After writing about some of the obscurest aliens in the Prequels, I dug into the Classics to find some of the more unknown species. Thing is, the movies have been around for decades longer, so most of the background aliens are probably not really new to the people that know their stuff. So I selected some of the aliens that have not received much attention in other sources besides the movies. I mean, while we hardly know anything about the Siniteen for example (you know, the “Brainiacs”), they have been featured in several episodes of The Clone Wars. Admittedly, the Siniteen was one of those species that was on the shortlist. Anyway, on the the six obscurest aliens of the Classics. Again, in alphabetical order…
The Brizzit were an insectoid species, from a yet-unknown world. They had large, faceted eyes and a bipedal stance. This is one of those aliens that you might have seen in footage of the Mos Eisley Cantina from A New Hope. Although Tzizvvt (that’s his name) is hardly visible in the background, his resemblance of a giant fly-creature is something that makes him very peculiar. Same goes for the Kitik Keed’kak the Yam’rii, who is actually a giant praying mantis. No idea why he looks like he has tennis balls sown into his space suit.
The Geran were a blue-skinned near-human species, native to Geran (Outer Rim, T9). To survive in atmospheres outside their home world, they required special breathing devices containing hydron-three. Sergeant Doallyn, a masked character in Jabba’s Palace in Return of the Jedi was described as a blue-skinned being from Geran in Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer’s Tale. His species was not explicitly named until the inclusion of Geran in the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG.
The Imzig were a humanoid species from the planet Couronne (Expansion Region, P10). They were characterized by their unusual brow structure. The Imzig are probably one of the most unknown species, mostly due to the only member, Utris M’Toc, being cut from The Empire Strikes Back. His species was named in the Customizable Card Game by Decipher. Utris received a little background info, including the name of his home world, in the Rogues Gallery feature of Star Wars Insider by yours truly.
The Qiraash were a pale-skinned near-human species from a planet with the same name. They had a large, bald cranium, with only small tufts of hair. Some Qiraash, like Leesub Sirln, had limited precognitive powers. First and only seen in the Cantina scenes of A New Hope, Leesub was known during production as “Weird Girl”. Although Deciper gave her species a name in 1995, virtually nothing else is known, as the species has not been used much ever since.
The Wol Cabasshites were a species of small gastropods from the world of Wol Cabassh (Outer Rim, O6). They had no limbs, save for a very prehensile tongue. The body of a Wol Cabasshite was mostly stomach, and they had two brains (one for thinking, one for processing food). They were mildly telepathic, and there’s even a record of a Wol Cabasshite Jedi, Saesee Tiin’s master Omo Bouri. Ghoul, another Wol Cabasshite, is seen hanging from the ceiling in Jabba’s Palace in Return of the Jedi. The species received a background in the What’s the Story feature of StarWars.com’s Hyperspace.
The Yuvernians were a two-headed species native to Yuvern (Outer Rim, M5). They had long necks and oddly shaped crania, with yellow, spotted skins. The snakelike Yuvernians were raised in parental collectives and were only allowed off-world when they came of age. Cane Adiss is a Yuvernian that can be seen very briefly in the Jabba’s Palace scenes of Return of the Jedi. Some claims have been made that he was created only for the “making of”, but he actually made the final cut of the movie. You can see him when Chewbacca is being escorted out of the throne room. Cane and the Yuvernians also received a background in the What’s the Story feature.
Some other aliens spring to mind when thinking about obscure beings, such as the Hoover, or the Sic-Six. But these never made it into any footage, if they appeared on the set at all. I’ll see to it that they are included in a future entry.
Sources
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game, Decipher Inc. 1995-2001
- StarWars.com Database (obsolete content)
- Tales from Jabba’s Palace, Bantam Spectra 1995
Alien Anthology 
What about the quor sav?
I’d say they Are notably obscure.
Also do you plan on doing an alien compendium for the classic films like you have done for the newer ones?
Yes, the Quor’sav was on the shortlist, but there were a few others too. And yes, compendiums for OT & PT will come!