Dressellian / Legends Dressellians were a tall , thin , mammalian humanoid species with elongated , hairless skulls , wrinkled skin , and teal - colored blood who valued freedom above anything else . For most of their history , they lived a peaceful and isolated lifestyle on their homeworld , Dressel , until the Galactic Civil War forced them into closer contact with the rest of the galaxy as supporters of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , and later , the New Republic . History . Dressellians evolved in the sub - equatorial grasslands of Dressel ' s main continent , Breehara . Two centuries before the Galactic Civil War , the Dressel system was discovered by Bothan scouts . At the time , the Bothan Clan Askar decided to leave the low - tech natives of the planet alone , restricting their activities to mining the Dressellian Asteroid Belt . The Dressellians did have limited contact with the Galactic Republic , however , as a Dresselian named Reeft , was inducted into the Jedi Order and became a Jedi Knight during the last years of the Galactic Republic . Dressel ' s isolation ended after the Galactic Empire took control of the system around 10 BBY . The Imperials descended on the planet , moving to set up bases and exploit Dressel ' s natural resources . The Dressellians , despite having only a loose political organization and barely industrial - level technology , formed a resistance movement . At first , their resistance groups had limited effect on the Imperials . As time wore on , however , the Dressellians became masters of guerrilla warfare , making the continued occupation of Dressel very costly for the Empire . Dressellian guerrillas armed themselves with a mixture of their own equipment and captured Imperial weapons and repulsorlift vehicles . Later , the Bothans threw their support behind the rebellion , smuggling equipment , weapons , and mercenaries to train the Dressellians . The Dressellian projectile rifle was designed during this period , and was produced in large numbers and used to great effect . In the end , the Imperials decided the occupation was not worth the cost , and abandoned Dressel . The most prominent Dressellian during the Galactic Civil War was the Rebel commando Orrimaarko , a veteran of his homeworld ' s rebellian . Orrimaarko was present in the briefing room aboard the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Home One " before the Battle of Endor , and later participated in the battle as part of General Han Solo ' s strike team . After their homeworld was liberated , Dressellian society returned to its former state , with the former underground leaders becoming the leaders of Dressel ' s array of loosely organized participatory democracies . As they had for centuries , the Dressellians preferred to keep to themselves ; they became members of the New Republic , but their Senatorial delegation frequently skipped votes unless coaxed into participating by their old Bothan allies . This changed during the Yuuzhan Vong War , when many Dressellians once again took up arms to defend their homeworld and the rest of the galaxy . Behind the scenes . For a time , some fans assumed that the " prune face " aliens in " " were in fact the Bothans . However , the Expanded Universe has made the Bothans into an entirely separate species . " " was the first to identify the Dressellians by name .