Tusken (78)Full unit name: Tusken
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First appearance: A New Hope
A New Hope
(MOVIE)
Native to: Tatooine
Tatooine
Planet
Known Facts (1)
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Summary
Tusken Raiders, less formally referred to as Sand People or simply as Tuskens, were a culture of nomadic, primitive sentients indigenous to Tatooine
Tatooine
Planet
, where they were often hostile to local settlers. The term Sand People was given to them due to their existence in the desert, and was in use from at least around 4000 BBY, but the more formal name of Tusken Raiders was acquired much later, due to a period of concerted attacks on the settlement at Fort Tusken in 98-95 BBY. Although this name is often used as a common term for the race, it actually refers only to the participants of the attack on the settlement. Specialists studying the past of the Tusken Raiders also used the term Ghorfa to denote an earlier sedentary phase of their culture, and lastly Kumumgah, which is what Tusken Raiders evolved from, as they were the earliest stratum of sentient civilization on the planet, believed by some to represent a common ancestry shared by the Ghorfa and the Jawas
Jawa
Sentient Species
. In the culture of the Tuskens, to expose any part of the flesh was forbidden and seen as a disgrace.
A'Sharad Hett
Darth Krayt (A'Sharad Hett)
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
stated, while on a mission to Aargonar with Anakin Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
, that Tusken Raiders were biologically incompatible with Humans. This implies that Tusken Raiders were a non-Human species. Sand People were known to adopt settler orphans, such as K'Sheek, after raids on Human settlements and convoys, in a similar fashion to Mandalorians
Mandalorian
Organization
Mandalorians
. Also, the Jedi Knight Sharad Hett won a place in their tribes through his great combat prowess. Beyond these isolated and uncommon incidents, there is no indication that Humans were present in any great number among the Tuskens. The lack of detailed knowledge about Tusken Raiders can be accounted for in part by the hostility of the Tatooine climate, and in part by the hostility of the Tusken Raiders themselves. Scientific studies of the few corpses found were said to have been inconclusive, and knowledge of the Sand People - or what was thought to be known about them - was often based on uncertain and inferential evidence. However, A'Sharad Hett's claim that he learned of the Tusken-Human incompatibility, combined with his firsthand knowledge of the Tuskens, is compelling evidence that they were a different species. It is thought that Tuskens and Jawas shared common ancestry in the Kumumgah, who were taken off world by the Infinite Empire
Infinite Empire
Organization
Galaxy-Wide Organizations
to work as slaves on other planets. In fact, the Sand People were one of the slave races used in construction of the Star Forge
Star Forge
Starship
Space Stations
by the Rakatans
Rakata
Sentient Species
. Since the Kumumgah were considered a possible origin species for Humanity, it is possible that Tuskens and Humans shared ancestry - however, the connection was not close enough to allow inter-breeding, and their unmasked appearance was distinctive.

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See also
UH
Known members
Orr Agg R'orr
Chieftain Bloodgouge
Roh'Saren the Red
Sand People Lieutenant
Sand People Looter
Sand People Plunderer
Tusken Warrior 01
Tusken Warrior 02
Related units, characters and other technologies
Darth Krayt (A'Sharad Hett)
Sharad Hett
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Full unit name: Tusken Last updated: 21.08.2024 0:03:13