Bartokk The Bartokk were a species of clawed , sentient insectoids hailing from a nameless planet in the Outer Rim Territories . Controlled by a hive - mind , the Bartokk were barely sentient individually but highly intelligent when in groups . Biology and appearance . An insectoid race , the Bartokk ' s hard carapace was capable of deflecting some weapons as could be expected of most manufactured armors . Bipedal with four additional arms , the Bartokk had a single primary hand , though they could handle weapons and tools with all four . When in a defensive stance , a Bartokk could crouch down on four legs and attack with the other two , flashing their razor - edged claws . Their primary eyes were located on their head , and were bright red in color . Additional eyes were located on their lower abdomen . A hive - minded species , all Bartokk shared a telepathic link to each other , sharing intelligence and thoughts within 500 meters of each other . This ability not only gave them sentience , as outside the hive mind they were barely functional , the telepathic link served as a good defense from being flanked by predators . The Bartokk possessed amazing regenerative abilities and could recover from almost any injury , so long as their brains were not completely destroyed . If their brain was cut in half each half would regenerate into a separate twin , creating an entirely new individual . Their bodies also had the ability to have parts that have been cut off in combat to continue functioning as normal . Even in the instance of decapitation , the body would continue to fight despite the lack of a head . Society and culture . Because of the Bartokk hive mind their society was a single cohesive facet of their personalities and shared by all members of the hive . Their homeworld was mildly radioactive , leading to occasional mutations which would seem minor to most beings , but were grounds for exile in Bartokk society . Culturally , the Bartokk were considered mysterious and fearsome by other species familiar with the Bartokk assassin guilds . These guilds operated across the galaxy and were known to target political figures from the Galactic Republic ; using numbers to overwhelm the target ' s defense forces , after neutralizing major defense emplacements and communications first . Bartokk traveled in hives of fifteen and were unrelenting in the pursuit of prey , even if it may result in the death of the hive . The arid world of the species origin was not technologically advanced and the Bartokk lived in hives devoid of modern equipment . As the Bartokk made contact with outside societies , the insects brought back some technologies created by other species and adapted them to suit their own biology . Having no language of their own , the Bartokk communicated via telepathy ; though they were able to master other languages to communicate with other species . History . Originating on a radioactive planet on the Outer Rim , the Bartokk evolved from insects with a strong hive mind forming in each hive . Forming several assassin guilds , these Bartokk were known to never give up as they hunted their prey throughout the galaxy . During the reign of the Galactic Republic , the Bartokk species had used technology from other societies to craft their own starships . Creating a six - winged starfighter and spike - hulled freighters , the Trade Federation approached several sub - hives to defend the development of the Federation ' s naval forces . Following the rise of the New Republic , Jedi trainees within the Jedi Order Tenel Ka , Lowbacca , Jaina Solo , and Jacen Solo found them to be worthy adversaries , barely fending off a hive sent to assassinate the Queen Mother of the Hapes Consortium Ta ' a Chume . The hive , hired by Ambassador Yfra , failed in their mission and were killed . When the Diversity Alliance emerged , the Bartokk worked with the group as assassins , wiping out the leaders of other hives to grow their army . Bartokk in the galaxy . While most Bartokk encountered across the galaxy were members of an assassin guild hunting for their prey , members of the species which had been exiled tended to gain work in local militias as they lacked the creativity which came with being part of a hive mind . Like many insectoid species , the Bartokk were not known to have any Force - sensitive members , either among the Jedi Order or the Sith Empire .