INFO: The Falleen are a reptilian species from the system of the same name. They are widely regarded as one of the more aesthetically pleasing species of the galaxy, with an exotic appearance and powerful pheromone-creating and color-changing abilities. Falleen have scaled hides, with a pronounced spiny ridge running down their backs. The ridge is slightly raised and sharp - a vestigial feature inherited from their evolutionary predecessors. While their hides are often a deep or graying green, the color may fluctuate towards red and orange when they release pheromones to attract suitable mates. These pheromones also have a pronounced effect on many other human-stock species: Falleen have often been described as "virtually irresistible."
RACE: Falleen
HEIGHT: 1.4 to 1.6 Meters Tall
SKIN: Green, red (when using pheromones)
DISTINCTION: Small scales, naturally exude pheromones at will
LANGUAGE: Falleen
HOMEWORLD:Falleen was a planet in the Mid Rim region and home to the Falleen species. It had jungles, vast plains, and icy mountains.
Falleen joined the Galactic Republic prior to 3,996 BBY. In the years following the Battle of Naboo, Falleen experienced a boom in the construction of factories and manufacturing facilities, as corporations found it was less costly to maintain such facilities on remote planets. During the Clone Wars, the planet was represented in the Galactic Senate by Zurros, who served as a double agent for Count Dooku until Falleen openly joined the Confederacy, though it took a land invasion and coercion of the Falleen King to complete it.
Later, during the early years of the New Order, Darth Vader established a bacteriological research outpost on the planet. When a highly-destructive bacterium got loose in 7 BBY, Vader ordered his ships in orbit to raze the laboratory and the city surrounding it in order to save the rest of the planet. Vader wiped out the bacterium, along with an entire city and over two hundred thousand Falleen, including the royal House Sizhran. However, biological and chemical research for military purposes continued on the planet in other locations.
Decades later, Falleen, which never joined the New Republic, fell to the Yuuzhan Vong, shortly after the destruction of the Fondor shipyards and Hosk Station. After the war's end, the planet remained unaligned and isolated.
BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE:The Falleen were an exotic, cold-blooded reptilian species known to be long lived, with life spans averaging 250 years.
The sleek symmetry of their features, calculating and cold demeanors, their exotic looks, and their ability to alter their skin pigmentation meant that the Falleen were often considered to be among the most aesthetically pleasing beings in the galaxy. In addition to their strikingly beautiful appearance, the Falleen naturally exuded pheromones which made them all but irresistible to both sexes, as evidenced when Quinlan Vos fell under the influence of a male Falleen's pheromones. They had small scales all over their bodies, as well as slightly clawed fingers and toes. In addition, the Falleen displayed prominent facial and spinal ridges, though females tended to have slighter, more subtle growths.
The Falleen were semi-aquatic, and were able to hold their breath underwater for a long period of time, leading exobiologists to believe that the Falleen's ancestors were completely aquatic. The appearance of breasts and other mammalian characteristics in Falleen females and males have also led exobiologists to believe that Falleen had a mammal ancestor.
A Faleen male.
They were one of the few species resistant to mind tricks, and had green blood.
CULTURE AND HISTORY:Falleen society was of a feudal nature, with noble houses ruling over the lower classes. The upper echelons of Falleen monarchies were rife with politics and intrigue, but they rarely spilled blood over blatant disputes or open warfare. The skin pigmentation of the Falleen changed naturally to reflect the mood of the individual; however, the Falleen long ago mastered the ability to change their skin tone at will and used this as something of a covert weapon in their politics, fostering an appearance of calm, for example, when they were really panicking.
As a cold-blooded species, the Falleen respected discipline and control, particularly self-control. They tended to shun public displays of emotion, and were very patient. As a result of this attitude, they tended to look down on the more openly passionate, whom they saw as lacking self-control. Indeed, the Falleen as a species had a towering sense of superiority which they felt was only right and proper due to their discipline and rigid self-control. They also tended to view Falleen, and not Coruscant as the civilized and cultural capital of the galaxy. This arrogance made the Falleen something of an isolationist species, and though they were not a rare species, it was rare to find them away from their homeworld.
Young Falleen nobles often toured the galaxy for a while to acquire a taste of life away from Falleen. More often than not, though, this merely reinforced the Falleen's biased views and sense of superiority, ensuring that the youth of Falleen never felt the desire to leave home. The invasion of the Yuuzhan Vong, and the fall of the planet to the alien invaders, cut short these trips and isolated the Falleen even more.
Though the Falleen joined the Galactic Republic close to four thousand years before the Battle of Yavin, they later sided with the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. With the conclusion to that conflict, the Falleen played little part in galactic politics, deciding against joining the New Republic after the fall of the Galactic Empire. During the invasion of the Yuuzhan Vong, the planet fell to the alien invaders.
Surprisingly, a few Falleen went to join the Rebellion after Darth Vader razed a city and slaughtered some 200,000 individuals to contain a failed biological experiment on the Falleen homeworld. Xora, Zuur, and Prince Xizor were three of the Falleen known to have sought revenge on Darth Vader for the deaths of their families and friends, only to be killed by the very same Sith Lord anyway.
APPEARANCES:Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 43: The Reaping, Part 1
Darth Maul: Saboteur
Episode I Adventures 3: The Fury of Darth Maul
Jedi Quest: The False Peace
XTS Cleared in Freighter Explosion—HoloNet News Vol. 531 47
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
Star Wars Republic 49: Sacrifice
Star Wars Republic: The New Face of War
League of Spies
Jedi: Count Dooku (Appears in hologram)
The Cestus Deception
Republic Commando: Triple Zero
Republic Commando: True Colors (Mentioned only)
Rather Darkness Visible
Star Wars Republic: The Battle of Jabiim
The Clone Wars: The Fall of Falleen
MedStar II: Jedi Healer
Star Wars: Obsession
Labyrinth of Evil
Evasive Action: Prey
Evasive Action: End Game
Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows (Mentioned only)
"The King's Requiem" - Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
Star Wars: Empire at War (cut from game)
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
Rebel Dawn
Death Star (Mentioned only)
Star Wars Empire 19: Target: Vader
Star Wars Rebellion 13: Small Victories, Part 3
The Emperor's Trophy (Mentioned only)
Shadows of the Empire novel (First appearance)
Shadows of the Empire comic
"The Business Merger" - Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook (Mentioned only)
The Mandalorian Armor (Appears in flashback(s))
Slave Ship (Appears in flashback(s))
Hard Merchandise (Appears in flashback(s))
Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand (Appears in hologram)
Shadows of the Empire: Evolution
Tatooine Ghost (Mentioned only)
Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
Balance Point
Dark Journey (Mentioned only)
Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
Dark Nest III: The Swarm War (Human disguised as Falleen)
Betrayal
Tempest
Exile (Mentioned only)
Fury
Invincible
Omen
Abyss
SOURCES:Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire toy line
Alien Encounters
Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
The Far Orbit Project
The Essential Guide to Alien Species
The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
Alien Anthology
Ultimate Alien Anthology
Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Secrets of the Sisar Run
Rebellion Era Sourcebook
"Bartyn's Landing" - Star Wars Gamer 7
Scum and Villainy
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game: The Shadow Syndicate
Black Sun in the Databank
Dashade in the Databank
Falleen in the Databank
Jabba the Hutt in the Databank
Darth Vader in the Databank
Xizor in the Databank
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