Breast

**Breasts** were the mammary glands of mammalian species and are normally a distinguishing features of the female of the species. Males did have breasts, but they were far less developed than their female counterparts due to the sexual dimorphism.

## **Biological role**

In some cultures, sentient females nursed their own young. This was true of both primitive planetary societies like Dathomir, where the warrior-women of the Singing Mountain Clan would feed their children even during solemn councils of war, and high-tech interstellar civilization: Leia Organa Solo nursed her twins for some time and Mara Jade Skywalker nursed her son Ben until he was a few monthsold. Even Tenel Ka Djo, Queen Mother of the Hapes Consortium, nursed her daughter Allana herself.

Alternative techniques of feeding infants did exist, as the TDL nanny droid could store up to two liters of milk internally. Other sentient species retained strong breastfeeding traditions as well: female Wookiees had six breasts, which they used to nurse their litters of cubs. Askajian females also had six breasts, while Granfemales had three.

## **Role in males**

As male individuals were not biologically meant to nurse their offsprings, they sported much smaller breasts and produced no milk. Mandalore the Lesser (then a gladiator), Aron Peacebringer (a planetary leader), and Anakin Skywalker (in certain circumstances, such as on Nelvaan) would freely exhibit them. The males in primitive cultures would also go barechested in their young adulthood and childhood, such as the Nelvaanians. Also, males would go barechested to allow freedom of mobility or body temperature, as exhibited by the Whiphid Jedi Master K'Kruhk, Galen Marek while on Felucia, the Korun leader Kar Vastor on Haruun Kal, or Ki-Adi-Mundi when training in his youth. Some males, such as Anakin Skywalker and Corran Horn would also sleep barechested for comfort, though it should be noted that Horn undressed completely to sleep as opposed to simply going barechested. Also, male breasts were usually not covered when the individual was in a bacta tank, as exhibited by Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn, or when tortured, as seen with Cade Skywalker. Medical examinations, such as those performed by the Kaminoans on their clones, were usually performed on barechested males. Men of various species, such as the Human Jariah Syn, the Nautolan Kit Fisto, and a Quarren commander also swam barechested. Exposing one's chest, also exhibited by Syn, was a part of preparing to make love.

## **Cultural significance**

In mainstream galactic society, breasts were normally kept covered.

Female patients in bacta tanks could have their breasts covered, but in some cases they chose not to. Leia Organa seemed unperturbed by the sight of Shen breastfeeding in public on Dathomir, and Luke Skywalker was similarly unfazed when he encountered the Fallanassi adept Norika wearing only a sarong. During a discussion about Lana Noth's slavery under Thoch, she told Corran Nightflier that she had a tattoo on her upper-middle part on her right breast, resembling a symbol of the Criminal Federation. She later had the tattoo removed after being free from his control and his death.

Some Twi'lek dancers performed bare-breasted, and Askajian females were prized as dancers and lingerie models because of their six-breasted physique.

## **Non-mammals with breasts**

A number of females belonging to non-mammalian species were known to have had breasts, most notably the reptilianFalleen (though other sources indicated that the size and pigmentation of the spinal ridge were the main distinguishing feature of gender dimorphism in this species).

T'ra Saa, who was a shape-shifting Neti—a sentient species of plants— had breasts in her pseudo-Human form.

Rodian females also possessed breasts with functional mammary glands. Off-world females, however, would wear loose clothing in an attempt to disguise their gender. Some females did flaunt their physique if they knew it would work to their advantage.