Skakoan / Legends The Skakoans were a sentient species of humanoid mammals distinguished by their dependence on a bulky pressurized suit to survive away from their homeworld , Skako . A highly xenophobic people , the Skakoans rarely departed their homeworld unless need drove them . Biology and appearance . Native to the high - pressure atmosphere of the Core World Skako , the Skakoans breathed a methane - based air supply . Resembling gaunt Humans , Skakoans had grey - white skin which hung in folds over their skeletons , lacked hair and had sunken , beady eyes . Thin nasal slits allowed them to detect odor , while a thin , lipless mouth allowed them to speak . Because Skakoans did not ingest solid food , they lacked teeth in their gaping mouths . An average Skakoan maintained a life - span of 90 - 110 years . Due to the nature of their homeworld ' s above - average pressure , traveling offworld meant wearing a specialized protective suit which maintained internal pressure and fed methane through special piping . Fear of decompression or rupturing of their suits kept most Skakoans on their world ; only those driven by a very compelling motive were ever seen far from Skako . Society and culture . Because outsiders only saw Skakoans encased in their pressurized suits , many non - Skakoans believed the race to be emotionless and machine - like . In spite of the misconception , the Skakoans were extremely emotional , harboring strong xenophobia for all non - Skakoans . As a society , Skakoans were severe and self - centered , focused on self - preservation above all else . They developed a deep logic which allowed them to solve nearly any problem and driving their society towards the mathematical , scientific and technological professions . Restricting construction of their pressure suits to Skako due to their mistrust of others , visitors were forced to don their own suits when landing on the world . The Skakoan government was run by a guild of highly efficient Skakoans who organized the world ' s collective progress over the years . A deeply spiritual people , the Skakoans had developed a highly evolved religion based on the " Book of the Boolmide " . Led by the Elders of the Power Mounds , the religion was only found on Skako and centered around an omniscient mythic beast known as the Albino Cyclops . History . Native to the planet Skako , the Skakoans were discovered during the blazing of the Brentaal – Denon Route of the Hydian Way before the formation of the Galactic Republic . Establishing a major ecumenopolis comparable in terms of population and scale to Coruscant , the planet - wide city lacked the Republic capital ' s charm and aesthetics . While Skakoans tended to stay out of galactic affairs , war was on their doorstep during the Second Alsakan Conflict which lasted from 16 , 200 BBY until 15 , 400 BBY . Attaining membership in the Galactic Republic Senate , the Skakoans also had a leading interest within the Techno Union by the time of the Separatist Crisis which plagued the Republic in its final days . The Skakoan representative Wat Tambor led the Techno Union away from the Republic and to the Confederacy of Independent Systems , for which Skako was expelled from the Republic . When the Clone Wars erupted , Skako was placed under the watchful eye of the 1st Sector Army of the Grand Army of the Republic . After Skako fell to the Republic and Foreman Tambor was murdered on Mustafar with the rest of the Separatist Council , the Confederacy collapsed and the Galactic Empire replaced the Republic . Heralding a new era of Human High Culture , the Empire crushed the Techno Union and persecuted the Skakoans for their involvement in the war . Retreating to Skako to resume their isolationist stance , the Skakoans avoided the destruction of the Yuuzhan Vong War by remaining distant from both the New Republic and the Galactic Alliance . By 127 ABY , Skako had been enveloped by the Empire of Darth Krayt . Skakoans in the galaxy . A highly xenophobic species , the Skakoans rarely left their homeworld for fear of rupturing their pressure suits or suffocating in a non - methane atmosphere . Those Skakoans seen abroad were almost always driven by some important need to have thought it best to leave their home , and return was always in mind . The Skakoans were relatively unknown in the galaxy , except for their control over the Techno Union . No known Force - sensitive Skakoans existed , with no recorded representatives in either the Jedi Order or the Order of the Sith Lords . Wat Tambor , Foreman of the Techno Union , was a Skakoan . During the Clone Wars , Tambor pledged the support of the Techno Union to the Confederacy of Independent Systems and aided militarily in the conflict known as the Clone Wars ; supporting the war effort by supplying droids , starships , and weapons . Skakoan control of the Techno Union came to an end with the death of Tambor on Mustafar and the rise of the Galactic Empire . Other members of the species included Clongor , Chief among the Elders and leader of the Skakoan religion during the Clone Wars ; the bounty hunter Hrym Mawarr , an agent of Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala ; and Kul Teska , a cybernetically - enhanced mercenary and general during the Clone Wars .