Faa/Legends

The faa, or faynaa, as they were known to the Gungan species, were fast-moving, non-sentient predatory scalefish native to the oceans and swamps of the Mid Rim planet Naboo and Manaan. They were considered dangerous and would attack virtually anything with little provocation.
==Biology and appearance==
Faa were fast-moving,Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels carnivorous scalefish of medium size that were native to the planet Naboo's oceans and swamps. They attacked with little provocation and were considered quite dangerous. The typical faa had a tall, narrow body that was stiff and well-armored. They ranged in color from red to orange and had a large orange-and-white tail fin that flapped to move the fish through the water column.
The species' thin frames allowed faa to inhabit thin crevices in underwater rocks, from which they could catch prey that hid in the crags. The deep swamp was also where faa preferred to reproduce, producing up to twelve offspring at a time.
==Behavior==
Faa traveled in schools and could usually be found only in deep waters. They were especially prominent around Otoh Gunga, an underwater city of the Gungan species located beneath Lake Paonga, as faa were attracted by its bright lights. Out in the swamps, however, a school of faa—which could include up to thirty fish— could be extremely dangerous for unwitting creatures.
Faa feasted on a variety of prey, including mee; gorgs; nunas; nyorks; bowlumps; galoomps; geejaws; ollopoms; pom-hoppers; scurriers; shiros and shiro-traps; skettos; hohokums; and yobshrimp. Faa schools even attacked Gungans if hungry or provoked but would disperse if responded to with loud noises. Another tactic Gungans employed was to remain motionless in the water column, in the chance that the school would pass them by. One predator of the faa was the dianoga.
==History==
Faa, given the name faynaa by the Gungans, were present in the waters of the planet Naboo as early as 32 BBY.The Essential Reader's Companion Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn; his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi; and the Gungan Jar Jar Binks encountered some faa as they swam to Otoh Gunga to meet with its representatives during the Trade Federation's Invasion of Naboo. Shortly after the invasion, faa were transported to Naboo's moon Ohma-D'un as part of Gungan colonization efforts there.
==Faa in the galaxy==
Faa were sold in pet shops on Coruscant.
Around 20 BBY,The events of Dreadnaughts of Rendili are given at the beginning of the issue as having occurred approximately six months before the events of Revenge of the Sith faa, along with mee, ray, and laa, were present in a holding tank aboard the exploration vessel Titavian IV. The ship belonged to the Intergalactic Zoological Society, whose mission was to gather and catalog specimens from across the galaxy.Republic 69
==Behind the scenes==
The faa, along with other musically-named scalefish, such as the doo, laa, mee, ray, see, and tee, made their first appearance in the 1999 prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. They later appeared in associated materials such as Sea Creatures Battle Bags, where it was previously known as a "skittle sea creature", and the video game Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier, in which their name was first revealed. Faa were soon after mentioned in the 2000 Ryder Windham young readers book Episode I Adventures 10: Festival of Warriors, in material with regards to aquatic life on Naboo in the 2001 Terryl Whitlatch illustrated book The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide, in the video game Star Wars Galaxies, and in the 2004 comic book Republic 69. In the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic the player can find him at his stronghold on Manaan in the underwater area.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds
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*Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier 
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
*Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
*Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide
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*The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
*Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
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==Notes and references==
Category:Creatures of Naboo
Category:Creatures of unspecified diet
Category:Non-sentient species
Category:Scalefish
Category:Swamp creatures