Kon ' me The Kon ' me were a sentient reptilian species native to the ocean planet Bal ' demnic in the Outer Rim ' s Auril sector . Living on the small islands that littered the surface of Bal ' demnic , the Kon ' me divided themselves into two prominent social classes , an upper - class that resided in luxurious bubble - like structures on oceanside cliffs , and a lower - class that lived in simple , thatch , beachside dwellings . Known to be extremely distrustful of off - worlders , the Kon ' me tried to keep from involving themselves in larger galactic affairs unless absolutely necessary , but they were unable to avoid being forced into the Clone Wars when it was discovered that Bal ' demnic ' s cliffs contained the rare mineral cortosis . In 19 BBY , the Confederacy of Independent Systems invaded Bal ' demnic , seeking to mine the cortosis ore , with the higher - class Kon ' me reluctantly allowing the Separatists ' occupation . However , the beachfront Kon ' me were less compliant , and rebelled against the Confederate battle droid army . During the resulting battle , the Galactic Republic sent a detachment of its clone army led by a number of Jedi Knights to assist the Kon ' me insurrection . The Kon ' me rebels , however , seeing all the off - worlders as tyrannical invaders , fought back against both Confederate and Republic armies , eventually forcing the two intruding factions to leave Bal ' demnic . Biology and appearance . The Kon ' me were a sentient reptilian species from the ocean world Bal ' demnic , in the Bak ' rofsen system of the Auril sector . Humanoid in appearance , the Kon ' me were pink hued with dark spots on their bodies , and had a large neck that extended from their torsos to a pointed head . The Kon ' me possessed hands with three digits each along with feet with two digits , with which they were able to operate heavy machinery and weaponry . Society and culture . The Kon ' me lived in the small , tropical beach islands that dotted Bal ' demnic ' s watery surface . The species arranged themselves into two main social classes , with an upper - class that lived in glistening , bubble - like structures built on the islands ' cliffs , and a lower - class that dwelt in simpler thatch , beachside dwellings . The Kon ' me were heavily distrustful of off - worlders and colonists , taking an isolationist stance and avoiding involvement in the affairs and conflicts of the galaxy . Bal ' demnic would likely have become a popular tourist destination — being considered very beautiful and attractive by many off - worlders — were it not for the Kon ' me ' s isolationist policies , and as a result the Kon ' me were viewed as an annoying and noisome species by the rest of the galaxy . During battle , the Kon ' me wore armor that included a breastplate , shoulder plates , and a helmet with a horizontal slit for their eyes to see through . In conjunction with this armor , the Kon ' me wore brown leggings and wrist guards . History . Due to their separation from the rest of the galaxy , the Kon ' me remained mostly undisturbed by galactic wars and events . Nonetheless , the species was conquered by Ak ' ghal Usar , a Dashade Shadow Killer who ruled the nearby planet of Urkupp , sometime before the Cron Supernova wiped out Urkupp in 3996 BBY . In 19 BBY — the final year of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems — Confederate Commerce Guild scouts found trace amounts of the rare mineral cortosis sheltered in Bal ' demnic ' s island cliffs . Wanting to mine the cortosis — a metal so dense it could even block lightsaber attacks — for their war efforts against the Republic , and coinciding with their goal of directing Republic forces away from the Core Worlds , the Confederacy approached the upper - class Kon ' me with an ultimatum : either allow the mining operations on Bal ' demnic to begin or be destroyed by the Confederacy ' s battle droid army . Seeing little choice in the matter , the Kon ' me leaders reluctantly permitted Commerce Guild miners to start their cortosis operations on Bal ' demnic . However , the lower - class Kon ' me , viewing the off - world miners as invaders , rebelled against the Separatist occupation , using powerful weapons smuggled to them by war profiteers hoping to take advantage of the situation . The Kon ' me insurrection set up military barracks in the upper - class ' bubble homes on the island cliffs , mounting their new high - tech blasters to drive back the Separatists . In response to the rebellion , the Confederacy dispatched OG - 9 homing spider droids to overrun the Kon ' me ' s positions , pushing Bal ' demnic into chaos . Meanwhile , Separatist transmissions regarding the situation on Bal ' demnic were intercepted by the Jedi Order and the Republic . Jedi Master Mace Windu , not wanting the Confederacy to obtain cortosis that could be used against Jedi in the war , dispatched a detachment of the Grand Army of the Republic — led by a number of Jedi Knights including Sha Koon and Halagad Ventor — to sabotage the Confederate invasion in any way possible . However , once the Republic task force landed on Bal ' demnic , the Kon ' me freedom fighters , seeing the clone soldiers and their Jedi leaders as just another army of off - world invaders , opened fire on the Republic army as well as the Separatists . Baldemnic ' s island terrain made it difficult for the Republic and Separatist armies to maneuver , forcing both off - world factions to retreat from the planet ' s surface . The Confederacy abandoned Bal ' demnic altogether , while the Republic set up a small orbital defense fleet around Bal ' demnic to assure that the Separatists would not try to set up another cortosis mining operation . Behind the scenes . The Kon ' me first appeared in the opening montage of Chapter 22 of the animated television series , " " , produced by the Cartoon Network . The chapter first aired on March 22 , 2005 , as part of the show ' s . The name of and a brief backstory on the Kon ' me were later established by Arthur Papadam , writing under the pseudonym " Arf Maul , " for Bal ' demnic ' s entry in the Databank , as part of the " What ' s The Story ? " feature on StarWars . com . The Kon ' me were also included in Bal ' demnic ' s entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , published on December 9 , 2008 . Arthur Papadam named the Kon ' me species after " , " the final boss in the Commodore 64 video game , " " , released in 1986 . The physical appearance of the Kon ' me reminded Papadam of Mekon , whom he describes as " a big green alien with a big head . " This resemblance was furthered by the weapons emplacements of the Kon ' me , which reminded Papadam of Mekon ' s own weapons platform . As a way of justifying the Kon ' me ' s success against the Confederacy , Papadam stated that he intended the Kon ' me to " boast a history of defeating several local aggressors , " although no reference to this made it into the final version of Bal ' demnic ' s Databank entry . The name of their homeworld was derived from the word " condemn , " which Papadam hoped might give " the impression that the planet and its inhabitants are not as innocent as they might appear . "