Gondar

The gondar was a species of tusked creatures. Gondar pits were said to smell bad,The New Rebellion and Triv Pothman compared poor-tasting coffee to the sweat of a gondar while onboard the Eye of Palpatine in the year 12 ABY.The Essential Reader's Companion places the events of Children of the Jedi in 12 ABY Their tusks were used in armor, such as Tantel armor, or as decorations. While using the alias of Tamtel Skreej when rescuing a carbonite frozen Han Solo from Jabba's Palace in 4 ABY,The Essential Reader's Companion places the events of Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef in 4 ABY Lando Calrissian was wearing a set of Tantel armor, of which the helmet had curved, white gondar tusks protruding from it.
==Behind the scenes==
Gondar tusks first appeared as part of Billy Dee Williams' Tamtel Skreej costume, which was designed by Nilo Rodis-Jamero and Aggie Guerard Rodgers for Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the JediThe Art of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi The movie was released in 1983, but the tusks were not identified as belonging to a gondar until Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef, which was published in Tales from Jabba's Palace in January 1996.The Essential Reader's Companion Gondar tusks also appeared in Star Wars Galaxies, as part of a wearable version of Tantel armor, as well as an in-game painting, 30th Anniversary Bash, given out to players who attended Nym's Anniversary Bash, which lasted from May 23 to June 25, 2007. The gondar species itself was mentioned in Children of the Jedi, The New Rebellion, and The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, but their sentience was not detailed.
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization 
*Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization 
*Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Cine-Manga 
*Return of the Jedi 1 
*Star Wars Manga: Return of the Jedi 1 
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*Return of the Jedi 2 
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*Children of the Jedi 
*The New Rebellion 
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* Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi 
*The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition 
*LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy 
*LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 
==Sources==
*The Art of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 
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*Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition 
*The Illustrated Star Wars Universe 
*Star Wars: The Magic of Myth 
*Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive 
*Star Wars Chronicles 
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*Star Wars: Behind the Magic 
*Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary 
*Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide 
*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary 
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*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*The Sounds of Star Wars 
*The Essential Reader's Companion 
*Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection 
==Notes and references==
Category:Creatures of unspecified biology
Category:Creatures of unspecified diet
Category:Species of undefined sentience