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|name=Weequay
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|language=[[Sriluurian]]<ref name="Secrets of Tatooine">''[[Secrets of Tatooine]]''</ref>}}
'''Weequays''' were a race of [[Humanoid/Legends|humanoids]] who came from the [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim]] [[Planet/Legends|planet]] of [[Sriluur/Legends|Sriluur]], near [[Hutt Space/Legends|Hutt Space]]. Their [[Homeworld/Legends|home]] was a harsh [[Desert/Legends|desert]] planet, leading to the species' tanned skin tone and rough, sandy, wrinkled skin. Their [[Eye/Legends|eyes]] were dark and slightly recessed into their [[Bone/Legends|skull]].

==Biology and appearance==
Weequays were humanoids with thick, leathery skin that ranged in color from tan to dark brown. Their faces were lipless, with a frill along each of their jowls.<ref name="LECG" />

==Society and culture==
[[File:Weequay_AOSWG.jpg|thumb|left|180px|A Weequay on Tatooine]]
Weequays had the ability to communicate with members of their own clan through smell by exuding complex [[Pheromone/Legends|pheromones]]. This pheromonal language could not be understood by any other species, or even by Weequays of another clan. Only [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] senses could even tell that two Weequay were communicating. [[Gotal/Legends|Gotal]] were also able to sense their communications. Since each Weequay's pheromones were unique, Weequay had no need for a name within their clan. As a result, speech was only a secondary form of communication for Weequay, and they seldom spoke a whole sentence, resulting in [[Human/Legends|Humans]] mistakenly believing the species to be unintelligent.

Only Weequay who had to live among other clans, or among non-Weequay, took a personal name. Even then, some were simply referred to as "Weequay". In Weequay culture, individual identity was much less important than the clan. As long as the clan survived, a single Weequay was expendable. This resulted in a sometimes brutal culture.

Male Weequay often tied their hair into long braids. Traditionally, they would grow one "seclusion braid" for each Sriluurian year spent away from their homeworld as a tribute to their home. When they returned, they shaved their braids. Weequays serving the Hutt clans were often very close to their homeworld, and would only have one or two braids. Female Weequay were usually bald, and did not follow this tradition.

Weequay religion was complex, with many deities. Among them were the moon-god [[Quay]] and the thunder god [[Am-Shak/Legends|Am-Shak]]. Quay was their chief god; indeed, "Weequay" translated to "Follower of Quay". Zealous Weequays performed ritual sacrifices in Quay's honor, at times resorting to murder, earning their culture a violent reputation. Each of their cities was centered around a shrine of black, polished stone, known as a ''thal'', where the Weequay made offerings of food and valuables. Their religious code prohibited building ''thal'' off Sriluur, so off-world devotees were obligated to substitute animal sacrifices (usually large animals like [[Bantha/Legends|banthas]]).

The Weequays shared their homeworld with [[Houk/Legends|Houk]] colonists, though not enthusiastically. The two societies went to war on Sriluur in [[10 BBY/Legends|10 BBY]]. The conflict ended after a decade, leaving many unemployed Weequay soldiers to find work as mercenaries and [[Bounty hunter/Legends|bounty hunters]]. This war also gave certain Weequay companies a good reputation throughout the galaxy as manufacturers of [[Force pike/Legends|force pikes]] and other melee weapons.

==Weequays in the galaxy==
[[File:Kiera_Swan.png|thumb|left|180px|Kiera Swan, a female Weequay bounty hunter]]
Weequays were widely used throughout the galaxy as [[Mercenary/Legends|mercenaries]] or criminal henchmen. They played this role in their earliest recorded contact with the outside [[The galaxy/Legends|galaxy]], when they joined [[Vodran (species)/Legends|Vodran]], [[Klatooinian/Legends|Klatooinian]], and [[Nikto/Legends|Nikto]] mercenaries in the pay of the [[Hutt/Legends|Hutts]] to battle [[Xim/Legends|Xim the Despot's]] forces at the [[Third Battle of Vontor]] during the [[Xim Wars|Hutt–Xim conflict]]. Unlike the other races hired by the Hutts, the Weequay did not sign the [[Treaty of Vontor]], and remained independent of the Hutts. They were used extensively as foot soldiers by the [[Hutt Cartel]] and [[Black Sun/Legends|Black Sun]]. [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba Desilijic Tiure]] also employed several Weequay mercenaries, including [[Ak-Buz]], the captain of the sail barge [[Khetanna/Legends|''Khetanna'']], and [[Ak-rev/Legends|Ak-rev]], one of Jabba's bodyguards and an occasional drummer with the [[Max Rebo Band/Legends|Max Rebo Band]].

Weequay were occasionally hired as bodyguards in [[Hutt/Legends|Hutt]] syndicates when they chose to make their lives in the galaxy. They generally went offworld as part of small groups, usually from the same clan. Their role in the galaxy was usually minor, as their mean-spirited temperaments left them ill-suited for more grand ventures, while their suspicious and xenophobic nature prevented them from carving permanent settlements on strange worlds.

At some point the rebel pilot [[Jan Ors]] punched a weequay.

==Behind the scenes==
''[[Star Wars]]'' creator [[George Lucas]] named the Weequay as a literary nod to [[Wikipedia:Queequeg|Queequeg]], a fictional character from the novel [[Wikipedia:Moby-Dick|''Moby-Dick'']].<ref name="Galaxy3">{{GalaxyCite|3|Rebel Report}}</ref>

==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Saga of Nomi Sunrider]]''
*[[Tales of the Jedi (audio)|''Tales of the Jedi'' audio]]
*''[[Star Wars: Droids Special 1]]''
*''[[Jabba the Hutt: The Gaar Suppoon Hit]]''
*''[[Jabba the Hutt: The Hunger of Princess Nampi]]''
*''[[Jabba the Hutt: The Dynasty Trap]]''
*''[[Jabba the Hutt: Betrayal]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Journal|2|Out of the Cradle}} {{Po}}
*''[[We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 15: Voyage to the Underworld]]''
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi]]''
*{{Journal|14|Crimson Bounty}}
*{{Shortstory|story=And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*{{Film|VI}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novel]] {{1st}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*{{Shortstory|story=And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*{{Shortstory|story=A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*{{Shortstory|story=The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*''[[Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand 1]]'' {{Flash}}
*[[Return of the Jedi 2|''Return of the Jedi'' 2]]
*''[[Shadows of the Empire: Evolution]]''
*{{Journal|13|Day of the Sepulchral Night (short story)|Day of the Sepulchral Night}}
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Family Ties]]''
*''[[Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood]]''
*''[[I, Jedi]]''
*[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']]
*''[[Star Wars: Union]]''
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==Sources==
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[[File:Weequay_GG12.png|thumb|A Weequay hunter]]
*{{KennerCite|set=Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (toy line)|text=''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi''|pack=Weequay|link=VINtWeequay.asp|archivedate=20190924190700}}
*[[Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (Max Rebo)|''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book'' (Max Rebo)]] {{Po}}
*''[[Return of the Jedi Monster Activity Book]]''
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi]]''
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine]]'' {{Po}}
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal]]'' {{Po}}
*{{Journal|6|The Greel Wood Haven}}
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]]
*{{GalaxyCite|3|Rebel Report}}
*[[Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995 toy line)|''Star Wars: The Power of the Force'' (1995)]]
*''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*{{InsiderCite|27|The Horse's Mouth|Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Guide to the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Universe, Part 2}}
*''[[Tales of the Jedi Companion]]''
*{{Journal|11|Smuggler's Log}}
*''[[Secrets of the Sisar Run]]''
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*''[[Platt's Smugglers Guide]]''
*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]'' {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*{{CCG|set=Jabba's Palace Limited|cardname=Weequay Guard}}
*{{CCG|set=Jabba's Palace Limited|cardname=Weequay Hunter}}
*{{CCG|set=Jabba's Palace Limited|cardname=Weequay Marksman}}
*{{CCG|set=Jabba's Palace Limited|cardname=Weequay Skiff Master}}
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==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Outer Rim Territories species]]
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