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• gaderffii: A traditional weapon of Tatooine's Sand People, or Tusken Raiders, this double-edged axe-like weapon is fashioned from metal scavenged from wrecked or abandoned vehicles and spaceships found in the Tatooine wastes. Also called a gaffi stick. [SW, SWSB, SWRPG3]
• Gaff: The aide-de-camp of Governor Koong during the early days of the Empire. Gaff was a Kobok, a green, fuzzy insectiod with deadly stingers on his forearms, and three eyes, one of which was located in the back of his head. [DTV]
• Galactic Civil War: The Rebellion started the instant Senator Palpatine declared himself Emperor. His Empire replaced the Old Republic, and tyranny gripped the worlds of the galaxy. It took many years, but scattered Rebels eventually organized into the Alliance to Restore the Republic, and the galaxy shuddered on the edge of civil war. The exact moment when the Galactic Civil War began cannot be pinpointed, but by the time of the Battle of Yavin it was in full swing. Star systems after star system slipped through the Empire's clinched fist to join the Alliance, and civil war rocked the galaxy from the settlements of the Outer Rim Territories to the majestic spires of Imperial City. The Battle of Endor marked the end of the civil war as the Alliance destroyed the second Death Star and routed the Imperial fleet, and the New Republic was born. The war was slow to grind to a halt, though, and for decades the remnants of the Empire continued to struggle with the emerging New Republic. [DE, DFR, ESB, HE, LC, RJ, SW, etc.]
• Galactic Constitution: The ancient foundation document of the democratic Old Republic. [DE]
• Galactic Core: The heavily-inhabited central region of the galaxy and the original location of the ruling nexus of the Republic and later, the Empire. With Coruscant, or Imperial Center, at the middle, the pathways of the galactic government spread outward like the spokes of a wheel. [DE, HESB, SWRPG2, SWSB]
• Galactic HoloNet: An extensive news and information network accessible throughout the galaxy. [SWSB, TBH]
• Galactic Marine: See Clone Trooper, Galactic Marine.
• Galactic Republic: See Old Republic.
• Galactic Research Academy: This Imperial scientific institute was located on the planet Koaan. Mammon Hoole maintained an office there. [GF]
• Galactic Voyager: One of the largest and most-powerful Mon Calamari star cruisers in the New Republic fleet. [DS]
• Galantos: This planet located in the Farlax sector is the home of the Fia species. [BTS, SOL]
• Galaxy Gun: The ultimate weapon developed by the second cloned Emperor. It fired "intelligent" lightspeed torpedoes into hyperspace that would exit at precise coordinates, find their targets, and destroy them. The torpedoes carried particle disintegrators that neutralized all security shields R2-D2 caused the Emperor's flagship to slam into the weapon, resulting in the destruction of the ship, the weapon, and the planet Byss. [DE2]
• Galia: Daughter of King Ommin and Queen Amanoa, she was heir to the throne of the planet Onderon 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. She married Oron Kira and ascended to the throne when her mother died. [FNU, TOJ]
• Gall: A moon that circles the gas giant Zhar, located in the Outer Rim Territories. Known for its violent atmospheric and planetary storms, it was home to an Imperial enclave of naval powers. Several Star Destroyers and a force of TIE fighters were stationed around the moon. Boba Fett stopped at this location with his cargo of carbonite containing Hanb Solo. Princess Leia led an unsuccessful rescue attempt while Fett's Slave I was still on the turbulent moon. [RS, SOTE]
• Gallandro: An amoral blaster-for-hire, he was lightning fast an uncannily accurate. In his later years, he was one of the most-trusted operatives working for the Corporate Sector Authority. His orders came directly from the regional administrator, Odumin. Tall and lean, Gallandro always wore expensive, impeccable clothing. He had a long mustache decorated with golden beads. Han Solo crossed the gunman's path twice in the years prior to Solo's involvement in the Rebellion. The first time, Solo won their duel by tricking Gallandro into grabbing hold of a ragged security case that sent a bolt of paralyzing energy through both men's right arms. Faced with drawing against the ambidextrous Solo, the right-handed Gallandro opted for surrender. The second time, the two faced each other in the lost vaults of Xim the Despot. To Solo's credit, he came closer to beating Gallandro in a fair fight than anyone else in a long time. But Gallandro's blaster bots struck Solo's shoulder and forearm before Solo's own blaster could finish its ascent. The anti-weapon defenses of Xim's treasure vaults zeroed in on Gallandro, however, and a dozen lethal blasts reduced him to a blackened corpse. [HLL, HSR, SWCG]
• Gallandro, Anja: Daughter of the blaster-for-hire Gallandro, she was a battle-hungry young woman who became friends with Jacen and Jaina Solo and the other young Jedi Knights at Luke Skywalker's academy. She originally hoped to get revenge against Han Solo for her father's death, but after the twins helped her through her spice addiction she changed her mind. Lando Calrissian offered her a job as a pilot and she accepted. [YJK]
• Gallant: A New Republic cruiser, part of the Fifth fleet. [BTS]
• Gallia, Jedi Master Adi: A Jedi Master during the Clone Wars. She sat on the Jedi Council. [DHSWC, AotC, RotS]
• Gallinore: This planet in the Hapes Cluster is the point of origin of the extremely-valuable rainbow gems. [CPL]
• Galvoni III: This planet housed an Imperial military and communications complex. Alliance historian Voren Na'al infiltrated the base after the Battle of Yavin to learn more about the Death Star project. [GG1, MTS]
• Gama system: Home to the Gama-Senn, a species that pledged its allegiance to the second cloned Emperor after witnessing a demonstration of the Galaxy Gun. [EE]
• gameboard: A holographic projection table used primarily for amusement purposes. On the gameboard's surface, three-dimensional holograms compete at the directions of the players. Players control the holograms by tapping commands into one of four or more attached keypads. The game dejarik is played on a gameboard. [FT, SW]
• Gamorr: The preindustrial home planet of the Gamorrean species. Its terrain ranges from frozen tundra to deep forests. The planet's history is marked by almost constant warfare between the Gamorrean males. The furry, bloodsucking parasites known as morrts are also native to the world. When traders discovered the planet, they lost seven trading vessels before they sent a heavily-armed ship to "finish" negotiations, and the Gamorreans were turned into slaves. [COJ, SWRPG3SE, SWSB]
• Gamorrean: Language of the Gamorreans. [SWRPG3SE]
• Gamorreans: A brutish, green-skinned, porcine species, its members are known for their great strength and violent tendencies. Gamorreans have piglike snouts, close-set eyes, small horns, tusks, and average 1.8 meters tall with thick green skin covering powerful muscles. Their size and temperment make them excellent heavy laborers and mercenaries. A number of Gamorreans served as guards in Jabba the Hutt's desert palace. While Gamorreans understand most alien tongues, they can't produce the sounds necessary to converse in other languages. In Gamorrean culture, females handle all of the productive work. They farm, hunt, manufacture items, and run businesses. The males spend all their time training for and fighting wars. Gamorreans live in clans headed by matrons. The matrons order the males to battle at the beginning of the campaign season. Wielding primitive melee weapons with expert savagery, the males fight from early spring to late fall. WHile they adapted to technological weapons, they do not use blasters and power arms in planet-bound campaigns. Technological weapons are saved for off-planet use. Besides serving as slaves, some Gamorreans sell their contracts on the open market and find employment as guards, mercenaries, professional soldiers, and even bounty hunters. Unfortunately, Gamorreans do not consider a deal binding unless it has been sealed in blood. They would not work for anyone who could not best them in hand-to-hand combat. Native to the preindustrial world of Gamorr, they have a tendency toward violence which makes them valued as criminal enforcers; though viewed as mindless brutes, they don't care so long as they are paid to fight. Gamorrean civilization revolves around the never-ending wars between their clans. Preferring large melee weapons in combat, many see ranged weapons as cowardly. Males live to fight; females farm, hunt, and manufacture weapons. Inter-clan hatred rarely fades, and anyone hiring Gamorreans should be aware of their clans to avoid infighting. They are brutish, violent, and proud. They respect physical prowess and have no problem facing death against a foe they believe they are on at least equal footing with. Gamorreans speak Gamorrean. They have no written version of the language. They can learn to understand but not speak other languages. Example names include: Gartogg, Jubnuk, Ortugg, Ugmush, Venorra, and Warlug. Some Gamorreans leave their homeworld as slaves but later escape or buy out their contracts. Others sell their contracts, finding employment as bodyguards or enforcers. A Gamorrean is constantly at war; it's only a matter of figuring out who the enemy is. Gamorrean heroes tend to select the soldier class. They possess greater physical power, but have limited agility and intelligence. They also have great physical resistance. [RJ, SWRPG3SE, SWSB]
• Gamor Run: A legendary long-haul smuggling route plagued by hijackers and pirates. [DE]
• Ganath system: A star system hidden in the radioactive gas cloud near Nal Hutta and completely cut off from the rest of galactic civilization. [DE2]
• Gand: This planet is home to the intelligent species of the same name. The mist-shrouded world gave rise to Gand findsmen, bounty hunters that worship the thick gases and use religious rituals to locate targets. A Gand is covered with a hard carapace and possesses remarkable regenerative capabilities that enable them even to regrow lost limbs. [BW, GG3, MTS, RS]
• Gank: A species known for its bodyguards and hired assassins, often employed by Hutt crimelords on the streets of Nar Shaddaa and elsewhere. They are also called Gank Killers. [DE, DE2]
• Gann, Grand Moff: A governor of one of the Core sectors. [BTS]
• Gant: The third adviser selected by the dark-sider Kueller. Kueller believed his second adviser wouldn't last long, so he began training Gant early. [NR]
• Gant, Colonel Trenn: A leader of New Republic Intelligence. [TT]
• Gantoris: A leader on the planet Eol Sha, he became one of Luke Skywalker's students at the Jedi academy on Yavin 4. Gantoris often dreamed of a dark man who would tempt him with power and then destroy him. He thought this nightmare pointed toward Skywalker, but it actually referred to the spirit of Exar Kun. The Dark Lord began to seduce Gantoris toward the dark side, but the young man turned on the spirit and tried to destroy it. Instead, Kun burned Gantoris from the inside out, killing him. [DA, JS]
• Garch, Commander: Captain of the Glorious, command ship for the New Republic chase armada and Colonel Pakkpekatt's command cruiser during the Yevethan crisis. [BTS]
• Gardens of Talla: This hillside park overlooked the Great Jedi Library on Ossus some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [TSW]
• Gargan, Yarna d'al': Yarna d'al' Gargan was the daughter of a tribal chief on the desert planet Askaj. The six-breasted Gargan was kidnapped by slavers and brought to Jabba the Hutt. Her cublings were sold off, and her mate was fed to the rancor. She became a dancing girl and supervisor of the palace housekeeping crew. After Jabba's death, she escaped the palace, bought back her children, and left Tatooine with the hounty hunter Doallyn. The two became free traders in textiles and gemstones. [RJ, TJP]
• Garindan: A long-snouted Kubaz spy, he trailed Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi to Docking Bay 94 in Mos Eisley. He worked for the highest bidder -- usually the Empire or Jabba the Hutt. [GG1, SW, SWCG]
• Garnoo: An ancient Neti master to Oss Wilum and others some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [DLS]
• Garowyn: Referred to as Captain by some, she was one of the most accomplished of the new breed of younger dark-side Nightsisters on Dathomir. Petite with refined features and creamy-brown skin, she wore tight-fitting red lizard-skin armor and a knee-length black cape. During a fight with Chewbacca and Tenel Ka in the treetops of Kashyyyk, she slipped and fell to her death. [YJK]
• "Gatanox.": "Twenty" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Gate: The name Wedge Antilles gave to his new R5-G8 astromech droid after it was upgraded and modified. [BW]
• GaTir system: This star system, located near the Pyria system, contains the planet Mrisst. [WG]
• Gavrisom, Ponc: A Calibop, he took over the leadership of the New Republic while Leia Organa Solo took a much-needed leave of absence. [SP, VF]
• Gbu: This high-gravity planet is home to the Veubgri species. [CS]
• "Geebawa do lorda numa.": "Take me to your leader" in the Huttese language. [GPB]
• "Geebwa waa chimpa?": "May I have a receipt?" in Huttese. [GPB]
• "Geewaaz hokokeez!": "Send help!" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• GemDiver Station: Lando Calrissian's gem-mining platform that orbited in the fringe of Yavin's outer atmosphere about twenty years after the Battle of Endor. The Fast Hand diving bell was lowered from the station into the gaseous levels to catch Corusca gems. [YJK]
• General Grievous: See Grievous, General
• Gentes: Homeworld of the Ugnaughts, located in the remote Anoat system. [GG3, MTS]
• Geonosians: A race of flying insectoids who joined the Separatists during the Clone Wars. PEOPLES SEPARATISTS [AotC, RotS]
• Geonosis: Sentient insectoids live in towering spire-hives on Geonosis, a ringed planet outside the borders of the Galactic Republic. Geonosians operate large factories on the harsh, rocky desert surface that produce Separatist droids and weapons. The Empire decides to build the first Death Star above Geonosis. LOCATIONS PLANETS SEPARATISTS [AotC, RotS]
• Geonosis War Room: The Geonosis War Room was a command post situated inside one of Geonosis’ rocky spires. The room featured holographic projectors and various communication stations, manned by Geonosians. It was used by Count Dooku, Geonosian Archduke Poggle the Lesser, and several Neimodian ambassadors. LOCATIONS TECHNOLOGY SEPARATISTS [AotC]
• Gepta, Rokur: The last of the Sorcerers of Tund, he was a heartless, arrogant being with a lust for power. In his quest to rule the Tund sector and beyond, he eliminated the sorcerers who taught him. He appeared in different guises to different people. Some saw him as a malevolent dwarf, others as a three-meter-tall giant. Lando Calrissian discovered the sorcerer was actually a Croke, a small, snail-like being that used illusions to mask its true form. Lando squeezed the life out of Gepta, ending the evil sorcerer's campaign. [LCS]
• Geran: A planet in the Mneon system that was home to a near-human, blue-skinned species and flying reptiles called shell-bats. [TJP]
• Getelles, Moff: The Imperial military governor of the Antemeridian sector who struck a deal with Seti Ashgad. He also made a deal with the Loronar Corporation to build synthdroids and new Needles smart missiles. [POT]
• Gethzerion: One of the Witches of Dathomir, she was the leader of the dark-side Nightsisters clan. It was Gethzerion's hope to turn all the witches to the dark side. She terrorized the other clans and took command of the Stormtroopers who had been abandoned at the planet's Imperial prison colony. It was because of her growing powers in the dark side the Emperor ordered the planet cut off from the rest of galactic society. Warlord Zsinj promised to provide Gethzerion with a ship if she turned over Han Solo and Princess Leia, who had crash-landed on the planet. When the ship took off, the warlord's men opened fire and destroyed it and Gethzerion. [CPL, SWCG]
• Ghent: The chief slicer for Talon Karrde's smuggling operation. Besides maintaining computer and droid programming, Ghent could break most encrypted codes and computer security measures with relative ease. He got the job when he was barely out of his teens, and only computers and their software could hold his attention. Ghent helped the New Republic break a number of Imperial encrypted codes, including the ones that led to false accusations against Ackbar and those transmitting intelligence information out of Coruscant for the Imperial spynet called Delta Source. He also helped Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and Mara Jade liberate the Imperial prison facility on Kessel. [COF, DFR, DFRSB, HE, HESB, LC]
• Ghorman: A planet int he Sern sector, near the Core Worlds, it was the site of the infamous Ghorman Massacre, and early atrocity committed by the Empire. During a peaceful antitax demonstration, an Imperial warship commanded by Tarkin landed on the crowd, killing or injuring hundreds. Tarkin was promoted to moff for his action, but the event also convinced Bail Organa of Alderaan to support the Rebellion. Years later, an Alliance attack on a vital supply convoy delayed the expansion of the planet's Imperial base by more than a year. [DA, JS, RSB]
• Ghostling: Faunlike humanoids, ethereally beautiful and extremely fragile. [CS]
• Giat Nor: A city on the planet N'zoth, home to Nil Spaar. [SOL]
• Gillespee, Samuel Tomas: A smuggler, he retired from the trade to set up house on the planet Ukio. When Grand Admiral Thrawn took control of the world, Gillespee left in search of a smuggling operation willing to employ him and his men. He signed on with Talon Karrde to indirectly -- and for a profit -- help the New Republic against the Empire. His ship was Kern's Pride. [LC]
• gimer stick: An edible twig from plants that grow throughout the swamps of Dagobah, it produces a succulent juice that gathers in sacs on the bark. The sticks are chewed for their flavor and to quench thirst. Yoda, the Jedi Master, enjoyed chewing gimer sticks. [ESB]
• Ginbotham: A Hig, this slender, blue-skinned humanoid possessed great piloting skills and was a member of the command crew aboard the Yavin. [NR]
• Givin: Looking much like animated skeletons, this species wears its bones on the outside of their bodies. Large, triangular eye sockets dominate their skull-like faces, giving them a perpetual expression of sadness. The Givin originated on the planet Yag'Dhul. They are expert mathematicians with a phobia concerning exposed flesh, often going to great lengths to avoid the sight of it in other species. [GG4]
• Gizz, Big: A wild-haired bully, he led Jabba the Hutt's swoop troops on the planet Tatooine. The swoopers under Gizz's command were a ragtag gang of ruffians culled from the streets of Mos Eisley. Gizz loved to ride fast, play hard, and hurt any weak and frightened beings who got in his way. [SESB, SOTE]
• gladiator droid: A droid designed for close-quarters combat and used in the declining days of the Old Republic in violent sporting events against other droids or living creatures. [HSE]
• Glayyd, Mor: The patriarch of the Glayyd family on the planet Ammuud. "Mor" is a title of respect bestowed upon the current clan patriarch. When Han Solo visited the planet, prior to his involvement in the Galactic Civil War, the given name of the Mor Glayyd was Ewwen. [HSR]
• Glee Anselm: Homeworld of Jedi Master Kit Fisto's people. [AOTC, CW1, CW2, ROTS]
• Golanda: In charge of the artillery innovations and tactical deployments sections of the Maw Installation, she complained throughout her ten-year tenure about how pointless it was to test artillery in the middle of a black-hole cluster. [COF]
• Golden Sun: A living, collective intelligence made up of thousands of tiny polyps that inhabit the coral reefs of the planet Sedri. These coral dwellers possess an aptitude for the Force, though they refer to it as the universal energy. Through the Force and the connection of thousands of minds, they produce a nearly limitless supply of energy. This energy is so intense it affects the gravity readings of the planet, registering it as a small sun and causing hyperdrive safety cutoffs to activate when ships pass nearby. The native Sedrians of the planet worship the Golden Sun, and their Force-sensitive high priests hear the voices of the communal polyps as dreams and visions. [BGS, GG4]
• Gold Leader: The comm-unit designation for the Rebel pilot Dutch's Y-wing during the Battle of Yavin. During the Battle of ENdor, it was the comm-unit designation for Lando Calrissian and the Millennium Falcon. [RJ, SW]
• Gold Squadron: A Rebel Alliance starfighter squadron assigned to the Massassi base on Yavin 4. It was sent into battle against the Death Star during the Battle of Yavin, and the entire squadron, except for Gold Leader, was destroyed. [SW]
• Gold Two: The comm-unit designation for Rebel pilot Tiree's Y-wing during the Battle of Yavin. [SW]
• Gold Wing: The Alliance starfighter battle group under command of Gold Leader during hte Battle of Endor. [RJ]
• Gol Storn: A New Republic ship deployed for duty at Galantos in response to Yevethan aggression. [SOL]
• Golthar's Sky: What looked to be an enormous star freighter was actually an illusion created by the dark-side follower Aleema about 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [TSW]
• "Goor": "Four" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Gopso'o: Ancient enemies of the Drovian species. [POT]
• Gorath: A Prakith light cruiser commanded by Captain Voba Dokrett. It attempted to capture the Teljkon vagabond but was instead destroyed by the ghost ship. [TT]
• Gorax: A giant creature more than thirty meters high that lives in underground caverns on Endor's forest moon. Covered with thick, matted fur, it has pointy ears and a jutting lower jaw filled with nasty teeth. One such Gorax captured Jeremitt and Catarine Towani. It was killed when their children Mace and Cindel, along with a few Ewok friends, braved the giant's lair to free them. [EA, ISWU
• Gorga the Hutt: Jabba the Hutt's nephew, he expected to inherit Jabba's fortune. The crimelord left him nothing, however. [JT]
• Gorgon: This Imperial Star Destroyer was Admiral Daala's flagship. [COF, DA, DS, JS]
• Gorm the Dissolver: A huge, droid bounty hunter, he wore heavy plated armor and a full helmet. He seemed to have been destroyed by the young Rodian bounty hunter Greedo in Nar Shaddaa, the vertical city, but was later repaired and ended up in Mos Eisley. [DE, TMEC]
• gorm-worm: A poisonous creature used by pirates to kill Jedi trainee Andur Sunrider about 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [TOJ]
• Gornash, Prophet: A Prophet of the Dark Side, he coordinated espionage activities from Space Station Scardia, the headquarters of the Prophets of the Dark Side. [PDS]
• Gorneesh, King: The sly, foul-tempered king of the Duloks, he led the inhabitants of the swamps on Endor's forest moon. [ETV]
• Gosfambling: Delicate furred creatures, intelligent and soft-spoken, from a planet of the same name. Once a loser on Gosfambling, always a loser, since they never elect anyone who has ever lost an election. The planet's representative to the New Republic is Senator C-Gosf. [NR]
• Goss, Joreb: Akanah Norand Pell's long-lost father. The two were reunited on Atzerri. Due to extensive drug use, Joreb didn't remember his daughter or anything about her people, the Fallanassi. [SOL]
• Gotal: An intelligent, humanoid species from the moon Antar 4. Each member possesses two cone-shaped growths rising from their heads, flat noses, protruding brows, and shaggy gray fur. The head cones serve as additional sensory organs, able to pick up and distinguish different forms of energy waves. Gotals don't like droids due to their high-energy output that tends to overload a Gotal's senses. They have a hard time interpreting the emotions of other alien species, often mistaking affection for love and anger for hatred. They make excellent scouts, bounty hunters, trackers, and mercenaries. [DFRSB, GG4, NR, TMEC]
• Governor Tarkin: See Tarkin, Grand Moff.
• Graak: One of the Ewoks on the forest moon of Endor who mistook C-3P0 for a deity. Shortly after, they welcomed the Rebels into their tribe and helped them destroy the shield generator protecting the second Death Star. Graak's weapons of choice are the net, spear, and sling. [ROTJ]
• Graf, Admiral: A New Republic officer in charge of Fleet Intelligence during the Yevethan crisis. [TT]
• Gragra: A street salesman in Mos Espa on Tatooine. [TPM]
• Grahrk, Vilmarh: A goatal bounty hunter who helped Jedi Quinlan Vos escape a bounty hunter attack. He told Vos bets were being placed on his chances of survival. Villie, as he is sometimes referred, reveals he has a personal stake in the outcome but changes his outlook when he sees Vos' Jedi skills in action. [DHSWC]
• Grake: A large, tentacled, gentle Veubgri from the planet Gbu, he was a cook for Lord Hethrir. [CS
• Grammel, Captain-Supervisor: The square-jawed human who commanded the Imperial military prison on Circarpous V. This mustached, black-and-white-haired administrator was ruthless, routinely torturing prisoners whether he needed information from them or not. [SME]
• Gran: A goatlike humanoid species native to the planet Kinyen, exhibiting three eyes atop independent stalks. Ree-Yees, a Gran, was a member of Jabba the Hutt's court. [GG5, GG12, RJ]
• Grand Admiral Thrawn: See Thrawn, Grand Admiral.
• Grand Moff Tarkin: See Tarkin, Grand Moff.
• Gra Ploven: A planet, home to the aquatic Ploven species. When the Ploven refused to pay protection money to Grand Moff Dureya during the waning days of the Empire, the Star Destroyer Forger killed 200,000 beings in three coastal cities by creating superhot steam clouds. LOCATIONS PLANETS [SOL]
• Grappa the Hutt: A ruthless crimelord with ties to the Black Sun organization, he wanted to take control of the galaxy. Black Sun provided Grappa with Imperial cloning technology and captured members of the Imperial Interim Ruling Council so they could be replaced with clones under Black Sun's control. He also made a deal with the alien Zanibar, providing them with beings they could sacrifice in their ceremonial rituals. In the end, Grappa's plans unraveled and Zanibar used the Hutt as a sacrifice. [CE]
• Graveyard of Alderaan: This asteroid field is all that remains of the planet Alderaan after it was destroyed by the first Death Star. Spacers and free traders gave it this name and told tales of Jedi artifacts and ghost ships hidden among its ruins. The Empire tried to lure Princess Leia here by spreading rumors the Royal Palace had been found intact within a huge asteroid. Survivors who had been off planet when Alderaan was destroyed developed a ritual known as the Returning. As part of the ritual, Returnees fill memorial capsules with gifts for departed friends and relatives and jettison them into the Graveyard. [BW, GA]
• gravity-well projector: A device that, by simulating the presence of a large body in space, prevents nearby ships from engaging their hyperdrives and forces ships traveling through hyperspace to drop back into realspace. The projector has to be connective to a massive gravity-well generator aboard a large ship. [ISB, SH]
• "Gravorti.": "Gravity" in the Bocce language. [GPB]
• Gray Leader: The comm-unit designation for the commander of Gray Wing, one of the four main Rebel starfighter battle groups active during the Battle of Endor. Gray Leader and his Gray Wing fell during the early moments of the battle. [RJ]
• Gray Wing: One of four Rebel starfighter battle groups participating in the Battle of Endor. [RJ]
• Great Bogga the Hutt: A wealthy Hutt crimelord, he ruled the stenness underworld some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [TOJ]
• Great Dome of the Je'har: An architectural wonder on the planet Almania. Dark-sider Kueller turned it into his command center. [NR]
• Great Droid Revolution: A droid revolt on Coruscant some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War. [DLS]
• Great Heep: An enormous, grotesque droid employed by the Empire to mine fuel ore on the planet Biitu. With a body composed of various droid parts and tubing, the Great Heep operated a huge processing plant during the early days of the Empire. One side of the Great Heep was filled with visible pistons that bounced up and down in terrible rhythm. Grinder blades filled his awful maw, and tiny droids lived on his hull like mechanical parasites. Two crazed humans were always near the Great Heep, busy shoveling fuel into his massive boilers. [TGH]
• Great Hyperspace War: An ancient conflict between agents of the ligh and dark sides of the Force. [DLS]
• Great Leader of the Second Imperium: About twenty years after the Battle of Endor, another clone of the Emperor seemed to head a coalition seeking to reestablish the Empire. Brakiss, leader of the Shadow Academy, eventually learned the Great Leader wasn't a clone of Palpatine -- it was a series of recordings and props used by four of the Emperor's most loyal guards to trick the galaxy into believing the Emperor had returned. [YJK]
• Great Sith War: A conflict that occurred some 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War and pitted the evil Brotherhood of the Sith against the Jedi Knights and the Galactic Republic. [DA]
• Greck, Olag: A criminal, he kept crossing paths with R2-D2 and C-3P0 during the early days of the Empire. [D]
• Gree, Commander: A Clone Trooper commander during the Clone Wars. He led the 41st Elite Corps during their deployment to Kashyyyk to battle droid forces invading from the water. Later, he and his unit would switch sides as the Emperor ordered him to execute Order 66. Gree served Jedi Master Yoda on Kashyyk and helps the Wookiees fight the invading Separatists. When the secret Order 66 is issued, Gree suddenly turns on the Jedi, but Yoda senses his betrayal and quickly eliminates him. [RotS]
• Greedo: A Rodian bounty hunter, he had large multifaceted eyes, skull-ridge spines, and a tapirlike snout. He learned the noble profession of bounty hunting from Spurch "Warhog" Goa and became one of Jabba the Hutt's henchmen. He caught up with Han Solo at a cantina in Mos Eisley on Tatooine and attempted to collect the bounty offered by Jabba. Solo was forced to dispose of Greedo. The Rodian bounty hunger Greedo works for Jabba the Hutt. In a Mos Eisley cantina, Greedo demands payment for Jabba from Han Solo. Not all goes smoothly for the hunter, who meets his match: Solo kills Greedo, leaving him in the cantina and paying the bartender to clean up the mess. CHARACTERS BOUNTY_HUNTERS RODIANS FRINGE [SW, SWCG, SWSB]
• Greelanx, Admiral Winstel: This Imperial officer commanded Moff Sarn Shild's fleet sent to assault Nar Shaddaa a few years before the start of the Galactic Civil War. The Hutts sent Han Solo to meet with Greelanx and figure out if the admiral could be bribed to throw the battle. He agreed to sell the Hutts the battle plan and withdraw at the first justifiable opportunity, but warned he would fighter to the best of his ability before leaving. Darth Vader killed Freelanx for his treachery. [HG]
• Green: The only human Vigo in the service of the Black Sun, his ambition was to usurp Prince Xizor and take control of the crime syndicate. Unfortunately, he was unaware Xizor watched his every move. To Xizor, Green was further proof humans wer prone to treachery and could rarely be trusted. Green's activities were concentrated among the Core Worlds, where his vast spynet specialized in blackmail and racketeering. Green had the appearance of an old man, though he was barely middle-aged. [SESB, SOTE]
• Greenies: See Mimban.
• Green Leader: The comm-unit designation for the commander of Green Wing, one of four Rebel starfighter battle groups active during the Battle of Endor. Green Leader and his group fired the last blaster salvo that caused the disabled Super Star Destroyer Executor to crash into the unfinished Death Star. Green Leader died in this asault. [RJ, RJN]
• Green Squadron: The B-wings and Y-wings of this starfighter battle group fought in the Battle of Calamari. [DE]
• Green Wing: One of four Rebel starfighter battle groups participating in the Battle of Endor. This was also the comm-unit designation for Green Leader's second in command. Green Wing accompanied Red Leader Wedge Antilles, Gold Leader Lando Calrissian, and Blue Leader on an assault of an Imperial communications ship. Green Wing lost his life in the effort, but gave the others the opportunity to destroy the enemy vessel. [RJ, RJN]
• Grendu: A Bothan trader in rare antiques who originally sent the rancor that ended up in Jabba's palace on Tatooine. [GG5, TJP]
• G'rho: A small froglike alien bounty hunter, he worked with Skorr. The pair almost captured Han Solo on the planet Ord Mantell. [CSW]
• Grievous, General: General of the Separatist forces during the Clone Wars, a droid with six appendages who could wield up to five lightsabers simultaneously by using one of his legs too. His feet had gripping claws the same as his hands. He was trained by Darth Tyranus (also known as County Dooku) in the ways of lightsaber dueling. He was a deadly fighter who liked to hunt Jedi for sport and proudly displayed the lightsaber hilts he collected from the defeated Jedi. Partway through the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Mace Windu used the Force to break Grievous into pieces. The General was never the same after that even though he was rebuilt. This time, he only had two arms but could still wield up to three lightsabers at the same time, utilizing one of his legs. He also had a nasty cough. Eventually, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi discovered Grievous' location on Utapau. Their confrontation ended when a nearly-defeated Obi-Wan fired a blaster into Grievous' weakened chest area and destroyed the part droid, part alien, general. Part alien, part droid, General Grievous is a deadly fighter and highly skilled in lightsaber combat. He hunts Jedi for sport and proudly displays the lightsaber hilts of the Jedi he has defeated. He commands the Separatist forces during the Clone Wars. A fearless warrior, Grievous was one of the greatest military soldiers of his people, the Kaleesh. As is the Kaleesh custom, he wears, during combat, a bone mask passed down to him from his ancestors. His outstanding military record catches the attention of the Banking Clan, who wanted to use his expertise for their growing Separatist movement. As a Kaleesh warlord, his weapon of choice was an outland rifle. The supreme commander of the Droid Army during the Clone Wars until his final defeat at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi. A cyborg, Grievous was once a Kaleesh warlord and was rebuilt after a shuttle crash. CHARACTERS DROIDS CYBORGS SEPARATISTS KALEESH [CW1, CW2, ROTS]
• Griff, Admiral: The fleet admiral who supervised the construction of Darth Vader's Super-class Star Destroyer, Executor. He also commanded the Imperial blockade of Yavin 4 after the destruction of the first Death Star. Griff and his ship were destroyed when, in an attempt to intercept the fleeing Rebel fleet, Griff miscalculated a hyperspace jump and dropped out of hyperspace, nearly landing on the Executor. [CSW]
• Griggs, Kane: A navigator aboard the liberated New Republic Star Destroyer Emancipator during the Battle of Calamari. [De]
• Grigmin: A stunt pilot and rumored aerial combat champion who made a living by displaying his talents to paying customers on backwater worlds. He employed Han Solo and Chewbacca for a brief time before the pair became involved in the Galactic Civil War. [HLL]
• Grimorg: A Weequay, he was the palace enforcer for Great Bogga the Hutt. [TOJ]
• Grimpen, Brother: This B'omarr monk performed illegal brain transfers for Jabba the Hutt. When his crimes were discovered the monks removed his own brain as punishment. [GF]
• Grizmallt: A heavily-populated Core world, it was one of the many planets to surrender to Amdiral Ackbar and the Alliance fleet in the years following the Battle of Endor. [DESB]
• Grizzid: The captain of the ship that carried a rancor to Tatooine, he and his crew were killed when the creature brok out of its cage. [GG5, SWSB, TJP]
• Groznik: A Wookie, he followed Rogue Squadron pilot Elscol Loro after her husband, Throm, died. Groznik owned a life debt to Throm and transferred it to Elscol. Groznik was killed by numerous Stormtrooper blaster bolts, but his actions allowed the Rogues to escape from Loka Hask's Imperial forces. Groznik was immortalized with a statue near the site of the ghost Jedi memorial on the Mrlsst Academy campus. [XW]
• grutchin: Yuuzhan Vong-bred insectoid creatures, they are irrational beasts. These instruments of destruction, once released, cannot be controlled or recalled. A swarm of the aggressive creatures was used against Kyp Durron's Dozen-and-Two Avengers starfighter squadron in the early days of the first Yuuzhan Vong invasion. [VP]
• Guardian-class patrol ship: This addition to the Imperial fleet came into service after the Battle of Endor. Two common models were the XL-3 and XL-5. [DE]
• Gudb: This gangster worked for Great Bobba the Hutt. He led the conspiracy to kill Jedi trainee Andur Sunrider 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War, carrying out the deed with his poisonous pet gorm-worm, Skritch. [TOJ]
• Guldi, Drom: The muscular baron administrator of the Kelrodo-Ai gelatin mines, he participated in a big-game hunting expedition to Hoth. The prey, wampa ice creatures, turned on the hunters and killed them all. [DS]
• gundark: A wild, four-armed anthropod about 1.5 meters tall, known for its fearlessness and amazing strength. This animal species inspired the phrase for someone who looked healthy and strong: "You look like you could pull the ears off a gundark." [ESB]
• Gungans: A warlike amphibious species of omnivorous humanoids living in cities beneath the deep waters of the planet Naboo but native to the Naboo swamps. For much of their history, the Gungans were at odds with the land-dwelling Naboo, but the two species became allies during the Naboo blockade and have remained at peace ever since. Technologically advanced, they rely mostly on biotech, growing instead of building their homes and production facilities. While their culture is peaceful, it evolved from a series of long, bloody clan wars, and Gungans still admire strength and cunning. Most communities are devoted to farming or manufacturing goods that are then traded to other Gungan settlements, but they will reluctantly trade with the Humans of Naboo. Gungans tend to be inquisitive, cautious, and suspicious. They range from 1.6 to 2 meters tall, with two eyestalks, floppy ears, and long tongues. They speak, read, and write Gunganese and Basic. Example names include: Fassa, Jar Jar, Rugor, Tarpals, Toba, Tobler Ceel, and Yoss. Many Gungans leave their underwater cities to explore. Since the treaty with the Humans of Naboo, some Gungans -- perhaps driven by an impulse to regain the warrior spirit of old -- have taken a larger step into galactic society. Gungans are agile but aren't particularly witty or astute. They are expert swimmers even when distracted or threatened. They are at home in either air or water and can hold their breath for a long period of time. They also have an uncanny ability to avoid danger. Gungans have low-light vision. They are proficient with their traditional species' weapons -- the atlantl and the cesta. (They are also the most hated Star Wars race by the true, hardcore fans. The ever-annoying Jar Jar Binks was a Gungan.) [SWRPG3SE, SWTPM]
• Gunganese: The language of the Gungan people. [GPB, SWRPG3SE, SWTPM]
• Gun of Command: A powerful weapon used by Hapan troops, it releases an electromagnetic wave field that neutralizes an enemy's thought processes. Those shot with the gun tend to stand around and follow any order given to them. [CPL]
• Gupin: A small, elflike species, they live in a large volcanic structure on the forest moon of Endor. The structure sits in the center of a vast grassland and is filled with flowers, waterfalls, and terraced plants. The Gupin can change into other forms, though this ability is dependent on the beliefs of others. [ETV]
• Guri: The lovely chief lieutenant and bodyguard for Prince Xizor. She was assumed to be the underlord of the Black Sun crime syndicate. This misperception was actually encouraged by Xizor, and Guri served as the organization's public face. Though Guri appeared to be an attractive woman in her early twenties, she was really a rare human replica droid. Programmed for assassination and designed to serve as a living weapon, the droid has blue eyes, golden hair, and the trim figure of a professional dancer. Xizor paid nine million credits to have Guri built, and he considered her to be one of his most prized possessions. After Xizor's presumed death, Guri could have taken total control of Black Sun. Instead, she decided to find a way to clear her programming and start over with a new life. With the help of her original creator, Mssad Thrubmle, and the troid AOIC, Guri underwent a dangerous neural restructuring that erased her criminal memories but allowed her to retain her martial skills. [SEE, SESB, SOTE]
• Gus Treta: A large spaceport located in the Corellian system. Wedge Antilles' parents managed a fueling depot here until pirates murdered them. [GG1, MTS]
• Gwig: A young Ewok, he sought to join older Ewoks on their many adventures. [ETV]
• GX-8 condensor unit: The water condenser coaxes water from moisture in the air through refrigerated condensers, where water collects and then is pumped or gravity-collected into storage cisterns, up to 1.5 quarts a day. The Ersos use a GX-8 because the minerals on Lah’mu make the groundwater taste bad. TECHNOLOGY [R1]
• Gyndine: An Imperial territorial administrative world ruled by Governor Bin Essada, it had jurisdiction over the nearby Circarpous system. [DESB, SME]
• gyro-balance circuitry: This circuitry provides machines three-dimensional direction-sensing capabilities. These devices are found in vehicles and droids, helping the machines achieve stability in all three planes whether at rest or in motion. [HSE]

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