than as production art . In the final film , Kee appears only as a low - resolution computer - generated character seated in his racing vehicle . Several sources provide a brief outline of Kee ' s career , and he appears in the video game " " . The game gives his unusual podracer good traction but a poor top speed . Aside from Kee ' s story , for years little was known about the species as a whole aside from their appearance . Finally in 2004 , author Elizabeth Hand expanded on the Xamsters and their culture in her novel " " .