View source for Handshake

{{Top|leg}}
[[File:NiceToMeetYouFutureMassMurderer-TPM.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] and [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] engaged in a handshake when they first met.]]
{{Quote|I never shake hands.|[[Doctor/Legends|Doctor]] [[Thalleus Tharn]]|<ref name="Fate of the Jedi: Vortex">''[[Fate of the Jedi: Vortex]]''</ref>}}
A '''handshake''' was a gesture of greeting,<ref name="AOE">''[[Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets 1]]''</ref> agreement, or reconciliation, used by [[Sentience/Legends|beings]] throughout [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]].<ref name="TRoKR">{{DroidsCite|The Revenge of Kybo Ren}}</ref> It was especially common among [[Human/Legends|Humans]], even in remote and archaic civilizations like the [[Witches of Dathomir|Witches]] of [[Dathomir/Legends|Dathomir]].<ref name="COPL">''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]''</ref> Many non-Human [[Species/Legends|species]] were also familiar with this custom, including the [[Wookiee/Legends|Wookiees]],<ref name="SWHS">''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]''</ref> the [[Mrlssi]], the [[Sullustan/Legends|Sullustans]]<ref name="TPA">''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair]]''</ref> the [[Hiromi]],<ref name="SW106">[[Star Wars (1977) 106|''Star Wars'' (1977) 106]]</ref> the [[Tammuz-an (species)/Legends|Tammuz-an]],<ref name="TRoKR" /> the [[Jazbinan]]s,<ref name="VQ2">[[Vader's Quest 2|''Vader's Quest'' 2]]</ref> the [[Talz/Legends|Talz]],<ref name="Tresp">{{TCW|Trespass}}</ref> and the [[Calibop]]s<ref name="EA">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref>&mdash;although the latter did not have real hands, but only prehensile wingtips.<ref name="SOP">''[[Specter of the Past]]''</ref>

Politeness usually required a handshake to be made with bare hands, although some individuals would keep their gloves on in fear of infection. Refusal to shake hands was also considered rude and undiplomatic. When [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Governor/Legends|Governor]] [[Wilek Nereus]] greeted the ambassadors from the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] in [[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]], [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] simply stood aside with a flat disapproving expression, while protocol required to bow or shake hands at the very least.<ref name="TTAB">''[[The Truce at Bakura]]''</ref> Skillful politicians like [[Tarsus Valorum/Legends|Tarsus Valorum]] were known to give good handshakes, with a firm but not overpowering grip,<ref name="DBROT">''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]''</ref> while some individuals would crush other people's fingers in a rude, unnecessary display of strength.<ref name="TTAB" />

[[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorians]] traditionally shook hands by clasping one another's forearm with their hand above the wrist. This hand-to-elbow grip was said to be a gesture proving one's ability to haul a comrade to safety, if need be.<ref name="O66">''[[Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel]]''</ref> [[Chiss/Legends|Chiss]] who had a close relationship&mdash;brothers, for example&mdash;greeted each other in similar way.<ref name"OF">[[Outbound Flight (novel)|''Outbound Flight'']]</ref>

Although normally harmless, this social rite could become dangerous when meeting a [[Kuati/Legends|Kuati]] [[Noble/Legends|noble]]. On [[Kuat/Legends|Kuat]], poisoning one's enemies was a [[Standard century/Legends|centuries]]-old tradition, and nobles would wear special [[Poison injector ring|injector rings]] that allowed them to administer [[Poison/Legends|poison]] while shaking hands. [[Grodin Tierce (clone)|Grodin Tierce]] once frightened the [[Con artist/Legends|con artist]] [[Flim]] by telling him of the Kuati custom after he had just shaken hands with the Kuati [[Nalgol]]&mdash;the [[Captain/Legends|Captain]], however, had used his ring to take a skin sample instead of injecting poison.<ref name="SOP" />

==Appearances==
{{Scroll_box|content=
<!-- appearances only when the actual shaking of hands occurs, please -->
*{{TORweb|url=holonet/galactic-history|text=Timeline 1: Treaty of Coruscant|int=Timeline 1: Treaty of Coruscant}}
*[[Jedi vs. Sith 1|''Jedi vs. Sith'' 1]]
*''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]''
*[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Rule of Two'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]''
*{{Film|I}}
*[[Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' comic]]
*[[Outbound Flight (novel)|''Outbound Flight'']]
*{{Film|II}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: No Prisoners]]''
*[[The Clone Wars: No Prisoners (audiobook)|''The Clone Wars: No Prisoners'' audiobook]]
*{{TCW|Weapons Factory}}
*{{TCW|The Mandalore Plot}}
*{{TCW|Citadel Rescue}}
*''[[Yoda: Dark Rendezvous]]''
*''[[Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel]]''
*{{DroidsCite|The Revenge of Kybo Ren}}
*''[[Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets 1]]''
*[[Vader's Quest 2|''Vader's Quest'' 2]]
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' {{1st}}
*{{Film|V}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}} <!--4-LOM shook Rieekan's hand.-->
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=The Weekly Luncheon|stext=''The Weekly Luncheon''}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 106|''Star Wars'' (1977) 106]]
*''[[The Truce at Bakura]]''
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair]]''
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Battleground: Tatooine]]''
*[[X-Wing Rogue Squadron 25|''X-Wing Rogue Squadron'' 25]]
*''[[Zorba the Hutt's Revenge]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron]]''
*[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (unabridged audiobook)|''X-Wing: Rogue Squadron'' unabridged audiobook]]
*''[[X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble]]''
*''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]''
*[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']]
*''[[Specter of the Past]]''
*[[Specter of the Past (unabridged audiobook)|''Specter of the Past'' unabridged audiobook]]
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Tempest]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Exile]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice]]''
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Vortex]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Vortex (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Vortex'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Conviction'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Ascension]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Ascension (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Ascension'' audiobook]]
}}

==Sources==
<!-- sources only when the actual shaking of hands occurs, please -->
*''[[The New Jedi Order Sourcebook]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030102ralltiirintro|text=A Traveler's Journals of Ralltiir|int=A Traveler's Journals of Ralltiir|archivedate=20100221205115}}
*[[Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game]]: ''[[Agents of Deception]]''
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]

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

==External links==
*{{WP}}

[[Category:Society and culture]]