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By the time hyperdrive was invented, humans were already present on a few scattered worlds throughout the galaxy; according to the ''New Essential Chronology'', the humans of Coruscant managed to send out a number of 'sleeper ships' between the fall of the Rakatan Infinite Empire and the invention of the hyperdrive. ''Star Wars'' humans are mostly biologically identical to Real-life Humans . Some Human characters include Anakin and Luke Skywalker , Padmé Amidala , Mace Windu , Han Solo , Lando Calrissian , Qui-Gon Jinn , Mara Jade , Obi-Wan Kenobi , Emperor Palpatine and Leia Organa . ORIGIN In the ''Star Wars'' mythology, the human homeworld, according to the '' New Essential Chronology '', is generally believed to be Coruscant . However, there is actually no real consensus on the issue; according to releases from the official Starwars.com site, the ancient human homeworld has simply been lost to history, and no one is entirely sure what planet it is: several of the older ''known'' human-inhabited planets have competed over the claim, and apparently bloody wars have actually been fought over the matter without any actual results. For all anyone knows, none of the currently inhabited planets of the galaxy are the human homeworld; it could have been abandoned long ago, and Coruscant and other planets like it could just be colonies that forgot their origin (note that the humans on Corellia and Alderaan did still have records that showed that they were colonized from other human planets, and thus never claimed to be the human homeworld). ''Star Wars'' humans live on many different worlds throughout the galaxy, with many populations living alongside Extraterrestrials on other worlds, or together with several other species—something which is most common either on the cosmopolitian worlds at the core, or on the frontier at the Outer Rim of the galaxy, such as on Tatooine . Other mostly human worlds include Corellia , Alderaan , and Naboo , although the latter is also home to an indigenous species, the Gungans . In 1994 , Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer was in talks with Lucasfilm to write a novel trilogy for Ace Books called ''Monsters and Aliens''. The purpose of the trilogy would have been to outline the origins of the races that make up the ''Star Wars'' Galaxy . The first novel would have been titled ''Alien Exodus'' and would have revealed how humans came to live in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy. However, the project was never completed. In the storyline of the novels, the origins of humans would be chronicled in excerpts from a scroll titled ''The Human Exodus''. Since they were not published, the storyline is not considered Canon . Although Sawyer's storyline did not see publication in any form, in 2003 he posted the outline and two sample chapters for the first novel on his Website . {Link without Title} {Link without Title} NEAR HUMANS Several species in the ''Star Wars'' universe appear to be very closely related to humans, as they share many physical traits. These are described as being "near human" and are said to have descended from humans that evolved along distinct lines on other worlds. Chiss The s also worked on Chiss physiology. Grand Admiral Thrawn is the most famous Chiss. Miraluka Miraluka appear to be fully human except for the fact that all Miraluka are born without eyes; they compensate for this by seeing through the Force. Jerec and Visas Marr were both Miraluka. Mirialan The Mirialan are almost the same as humans but have purer eye colors, skin coloring not seen in normal humans, and often have tattoos covering their faces. Jedi Master Luminara Unduli and her Padawan , Barriss Offee are both Mirialans. Sith The Sith "race" is an interesting case, in that its ancestry includes a non-human extraterrestrial group that was genetically tampered with by a group of human Dark Jedi that settled on their homeworld, to escape from the Republic . The intermixing of human and Sith bloodlines, through the use of what became known as Sith Alchemy, created the Sith, with their characteristic Tan skin and white "beards". Due to their history of association with Dark Force users, the word "Sith" went on to be used by many Dark Side organizations not connected with the original Sith species. Twi'lek The Twi'lek s are a race that are similar to humans in most respects. The only visible difference between Twi'leks and humans are the Twi'leks Lekku , or head-tails. Zeltron The Zeltron are near humans and bear a similar appearance, save for their pink to red toned skins, which may or may not be a result of their sun's highly radioactive rays. They are a highly sexual race, and are famous for their many sculptures and paintings on the subject. They also have made great strides in the field of holograms and are responsible for the ones used at Hologram Fun World. Zabrak Tha Zabrak are a race almost identical to Humans, save for the many small horns growing on their bald heads. In addition, many Zabrak are heavily tatooed. The most famous Zabrak is Darth Maul . Others Other near-human races mentioned in various books and comics include the Theelin , the Arkanian , the Chev , the Omwati , the Ubese , the Kiffar , the Anzati assassins, and the Echani . All these are mostly human in appearance, but have a few distinct defining characteristics. The Duros and Quermians are the only other species in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy known to have a genetically distinct separate sub-species that arose from natural evolution, (the Neimodians and Xexto respectively). The Mandalorian s may also be a sub-race of humans, however it is more probable that it is simply a personal philosophy rather than a separate biological species. |
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