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{{Character
|type=Musician
|image=[[File:DoikkNats-TVD.jpg]]
|name=Doikk Na'ts
|homeworld=[[Clak'dor VII]]
|birth=
|death=
|species=[[Bith/Legends|Bith]]
|gender=[[Gender/Legends|Male]]
|height=1.79 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]]<ref name="H2H">''[[Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams]]''</ref>
|mass=80 [[Kilogram/Legends|kilograms]]<ref name="H2H" />
|hair=
|eyes=[[Black]]
|skin=Pink<ref name="ANH">{{Film|IV}}</ref>
|cyber=
|affiliation=[[Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes/Legends|Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes]]
|masters=
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{{Quote|I had a shot 'lip' as Humans call it. I was in no mood for foolishness.|Doikk Na'ts|<ref name="We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale">''[[We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale]]''</ref>}}
'''Doikk Na'ts''' was an [[Alien/Legends|alien]] [[Bith/Legends|Bith]] and member of a [[Jizz/Legends|jizz]] [[Band/Legends|band]] known as [[Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes/Legends|Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes]]. Doikk played a reed instrument known as a [[Dorenian Beshniquel/Legends|Dorenian Beshniquel]] (or Fizzz). Like his band mates, Doikk was registered with the [[Intergalactic Federation of Musicians]]. Regions of Doikk's highly evolved [[Brain/Legends|brain]] allowed him a special acuity when it came to analyzing and relating to [[Music/Legends|music]]. As such, his talents helped to greatly enhance the quality and popularity of the Modal Nodes' music. Doikk was considered to be one of the more level-headed members of the band.

==Biography==
[[File:DoikkNa'ts-DorenianBeshniquel-ANH.jpg|thumb|left|Doikk Na'ts performing in [[Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina/Legends|Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina]]]]
Shortly before the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]], Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes had entered into an exclusive contract with the [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] crime lord [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba Desilijic Tiure]]. They would routinely perform in the courts at [[Jabba's Palace]] and his [[Mos Eisley/Legends|Mos Eisley]] [[Desilijic Complex/Legends|townhouse]], but it didn't take long before they all regretted entering into a contract with the Hutt. Recognizing Jabba's penchant for executing underlings that displeased him at a moment's notice, the Modal Nodes began to fear for their lives. Doikk's anxiety increased when one of Jabba's servants accused him of snacking on Jabba's private stash of feckled toads. It would only be a matter of time before Jabba decided to make one of the musicians a snack in their own right, by tossing one down into the dungeon abode of his pet [[Rancor/Legends|rancor]]. Fortunately for them, a golden opportunity was fresh at hand.

A rival of Jabba's named [[Lord/Legends|Lady]] [[Valarian/Legends|Valarian]] offered the band 3,000 [[Galactic Credit Standard|credits]] to perform at her [[Wedding of Valarian and D'Wopp|wedding]] to the [[Whiphid/Legends|Whiphid]] [[D'Wopp]]. They arrived at the [[Star Chamber Café]] reception hall inside the [[Lucky Despot|Lucky Despot Hotel & Casino]] in Mos Eisley. Jabba learned of this breach of contract and sent several of his [[Bounty hunter/Legends|bounty hunters]] to the casino to disrupt the festivities. As luck would have it, [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]] likewise raided the party, and a massive firefight broke out. During the confusion, the Modal Nodes met a party guest named [[Wuher/Legends|Wuher]], who showed them a quick way out.

They all decided that they wanted to get off of Tatooine as soon as possible. Unfortunately, band leader Figrin D'an spent most of their 3,000 credits at the [[Sabacc/Legends|sabacc]] tables during Valarian's wedding. However, Wuher put in a good word for them with [[Chalmun/Legends|Chalmun]]&mdash;a [[Wookiee/Legends|Wookiee]] who owned a nearby [[Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina/Legends|cantina]] where Wuher tended bar. Chalmun hired them to perform at his cantina. They were performing when [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] and [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] entered the cantina seeking a pilot willing to ferry them to the [[Alderaan/Legends|Alderaan]] system.<ref name="ANH" /> They continued to perform at Chalmun's on a regular basis. Occasionally, Chalmun's night-shift manager, [[Ackmena/Legends|Ackmena]], would liven the bar's atmosphere by singing along with the Modal Nodes' rhythms. However, Na'ts did not play with the band during the Imperial curfew.<ref name="Holiday Special">''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]''</ref><ref name="Star Wars Blog">{{SW|url=news/the-star-wars-holiday-special-cantina-we-may-not-thrive-friend-but-we-survive-friend|text=''The Star Wars Holiday Special'' Cantina: Who's Who|int=The Star Wars Holiday Special Cantina: Who's Who}}</ref>

Shortly after this event, Figrin D'an wagered the band's instruments and equipment on a hand of sabacc. He lost the bet, but the Modal Nodes soon convinced him to win their equipment back. He eventually succeeded, and the Modal Nodes went on to play the intergalactic circuit.

==Notes==
Doikk Na'ts was the only member of the Modal Nodes to actually own his own instrument. All of the other band equipment was owned by Figrin D'an. Doikk constructed his own custom-made Fizzz, and hand-carved the wind reeds himself.

==Behind the scenes==
The role of Doikk Na'ts was played by puppeteer [[Phil Tippett]]{{Fact}} in [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''A New Hope'']]. He was never given screen credit for playing the part.

In 1997, [[Kenner Products|Kenner]] released a special Power of the Force series Fan Club exclusive Cantina Band Member. The figure included five instruments so one could display the figure as any of several band members.

In 1997, Doikk Na'ts was released as a twelve-inch action figure for the [[Wikipedia:Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart]] exclusive Star Wars Collector Series.

In 2007, the Kenner mold was reissued as part of an exclusive Wal-Mart Commemorative Tin Set containing the members of the Modal Nodes. This time, Doikk Na'ts and the other figures were given fabric vests.

==Appearances==
*{{Tales|6|The Hovel on Terk Street}}
*''[[Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale]]''
*''[[We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale]]''
*{{Film|IV}} {{1st}}
*''[[The Star Wars Storybook]]''
*''[[A More Wretched Hive: The Mos Eisley Cantina]]'' {{Co}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 10: Showdown in Mos Eisley]]''
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}

==Sources==
*{{Topps|set=1978 Topps Star Wars Series 5|cardname=The Cantina musicians|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72964/cid/5255580/1977-Topps-Star-Wars-283-The-Cantina-musicians|archivedate=20201105075416}} {{Po}}
*{{KennerCite|set=Star Wars (toy line)|text=''Star Wars''|pack=Creature Cantina Action Playset|link=Kenner-PS-CreatureCantina.asp|archivedate=20190404054222}} {{Po}}
*''[[Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races]]''
*{{KennerCite|set=Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995 toy line)|text=''Star Wars: The Power of the Force'' (1995)|pack=Cantina Band Member|link=potf2cantina.asp|archivedate=20190809084356}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Ultimate Alien Anthology]]''
*{{StarWarsKidsCite|5|Who Is That Alien?#Star Wars Kids 5|Who Is That Alien? Mon Calamari & Bith}}
*{{StarWarsKidsCite|5|Star Wars Kids Answer Quest}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*{{FFCite|38|DAN1-2, ''Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes''}}
*{{CCG|set=A New Hope Limited|link=ANewHope-Light/large/doikknats.gif|cardname=Doikk Na'ts}}
*{{CCG|set=A New Hope Limited|link=ANewHope-Dark/large/lirincarn.gif|cardname=Lirin Car'n}}
*{{JKTCG|set=Masters of the Force (Jedi Knights TCG)|link=http://www.decipher.com/jediknights/cardlists/mastersoftheforce/large/5doikknatssmugglingcontact.html|cardname=Doikk Na'ts}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams]]''
*{{DB|organization|modalnodes|Modal Nodes|archivedate=20110524180220}}
*''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''
*{{SW|url=news/slugthrowers-part-2|text=Slugthrowers: An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Part 2|int=Slugthrowers: An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away}}
*{{SWE|locations|cantina|Mos Eisley Cantina}} {{Po}}

==Notes and references==
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{{Interlang
|de=Doikk Na'ts#legends
|fr=Doikk Na'ts/Légendes
|nl=Doikk Na'ts
|ru=Доикк На'тс
}}

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