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[[File:Jannik1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Jannik (Rodian)|Jannik]], an albino [[Rodian/Legends|Rodian]]]]
'''Albino''' was a term to describe beings with abnormally pale skin, which&mdash;in [[Human/Legends|Humans]] at least&mdash;was caused by a lack of [[Wikipedia:Biological pigment|pigmentation]] of the skin. Albinism could affect a variety of [[Species/Legends|species]], from Humans, to [[Rodian/Legends|Rodians]], [[Kath hound/Legends|Kath hounds]] and [[Wookiee/Legends|Wookiees]].

Albino Humans were said to be paler than [[Chev]]s.<ref>''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]''</ref> The [[Skakoan/Legends|Skakoans]] [[Skakoan religion|worshiped]] an [[Albino Cyclops]]<ref>''[[Wat Tambor and the Quest for the Sacred Eye of the Albino Cyclops]]''</ref> The Wookiee [[Tojjevvuk]] was an albino who battled [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]] over the right to court the Wookiee [[Gender/Legends|female]] [[Mallatobuck/Legends|Mallatobuck]]. During the fight, he fell into the [[Shadowlands/Legends|Shadowlands]] where his white fur made him easy prey for the many predators inhabiting the region.<ref>[[Star Wars: Chewbacca (Dark Horse)|''Star Wars: Chewbacca'']]</ref> Another albino Wookiee, [[Katykam]], was [[Death/Legends|killed]] on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Najarka]] when his client, [[Crying Dawn Singer]] was kidnapped by people who wished to create a rift between the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] and the [[Shashay]], Crying Dawn Singer's people.<ref name="A">''[[The Abduction]]''</ref> [[Oraalarri]] was also an albino Wookiee, who sought to spread the ideals of [[Life Day/Legends|Life Day]].<ref name="Galaxies">''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]: An Empire Divided <small>(Life Day 2004)</small></ref> The Rodian clan leader, [[Jannik (Rodian)|Jannik the White]], was also an albino.<ref>''[[Starfighter: Crossbones]]''</ref> [[Vianna D'Pow]] was an albino Zeltron bounty hunter during the Rise of the Empire era. Shistavenen female [[Caet Shrovl]] was albino, which she believed resulted from some kind of experiment which the Empire performed on her mother.<ref>[[I, Jedi]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' {{Codex}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught]]''
*{{Tales|15|Children of the Force (comic)|Children of the Force}} {{1st}}
*''[[Starfighter: Crossbones]]''
*{{CWACite|8|One of a Kind (comic)|One of a Kind}}
*''[[Wat Tambor and the Quest for the Sacred Eye of the Albino Cyclops]]''
*''[[The Abduction]]'' {{1st}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|story=The Abduction|stext=The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer}}
*[[Operation: Elrood (book)|''Operation: Elrood'']]
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook|story=Perlemian Haul (adventure)|stext=Perlemian Haul}}
*[[Star Wars: Chewbacca (Dark Horse)|''Star Wars: Chewbacca'']] {{Flash}}
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}} {{C|Life Day 2004}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Perlemian Haul (adventure)|Perlemian Haul]]
*''[[I, Jedi]]''

==Sources==
*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[Ultimate Adversaries]]''

==External links==
*{{WP|Albino}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Biological phenomena]]