Roonan / Legends The Roonans were a sentient species from Roona . Biology and appearance . Roonans were short , bipedal humanoids with blue , almond - shaped eyes . They possessed two wide hands with five digits each , each digit being roughly the same length . They possessed fairly large , oval heads with wrinkled skin and small ears . According to C - 3PO , Roonans had tiny teeth . Society and culture . Most Roonans were considered highly particular , and saw the slightest mistake as a deep insult . History . The Roonans were members of the Galactic Republic . During the last years of the Republic , Roona was represented in the Galactic Senate by Senator Edcel Bar Gane . Even before the Battle of Naboo , Gane had voiced concerns about Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum ' s actions and their impact on the stability of the Republic as early as 33 BBY . He believed that Valorum ' s perceived ineffectiveness would further divide the myriad politicians of the Senate to extremes . Subsequently , when Queen Padmé Amidala moved for a Vote of No Confidence for Valorum , Gane seconded the motion , which was resoundingly successful . During his time on Coruscant , Gane allied himself with the influential yet corrupt Senators Orn Free Taa , Passel Argente , and Toonbuck Toora , and was a supporter of then - Senator Palpatine . Despite his alliance with Taa , Gane vigorously disagreed with his fellow Senator following the bail - jumping of former Senator Tikkes , who had joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems . He believed that Tikkes was not guilty of the charges against him , but rather had fled Coruscant to avoid the same fate as Senator Aks Moe . Gane continued to serve in the Senate up until , and possibly through , the Clone Wars . Around 22 BBY , a Roonan was a Match Master employed at the BlasTech Gikosphere on Coruscant . He presided over Team Coruscant ' s game against Team Fondor in the opening round of the Galactic Cup of Limmie . He interrupted the game after Fondor had taken a commanding lead . During the Clone Wars , another Roonan Senator , Aang , was an important member of the Senate Military Oversight Committee . One Roonan named Halsey was a member of the Jedi Order . He attended a meeting in the Jedi Temple communication center in which General Grievous informed the Jedi High Council of his capture of Jedi Master Eeth Koth , though he did not join the rescue team . Halsey later took his Padawan , Knox , to protect the contested Temple of Eedit on Devaron . They were soon attacked by Savage Opress , and though Halsey attempted to stop the Zabrak warrior , both he and Knox were killed . The trade center CorusMall on Coruscant was operated by Roonans . Behind the scenes . The Roonan species first appeared , albeit unnamed , in the 1999 movie . Their appearance was based on concept art for an " alien Jedi " that was drawn by Terryl Whitlatch around January 7 , 1997 , during production for the movie . By May 9 of the same year , the alien Jedi had already evolved into Edcel Bar Gane , as seen on a later sketch — also drawn by Whitlatch . They were only identified as Roonans in 2010 , in the StarWars . com episode guide for " Grievous Intrigue " is the ninth episode of of the .