Spalexian

The SpalexiansStar Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy were a sentient species were native to the planet Spalex. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, the Empire attempted to mine Spalex for its thorilide but were met with strong resistance from the native species. The species were eventually able to force the Empire offworld.
==Behind the scenes==
Spalexian, albeit unidentified, first appeared in the seventeenth issue of the comic book series Star Wars: Poe Dameron, which was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Angel Unzueta,Poe Dameron 17 and published by Marvel Comics on July 19, 2017. The species later got identified in the 2024 Dorling Kindersley reference book Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy, which was authored by Dan Brooks, Megan Crouse, Amy Richau, Amy Ratcliffe, Brandon Wainerdi, Dan Zehr, and Kelly Knox.
==Appearances==
*Poe Dameron 17 
*Poe Dameron 18
==Sources==
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy 
==Notes and references==
Category:Outer Rim Territories species
Category:Insectoid sentient species