- "They're animals! And I slaughtered them like animals! I hate them!"
- ―Anakin Skywalker
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| Tusken Raiders | |
| Aliases: | Ghorfas Sandpeople |
| Continuity: | Star Wars |
| Category: | Alien |
| Status: | Existing |
| Homeworld: | Tatooine |
| Galaxy: | Star Wars Galaxy |
| Body type: | Near-human |
| Limbs: | 4 |
| Eyes: | 2 |
| Fingers: | 10 |
| Toes: | Unknown |
| Sub-groups: | Grave Tuskens |
| Representatives: | URoRRuR'R'R |
| Enemies: | Humans |
| 1st appearance: | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
Tusken Raiders, also known as Sandpeople, are an alien race featured in the Star Wars franchise. They were first seen in the 1977 film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. They were seen again, for one brief scene in the prequel film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The Tusken Raiders made a more pivotal appearance in the subsequent film Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Additionally, they have been featured in various Star Wars multimedia projects such as comics, novels and video games.
Biology[]
Culture[]
History[]
Tusken Raiders of note[]
| Name | Appearance |
|---|---|
| Grk'Urr'Akk | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter |
| Hoar | Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi |
| Orr Agg R'orr | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars: Bounty Hunter |
| Orr'UrRuuR'R | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
| RR'uruurrr | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
| RuuR'Ur | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
| Ur'Ru'r | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
| URoRRuR'R'R | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
| UrrOr' Shurk | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Sound engineer Ben Burtt recorded sounds of a braying donkey and used it to create the guttural language of the Sandpeople.
- URoRRuR'R'R, the featured Tusken Raider from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, was first identified by name on card number 54 of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game: A New Hope. The name is possibly derived from the phonetic spelling of the indecipherable battle cry URoRRuR'R'R produced when he first attacked Luke Skywalker.
- Orr Agg R'orr, the Tusken who sniped Teemto Pagalies podracer in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, was first identified by name in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter. He is one of the available bounties that the player, as Jango Fett, must capture and/or kill.
- Stunt man Peter Diamond played URoRRuR'R'R in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
See also[]
Media
The World of Star Wars
Star Wars miscellaneous
External Links[]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi - Hoar only.