Minions of Xendor

"Minions of Xendor" was a phrase used as an expletive that referred to the Legions of Lettow and their leader Xendor.
==History==
The phrase "Minions of Xendor" referred to the Legions of Lettow,The New Essential Chronology those who followed General Xendor, a Kashi Mer exile and former Jedi Knight, during the First Great Schism of 24,500 BBY.
During the Clone Wars, in 22 BBY, the expression was used by Padawan Halagad Ventor while on a mission to the planet Skye.
During the Imperial Period, the phrase was commonly used among smugglers, such as by Han Solo, Mako Spince, Bria Tharen, Falan Iniro, and Lando Calrissian. The expression was often used by Solo when he was surprised by something.
==Behind the scenes==
The phrase "Minions of Xendor" first appeared in the 1997 novel The Paradise Snare, the first volume of Star Wars: The Han Solo Trilogy authored by A. C. Crispin. The 2001 article The Emperor's Pawns, co-written by Abel G. Peña and published in Star Wars Gamer 5, later revealed that "Xendor and his minions" were the Dark Jedi responsible for the First Great Schism, a conflict originally mentioned in the 1996 comic Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 0.Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 0 The 2005 reference book The New Essential Chronology, co-written by Daniel Wallace, finally identified Xendor's followers as the Legions of Lettow.
==Appearances==
*SkyeWalkers: A Clone Wars Story 
*The Paradise Snare 
*The Hutt Gambit
*Rebel Dawn 
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*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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