Moappa The Moappa were one of the intelligent deep - sea species living in the oceans of Mon Calamari . Telepathic , they formed a sentient group intelligence from the nearly mindless individuals . There were millions of these small glowing creatures in the worldwide ocean of Mon Calamari ; although individually appearing harmless at first sight , when threatened Moappa could combine into large groups , forming a gigantic group organism to defend themselves . If one Moappa in this group consciousness died , it would be replaced by others . Jedi Master Kit Fisto fought with a group of Moappa during the first months of the Clone Wars , when they aided the Quarren Isolation League during the Battle of Mon Calamari . Angry at the arrogance of the Mon Calamari in claiming the world as their own , the Moappa aided the Quarren even after Fisto captured the Quarren leadership . After learning of their true nature , Fisto advised the Calamari to find a diplomatic , as opposed to military , solution , and peace was eventually made between the Moappa and the co - inhabitants of their world . Over a century later , under the reign of Darth Krayt ' s Galactic Empire , the Moappa ' s home planet was purged of all life . The Galactic Alliance Remnant spearheaded an evacuation of the Moappa and the other species . Biology and appearance . Moappa were a primitive invertebrate ocean - dwelling species . Individual Moappa had a conical head with several small tentacles lining the base , and one large tentacle or tail extruding from its center . They were a light pink color , glowed , and had a delicate appearance . An individual Moappa was a mindless organism . However , when a few dozen were brought together , their intelligence increased to genius - level . A colony of Moappa could combine into a single unit ; sometimes in a humanoid form , others as a series of long connected chains of Moappa , with each Moappa locking its tentacles around the head of the next . These combined forms could split into pieces and re - combine , and if Moappa within them were destroyed , others could swim in to fill the gap . Moappa communicated with each other through telepathy ; they could also project their thoughts into the minds of other non - Moappa , but were unable to read minds . However , they had a very quick reaction time . Society and culture . The Moappa were a collective consciousness . On their own , they were unintelligent , but when brought together the species developed a sophisticated intellect . Moappa thought as one organism in groups , but if these were pulled apart , the unified mind shattered back into individual ones . Single Moappa experienced feelings of loneliness . Though they inhabited the oceans of Mon Calamari with other sentient species , including the Mon Calamari , the Moappa believed Mon Calamari saw themselves as the sole rulers of the world . The Moappa ' s own belief that the world belonged as much to them as to anyone put them at odds with their fellow inhabitants of the planet . The diplomacy that opened up between the Mon Calamari and Moappa eventually smoothed this relation over . History . The Moappa were longtime inhabitants of Mon Calamari ; they had been around since before the Mon Calamari species even evolved . Due to the Moappa ' s perception of the Mon Calamari claiming an unrightful dominion over all the planet , they joined with the Quarren Separatists during the Clone Wars to bring war to the planet . After the Galactic Republic destroyed the Quarren command center , the Moappa continued to lead the Quarren in organized attacks on the Mon Calamari . Jedi Master Kit Fisto , sensing a presence in the ocean , set out to find the new Quarren leader . After interrogating a group of Quarren and learning that they received their orders telepathically , Fisto spoke with the Mon Calamari , who did not know who could do such a thing . In short time , Fisto stumbled upon a colony of the Moappa . When he prodded one , it proceeded to engulf his arm , at which point several other Moappa swarmed him . The others nearby coalesced into a roughly humanoid form and spoke with Fisto . A brief fight ensued , during which Fisto learned of the Moappa ' s motives and abilities . When he realized they were weaker separately than combined , he used the Force to pull them apart , giving him time to escape . The Mon Calamari , once they learned of the nature of the Moappa , were concerned that they would not be able to defeat such a species . Fisto , however , advised them to choose a route of diplomacy and strike a deal with the other native species of their world . When the Clone Wars ended , diplomatic relations opened up between the Mon Calamari and Moappa , and the two species entered a peaceful coexistence . In 137 ABY , the Galactic Empire under Emperor Darth Krayt began a purge of the Mon Calamari as punishment for the species ' resistance to the Empire . The Moappa remained largely neutral , but later that year Krayt ' s successor Darth Wyyrlok ordered the purge of all life on the planet . The Galactic Alliance Remnant began an evacuation of the world and made contact with the Moappa , who understood the danger they were in . One YZ 3000 tanker was assigned to the evacuation of their species , which the Moappa found sufficient to hold enough of them to preserve the group mind . Along with the rest of the world ' s species , the Moappa were removed to a safe world located by the Jedi . Moappa in the galaxy . A deep - sea species , millions of Moappa inhabited the oceans of Mon Calamari . The Mon Calamari saw them as a harmless primitive species , and until the Clone Wars were unaware of their true nature . In 137 ABY , they were relocated from Mon Calamari to a safe planet following the purge of their homeworld ' s native life . For a time during the Clone Wars , the Moappa became one of the leaders of the Separatist - aligned Quarren . They communicated their orders to the Quarren telepathically , and the Quarren neither knew who their leader was or where it could be found . About a month after the Battle of Mon Calamari , a Moappa sample was stored in a storage container on Count Dooku ' s Trenchant space station . Behind the scenes . The Moappa were created in the " Clone Wars Adventures " comic " Fierce Currents " , by Haden Blackman . They are the seventh intelligent species inhabiting Dac to be described in canon .