Ugor Ugors were a species of large , sentient , unicellular organisms native to an unknown planet in the Paradise system . Members of the species were able to change their physical appearance and create pseudopodia to perform the functions of organs and simple tools . The highly efficient Ugor brain , located inside the nucleus , was capable of controlling up to 30 pseudopodia at once . In their natural form , they oozed about as blobs , but many Ugors wore environment suits and adopted a humanoid morphology when dealing with outsiders . After ruining their once lush planet with industrial toxins and overpopulation , the Ugors evolved the ability to eat garbage and eventually began to worship it . They then set out from their home system — after having sliced up its planets to lay the groundwork for a system - spanning junk yard — and took on the role of scavengers and garbage collectors in the galaxy , bringing them into competition with other species , such as the Squib s . Ugor waste recovery companies reported to the Holy Ugor Taxation Collection Agency , which held authority over all members of the species in the galaxy . Considered an extremely unpleasant , obnoxious race by most other species , Ugors nonetheless became the galaxy ' s most successful garbage collectors during the Galactic Civil War . They reached their apex of influence after obtaining a prototype gravity well projector from the wreckage of the first Death Star and using it to organize their system - spanning junkyard . Nevertheless , a team of Rebel Alliance and Squib operatives removed the object and sent the system back into disarray . Biology and appearance . Ugors were sentient , unicellular protozoan s who ranged from one to two meters in diameter . They were considered exotic for being one of the few sentient species to fall outside the standard groupings of birds , mammals , reptiles , etc . Their bodies consisted of cytoplasm , which could be green in some individuals , bound by an outer , slime - coated membrane . Whereas multicellular beings used specialized , permanent organs to sense and interact with their environment , Ugors employed complicated organelles . One of these was the brain , housed in the central nucleus . Unlike the brains of multicellular beings , which relied on neural networks to perform cognitive functions such as information storage and abstract reasoning , those of the Ugors relied on individual molecules . The molecular structure of these processes allowed the brain to operate several times faster and more flexibly than that of a multicellular creature . One dramatic example of this was the species ' ability to rapidly exude pseudopodia devoted to myriad functions . Ugors could mold their cytoplasm into dozens of separate limbs adapted to communicate information , manipulate objects , and facilitate sight , hearing , smell , and taste . In fact , by creating appropriate sensory pseudopodia , Ugors could hear and speak at frequencies beyond those of many other species and see in lower lighting conditions . They could sprout up to 30 pseudopodia at will , processing a vast amount of information in the process ; a multicellular brain would have required several times as long to accomplish the same task . Ugors were amorphic , able to assume nearly any shape . A member of the species might exude extra limbs to wield weapons or create several smiling mouths to placate a nervous customer . An Ugor might generate a tool - shaped pseudopod to act as a bag , knife , lock - pick , shovel , umbrella , or vise . The beings could fluidly adjust their natural abilities as well . By reducing the number of processes devoted to perception , for example , an Ugor might boost its strength or agility . Nevertheless , most Ugors tended to adopt a default appearance and skill set . A globular form was most comfortable and easy to maintain , even though this body shape forced the Ugor to ooze from place to place at a somewhat slower pace than a member of a multicellular species of similar mass . Those Ugors who came into contact with members of other species often adopted a humanoid appearance , if only barely : the protozoan might take on a stocky body with two thick , handless arms and two short legs , with a mass of eyestalks projecting from where a head might otherwise be . Such a body structure required concentration and was difficult to maintain for long periods . Ugors sometimes wore tailor - made , armored , full - body environment suits with large , dark helmets . Whatever their form , most other beings found them unappealing to look at . Squib s found their odor repugnant as well . Ugors were natural predators and required a large amount of food . Nevertheless , their evolution had equipped them with the ability to digest substances that would prove toxic to other species , and they could subsist on other species ' trash . Society and culture . Ugor society revolved around trading and scavenging ; they were famed for providing equipment to nascent civilizations and for salvaging wreckage from failed ones . The beings were supremely adaptable and astutely able to get what they wanted from others . Ugor business deals were extremely complex , incorporating opaque knots of loans , interest , and payment plans that were anathema to their rivals , the Squibs . If an Ugor sensed desperation in a potential business partner , the protozoan made every effort to squeeze the other party dry . The Paradise system was constantly visited by beings from all corners of the galaxy searching for older equipment or technology , and although Ugors demanded a hefty price for their goods , they were often the only resource for certain archaic parts . They excelled at those skills that were useful in their pursuit of rubbish collection : a member of the species ' education emphasized skills related to scavenging and starship operation ( although members of the species rarely became more than passable pilots ) . Nevertheless , the Ugor love for trash had a deeper significance : they worshiped the stuff . The beings considered pieces of rubbish to be holy relics , and this zealous devotion led Ugors to fanatically and aggressively collect it . Upon discovering a dump site , an Ugor might first open fire on anyone present and attempt to drive them away . To this end , the species ' starships were heavily armed and Ugors themselves often sported multiple pseudopodia specifically intended to carry weapons . They would then attempt to collect as much garbage as possible . Non - Ugors found members of the species insufferably pompous and sanctimonious , which gave the species a reputation as unpleasant to deal with and , all things considered , best avoided . The species felt that games of chance , haggling , and con jobs were the Ugor way and even considered such behavior virtuous . The species had a tendency to start arguments and make bombastic religious proclamations . They rarely warmed up to outsiders , strongly preferring the company of their own kind . Ugors reserved a special hatred for the Squib species , whom they considered to be their mortal enemies . The unicellular scavengers considered it a noble goal to scoop up salvage before any Squib interests could arrive . Their hatred could sometimes turn to violence : some Ugors hoped for nothing less than the extermination of the entire Squib species . The conflict evolved into outright war on occasion , at least in the minds of the players . The feelings were mutual , and the Squibs considered the Ugors to be their primary rivals . Members of the species rarely professed a love for anything other than garbage or food . They were obsessed with the latter , though not to the level of the Ortolan species . Their cuisine was so complex that most recipes required 12 manipulatory appendages to prepare correctly . Ugor favorites included such delicacies as free - floating fungal fondu , glazed glucose pate , mitochondria crunchy surprise , photo - lipids in brazened fatty - acid sauce , single - celery soda , spirogyra gelatin , and Ugorian spore - gruel . Offers of victuals could brighten an Ugor ' s perception of the one offering it , although the change in attitude rarely went the other way . The species ' native language , which existed in both spoken and written form , was also known as Ugor . Most Ugors learned Basic , and a sizable number studied a trade language , such as Bocce , or the tongue of their rivals , Squibbian . Ugors could speak these languages by creating the appropriate communication apparatus , although their pronunciation often had a watery or slimy tinge . For example , the word " give " might be pronounced " gib , " " pilgrims " as " bilgrims " , " them " as " dem , " and " sinner " as " zinner . " The species ' names typically consisted of two parts . Example names were ArrGack , GrrKack , and SplrMuck . Institutions . The Ugors organized themselves into numerous waste reclamation operations , including the Dismantled Droid Disposal Device , the Ugor Salvage Company , and Waste Haulers Unlimited . With jurisdiction over these was the Holy Ugor Taxation Collection Agency ( HUTCA ) , whose sovereignty extended to all members of the species regardless of where they lived . The agency was headed by a single leader , but the post changed almost hourly due to the complexity of Ugor negotiations . In practice , HUTCA and the government were so mired in red tape that its ability to affect actual change and enforce existing regulations was negligible . The species ' religion , codified in holy books of scripture , was focused on the worship of waste and refuse . They recognized and revered divine beings and concepts , such as the Great Prophet Botiv and the holy irreducible garbágina . The Ugors made sacrifices to the Angel of Taxations and Imports and avoided the influence of an adversarial figure known as the Anti - Prophet . In Ugorian cosmology , Squibs were sinners at best , demons and pseudopodia of the Anti - Prophet at worst . They might be sacrificed to the Angel of Taxation and Imports or — for a fee — exorcised . Droids were regarded as " non - eaters " and thus forbidden as visitors on Ugorian vessels . Ugor religion extended into the species ' legal and legislative framework . The legal system was known as Ugorian Divine Law . Among its mandates was that when an Ugor touched an object , its cytoplasm not only established possession , it consecrated the object and made it holy . Government officials had titles such as " Tax Chaplain , " " Chief Tax Chaplain , " and " Reverend Auditor . " All members of the fleet were regarded as Holy Officer s and arbiters of Divine Law . Priest - scientist s were another type of official , charged with divining the use and function of interesting relics of trash . The Ugorian battlewagons that patrolled their system were considered holy temples , each emblazoned with a holy black hole symbol on its side . After the species obtained a prototype gravity well projector from the remains of the first Death Star sometime after the Battle of Yavin , the device came to be regarded as the Prime Mover , and the chunk of space station around it as the Holy of Holies or Holiest of Holies . The Ugors kept the projector under heavy guard of patrol ships . The species allowed outsiders to visit the Paradise system to seek discontinued parts . In the Ugors ' view , these visitors were pilgrims seeking holy relics . An armed customs inspection team consisting of Tax Enforcers under the command of a Tax Chaplain first boarded any foreign vessel . They ushered the strangers into the Ugorian temple ship for a meeting with the Chief Tax Chaplain . Here , the pilgrims were levied a fee to enter Paradise . The price varied depending on how easily the Chief Tax Chaplain felt the pilgrims could be shaken down , but the average fee sometime between 0 and 3 ABY was 20 credits per pilgrim , which was placed into a silver - colored plate lined in red velvet . An additional fee might be levied for any droids that might be back at the pilgrims ' ship . Visitors were forbidden to carry weapons , expected to pay in advance , asked to respect and adhere to Ugorian Divine Law while in - system , and forced to leave an additional deposit to be refunded upon their departure . Tax officers could be persuaded to look the other way for the right price , although this usually required a steep bribe . For example , Squibs were unilaterally forbidden entry to the system , and any Squib found in defiance of this law was arrested as an enemy of the state . Nevertheless , exceptions could be made with a significant donation to cover the " sinner ' s " presence and the necessary " exorcism fee . " Weapons , too , might be carried along for a high " tool license fee . " Nevertheless , no exceptions were allowed for ship weaponry , which had to be deactivated before proceeding . This law was enforced via booby - trapped customs seals placed on the weapons ' override cutout s ; pilgrims were warned that they removed these at their own mortal peril . Once the pilgrims found something they wished to take out , they had to pay a high extraction fee , officially regarded as a donation . Still , the Ugors ' system - spanning junkyard was often the last place a particular archaic piece of gear might be found , leaving its seeker little recourse . During the reign of Emperor Palpatine , ships from the Galactic Empire could freely enter and leave Paradise for dumping purposes , but they still had to pay if they came as pilgrims . Technology . Ugors had access to hyperspace - level technology and could make use of most standard - issue kit by exuding appropriately adapted pseudopodia — generating vision sensors spaced at the same distance as those of a typical humanoid to use a pair of macrobinoculars , for example . They had access to architectural technology that , circa 84 BBY , was state of the art ; around that year , the Ugor architecture firm Bolzi Design & Transmogrification designed the luxury port s for the Wheel space station . The plans included cutting - edge morphometric technology that allowed each port ' s docking interface to dynamically restructure itself to couple with approaching starships . However , by the time of the Galactic Civil War , native innovation had stagnated , and the species instead adapted ideas from without and reverse - engineered technological items from the castoffs found in the salvage they collected . The resulting mishmash , while eccentric and serviceable , was outdated and far from efficient . Ugor technology became the butt of galactic jokes , as when a Rebel Alliance compared the cobbled - together look of the repulsor - assisted ground - to - orbit concussion missile launcher to " the interior of an Ugor autochef . " Ugors patrolled the Paradise system and roamed the galaxy in large collection ships . By 0 ABY , their fleet consisted mainly of " Black Hole " - class salvage dreadnoughts , also known as Ugor battle - wagons , manufactured by the Ugor Salvage Company . This type of vessel was cobbled together from scrap , making it a kind of " ugly , " and shaped like a plump doughnut with an armored hull of patched - together metal around a sparking , sizzling central hole . Each battle - wagon held a crew of 48 Ugors , a maximum cargo of 3 , 000 metric tons , and provisions for four months . The ship ' s weaponry was antiquated by galactic standards , but with 16 emplacements , it could hold its own in ship - to - ship combat . Inside , the dreadnought was dimly lit and its control panels covered in slime . History . The species evolved on an unknown planet in the Paradise system ( known as J21 - Z65 on most star charts ) in an area of the galaxy called the Airam sector . Whereas evolution on other worlds equipped multicellular creatures with specialized cells to respond to a changing environment , the Ugors instead developed new cell parts , a process significantly more involved . No in - depth study of their homeworld ever took place , but Imperial sentientologist Obo Rin reasoned that the planet must have been ideal , with easy access to nutrients and few if any natural predators , for such large protozoans to survive . Ugors used their world ' s vast natural resources to develop complex technology well before they had established any significant bodies of philosophy . This inhibited their prudence and allowed them to reproduce irresponsibly and pollute their homeworld to the point where its life - sustaining capabilities reached a tipping point . Nevertheless , evolution continued apace : rather than being forced to make hard choices to restore their once lush world , the Ugors simply adapted to the mess and gained the ability to subsist on nourishment that would be toxic to other species . From eating garbage , the Ugors took to worshiping it . A species - wide government known as the Holy Ugor Taxation and Collection Agency came to dominate political and religious life . Sometime between 1000 and 25 BBY , after learning the secrets of hyperspace technology , the Ugors spread across the galaxy , gathering refuse and bringing it back to their home system . Sometime before 17 BBY , they came into contact with other scavenger species , such as the Jawas and Squibs , and worked to marginalize these rivals . The Squibs in particular , whose homeworld was nearby in the same sector , proved apt competitors in the waste recovery market , and the two species developed an intense hatred for one another . The Ugors eventually turned their archaic but formidable weaponry on the worlds of their own system and methodically blasted them into rubble . The process took more than 100 standard years to complete , but in the end , the Paradise system became a massive salvage yard free of any obstructing planets , and the Ugors lived exclusively aboard their ships . The junk floating in their system increased with time , and they encouraged other civilizations to dump their waste there , too . The Ugors also made incursions into Trianii Space , where they planned to collect junk . However , they were forced out by the Trianii Rangers . By the early days of the Galactic Empire , the species had reached the top of the galactic sanitation business , and more and more worlds came to depend on them to cart away their rubbish . Reasoning that pilgrims had a right to holy relics found in Paradise , the Ugors opened up the system to outsiders who wished to sift through its expansive dumps in search of useful parts — for the appropriate " donation . " The Ugors then secured an exclusive contract to clean up after Imperial vessels , which jettisoned their waste prior to jumping to hyperspace , and to receive garbage dumped from Imperial ships . As the chaotic conglomeration of garbage in Paradise grew , the species found it more and more difficult to control . Within hours of the Battle of Yavin , Ugor salvagers arrived at the site of the destroyed Death Star and swooped up immense hunks of the station ' s wreckage before being chased off by Imperial vessels . Among the Ugors ' take was a prototype gravity well projector . They carted it back to their home system , an event their holy tomes referred to as the " Coming of the Prime Mover . " Their priest - scientists studied the relic and managed to reactivate it . They dubbed it the Prime Mover and its associated housing the Holy of Holies . Placed in a key location in their system and protected in a shroud of rubbish , they used its power to organize the vast swath of garbage . The added organization made Paradise more attractive to outside visitors and gave their salvage fleet greater efficiency and profit - making potential . It was not to last . The projector was also wanted by the gangster Jabba the Hutt and the Squib king , Ebareebaveebeedee . A Rebel Alliance strike force and a Squib guide disguised themselves as Imperials , infiltrated the Paradise system , and stole the Prime Mover . The Paradise system collapsed back into disorder , and the Squib Reclamation Fleet took the opportunity to steal as much garbage as they could before the battlewagons could respond . The Ugors and their system had fallen under the influence of Darth Krayt and his Sith Empire by 137 ABY . Ugors in the galaxy . Many Ugors lived in the Paradise system , stationed aboard the dreadnought patrol craft that protected their junkyard and enforced their laws . By 3 ABY , an Ugor named ArrGack had risen to the post of Chief Tax Chaplain , Reverend Auditor , and commander of the in - system fleet . Another member of the species , named GrrKack , was a Tax Chaplain under ArrGack ' s command . Ugors were a common sight beyond Paradise as well . Many were members of the fleet who made regular garbage pickups from contracted planets . They preferred to remain aboard their ships and have any planetary refuse shuttled to them in orbit , but they made exceptions for worlds that lacked space travel technology . Others traveled to locations in which capital ships had jettisoned waste into space . Such salvage pilots assumed the worst when they came upon a dumpsite . They traveled in large numbers to enhance their ability to outflank the enemy . If rival salvagers were known to be present at a dump site ( a good assumption , as Squibs tended to arrive at a dump site more quickly ) , the latecomers aimed to drop out of hyperspace right on top of the rivals and surround them with ships . The unicellular scavengers then tried to gather as much garbage as possible via ship tractor beams while keeping their rivals at bay with their weaponry . Still , they preferred to avoid combat when possible ; when satisfied with their fill , they jumped away and left any leftovers to other salvagers . Spacegoing Ugors kept alert for barri , large creatures that lived in the vacuum of space and sometimes latched onto passing craft . Once they had a barri passenger , an Ugor ship ' s crew often felt the creature form a mental link with them . This was often followed by an intuitive understanding of a different hyperspace course to plot . Pilots learned to trust this information , as it tended to lead to a safer course than the one that was originally planned . Other Ugors scavenged on the surface of worlds . In 17 BBY , one such group , headed by an Ugor named SplrMuck , operated on the planet Almas . While scavenging the remains of Almas Academy ( destroyed during Order 66 ) , the group came into conflict with a group of Squibs over a half - destroyed droid . A third party , agents of the Jedi Master Denia , arrived on the scene and negotiated a settlement . Soon thereafter , the three factions came under attack by Dark Lizard s and joined forces to fight them off . Similar bands operated on the planet Korad in the Elrood sector . Sometime during the Galactic Civil War , however , a Squib named Slythor arrived on the world and tried to take over one of the salvage yards . A group of Ugors resisted the incursion , but the Squib managed to take over the yard and declared himself " Highest Exalted Ruler of Korad . " He then used Squib henchmen to enforce access to the planet . Another Ugor of note was a spice dealer who lived on the planet Krann sometime after 4 ABY . He operated in a shopping district near a cantina called the Wages of Phy ' r and offered a range of goods that included Corellian spice , Kessel spice , and the highly controlled eldratz . The high - gravity planet Emmer in the Outer Rim Territories , though barely habitable by many species ' standards , had a thriving Ugor population during the Galactic Civil War . Ubrikkian Industries designed and marketed the 9000 landspeeder for Ugor buyers . Its round shape with windows all around was aimed at the species ' globular natural form . The speeder ' s designers even installed a system whereby the vehicle hovered above to allow its Ugor driver to ooze underneath and up inside . Nevertheless , sales were stale . The company eventually revisited the design , added seats , and marketed the new model to the general public as the 9000 Z001 . Ugors were extremely unpopular with other species and suffered discrimination as a result . Their impenetrable bureaucracy and unusual temperaments were so well known that most beings went to great lengths to avoid both . A general distrust of shapeshifting species led many to fear Ugors and even to regard them as cold - blooded killers . Behind the scenes . The Ugors first appeared in " Scavenger Hunt , " an adventure written by Brad Freeman and published in 1989 for " " by West End Games . The adventure sends a group of operatives from the Alliance to Restore the Republic to the species ' home , the Paradise system , to retrieve a gravity well projector from the first Death Star . The Ugors serve as an annoying obstacle , demanding bribes and ordering the player characters ' weapons confiscated . Nevertheless , the players are expected to overcome them through non - violent means . According to the adventures ' game rules , Ugor characters can shift their scores in various attributes , bumping up one score by in turn lowering another . The book restricts players from creating and portraying Ugor characters in the game and forbids members of the species from learning skills ( such as the ability to fire a blaster or pilot a starship better ) . The cover of " Scavenger Hunt " mentions a " Paradise sector , " although " Star Wars : The Essential Atlas Online Companion " has shown this to be a misprint for " Paradise system . " The species ' background was more fully fleshed out in the West End sourcebook " " by Troy Denning later that year . The book maintains " Scavenger Hunt " restrictions on players portraying Ugor characters . A modified and reorganized background later appeared in the of the same book , published in 1994 . This version relaxes the restrictions of its predecessor , allowing Ugor player characters , and permitting the species to learn skills at twice the cost paid by non - Ugor characters . The book provides an in - universe explanation for this discrepancy , stating that further research had disproved the theory that Ugors could not train to improve their skills . Later sources , such as " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe , " the " Star Wars Encyclopedia , " and " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " summarize information from this guide . The timeline of the species ' rise to preeminence in the galactic sanitation business differs between sources . " Scavenger Hunt , " the earliest work to detail this , claims that it was not until after they obtained the Death Star gravity - well projector did they squeeze out the Jawas and Squibs . " Galaxy Guide 4 : Alien Races , " on the other hand , implies that their rise to supremacy took place before this event . As the " Galaxy Guide " is the more recent source , it is assumed to take precedence . Ugors are mentioned in the of West End Games ' rulebook as an example of the diversity of life in the " Star Wars " galaxy . They are listed alongside Hutts , Iyra , and Sluissi as examples of more exotic , non - humanoid alien species . The unicellular scavengers made the transition to Wizards of the Coast ' s " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " in a supplement called " Rebellion Era Sourcebook . " They feature in a section that details garbage collection in the " Star Wars " galaxy . A similar game mechanic in this edition allows Ugors to shift their abilities fluidly provided they diminish other attributes to compensate . The book also stipulates that Ugors learn skills more slowly than other beings . The adventure " Echoes of the Jedi " by Abel G . Peña adapts the species and their statistics to the Saga Edition game rules . " , " an article by Martin Wixted in " Challenge " 73 , features an Ugor character template for the West End roleplaying game . The Ugor described breaks the mould for its species , seeking to fit in with bipedal beings by adopting a " near - Human " form and trying to suppress its tendencies to lie , cheat , and steal . The character is intended for use in games set in Tatooine ' s Mos Eisley . Nevertheless , " HoloNet Waystation , " a roleplaying adventure in " Challenge " 74 , suggests that Tatooine was too remote for the species to visit . This seems to contradict other sources , which state that Ugors were ubiquitous in the galaxy . Both " Challenge " articles are ambiguously canon ical sources . " The Official Star Wars Fact File " 138 claims that the Paradise system is also home to the Squibs . More recent sources , such as " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , contradict this , so the " Fact File " seems to be in error on this point .