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The '''Pui-ui''' [[Species/Legends|species]] {{Pronounced|ˈpui-'ui}} was native to [[Kyryll's World/Legends|Kyryll's World]]. The [[Sentience/Legends|sentients]]' small bodies were formed by two spheres separated by a short neck. The lower of the two spheres had a number of cilia projecting from it, facilitating movement. The species was active in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]] in the early years of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], with luxury facilities on the [[University of Rudrig/Legends|University of Rudrig]] campus and with their medical data programmed into [[2-1B surgical droid]]s.

==Biology and appearance==
Pui-uies were a small [[Sentience/Legends|sentient]] [[Species/Legends|species]] native to a [[Planet/Legends|planet]] known as [[Kyryll's World/Legends|Kyryll's World]].<ref name="GSW1" /> They resembled two spherical bodies separated by a 0.5-[[Imperial standard meter|meter-long]] neck and could grow up to 1.25 meters in height. The bottom-most sphere had numerous cilia projecting from its base, which provided the species with locomotive capabilities. Pui-ui reproduced [[Gender/Legends|hermaphroditically]],<ref name="GSW1" /> and were known to hibernate. They had three hearts, and the entire species was fatally [[Allergy|allergic]] to [[perigen]],<ref name="EGtD" /> a common non-narcotic pain killer.<ref name="cotj">[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']]</ref> Pui-uies spoke the [[Pui-ui language]], which included a wide range of shrill sounds.<ref name="GSW1" />

==History==
The Pui-ui were active in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]] in the early days of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]. The [[Tion Hegemony/Legends|Tion Hegemony's]] sole [[University/Legends|university]], the [[University of Rudrig/Legends|University of Rudrig]], had a number of luxury [[dermal autostripper]] services available for Pui-ui, as well as for members of the [[Lisst'n]] species.<ref name="HLL">''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]''</ref> Pui-ui medical data was also programmed into the [[2-1B surgical droid]]s designed by [[Industrial Automaton/Legends|Industrial Automaton]] and [[Geentech]]; the droids were able to diagnose enzyme eruptions in Pui-uies' third hearts, and administer doses of [[Iotramine]] and [[Clondex]], or insert [[Intravenous Access Unit]] catheters to deal with the condition.<ref name="EGtD" />

==Behind the scenes==
The Pui-ui were first mentioned in ''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'', a [[Brian Daley]] novel published by [[Del Rey]] in [[1980]]. This throw-away mention revealed little about the species; however, in [[1984]], the species was given an entry in ''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' by [[Raymond L. Velasco]] which provided some description and background for the species. Their entry was largely repeated in the second edition published in [[1994]], although with some interesting changes. For instance, mention of their hermaphroditic reproduction was dropped, and "a 0.5 meter long neck" was changed to "a short neck"&mdash;possibly attributable to a confusion over the metric system, as hypothesized by [[Abel G. Peña|Abel Peña]].<ref name="abel">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.myuselessknowledge.com/swfa/rejects1.html#2|title=SWFA: 7 Star Warsesque Essays: Rejects of the Star Wars Universe 1.0|author=Abel G. Peña|work=[http://www.myuselessknowledge.com/swfa/ Star Wars Fanboy Association]|quote=Here's another example of an entry that was warped in the transition from first to second edition (again, the altered verbiage from Velasco's version is in brackets): 'Pui-ui (pronounced Pooey-ooey)—a small sentient being from the planet called Kyryll's World. Fully grown, pui-uies measure 1.25 meters tall. This life form consists of two spherical bodies [connected by a 0.5-meter-long neck &hellip; Pui-uies propagate through hermaphroditic reproduction]. [HLL]' [&hellip;] The second edition interprets a 0.5 meter neck (just shy of 2 feet) simply to mean 'short' neck length in the 2nd edition. Also, I wonder why that hermaphrodite bit was left out.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823091748/www.myuselessknowledge.com/swfa/rejects1.html}}</ref>

The capitalization of the name of the species has differed across sources, with no clear consensus emerging. Originally, ''Han Solo and the Lost Legacy'' capitalized it "Pui-Ui," which was retained for the first edition of ''A Guide to the Star Wars Universe''&mdash;although at one point it also used "pui-uies"&mdash;as well as for {{EGCite|D|2-1B Surgical Droid}}. However, the capitalization changed to "Pui-ui" for the second edition of ''A Guide to the Star Wars Universe'',<ref name="agtswu2">''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''</ref> and for the ''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''.<ref name="swe">''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{1stm}}

==Sources==
*{{GSWUCite|1|Pui-Ui}} {{ID|Pui-Ui, Pui-ui, and pui-uies}}
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{EGCite|D|2-1B Surgical Droid}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Hermaphroditic species]]
[[Category:Outer Rim Territories species]]