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Ortolan

Canon Legends version → Linked from 184 articles

Ortolans were a sentient elephantine species of squat, blue-skinned bipeds with large, floppy ears, beady black eyes, and a trunk-like nose that were native to the cold planet Orto. They consumed large amounts of food in order to develop a warm layer of blubber due to the frigid temperatures of their homeworld. Maximilian Rebo, founder of the Max Rebo Band, was a male Ortolan.

Text and facts from the “Ortolan” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Designation
Sentient
Class
Elephantine
Skin colors
Blue
Eye colors
Black
Distinctions
Sensitive ears, articulated nutrient-absorbing digits
Lifespan
71+ years
Origin
Orto
Habitat
Ice and snow
Language
Galactic Basic Standard

Appearances

47 works, in story order
  1. What a Jedi Makes (mentioned only)
  2. The High Republic Adventures (2021) 3
  3. Tales of Villainy: A Very Nihil Interlude
  4. The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness
  5. Padawan
  6. Choose Your Destiny: An Obi-Wan & Anakin Adventure
  7. Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
  8. The Padawan Path
  9. Kanan 4
  10. The Stranger
  11. The Grand Imperial Jubilee
  12. Chewie's Day Off
  13. Bounty Hunt
  14. The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
  15. You Owe Me a Ride
  16. Darth Vader (2015) 1
  17. Darth Vader (2015) 7
  18. Darth Vader (2015) 10
  19. Star Wars (2015) 34
  20. Bounty Hunters 6
  21. Doctor Aphra (2020) 8
  22. Doctor Aphra (2020) 9
  23. War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha 1
  24. Star Wars (2020) 39
  25. Return of the Jedi – Lando 1
  26. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (first appearance)
  27. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  28. Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
  29. Return of the Jedi – Jabba's Palace 1 (in a flashback)
  30. Fortuna Favors the Bold
  31. Satisfaction
  32. Fancy Man
  33. Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo 1
  34. Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land
  35. Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine
  36. Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa
  37. Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm
  38. The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku
  39. Secrets and Holograms
  40. The Doza Dilemma
  41. Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran
  42. Hunt on Celsor 3
  43. Ortolan
  44. Gungan
  45. Repair Stop, Part II
  46. Tales from Wild Space: The Blue Brothers
  47. The Lost Stories, Part 3
Non-canon appearances: 9
  1. Gambit on Geonosis (in a flashback)
  2. A Hero Discovered
  3. The Mines of Graballa (as a hologram)
  4. The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
  5. Play the Music!
  6. A Vader Family Sithmas
  7. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  8. LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (in a flashback)
  9. Jabba's Halloween Bash

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