Exoskeleton

An exoskeleton was an external skeleton in place of internal bones and was an anatomical feature of many sentient and non-sentient species, particularly insectoid species. Exoskeletons were usually composed of chitin and could be quite durable. Notable species that possessed exoskeletons included the Gand, the Geonosians, the Givin, the Kamarians, and the Verpine.
==Armor==
An exoskeleton was also a large suit of armor designed to augment its wearer's strength. Often it had weapons built into it.
The Deck Master of the New Hope was wearing an exoskeleton suit while working on the ship's hangar bay.
Exoskeletons included some of the dark trooper variants and the light exoskeleton and heavy exoskeleton. Other examples included clone blaze trooper armor and the later Imperial spacetrooper armor.
During the Empire Reborn crisis, Admiral Galak Fyyar made use of an exoskeleton-like cortosis armor with which he confronted Kyle Katarn.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
*Star Wars: The Old Republic
*Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
*Star Wars: Dark Forces
*Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
*Jedi Dawn 
*Onslaught at Arda I
*Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
==Sources==
*The Star Wars Sourcebook
*Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
*Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
*Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
*Tales of the Jedi Companion
*Secrets of the Sisar Run
*Platt's Smugglers Guide
*Alien Encounters
*The Essential Guide to Alien Species
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
*Enter the Unknown
*Stay on Target
*Lords of Nal Hutta
Category:Anatomy
Category:Armor