5 Strange Things in the Unknown Regions | Star Wars Ranked

The Unknown Regions are weird. Very weird. Today we count down the 5 weirdest things.
From brain eating parisites, ancient Rakatan Empires, the Chiss, Cults, and much more, the Star Wars Unknown Regions are chock-full of interesting stories. Today we count down the five most interesting, strange and weird things the unknown regions have shared with us.

[@Masterge77]

The Unknown Regions never cease to fascinate me with how unusual they are compared to the rest of the galaxy. If anything, the Chiss are the most NORMAL thing in the Unknown Regions.

[@shadowwarrior1003]

I thought Rakata Prime was near the core worlds/mid-rim of the galaxy not the unknown region?

[@arnouth5260]

Masterge77 i always made up things in the unknown regions for my own 'cannon', like wormholes, earth, species and so on

[@dim-flower]

Someone 1282 Earth would be in the unknown regions if the milky way was the Star Wars Galaxy TBH

[@Derperfier]

Earth is almost in the same part rough, suddenly a superstar destroyer invades and manifests our planet

[@dewittbourchier7169]

@@dim-flower Depends on how you look at the map of the galaxy. I suspect the Star Wars galaxy is our galaxy and that there are a few candidate planets for earth. But it is of course best to keep the whole thing ambiguous as to whether it is our galaxy or another galaxy.

[@analkarldervierte1759]

Sooo... The Unknown Regions are space-Australia?

[@iamaheretic7829]

AnalKarl der vierte lol

[@leviroch]

Basically. And as a strayan i can tell you the old ways run true in the unknown as it does here: "if it looks like it can kill you, it can. If it doesnt look like it can kill you, it can, and far more efficiently than the obvious ones"

[@D3mi3762]

Yup

[@thehedgesfamily]

The Space wasp's sting can kill you in under a minute. (Sea Wasp in Australia).

[@emeraldcoastarcher]

No, that's Felucia. It has freaking tree rancors and, worse. It has a damn sarlak so big it has its own ecosystem.

[@grayeaglej]

I clicked for the Doge. Much unknown. Such region. Wow.

[@kyoudoku]

normie

[@seveamin1]

+I don't even know anymore REEEEEEEE

[@CarlosAM1]

@@kyoudoku doge=normie?

[@kyoudoku]

@@CarlosAM1 good job replying to a comment from 3 years ago

[@CarlosAM1]

@@kyoudoku any problem with that?

[@harveydarvey4585]

"there's so much shit in the unknown regions" lol nice video man.

[@user-rr6jj5mr6f]

Harvey Darvey it's unknown not empty

[@realtalkrealthingsent.8024]

363 likes and 2 comments

[@thatfighterguy5846]

I think the reason we're so obsessed with the unknown regions is that humans are naturally curious and driven to explore and find new things and you know the unknown regions are, well, unknown. so we're naturally driven to explore them because they want to find out what's in them.

[@Sprottel_SFM]

After ive heard whats in them id rather not

[@andrewthepug5491]

Nah bee

[@andrewthepug5491]

The real reason it's "unknown" is so the empire and new first order can do secret projects

[@rjonboy7608]

Damn straight! That's what makes Humans great, our intellect. We don't have fur, shells, sharp claws or teeth, strength or agility, but we do have minds to develop for survival. If we do develop them...🤪

[@RaharijaoDavid]

i hate ouzz, it is irritating, and it gets everywhere, literally...

[@sumonelse1989]

The Yuzong Vong were not from the Unknown Regions. The Unknown Regions are still a part of the Star Wars Galaxy, note I said GALAXY. All of Star Wars occurs in one galaxy like the Milky Way Galaxy for example. It is not a universe spanning story and thus why the Yuzong Vong were such a surprise; they came from beyond the galactic rim. That means they crossed the void between galaxies to reach the galaxy Star Wars occurs in. The first hint that something was wrong was when an outpost that had been observing space beyond the galactic rim went silent.

[@morodaye1417]

The implication was that the Vong hit the unknown region first.

[@bipedleek241]

But they were in the unknown regions for centuries

[@Themrine2013]

Actually there are 7 or 9 dwarf galaxies that orbit the main one kamino is in one of the said galaxies

[@bjmaguire6269]

@@bipedleek241 - Probably systematically scouting out the anomaly, given their extra-galactic origins, it is not unlikely that the Yuzong Vong home galaxy sent out armadas to many surrounding galaxies to conquer them. So that the armada sent to the 'Star Wars' galaxy would be committed to it's conquest no matter how long it took.

[@nicoderechte442]

@@bipedleek241 And on Zonama Sekot

[@MCAMP731]

Your picture for the cults was of a Death Eater from Harry Potter 😂 great video though!

[@Renzo-XIII]

Mitch Is Interesting well i mean, they were a cult lol

[@Philip54622]

Lol

[@Corristo89]

"I left for the Unknown Regions, determined to lose myself. I learned that unknown was not the same as empty." Darth Krayt. The polar opposite of the Unkown Regions would be the Deep Core, where hyperspace travel is difficult at best and only very few safe routes are known. Byss, the fortress world of the reborn Palpatine, and Tython, the Jedi homeworld, are two of the well known planets which exist in the Deep Core. Places like the Unkown Regions really do make you think about how small we are and how little we still know. All the races in the Star Wars galaxy had thousands of years and still know little to nothing about certain regions. The same would apply to us, only much more. We have yet to fully explore our own planet and are just barely capable of leaving our planet.

[@jacenstarhunter8988]

I'm really happy I came across this channel and subscribed a few days ago, for the more I watch the more I love your uploads, very enjoyable! :)

[@WetToiletSeat]

Yeah, this is one of those channels once i start watching i cant stop lol

[@zainbasit6924]

Top 5 Sexiest Star Wars Characters: 5. Anakin Skywalker 4. Obi-Wan Kenobi 3. Thrawn 2. Thrawn and the sexiest beast in the Star Wars Franchise is: 1. Grand Admiral Thrawn.

[@flatheadgg2443]

Well I think you're a girl so cause I'm a boy: Top 5 Sexiest Star Wars Characters: 5. Ayla secura 4. Leia 3. Bo katan 2. Bo katan and the sexiest beast in the Star Wars Franchise is: guess 1. Bo katan ;)

[@ancapftw9113]

Flathead Gg244 where's Briana (Handmaiden)?

[@jawwer00]

Zain Basit No homo, but Tyber Zann is smokin'

[@zainbasit6924]

Boldizsár True, Zann and his Consortium are pretty thicc

[@bigpete6882]

are you ok m9

[@yeah-hp7eb]

5:38 "good nigga gap", the subtitles said.

[@crmesson22k]

can you tell us more about the Mnggal-Mnggal, I have never heard of them. great video bye the way.

[@crmesson22k]

Cool looking forward to it.

[@LastNickLeft]

MyNgaa

[@andrewthepug5491]

@@crmesson22k he never said yes

[@macnthecheese1737]

It pronounced as Nom Noms right? 😄

[@sirblue5586]

@@macnthecheese1737 No ,the Now Now ,that's how it's pronounced.

[@thingymatt3993]

Im surprised there are still things this major in star wars legends i didn't know thank you

[@thingymatt3993]

You seem good at that

[@iamdream2562]

"NO YOU CAN'T SAY THAT WORD THATS RACI-" "5:36"

[@savary5050]

Lmao

[@williammortensen9045]

Perfectly cut

[@Katesloveslave]

The only thing that bothers me is how the Republic was 25000 years old, but these areas were still unexpored, even though you could go from Corresant to Morriban in a few days.

[@kyoudoku]

*corrresant unexpored*

[@danielgalbusera944]

Exploring the unknown regions was pretty much taboo It was seen as "If we go there, we die", and most, if not almost all of the times that was the case for the explorers

[@groundwork1962]

My slogan: YOLO

[@bjmaguire6269]

Plus...Politics. There is always enough to keep people fighting/focused among themselves, especially if this region has no clear advantages to offer any faction.

[@tehrankizaki9627]

@@groundwork1962 and you would likely die at least once

[@MajinOthinus]

Don't forget the scariest of them all: The Mother

[@andrewthepug5491]

The what now

[@psyco829]

Not as scary as Mnggal Mnggal

[@nicoderechte442]

@@andrewthepug5491 Abeloth. She's one of the Celestials but a bad one and theres a whole series of her being found by Luke in the EU i dont remember how its called tho read it a while back.

[@Darkrockmanbeyond]

@@nicoderechte442 Fate of the Jedi

[@jeremytondini2533]

Abeloth wasn’t in the Unknown Regions. She was imprisoned in the center of the Maw

[@worsethanyou2613]

"Gnigga" I think that's some kind of racial slur

[@worsethanyou2613]

EckhartsLadder hmmm an idiot I am

[@BoodyCheek]

Neko Atheist lmao

[@ggallqas7442]

Unknown regions are racist dawg!

[@Dog-lg5ju]

Gafrican-Gamerican is much more appropriate

[@YCCCm7]

It's an abbreviation for "Good day, Nigga", which is what you say when your bro runs in and says something outrageous without saying hello.

[@Convicted_Melon]

Me: Why did Disney have to get rid of ALL of the EU? *Sees Gahnigga Gap* Me: oh....

[@valeon7303]

mnggall mnggall PLANETS!?!? oh hell no. somebody get another starkiller base!

[@leonhardable]

Key of Destiny i think you meant deathstar, we keepin it real here bois

[@valeon7303]

nah, kill more at once. just to be sure. If all 4 beams hit one target, would it just... vaporize it? because even alderan left a debris field.

[@waltrz]

"We don't need such excessive firepow-" *Sees a planet sized ball of living ooze* "Build two more"

[@Alik_Odess]

Valeon Screw it! Create a Super Starkiller base! No 2 of them!

[@DaPootisJedi]

This Starkiller base should be staffed entirely by clones of Starkiller (the dude from Force Unleashed).

[@ggallqas7442]

“G’nigga gap” O-Ok...

[@bjmaguire6269]

G'ning'ga I think is the pronunciation?

[@farisx1374]

This guy deserve more subs.

[@animeheadshot1016]

Well, I think I've found the weirdest thing in Star Wars: sentient, possibly extra dimensional, ooze that turns literally everything into ooze.

[@pinheadlarry8031]

So the MNGGAL MNGGAL are pretty much the Thing?

[@reagangaitens7154]

Pinhead Larry the Thing/ the Blob

[@AkelasanAK]

..Langoliers ...

[@Philip54622]

I thought number 1 would be Abeloth

[@myles3856]

Yeah

[@dragonmaster9864]

5:36 Ginnugugap is actually from Norse mythology, it’s like the gap between the worlds of the living and the dead

[@thexprtgamer5946]

Congrats on reaching 700 subs your yet to hit 1,000

[@AbdefFable1]

EckhartsLadder Woops you're already past 1,000

[@Zaulmus]

You make entertaining and good videos, and know your stuff. As of such I've subscribed and hope that you get more recognition.

[@glass4breakfast]

I'm subscribed now, these videos r great. I like that your exploring these unknown n stranger sides of SW.

[@JackBricks]

Awesome, perfect video as always :)

[@sevenoftwo79]

Although I knew about the Chiss Ascendancy, I didn't know much about the rest, so this was very interesting for me. Do you think any of these Legends ideas will find their way into Canon? I think that if Star Wars keeps going after the sequel trilogy, it would benefit from going in stranger new directions.

[@TheAustralianMapper5378]

They could make a movie about the Je'daii order the force wars

[@GoofyAhWizardMan]

I hope that early history, (Ricata, Jedai, etc.) will be in cannon, I also hope that the Uzang Vong will be in cannon.

[@neo967]

+TheGamingNerd I would like to see the New Republic and The First Order working together against the Yuzhan Vonng.

[@hedgehog3180]

I suspect that much of pre-clone wars cannon is the same, the unknown regions are probably similar as well but I believe stuff like the Uzang Vong and most post-GCW stuff will be gone. I think Disney's plan is to have a much bigger focus on the force and the Jedi while not bringing in too much new stuff. It seems they'd rather make radical changes to the Star Wars galaxy itself than introduce radical new elements.

[@conorbyrne7474]

First planet I recognised was Ilum.

[@porphyrienne]

Whats that gap thing you mentioned? Is it a reference to Ginnungagap from Norse myth?

[@aurandil926]

Obviously, together with Muspilli.

[@harleyhill3612]

That was what I thought he said at first

[@orthrus4490]

Ginungaggap (didn't spell that right) is originally from Norse mythology. It connected the 9 layers/ realms of reality (kind of like putting a snap chat filter over earth

[@starwarzchik112]

7:56 “...the Ricotta Infinite Empire.” Yummy!

[@Philip54622]

Italian Rakata empire

[@Ardi.Ramadhan]

Wuah Jakku is near Unknown Region :D

[@libraryham]

Your content, especially content covering the unknown regions, mysteries, horrors, etc, is infinitely more interesting than anything Disney has been giving us the past few years.

[@carterbarnett4734]

You never fail to provide an interesting and informative video. It's no surprise that your only some 70 odd people away from 70K subs!

[@matobi91]

One thing I never understood, if the unknown region isnt explored due to the lack of developed hyperspace routs, how if the Rakata Empire conquered most of the galaxy didnt they create hyperspace routes to/from their home word, in the unknown region? its just something that has bugged me about one of the main reasons for not exploring/developing the region.

[@bipedleek241]

MatobiGames the hyperspace anomaly might not have been in that part of the unknown regions

[@bjmaguire6269]

Or their Force driven hyper-drives were not as affected by the anomaly as most other types. So when their loss of force ability resulted in the loss of that technology...The rest of the galaxy were never able to match it, or even be sufficiently motivated to try.

[@nicoderechte442]

I think he said that much of their knowledge and tech were lost

[@mrconfusion87]

Rakata = The Mongols of the Skyriver Galaxy! 🤣

[@edwinvillalobos7159]

@@bjmaguire6269your line of reasoning seems the most plausible, this was the stated reason as to why they had Jedis on the outbound flight project, which had c,abioth who’s clone was an important part of the thrawn trilogy

[@cornmaized]

The unknown regions. The place that Star Wars legends knows all about

[@MrcN1ck]

Plz do a more in-depth video on the cults/organizations of the unknown regions, or just more stuff regarding the unknown regions

[@RunToEternity]

Since the unknown region is hard to map due to its nature, keeping it as an unknown region actually turns out to be of interest to agendas of the more sinister aspects of the Republic and later, the Empire. Not to mention the Sith. Where after all, is better to hide stuff you might be doing than in parts of space that are not easy to travel in? Keeping one or 2 hyperspace lanes off the books in the western part of the galaxy comes in handy when it is only passed on orally from master to student as needed, doesn't it? Now for the Dar'kanth Norgall. They span a dozen star systems in the outer rim of the unexplored region. This part is actually easy to navigate, once you get there. They are active as a species for 10000 years at a time, but then go into hibernation. They secrete a natural bio-resin cocoon that mitigates the effects of time so that they can hibernate for 50000 years, as if only one had passed. Once one planet starts coming out of hibernation, it has a mass effect on all the rest of them right away. The whole civilization re-awakens but with collective amnesia it seems. They take centuries to re-learn what they were before they started hibernation. So this makes them slow to progress, even though many of these individuals can live thousands of years. Some crude carvings show them as insect-like, other carvings show more of a humanoid stature. Their true appearance remains a mystery. Yes I just totally made them up. What do you think, would they fit in well with the rest of the Star Wars galaxy?

[@nospeedynos8912]

Earned a sub

[@wildcardYTTV]

11:29 "theres so much shit in the unknown regions" lmao

[@sinphoenix]

You make pretty good videos. I hope you reach Stupendous Wave and Star Wars Explained levels soon!

[@sjoerdbrouwer9822]

I think the first cult you mentioned sounds more like some Norse Pantheon knockoff, the name of the dimension of their gods sounds a lot like ginnungagap, which is the Norse version of the void between dimension/worlds. And the apocalypse the gods will presumably bring sounds much like Ragnarok, the Norse version of the apocalypse and end of everything.

[@TitanWuzTaken]

I would love to see a documentary on the star forge. (As long as possible if possible pls)

[@acries3148]

Chiss the closest Star Wars version of Warhammer

[@darthsarcastus1064]

Is it me or does the Mnngall Mnngall remind you of the black ooze found in Prometheus??

[@adonisparts1343]

Damn, I go back three years and Eck really here spitting hot N-bombs like

[@codyallen2838]

Good lord this comment drives me up a wall.

[@grubkiller7612]

5:35 LMAO

[@Savagolem]

6:51 sweet picture of korriban tho

[@WastelandSeven]

The Mnggal-Mnggal sounds very Lovecraftian. I vote for extra-dimensional threat too.

[@tantrisbehm8806]

Could you please do a video on cults in star wars? I really enjoy your videos and always look forward to the next one.

[@KyrexNuope]

Your videos make me remember, Star Wars is....like poetry, it rhymes... Damnit George...

[@fenrirunshackled4319]

You forgot the true sith empire which exists in a large portion of the unknown regions.

[@flagassault9715]

iSweat-Axion what's the true sixth empire?

[@bryanbridges2987]

@@flagassault9715 The true Sith Empire. It was an inter-galactic empire founded by ancient Sith.

[@bjmaguire6269]

@@bryanbridges2987 - I wonder how they fared against the Yuzong Vong? That would make for an Awesome story arc!

[@fatherireland5737]

Ganigga gap

[@glass4breakfast]

That picture at 5:30 is so freaking dope!

[@James-lh7rj]

nice video man loved it a couple of these I did not know about so big thanks, I love the unknown regions always the best storylines whenever it comes up when did you first read/hear about this region in Star Wars how much more do you know??? I'd love a reply 😀

[@wilbimcs]

That intro made me want to watch a 'Miami Vice : Coruscant edition' TV show

[@jkrueger094]

Awesome man, where do you get all this info? I will be honest I've read most of the Star Wars books but can only remember vague mentions of these things. Keep up with the awesome videos.

[@freezo0o0o]

5:28 The Nell of Moosbilly, the Ngell of Mu's Billee, the Knell of Mu Spilly... ah forget it. Could somebody help me out? EckhartsLadder your video's really are awesome, though it wouldn't hurt to caption these kind of names.

[@AverageAwesomeDude]

Gugninggap ain’t that the endless void where Ymir dwelt in Norse mythology before Odin and his brothers killed him and used his body to build the world ?

[@jedielfsorcerer]

In the unknown regions: The Zakuul empire! ;p

[@genso877]

What about Abeloth's prison trapped between two black holes? In the books it was really strange and fascinating ;)

[@jacobmccandles1767]

"Takes over a body and cleans them out." So like Taco Bell or Bran Flakes?

[@johngancarcik5682]

Chipotle too 🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@zaqzilla1]

It seem like the Unknown Regions are Star Wars' space for Cosmic Horror.

[@chrisbutts6791]

“Ganigga gap” 🤣😂🤣

[@michaelskywalker3089]

As more Hyperspace lanes are charted and built, especially, long and heavily used lanes, the more unstable the space becomes. It probably becomes "exponentially" more extreme the deeper into strange space or the closer to the edges of unknown space. Fictionally, it might be useful to invent a stargate like mechanism , an extragalactic streaming window that would connect two galactic sources through an extreme manipulation of very high energy physics that would only be possible using galactic core levels of energy/exotic fields . Simplistically, white holes; but I am thinking of something more fantastic and less blunt.

[@michaelskywalker3089]

I can imagine a break-away Sith faction sacrificing an entire star cluster to create a point to point galactic stream that would either connect to a ruthless dark force faction in the other galaxy or a peaceful high energy structure used by aliens in the other galaxy. They would convert the dark energy and matter in the star cluster to a heavy matter which would rapidly accrete the stars and then "box" in the energy with black hole like planar sheets.

[@xSinisterSixx]

5:35 The WHAT GAP??!! LMFAO

[@randomshit308]

The ahnigga gap, I think

[@elywahl9520]

Gungningap actually just entirely mis pronounced it's an endless void between universes from norse mythology

[@whovian1591]

The guninga gap is from Norse mithology

[@georgelabe-assimo4365]

Whoa...where'd you find that Legends map of the galaxy?

[@andrewreuter7703]

Yo what is that fire in the intro my boy

[@DarpaProperty]

Awesome.

[@jacenstarhunter8988]

EckhartsLadder: Can you make videos on The Black Sun and The Hutt Clans, Please? :-D

[@edcarling2242]

EckhartsLadder

[@jasonkyer8572]

the outer regions sounds like the Bermuda Triangle of the Star Wars Galaxy

[@Lord_Shadowz]

Wow. Your voice is different two years ago. Were you going through puberty Eck? I’m still new so all of your videos are popping up and I’m going to watch them! Lol

[@Benjamin467ify]

Love your videos! 💯💯💯🦔

[@nateskinner97]

Mnggal-Mnggal empties you from the inside out? Worst cleanse ever.

[@jessicajujubean5004]

The cult who used drugs and the force makes me think of dune for some reason

[@tantrisbehm8806]

Great video, to me , the mnggal-mnggal is a combination of the black oil from the x-files and the stuff from the movie the stuff.

[@norsekraken5718]

Ah, Ginnungagap, the universe before Ymir and the gods came along. We will fall back into it eventually!

[@antwan1357]

It is Canon that the Chiss where once human they say they evolved into being blue, but what I think was their was a good looking Duro among them . I mean a Chiss looks like a human Duro hybrid if the Duro features are blended down a little over time.

[@joelpaltzer8732]

I'd love to learn more about the Kanzer Exiles!

[@diegojouaucon998]

basically basically basically...

[@delta3039]

I really hope they start covering the unknown regions more in new canon

[@mowinman33]

Your not a singing group, your a cult. -Bubble Boy.

[@timvanhoeck7018]

10:15 Mnggal-Mnggal is actually the black ooze coming up behind the soon-to-be-taken over/consumed human (or near-human) woman in the image)

[@johngancarcik5682]

Sometimes women can be the same consuming lol

[@bumbaladardioshombot]

i see alll these galactic maps but i dont see any planets i recognise, like hoth, tatooine, degoba system, or (what was the name of the planet city from the prequels?) anywhoo, ill google it later.

[@mews1925]

I swear at 5:35 he said good nigga 😂😂

[@michaelhartman2916]

What song is that playing in the intro and outro? I really like it, that's some straight up smokin music, lol.

[@adamhurst4219]

That intro, got damn son... That was the smoothest shit to ever precede nerd content.

[@argentfrog]

Just rewatching this now, and thinking about the story Canderous told about the strange asteroid in the unknown regions that came to life

[@Charles36.]

When I want to learn about the star wars unknown I come to you. Each star wars KZbin channel as its own thing. It's like you guys are Jedi masters or something 😳😳😳

[@jonaspete]

chiss should be the place where the empire establish their naval acadeamy.

[@bogus69]

That intro is amazing

[@flatheadgg2443]

Like the rakatan ships remind me to species 8472 bioships imagine the first order/resistance would find and use them in future sequels movies

[@garyleavens885]

I wonder if what is draining the force from the unknown regions is what also keeps the Chiss from maintaining their force powers.

[@Ninjewdi]

Mnggal-Mnggal isn’t a species of things, it’s one expansive infectious mind.

[@johngancarcik5682]

You've met one of my exes too eh

[@emmaselmeci966]

So this hyperspace anomaly seperates the unknown regions from the civilized part of the galaxy AND defends the entire galaxy from all sides?

[@jamesradar7009]

Thank god someone finally mentioned imgal imgal

[@BhoshuaBHOSH]

gagnigga gap is where boba eventually settled down

[@DredgeX97]

The Chiss Ascendancy, an empire encompassing over 28 worlds. So, like, 29? 200? 7 Billion? 15 Quadrillion?