Nevoota ( species ) The planet Nevoota was the homeworld of the eponymous Nevoota , an insectoid , sentient species . The Nevoota species was disdainful of death and was considered one of the deadliest species in the known galaxy . The Nevoota were invaded by the Mandalorians prior to the Old Sith Wars , and over the course of a three - year war , the species was hunted to extinction . The experience proved formative for Mandalorian culture , which deified war . Biology and appearance . The Nevoota were a sentient species of vespid who had no fear of death . History . The Nevoota were native to Nevoota , a planet located in the Balmorra system of the Colonies Regions . Prior to the Old Sith Wars , the Nevoota were considered by some to be one of the deadliest species in the galaxy . In 4024 BBY , that reputation attracted the Mandalorian warrior culture , which invaded Nevoota in order to test the Mandalorian Crusaders corps against a potent foe . The Nevoota were led by a cunning warlord named Ithcharaka . Vastly outnumbering the Mandalorians , and with a disdain for death , the Nevoota resisted the Mandalorians for three years of war , before they were eventually hunted to extinction by the warrior culture in 4021 BBY . The hostilities proved epochal for the Mandalorians , as it led to the deification of war in their culture . In the Clone Wars , of 22 BBY to 19 BBY , a " Acclamator " - class assault ship named the " Nevoota Bee " served the Galactic Republic and fought in the Battle of Muunilinst . Behind the scenes . The Nevoota species was first canon ized by Abel G . Peña in his article " The History of the Mandalorians " , published in " Star Wars Insider 80 " in 2005 . The name Nevoota had previously been introduced to " Star Wars " canon by Daniel Wallace in creating the Nevoota system for " The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons " , published in 1998 . Wallace placed Balmorra in this system , and subsequent sources have renamed it as the Balmorra system . The Nevoota history was expanded in the Codex of " " , a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game ( MMORPG ) by BioWare . The Codex entry on the Nevoota was accessible when the player - character gained a datacron on Tatooine . " The Essential Guide to Warfare " , published in 2012 , dated the Nevoota war to 4 , 024 BBY . The " Nevoota Bee " joke . Abel Peña explained on the Jedi Council Forums that his mention of the Nevoota was a nod to the long - running " Nevoota Bee " joke . The origin of this joke is that Tom Veitch , author of several " Star Wars " comic series , was once asked , " What is that buzzing noise in the background of " " ? , " to which he replied , " The Nevoota Bee " — in reality , the noise was likely caused by a bad copy of the film . Unconnected to that discussion , Rich Handley , author of several " Star Wars " articles , made an April Fools ' joke on rec . arts . sf . starwars . misc , announcing a sequel to Veitch ' s " Empire ' s End " comic series involving Emperor Palpatine being reborn in an insane clone of Chewbacca , named Palbacca . The final step in the joke occurred when Mike Beidler , author of the " Star Wars Literature Compendium " fansite , combined Veitch ' s and Handley ' s quips and listed the " Scourge of the Nevoota Bee " trilogy as a publication on his website . The fictitious trilogy of novels and accompanying fifty - part comic series was purported to be written by Veitch and Beidler , with audiobook adaptations read by Handley . The joke has since continued to circulate among the Star Wars online fan community .