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''For the northwest hiphop crew Sandpeople see Sandpeople (music) '' Tusken Raiders (or '''Sand People''') are fictional creatures in the '' Star Wars '' saga. They live on the Planet of Tatooine . HISTORY AND ORIGINS In the video game '' world. The Tusken race survived by hiding in a system of artificial caverns, but they were trapped and isolated on the planet. Once the "Builders" (the Rakata) lost power, the Tuskens abandoned most technologies, and poisoned their natural resources to prevent other species from having an interest in their planet and conquering it. However, the planet was conquered many times over the following millennia, though the conquerors frequently left it after a short period of time due to the Atomic instability of the metals in the planet. The Tuskens' precise bodily shape is unknown, since they cover themselves completely with clothes. Tusken Raiders only remove their clothes on their wedding night or in their own dwelling. Doing otherwise warrants execution or banishment, depending on the tribe. Their language sounds to most like a series of donkey brays, and few can understand it, even on Tatooine; one of the few who could understand it was the assassin droid HK-47 , who had the language pre-programmed into his memory by Darth Revan , his master. A Tusken Raider 's face can be seen in Anakin Skywalker 's nightmare in Star Wars Republic 62: No Man's Land. In ''Knights of the Old Republic'', it is implied that Tusken Raiders were the original Human s. This would explain why humans seem to be spread out across the Star Wars universe, as they were the most commonly used Slave race of the Rakata. However, some claim this is strangely contradicted in the game. For instance, according to the guardian droid on Dantooine the human player is recognized as neither a 'Builder' (Rakata) nor a slave species. Therefore the Rakata did not enslave humans and it is unknown if they ever encountered them until Revan, seeing that the imprisoned Rakata did not recognize the human player and had to guess out human physical make-up: "I wasn't sure if your species blistered as we did". Perhaps Humans have evolved since their enslavement of the Rakata. Other sources, such as starwars.com , claim the Tusken Raiders are descendants of the . In '''', Obi-Wan mentions that Tusken Raiders are easily startled, but will return in greater numbers. Also, in ''A New Hope'' Luke says that it will be safer to look for R2-D2 in the morning. This may indicate that the Sand People are more active at night. TRANSPORTATION The Tusken Raiders' preferred means of transportation is the Bantha , which plays an important role in Tusken culture and religion. When a Tusken receives a bantha, they form a life-long bond; when one of the two dies, the other is exiled to the desert to die. In ''A New Hope'', Obi-Wan Kenobi notes that Tusken Raiders always ride single-file to hide their numbers. EXPANDED UNIVERSE According to Expanded Universe sources, Tusken Raiders are named after Fort Tusken, an early Old Republic mining Settlement in which all of the settlers were overwhelmed and captured or killed by Tusken Raiders, then referred to as Sand People. The attack probably occurred due to the fort's placement over one of the Raiders' holy wells. Exiled Jedi Sharad Hett and his son A'Sharad Hett , whom he trained in the ways of the Jedi, lived among the Tusken Raiders for many years. Hett was one of the few non-Tuskens to be accepted into their ranks and was even given the title of Warlord. Although A'Sharad Hett believed he was half-Tusken for the better part of his young life, during his training on Coruscant he learned that humans and Tusken Raiders were genetically unable to reproduce, leading him to believe that his mother must have been a human, captured by the Tusken Raiders at a young age and raised as a Tusken. In the Junior Jedi Knights and New Jedi Order series, it was revealed that Jedi Knight Tahiri Veila was raised by the Tusken Raiders after they captured her in a raid. In 2007 , Hasbro released a special Tusken Raider action figure set. It included a Bantha, a Massif, two male Tusken Raiders, one female and one child. The toys in this set are all from different time periods from 1998 through 2006 . A Tusken Raider named Hoar appears as a playable character in the . EXTERNAL LINKS
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