The Definitive Guide to Rodians - Star Wars’ Most Bloodthirsty Species

[@geetslys]

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[@LexYeen]

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[@amysargent4237]

Stealing from Metanerdz Lore, again, are we? In that case, can you PLEASE do a planet lore video of Coruscant, and Tatooine? They would make a fine addition to your collection.

[@maxillex9196]

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[@Robert-tl2vg]

@@maxillex9196 they’re almost always a scam. You’ll have your data sold to other third party companies. Best avoided.

[@hunterkiller1440]

Han Solo: Sorry about the mess. Most Eisley Cantina owner: No, thank you for the free dead body.

[@geetslys]

Mos Eisley Cantina Owner probably: Another fine addition to my collection

[@hunterkiller1440]

@@geetslys Greedo's family: How could you do this? This is outrageous! It is unfair! How could you turn our kin into delicious Hutt chow and still charge us for wanting a taste?

[@DIEGhostfish]

Possibly my favorite callback in any SW EU product was the Bacta War having a bit where Mirax Terrik threatens a Rodian and another thug with her family reputation and Wuhler the bartender adds "Dibs on the Rodian if you drop him" (Not sure who he would sell the resulting drink to since Jabba was dead, maybe ship a batch out into Hutt Space?

[@duncanmcgee13]

Poor Greedo. Killed by Han just to be drank by the dude that sent him.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

*cue the signature Hutt laugh*

[@geetslys]

Free my boy greedo man 😢

[@michaelandreipalon359]

*Never.*

[@overlorddante]

Jaba wanted to get his money's worth, one way or another.

[@isaackim7675]

Jabba, “Han. Why did you shot poor Greedo?” Han, “Look, Jabba. Next time you want me come see me yourself, not sending one of these twerps. Plus I did the bartender a favor and you will be getting your favorite drink.”

[@TheWarmachine375]

I find it ironic since the Rodians seemed pretty passive in Star Wars The Clone Wars show.

[@taitano12]

Do not mistake neutrality for pacifism. Even peace can be violent with a species like the Rodians. They are hunters and quite violent, but even such people can understand mercy, justice, and even compassion. How many violent uprisings, revolutions, and outright wars have stemmed from a demand for justice? Still doesn't make it any less ironic, though.

[@capncake8837]

Yeah, I found out that they do a sort of salute when greeting people years ago and assumed that they were mostly polite and peaceful.

[@raininglogic]

Canon Rodians are quite different indeed.

[@UnkillableMrStake]

true right up until one of their highest political figures assassinated their other highest political figure.

[@geetslys]

Yep 😂😂😂

[@inquisitorgarza312]

Considering how actually violent some of the species are, it is a miracle that any galactic civilization even survived, much less lasted long enough to create the Galactic Republic’s, but hey that civilization for you it is too stubborn to die.

[@johnquach8821]

It's possible that many of the really violent species fought each other and made themselves irrelevant, while less violent ones banded together and eventually formed the Republic.

[@geetslys]

Yeah, it is actually quite a miracle that some galactic civilisations didn’t die off so quick

[@mikkelnpetersen]

That species are violent aren't a problem, who they're violent towards is the problem, if they can be directed towards your enemies, they're a positive.

[@CollinMcLean]

I don't know take a look at Rome. A lot of it's wars were usually against itself and yet it somehow lasted a millenium. 2 if we're counting the Byzantines which I do count...

[@rokkfel4999]

It’s quite weird when the Wookiee’s are seems as a more peaceful people in compared to other specifying the galactic stage no?

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

You wouldn’t have guessed a lot of these were a thing when it came to Rodians judging by that one peaceful senator of Rodia from the Clone Wars

[@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478]

With all the clan wars, dictators, backstabbing to become dictator, and bloodlust, I'm amazed the Rodians didn't drive themselves to extinction years ago.

[@geetslys]

Just one of those species I guess 😂 *invincible*

[@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478]

@@geetslys Seems like it

[@SuperGamefreak18]

My guess they are violent as hell but not as stupid as greedo

[@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478]

@@SuperGamefreak18 Which makes since, this video just made it look like the opposite.

[@SuperGamefreak18]

@@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478 they are natural and perfessional hunters, a good hunter knows how to pick their fights and greedo from what I understand was imfamous for his foolishness

[@overlorddante]

3:50 "Who shot first?" "Doesn't matter, first he was shot then turned into shots."

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

Imagine a Rodian Sith. Those big eyes radiating a beautiful and/or terrifying fiery orange with a hint of red from being a user of the Dark Side

[@overlorddante]

That innate bloodlust would greatly fuel their dark side powers. I'd also be curious about a sith Wookie or Tusken.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

@@overlorddante Or a Togruta. Honestly I’m surprised a number of species like them weren’t exploited by the Sith. Their teachings would turn them into excellent Dark Siders

[@davidvasquez08]

@@overlorddante the Wookiees would get along with Toretto

[@FalconWindblader]

@@teleportedbreadfor3days Sith traditions, even back before Darth Bane's days had always been largely humanocentric. It also didn't help that the likes of Rodians, Togruta & Wookies were always minorities.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

@@FalconWindblader Well Sith *are* the pinnacle of evil. Why not add racism/xenophobia on top of it. Still, imagine that one Dark Lord of the Sith believing all races deserve power. I can’t tell if that’d make things worse for the Jedi or the Sith, due to infighting.

[@namelesssomebody2557]

Rodian Theatre, a genre of movie is 80s action flicks

[@lerneanlion]

After watching this video, I am surprised none of us ever see a Rodian Sith Lord before. Man, if there is a Rodian Sith Lord who successfully became the Grand Protector, just imagine how horrifying that could be.

[@davidvasquez08]

We got a Rodian Jedi, he didn’t live to long tho…..

[@FalconWindblader]

I'd imagine that Grand Protectors never leave Rodia for whatever reasons, & few, if any, of other species would wanna find themselves in Rodia, since one would be surrounded by people with off-putting smells. Being surrounded by everyone who smells like turd ain't a pleasant experience after all, one that i would imagine, that even the Sith would find repulsive.

[@TheWarmachine375]

2:54 I wonder what happened to that Force sensitive baby Rodian post-Clone Wars. Hopefully, the said baby survived and grown up to join the Rebel Alliance, and could even learn the ways of the Jedi from Luke or Ahsoka.

[@deathkorpsinfantryman1898]

hopefully it was dashed against a rock, like all aliens should be!

[@fulcrum7455]

He died

[@deathkorpsinfantryman1898]

@@fulcrum7455 good

[@Graz-00]

Nah, kid got his head popped like a zit in order 66

[@HecticTrainGuy]

Yep, remember the Emperor outlawed that religion

[@FrozenColress]

3:55 Man greedo cant catch a break even in death 😭

[@overlorddante]

"Who shot first?" "Doesn't matter, first he was shot then turned into shots."

[@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478]

I've got to say, I did not know that the bartender of the tatoine (apologies if I am misspelling it) bar was so adept at making drinks that he could make a good drink from the yucky pheromones of Rodians. I do not drink alcohol, despite being above the legal age in America. However, I do respect that kind of creativity.

[@TheWarmachine375]

0:12 The Rodians embraced the stereotype and reveled in it.

[@TheAntiburglar]

Alas, no inborn, physical predisposition to hunting will save you if you don't shoot first :p

[@worldtraveler930]

Amen! 🤠👉

[@thechalupacabra3065]

Huh. So Greedo got turned into liquor. That's...a neat detail. Can I have some?

[@cjclark2002]

Humans: skunk ass cheeks a delicacy on ur planet? Rodians: 😡 no and what I don’t need these TOMatoes.

[@romancapulus5577]

“Who shot first?” I see what you did there 😆

[@TheWarmachine375]

2:40 Captain Rex is Gandalf the Grey

[@capncake8837]

Years ago, I found out that Rodians do a sort of salute when greeting people and assumed that they were mostly polite and peaceful because of that. Guess I was wrong.

[@AhsokaFanboy1138]

On one hand, I have to wonder why so many Rodians are just overconfident thugs when they are supposed to be skilled hunters. On the other hand, I suppose that when all you do is chase and murder terrified dissidents, you come up short against genuine warriors.

[@williamcostigan91]

Of course there are always exceptions to the rule even in the planet of hats trope that Star Wars so often falls into. I remember the Rodian merchant in Kotor 2 was pretty docile and peaceful, but was considered a bit of an outcast among her people because she found humans attractive.

[@cfakatsuki17]

Rodians- a race of generational hunters that conquered a devastatingly brutal ecosystem Also Rodians- galactic cannonfodder who are almost always the first to die in any scenario

[@dylanadams9745]

Fun fact about the Rodian theatre is that senator Onaconda Farr directed and paid for a three act play that was basically a critique of the Military Creation Act. Had many rave yet mixed reviews over the Holonet.

[@thes7274473]

I'm sorry, WHAT happened to Greedo's corpse?!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Turned to bar drinks. Gross, yes, but it happened.

[@sayvionwashington1939]

He got juiced

[@LukeSkinwalker]

Well he got CANNIBAL CORPSED

[@pyxylation]

I was sorta hoping their species would have changed a little once they integrated into the galaxy more, opting to hunt other species and uniting as one group. But, I guess it's easier to get away with hunting yourselves than hunting other species.

[@OhOh996]

Conclusion: *They shot first*

[@johnquach8821]

Rodians: bloodthirsty Iridonians: Even worse?

[@LancasterResponding]

3:09 This opens the door for “smell racism.”

[@Ennvo]

8:32 want to talk about it?

[@samuelebincoletto637]

Next time could you please do a video about the Bothans and one about the Falleens? And perhaps one about Prince Xizor and the Black Sun

[@thelegoguy7]

I had no idea about this, I really enjoyed the video.

[@kevinyo1169]

Thanks to Geetsly, now I know Greedo’s corpse was ground up to make Hutt liquor. Always something new to learn in the Star Wars universe.

[@SpazDogz]

Han shot first, we have not forgotten your transgression, George of the editing room

[@Ben-Ken]

Han shot first. If he didn't, he'd be dead. I like the idea of Han doing what he had to do. It fits his personality instead of fitting a squeaky clean idealistic persona.

[@mlgbrogaming7719]

I recommend the Aleena or whatever short ones where called.

[@SonicSanctuary]

Weird we've met some chill rodians on the show then

[@HouseOfAlastrian]

And to think, there have been many Rodian Jedi as well. Would take a hell of a lot of discipline to suppress their nature... more than most species whose Force Sensitives are eligible to become Jedi.

[@Scooter-Mans]

Well if Trandoshan’s can be Jedi, anything is possible haha

[@HouseOfAlastrian]

@@Scooter-Mans well yeah... stranger things have happened. My Jedi Guardian in SWtOR managed to turn a Sith Pureblood to the Light Side.

[@keatonburton5636]

Ultimately, both Han and Greedo shot at the same time. Change my mind.

[@inquisitorichijou883]

Maybe doing a video about the Vratix of Thyferra next.

[@BaxterAndLunala]

Am I grateful I'm not a Rodian? Yes. Who shot first? Obviously Han did.

[@SuperGamefreak18]

Han shot first namely because he isn't stupid and he knows greedo WAY TOO well to give him the chance.

[@indianajones4321]

Everybody gangsta till a Rodin says “Maclunky”

[@SpaceMonkeyBoi]

Macklunkey!

[@Toramai-pi8wx]

Do Caamasi if you haven’t already

[@TheWarmachine375]

*sees title* Orks has entered the chat.

[@captainalpha5212]

I'm not sure why or if it is just me and to be honest it probably is but for some reason whenever I see a rodian I always think of a sea horse for some reason.

[@sono_chi_no_sodium_chlorid7635]

He did WHAT to Greedo?!

[@Smiderle]

Yes, yes, very good

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Wonder what titles will they give to their theater plays?

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

Karstaag? Thats a frost giant monarch who lived on solstheim untill he became a victim hircine's great hunt on solstheim after the events of the elder scrolls 3 morrowind :derpface emoji:

[@Nuetral768]

You just had to bring that up... Han shot first, and I will fight to the death anyone whom says otherwise... Han was practically the only original trilogy (and arguably the entire legacy) of Star Wars' anti-hero, and to take that away from him is detestable... He proved even though the ends may not justify the means that the circumstances of person's life doesn't define the type of person they are, and no matter what anyone else may tell you we all deserve better than to fall victim to other's interests. To take that from him is also equivalent to robbing any children struggling with such circumstances the opportunity to see themselves in such a way (at least as far as Star Wars is concerned). That's a dick move just so you can be more PC.

[@compareandcontrast9833]

I'm sorry but can we back up to the bartender that ground up Gredos body for drinks? Thats F%$# up man.

[@nickrwidmer]

I belive it's called star wars for a good reason

[@toddkurzbard]

Rodian Fact #1: They NEVER shoot first.

[@Mfalme24]

Can u make a video about the true Sith Empire Military

[@timgersh6787]

So the had a kind of shogunate

[@wolftal1178]

Then how did ANO Come into it, as he seemed very passive?

[@kamranrais8671]

What about the rakata?

[@nickvinsable3798]

🤔 . . . If you haven’t already: Cathar…

[@cybernite60z98]

Who would win rodians or niktos

[@deathkorpsinfantryman1898]

better yet: rodians or orks

[@talscorner3696]

@@deathkorpsinfantryman1898 orks, without the shadow of a doubt xD

[@deathkorpsinfantryman1898]

@@talscorner3696 damn right

[@DenLim123]

Why do your videos always repeat itself, 8:45, it already happened a few

[@mattguy1773]

Maclunkey

[@TheWarmachine375]

Han shot first on Greedo

[@overlorddante]

Then Greedo was turned into shots

[@gingergreek]

Thanks for this, cracking vid. One thing for future vids the refugees/asylum seekers would be classed as "deserters" not illegal immigrants.

[@rodacoram]

Fun lol

[@goldeagle6431]

Where's the guide to the Senate.

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

Greedo shouldn't have fired first lol

[@rocketpod1]

Rhodesians never die :(

[@Viperfish9000]

Just me or is Rodia a lot like Florida?

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Huh, interesting.

[@communistpengu171]

although there are some major differences this reminded me of many countries in Africa that have some of the same problems

[@shbsuri]

Han shot first!

[@amysargent4237]

Geetsly: Once again steals a topic that Metanerdz Lore did, and does it himself. Me: What's next, a species breakdown of The Toydarians? The Hutts (Canon)? The Zabraks? Are we becoming Metanerdz Lore 2.0? (Okay, I like your channel, Geetsly, but I couldn't help but notice that you're making videos so darn similar to those of Metanerdz Lore.) To which, I say: Can you PLEASE do planet lore videos on Coruscant, and Tatooine? They would make a fine addition to your collection.

[@xTK421x]

Greedo shot first! Well at least I would be able to eliminate Rhodian as a species my girl slept with, or not. So, "Something is rotten in Rhodia" becomes a popular thig to say to a sus?

[@yvc9]

But they look so non threatening...

[@kingjom5651]

Can't trust em

[@treavy1]

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[@dicktracey7771]

Wow, feel good about yourself, your doing Soo much!

[@jamaalmontemayor8173]

Why are so many species hunters while others are pacifists how about some middle ground?

[@dinodino9469]

Too Stinky to be Sith material

[@dakotadeering7615]

A stereotype is generally true, otherwise it wouldn't be a stereotype 😑

[@robertagu5533]

So basically, at an Intergalactic Sentient level these guys were natural choices for Assassins, Bounty Hunters, Soldiers, Enforcers an to some extent even body guards from their usual blood thirst instincts or nature to hunt.. Also kinda makes me wonder if and if so Whom the exceptions to this was as such was clearly unnatural... Like for example if there was Rodian Jedi for example whom are more about peace and protecting an serving then anything

[@lordnorj]

A Rodian Jedi would become a Jedi Guardian and hunt the worst criminals in the galaxy.

[@gagewesterhouse9558]

Thank you. This sponsorship might have been the push I needed to unsubscribe from this channel.

[@alynames7171]

That was a really bad one. These companies pay you a pittance for data they sell to governments and corporations so they can more effectively propagandize to you. Do not use them.