The TERRIFYING ‘Natural Droidekas’ of the Star Wars Universe: The Amani Species

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:48 The Worms of Maridun
3:40 Society and Culture
6:11 Contact with the Galaxy
9:38 Outro

[@princeofpokemon2934]

When they said natural droidekas, I was already thinking about the insectoid species - the colicoid - that heavily resembles them. I mean, they look like Doridekas when they're not transformed into a ball. I got confused for a moment. And if this species forced the Empire to make peace with them, then they are force to be reckoned with.

[@zanemartin6699]

In the EU, the colicoid’s designed the droideka’s after themselves

[@princeofpokemon2934]

@@zanemartin6699 I just said that. But if they were a fierce as the Amanin, I'm pretty sure the Empire will be shitting their pants as well.

[@DIEGhostfish]

True, but unlike their Droideka creations, the Colicoid are stationary when they ball up for defense.

[@TeethToothman]

​@@princeofpokemon2934you didn't say that. Anywhere. At all.

[@xaayer]

​@@TeethToothmanlmao

[@tristynbishop6158]

Lurmen: pacifists after major change in homeworld (I don't know how they fled their home) Amani: adapted to their homeworld

[@brokenbridge6316]

The Amanin had to be truly be badass to force the Galactic Empire to make peace with them and force concessions out of them. The Kaleesh are the only other species I can think of that made that happen.

[@Obiwan7100]

If a Force-sensitive Amani were split in half, would both have access to the Force?

[@kaiservon2936]

probably since it has to do with midichlorians, but each would be half as powerful

[@finlay9616]

​@@kaiservon2936would they though?? If your arm gets cut off and you can regenerate I'd assume you wouldn't lose the force from medichlorian loss.

[@diningroomtableYT]

​@@finlay9616agreed

[@palpadur1112]

sounds like a "two, for the price of one half-off deal" to me.

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

Asking the Important questions

[@skymabile3989]

8:39 The Imperial conflict with these Zulu Armadillos was the "textbook good guy Imperial" Janek Sunber's first if not ever crowning achievement. Bonus points for being Luke's childhood buddy. P.S. His first mention was in the A New Hope novelization.

[@zexalbrony4799]

So these guys have multiple vital organs and can regenerate. Man, and here I thought Sith, other Dark Siders, and Gen'Dai were tough to kill. lol.

[@marshalllatta2073]

I love them The amani are so scary looking and cool let's hope we see more of them in star wars

[@amanzeihedioha]

Oh yeah I remember this guys from the Star Wars Empire comic. Such a cool series.

[@fabiansw8]

I always thought of the colicoids where the "natural" version of droidrekas

[@rabbitknight87]

They're the creators of the droideka and patterned it off themselves yeah, but the Colicoids while being apex on their world aren't the toughest sentient out there.

[@inquisitorgarza312]

A world filled with dangerous meat eating monster who are very intelligent creatures who created some of the most destructive battle droids in the Confederacy Droid Army, and quite frankly they some of the “Alien” culture that one would expect from a large Galaxy in Star Wars, but perhaps the Anamin are perhaps more biologically related to the Hutts considering how they biology allowed them to shrug off major wounds.

[@dualityomk9854]

Jaba couldnt even survive a short time of scarfing. Hutts aint that tough

[@dagdamor1]

That comic was so raw, both for the battle and my introduction to Janek Sunber.

[@AdamTehranchiYT]

So the Neimoidians were mammals with invertebrate traits like larval young and the Amanin were invertebrates with mammalian traits like arms and legs. Stuff like this is why Star Wars is so cool.

[@JohnDoe-yk3ji]

When the universe is big enough, you get to have some pretty cool stuff. I'm with ya mate, love this aspect of Star Wars.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

Given the Neimoidians evolved from Duros, I’m pretty sure they are more reptile than mammal, but otherwise you make a very good point.

[@wanderingvagabond1634]

I actually remember Kenner making a figure for one of these guys.

[@criticato8916]

That would be Amanaman, an Amani who was seen in Jabba's retinue in RotJ

[@johnliller]

One of the Power of the Force line, iirc.

[@glenrb77]

Yeah the original figure was one of the rarest and therefore most expensive collectable figures.

[@XXMatt0040XX]

How decent of the worm-folk to respectfully keep their gross yet natural dietary tendencies to themselves. No like seriously, that's a very respectful thing to do for a race of literal worm people. Also: I have a list of reasons not to visit any of the ancient mesoamerican civilizations (particularly the Mayans because of the fear of being sacrificed to Quetzalcoatl and a Sam O'Nella gag.) The idea of two groups of people literally about to start slaughtering each other, instead of ambush each other, choose to coordinate the fight like it's a high school fight is both hilarious and really cool

[@OtisCluck]

Isn’t Quetzalcoatl an Aztec god?

[@DrachenGothik666]

@@OtisCluck Yes.

[@lerneanlion]

I think it is the best interests for the Amanin and the Lurmen colonists to band together to defend their home. Tee Watt Kaa isn't going to live forever. So when his son or someone else who disgreed with his ideology steps in as the new leader of the colony, they might be able to find the common ground with the Amanin and defend themselves from the other invaders.

[@panzertank5811]

I have this comic it was one of the few comics showing the positive and negatives of being a imperial officers and soilders

[@Odinfang]

They have such a high speed rolling that I believe a force sensitive Amani would be quite dangerous with force speed. Imagine rolling at such a high speed that you effortlessly flatten storm troopers moving like a blur 😂

[@ale-xsantos1078]

They'd look like Sonic

[@Odinfang]

@@ale-xsantos1078 true, but arguably with more durability 😂

[@macwade2755]

This is Canon for me! I hope that one day the unfinished Clone Wars episodes will one day be fully animated and released!

[@indianajones4321]

Crystal Crisis definitely deserved to be in Season 7

[@Crazy_Talk96]

I've always wondered about this species. I remember years & years ago I saw a comic pack with 1 amani and 1 stormtrooper or imperial officer.

[@raztaz826]

Regrowing after being cut in half would be really useful with all the arm-cutting that happens in SW

[@TheSandwhichman108]

Anyone wanna bet a few separatists travelers encountered the aminin and took inspiration for the droidika’s rolling ability?

[@Meravokas]

I read the comic. And MAN was it good to see the Imps get torn apart like that. Hardly as embarrassing as being defeated by little space bears, seeing as the spears the Anami used weren't dinky arrows that needed to hit weak spots, and were significantly stronger. Allowing the spears to just punch through Stormtrooper armor.

[@chaosinc.382]

And that wasnt when the Armani just tore them apart with their bare hands lmao

[@joeandrew8752]

I remember this comic, was so cool seeing the empire in this situation. Never got around to reading the rest of it. Would love to have finished it though

[@LitD]

I really liked this story when I first read it. First off. its from the imperial perspective and they aren;t moustache twirling villians which is always fun, Second its a clash of civilizations of very different tech levels and the result of a cultural misunderstanding and third the way it ends. I mean after a two day battle where both sides suffer heavy casualties the imperials are getting ready to die fighting when the enemy not only praises them but pretty much says they are willing to pay for peace. Plus the real ending were Sunber shows that battlefield success is no substitute for weasly politics if you want to advance your career...

[@amberkat8147]

If only the mucus on their skins is toxic, would skinning them carefully mean you could eat them? Because I bet some Hutt would have tried just for the novelty of it.

[@rootsnootthnute8598]

They don't actually have skin, most likely, Earth planarians don't, they're just flesh, no skin, no body cavities, no digestive tract, only ganglia instead of brains. These are aliens though, not true planarians, but ultimately it's probable that the whole body is poisonous.

[@DeezNuggz]

bro 😂

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

I first heard of the Amanin in ‘Crystal Crisis on Utapau’, and then read up a bit on them later.

[@cborch555]

This was definitely my favorite Dark Horse comic I had growing up. F in chat for Lt Sunber

[@vikingsword3485]

A rather great specimen but seems to lack that something to make it an actual threat. They seemed too busy with their little wars to gather information on the other planets

[@rootsnootthnute8598]

Well they're a peaceful race who minds their own business, their warfare is only a way of maintaining peace, it just so happens that they're hyperviolent due to their incredibly robust bodies, and thus they have no understanding of the much more frail alien races of the galaxy, so they don't seem to have any desire at all to go conquer, simply a desire to not be conquered.

[@draculastraphouse7863]

They're a threat only if you attack then, they probably aren't interested in taking over other planets

[@bthsr7113]

The Colicoids, the Amani, the lemurs from the episode in Clone Wars that debuted the Defoliator shells. How many species can roll into wheel shapes for speed?

[@lornbaker1083]

It seems to be a common evolutionary thing Among a few species doesn't it. Which I guess does make sense. If you can't kill what's trying to eat you Though next best thing is to try and out run it.

[@Fenris77]

Evolved flatworms??? UGH! But I think I may have seen something similar before.

[@samrizzardi2213]

What lightsabre form would be suited for Amani physiology?

[@isaackim7675]

I think a pair of Shoto lightsabers would make them even deadlier when rolling around

[@msalinastb5093]

Never heard of them till now thnx for this I’m always looking for “new” (well new to me) and interesting Star Wars lore so thank you for this. Love ur channel bro so underrated wish you all the best and good luck with your channel hope everything works out for you and keep up the good work. Catching up on ur videos for the past 2-3 months and glad I’ve got to see this gem of a video, long life and wealth 🖖🏼 my friend live long and prosper 🖖🏼 peace ✌🏼 and may the force be with you always…

[@roguexvampire]

Geetsly, ur channel is so underrated bro. Keep up the awesome work, and thanks for helping me in some dark times. Love u bro

[@geetslys]

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[@roguexvampire]

@@geetslys u and theory need to collab

[@neofulcrum5013]

These guys used some impressive guerrilla tactics

[@WillDa713]

been loving this content for years but the intro beeping is enough to make a star implode man x)

[@robertagu5533]

So the WHOLE imperial incident thing...was a LITERAL total misunderstanding... An yet... The "Empire" here accidentally proved worthy anyways... THIS actually sounds like it'd be a pretty cool and good movie shot in the WW2 style in similar fashion as some of the classics we got in the real world today... What'd be ironic, an a bit funny, is if in their galaxy someone made some Holonet movie about these said events.. thinking similar thoughts related to "X" event in their verse.

[@robbymanable]

Imagine if one of these were force sensitive

[@darknut9696]

i remember a couple of the comic on Lt Sunber. this was at high school in the UK, they binned it for vIoLeNce, i dug it out and gave it to my cousin

[@calebtuskossmann]

great vid, one of my fav species, although gotta disagree with your thought that most people know them from the unfinished cw arc, the ROTJ character has been around for 40 years

[@Hello-bi1pm]

Didn't George want Dave to adapt this comic, but for some reason they dropped the Amani for these pacifist lemurs? Cartoon rating problems?

[@alvinpierro2485]

i remember reading a comic about them i didnt even know they were gonna be in the clone wars but didnt

[@jdfigs5916]

They beat the empire with sticks and stones these guys are no joke

[@neofulcrum5013]

A defensive war is easier than an offensive one.

[@Haloboyss]

Great video man love the work

[@sharkytool]

I got one of those on sale dirt cheep back in the day. I think power of the force or something.

[@cerealsgames3118]

Keepin me interested in star wars still, appreciate it

[@greatazuredragon]

Nice episode, good work.

[@juddybuddy8519]

You can see one in Return of the Jedi in Jabba's Palace

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

Finally a video about Amanin lore

[@DIEGhostfish]

8:30 Wow that is some very lackluster Transparisteel.

[@jayburn00]

Remember this in the Empire comic series i think.

[@dtdimeflicks6708]

Wasn't there one hanging out in Jabba's palace in ROTJ?

[@Idkidkidk716]

So this species was based off of or inspired by earth worms biologically speaking of course.

[@rabbitknight87]

More close to flatworms, like the Hammerhead worm.

[@jessejamesknight5808]

R2D2 it is you it is you!!! Shoutout to the Goat and arguably the main character there I said what needed to be said!

[@BLTZDBANDIT]

Underrated Species The headhunters of the galaxy

[@cassandrarousos3555]

There was one in Jabbas palace named Manmohan my brother had a toy of him

[@okiibadd_7198]

oh i had a toy of one of these dudes FOREVER ago

[@Embassy_of_Jupiter]

2:38 are the only ones that actually look like flat worms 😂

[@Punisher10314]

you should probably make a video on what if Boba Fett met the Null Class Arc Troopers and Kal Skirata after order 66

[@Kakaragi]

How would the Amanin fair against the Yautja/Predators?

[@madmachanicest9955]

I would love to see one of these deaths warms in animation

[@cellianexurianity5021]

Day 5 of asking for seperatist arms such as the protodekas to be coverred in a video, or a breakdown of a bounty hunter named cydon praxis

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Loose ends are always a pain when it comes to storytelling. Just a sidenote that needs more relevance especially to overambitious works.

[@davidordaz5251]

These videos sped up are great lol 😂

[@asinglegreatarmada1998]

Darkest bloke in Jabbas palace and prolly the most inappropriate action figure... dragging around a juicy corpse and all...

[@MatthewChenault]

So, they became the Kingdom of Dahomey.

[@stevengreen9536]

Welp that will mark another moment the Galactic Empire was defeated by a Stone Age level civilization.

[@rodey6416]

Can you talk about Lumiya's Sith Order on Sith History?

[@jtjames79]

It would be hilarious if one of them became a Mando.

[@rosiehawtrey]

Helmet poop-barf for the win...

[@BierBart12]

Can a species like this still be called "flatworms" when they evolved so far away from any worm? I feel like calling these flatworms is like calling humans fish Then again, it's hard to come up with completely new animal classes

[@Darth-Nihilus1]

My cousin had an Amanin and someone used it’s head to pick up dog poo with because its head looks like a shovel 😂 not my doing

[@TheSandwhichman108]

Who would win 100 amanin or 100 droidikas?

[@gonhunter3994]

DAMN

[@petarkosztadinov3955]

natural droidekas hahahaha

[@nsfeliz7825]

georgio amani

[@DIEGhostfish]

Loved me a Zulu.

[@jonathanbruner8551]

Imagine if these guys joined the rebel alliance

[@goldeagle6431]

The Senate could crap on this entire species with one eye closed.

[@northernseeker1822]

This species just make weapons and the planet isn't resource rich. Not worth attacking if they pay imperial tax. The empire would have destroyed the Hutts if it was worth it.

[@walter1383]

Giant, sentient, hard to kill flatworms. Thanks Star Wars, I hate it.

[@DarthVages]

👍

[@akumaking1]

Do we blame Disney for not finishing this plot line?

[@andersonjulioborsatto1253]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@G4rg0yle_Art1st]

Did you use AI generated art for this?

[@collinpearson5456]

Darth vader would easily destroy them all