Twi'lek Species | Star Wars: The Old Republic

Twi’leks are a humanoid species with long, prehensile head-tails called lekku-organs housing sections of the Twi’lek brain and specialized for communication through subtle motion. Twi’leks are native to the harsh world of Ryloth, a planet that has suffered from occupation by the Hutt Cartel in recent years; Twi’leks on Ryloth not forced to work in the mines are often taken as slaves, exported to markets throughout the Outer Rim.
🔗 Written guide: swtorista.com/articles/twileks/
Millennia of dispersion into the wider galaxy, however, means that many Twi’leks have little or no sense of connection with their beleaguered homeworld; Twi’leks may be second only to humans in their ubiquity throughout known space. Nonetheless, many Twi’leks can’t escape the shadows of slavery and the underworld-often, they find work with the same pirates, slavers and spice dealers who have traditionally oppressed their species.
TOPICS
Twi'lek Unlock
Twi'lek Classes
Twi'lek Colors
Twi'lek Dark Side
Twi'lek Lekku
Twi'lek Patterns & Tattoos
Twi'lek Naming
Notable Twi'leks
Twi'lek Lore
Twi'lek Homeworld
Twi'lek Language
Twi'lek History
Twi'lek Society
Twi'lek Slavery
Twi'lek Divided Loyalties
Twi'lek Personality
Twi'lek Professions
Twi'lek Exploration
Twi'lek Underworld
Twi'lek Perception of the Force
Twi'lek Jedi
Twi'lek Devotion to the Dark Side
Twi'lek Edge in Negotiations
Twi'lek Dancers
Twi'lek Pilgrims
Twi'lek Kalikori Village
SOURCES
📖 A majority of this lore comes directly from the various Star Wars books and in-game resources and have been compiled here to help you learn about this Star Wars species when creating your own character or project.
swtorista.com/articles/twileks/
- Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Lore Codex
- Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- Star Wars Ultimate Alien Anthology
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
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[@Briansgate]

I love going to conventions and seeing people dressed as Twi'leks. You can just tell that they put a lot of work into it.

[@cheesuschrist4473]

Is it for the Booba?

[@cheesuschrist4473]

I'm kidding, but like....

[@HHLucifer666]

The red skinned liithan variety are considered by the wider galaxy, especially the women, are considered to be the most beautiful beings in the galaxy as of the Darth Bane trilogy so if your playing a sith or imp agent a liithan twi’lek is a really cool option as the red skin is considered extremely rare according to lore. Obviously make what you want but I like using this info when making my characters

[@mtoni93]

Just took your advice and made a lithan imperial agent.

[@jon1819]

My brain combined sith and imp and I read “so if you’re playing as a simp”

[@HHLucifer666]

@@jon1819 *Y E S*

[@ClaytonMathisVO]

I wish SWTOR had more alien options, I'd love to play as a Rodian or a Trandoshin

[@dyldragon1]

Mon Calamari and Ithorians are some of my favorite Star Wars species out there too. Playing as them would be awesome as well

[@Egorychsm]

I agree

[@highonsugar6273]

Same, they seem to have a lot of Rodian and Mon Calamari characters throughout the story as well, so I can’t imagine it’d be that hard for them to allow players to play as them

[@kmac169]

Originally I had no interest whatsoever in having a Twi'lek character until I made my first Sith Warrior and met Vette... all of a sudden I wanted a Twi'lek for a Smuggler. Wound up subscribing to the game just to get access to the Twi'lek along with the Chiss and Mirialan species. Funny how that happens.

[@psychomrw]

The sith pureblood's and twi'lek's are two of my three favorite playable races, I'm looking forward to seeing the cathar at a later date.

[@greece_rome]

Twi’lek is my favorite alien species, and I actually think I’d be one in the Star Wars galaxy! I made a Sith Inquisitor Twi’lek yesterday because I think it goes very well with the story.

[@BN-xq7lm]

True, though I do prefer Zabrak for the Inquisitor, Darth Maul vibes and all x)

[@HappyCamperRealOne]

we realy need more species in swtor

[@gregoryvn3]

Woo, Twi'lek lore! They are one of my all time favorite humanoid aliens.

[@Xr3n.]

if you think about it, twileks would make perfect spies, especially because of the head tail twitches

[@tardwrangler]

I like how this assumes the person instantly wants to know about the head tails and gets it out of the way lol

[@Hazelthenerd]

I LOVE twi‘Leks, I learned a lot I didn’t know, well made !

[@Aikurisu]

Hurray! Was anticipating this one. =D Of all the TOR characters I have, 8 are twi'leks. What can I say? They're probably my fav alien race out there, even when 98% of helmets clash with their lekku...

[@parkerharrahill7015]

My favorite part is when Saresh wasn’t brought up!

[@Swtorista]

Haha! Too many twileks.

[@Nikephorus]

Swtorista killed her. No need to bring her up. :P

[@Thessalin]

Saresh who? Is that the spice addict on that Hutt ship?

[@james739123]

@@Nikephorus Is it wrong to say I enjoyed that?

[@elwinkline6387]

Beautiful write-up video on this super fun alien species.

[@SpicyHerbz]

I love your channel. You do an amazing job on your video!

[@Swtorista]

thanks!

[@PleiadianDreams]

Swtorista, big fan of your work. Keep up the good work, stay fabulous (O_0)

[@james739123]

None of my main characters are Twi'leks but I do have a Male knight and female smuggler as secondaries

[@DawidKov]

You forgot to mention Cham Syndulla, Hera's father. He was in The Clone Wars and appeared a bit in Rebels. He's like Zenith, but better.

[@wargamesmaster]

I already know what I will create with the Twi'lek species in 15 days. :)

[@miniblasan5717]

If it wasn't for Vette and Darth Malgus's personal story with Twi'lek specie, I would never have been the least bit interested in Twi'lek. Which is also why I've romanced Vette with some of my Sith Warriors, for those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about? I recommend you go into Darth Malgus lore.

[@kentomarek6823]

One Fun Fact was left out... The males have ears, while the females have those "horns" instead.

[@Swtorista]

good fact!

[@Valscorn01]

What armor is your BH wearing in the beginning?

[@CondemnedInformer]

Thanks for doing these, they're awesome. Hopefully one day we'll see Ryloth or Sleheyron.

[@khorkienjoo5292]

It's strange that Twi'leks can be Sith Inquisitors by default, but not Sith Warriors. Shouldn't we be able to play any Force class as Twi'leks by default? We already have the Mirialans who can be any Republic class by default, so yeah, that's my suggestion for the Twi'lek species.

[@KyleKaiser7]

I just created a new inquisitor named Olektra who is a red Twi’lek who was enslaved on Dromund Kaas and worked as an “entertainer” for high-ranking Sith and other high-ranking Imperial officials. She was subjected to Sith alchemy practices that adorned her with her tattoos, and these tattoos serve as both a reminder of her past and a pillar of her strength for surviving the tests that others in her position could not. Like many inquisitor characters, she is disgusted by slavery, and seeks to expand her power in hopes of showing the value of alien beings in the Empire; she probably would have allied with Darth Malgus later, but obviously the game doesn’t allow for that😅… While she uses the dark side and practices Sith traditions, she has a conscience and is levelheaded when making decisions. Deep down, she’s still holding onto who she was before she was stripped from her mother’s arms after being sold into slavery and shipped off to Dromund Kaas, before she is proven worthy of attending the Sith Academy on Korriban.

[@Fr0st1989]

Wish they had more customisation options

[@jaysgamingcorner8539]

Twi'leks are an awesome species in Star Wars lore. Thinking about creating a Twi'lek trooper when the new expansion drops. Need to read about Darth Talon; anyone know which comics she appears in?

[@Swtorista]

starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Darth_Talon and scroll down to appearances!

[@jaysgamingcorner8539]

@@Swtorista Thanks

[@InfiniteRealmsYT]

@@Swtorista what requirements do I need for swtor legacy because I don't know what to do

[@nolanhewitt2563]

You forgot the worst supreme Chancellor saresh

[@Swtorista]

Forgot ;)

[@Thessalin]

Forgot who? I don't remember anyone named that ever!

[@nolanhewitt2563]

@@Thessalin look for her on the expansions

[@snap4585]

Could you do a video covering your armor for your characters

[@Swtorista]

I've got some of them here :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaXCdGB_g5irbs0

[@BN-xq7lm]

I play a green Twilek as a Smuggler and I love him. With human ears though, don't like those....tumor-like ears xD

[@dragonking2719]

Ok odd question to unlock all the characters and what they have how much money would that cost me I’m buying a pc and I want to do it right away

[@uprightlizard3774]

So wait when your subscribed and you get to pick a twI lek as a species and unlock them do they stay like that after you subscribe?

[@Swtorista]

No, but the CHARACTER you create stays :) they dont like.. change species or anything.

[@xGamblerFate]

is there a way to unlock this class with credits cus i dont have cartel coins can anyone help me with this i wanted to make a jedi knight sen with this class

[@Aikurisu]

The one thing that always bugs me about the twi'leks in TOR is, well aside from not giving us a purple skin tone, is that dreadful neck seam issue. >_

[@Swtorista]

yes so sad :(

[@Aikurisu]

@@Swtorista Have you come across any known fixes? I remember asking around a few years back, even asked the devs with a help ticket but it wasn't fruitful. Ah well! There's enough outfits that can hide the issue but even then... ;_;

[@DragonxFlutter]

There's a reason why my current character is a cute, petite Rutian Twi'lek Smuggler. ;3

[@dragonking2719]

If I make a twelk does that mean that there’s hidden text other tweleks can say like if ones a slave and are asking for help

[@Swtorista]

nope! there is sometimes unique "alien" text though.

[@dragonphil123]

What helmets kan twileks wear?

[@Thessalin]

It's funny when you see certain classes as that race you made. So anyone playing that class as a different race in these videos is just.... so strange. What do you mean you can play smuggler ladies as anything other than Twi'Lek?

[@ShinySilverSerpent]

I was hoping to see every color shown in the dark side V corruption coloration

[@Swtorista]

funny enough i have that in this guide swtorista.com/articles/dark-side-corruption-in-swtor/ "aliens" section for a red twilek.

[@laverniustucker8198]

First like, comment, and view. Keep up the good work and stay safe as always.

[@marka.200]

Argh! Now I want to make a female Twi'lek smuggler scoundrel! Character number 28, sigh. I blame Swtorista!

[@TintelFruit]

7:09 Me :) Edit: and 7:42, 11:57.

[@AncestorEmpire1]

mmm Twi'leks, Gigity

[@senshibat8920]

Lithan and proud of it seakign kateen

[@jamestea3015]

Hey forgot one from SWTOR the one who you meet on Taris and then she becomes a pain in our ass in the Xpac later and tries and kill you.

[@Swtorista]

yep haha!!

[@Elysia119]

0:36 isnt that Jennifer Lawrence? :D

[@leo87877]

i wish swtor made the twi'leks look better its pretty much the only race i play lol

[@azizdwim]

Hi

[@Swtorista]

hi!

[@easyread-real]

Does anyone wanna be my friend and play swtor with me...

[@TasFirinErkegi]

Sure

[@johnstephenson5977]

wonder why she never mentioned Vet

[@Qugie]

8:29

[@johnstephenson5977]

@@Qugie thank you 😀

[@brenegade]

Male Twi'leks look so bad dude. Should've given them cone ears too