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A '''tattoo''' was a permanent insertion of ink below the skin using a sharp needle.<ref name="YJK">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]''</ref> A number of beings had tattoos, normally for cosmetic reasons or as part of their culture or an organization.
[[File:Tattooing.jpg|thumb|250x|right|[[Deliah Blue]] tattooing a black skull on [[Cade Skywalker]]'s arm.]]
{{Quote|Please tell me that all that stuff will wash out of your hair.''"<br />"''It will. But the tattoos are permanent.''"<br />"''Tattoos?|[[Myri Antilles]] startling [[Wedge Antilles/Legends|her father]]|Legacy of the Force: Exile}}
A '''tattoo''' was a permanent insertion of ink<ref name="YJK">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]''</ref><ref name="Apocalypse">''[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse]]''</ref> or pigments<ref name="VD">''[[Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]''</ref><ref name="DP">[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']]</ref> below the skin using a sharp needle.<ref name="YJK" /> A number of beings had tattoos, normally for cosmetic reasons or as part of their culture or an organization.


Tattooing was also used as a common identification or branding of [[Slavery/Legends|slaves]]. One example was the slave trade planet [[Orvax IV]]. The [[Togorian/Legends|Togorian]] [[Mezgraf]], a former slave of this planet, had his slaver's mark on his right shoulder, still visible through his white fur, and would often wear a long-sleeved jacket to cover it.<ref>[[Dark Times 3|''Dark Times'' 3]]</ref>
Tattooing was also used as a common identification or branding of [[Slavery/Legends|slaves]]. {{Fact}}


A tattooist, or tattoo artist, was a person who drew tattoos on people's skin as a job. Notable examples were [[Bojam Rees]], who made a living as a tattooist on [[Starstation 12]],<ref name="BFEE">''[[Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire]]''</ref> and the [[Gender/Legends|male]] [[Lafrarian]] [[Nuyu]], a tattoo artist and body decorator who ran a small shop on [[StarForge Station]].<ref>''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''</ref> The [[Blue Sector/Legends|Blue Sector]] of [[Corellia/Legends|Corellia's]] capital [[Coronet/Legends|Coronet]] hosted a high proportion of tattoo parlors.<ref name="CCW">''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]''</ref><ref>''[[Suns of Fortune]]'', p. 14</ref>
A tattooist, or tattoo artist, was a person who drew tattoos on people's skin as a job. Notable examples were [[Bojam Rees]], who made a living as a tattooist on [[Starstation 12]],<ref name="BFEE">''[[Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire]]''</ref> and the [[Gender/Legends|male]] [[Lafrarian]] [[Nuyu]], a tattoo artist and body decorator who ran a small shop on [[StarForge Station]].<ref>''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''</ref>


During the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], under the direction of the [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]], [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone troopers]] were encouraged to adopt nicknames for themselves, get tattoos and customize [[Clone trooper armor/Legends|their armor]] and even their [[Hair/Legends|hairstyles]].<ref>''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''</ref>
"[[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] Tattoo" was shipjacker slang for "price on your head" ([[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba the Hutt]] level).<ref>''"Shipjacker slang"'' in {{Journal|13|Special Ops: Ship Jackers}}</ref>
 
"[[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] Tattoo" was shipjacker slang for "price on your head" ([[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba the Hutt]] level).<ref>''"Shipjacker slang"'' in {{Journal|13|Special Ops: Ship Jackers}}</ref> Tattoos could be concealed with [[Synthskin/Legends|synthskin]].<ref name="Key">''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 4: Guardians of the Chiss Key]]''</ref>


==Notable cultures==
==Notable cultures==
===A'mari===
The [[A'mari]] were the former ruling clan of [[Malano III]]. They were marked with a black tattoo across their neck.<ref>''[[Rebel Force: Target]]''</ref>


===Aquellans===
===Aquellans===
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===Bk'trugh clan===
===Bk'trugh clan===
The [[Clan Bk'trugh|Bk'trugh clan]] was a [[Gamorrean/Legends|Gamorrean]] clan whose members could be recognized by a tattoo on their arms.<ref>[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'', Second Edition]] <small>(''Chapter Two: Gamemastering'')</small></ref>
The [[Clan Bk'trugh|Bk'trugh clan]] was a [[Gamorrean/Legends|Gamorrean]] clan whose members could be recognized by a tattoo on their arms.<ref>[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'', Second Edition]] <small>(''Chapter Two: Gamemastering'')</small></ref>
[[File:KoVakier-tattoos.jpg|thumb|left|175px|The [[Blood Carver]] [[Ko Vakier]] with tattoos on his nose flaps.]]
===Blood Carvers===
The [[Blood Carver]]s sported tribal tattoos along the ridge of their nose flaps.<ref name="UAA">''[[Ultimate Alien Anthology]]''</ref>
===Bomu Clan===
{{Quote|I know the clan. Bomu family. I recognize the facial tattoos.|[[Reen Irana]]|Scourge (novel)}}
The [[Bomu Clan]] was an extended family of [[Rodian/Legends|Rodian]] [[Mercenary/Legends|mercenaries]]. Each member was marked with a tattoo of the clan's family symbol as soon as she or he was old enough to hold a [[Blaster/Legends|blaster]] carbine.<ref name="TF">''[[Tempest Feud]]''</ref>


===Bosphs===
===Bosphs===
The [[Bosph (species)|Bosph]] stood out from other tattooed cultures by their unusual motif: [[Star/Legends|star]] maps. The first Bosphs were nomads, and would often tattoo themselves with maps and star charts for navigation. This tradition is still practiced by high-ranking officials and many non-ranking Bosphs. When the species was discovered by scouts several decades before the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]], the Bosphs who took to the stars developed the tradition further by having their skin adorned with intricate star maps, which often depicted [[Star system/Legends|star systems]] and [[Planet/Legends|planets]] not yet discovered by even professional scouts.<ref>{{Journal|13|Alien Encounters (article series)|Alien Encounters}}</ref>
The [[Bosph (species)|Bosph]] stood out from other tattooed cultures by their unusual motif: [[Star/Legends|star]] maps. The first Bosphs were nomads, and would often tattoo themselves with maps and star charts for navigation. This tradition is still practiced by high-ranking officials and many non-ranking Bosphs. When the species was discovered by scouts several decades before the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]], the Bosphs who took to the stars developed the tradition further by having their skin adorned with intricate star maps, which often depicted [[Star system/Legends|star systems]] and [[Planet/Legends|planets]] not yet discovered by even professional scouts.<ref>{{Journal|13|Alien Encounters (article series)|Alien Encounters}}</ref>
===Dantari===
Seven years after the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], refugees from [[Eol Sha]] made a new home on [[Dantooine/Legends|Dantooine]], the homeworld of the [[Dantari]], only to be wiped out by [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Natasi Daala|Daala]]. To the primitive Dantari, the arrival of Daala's forces was an event of unprecedented awe, and they began incorporating Imperial symbology into their belief systems. As part the new tradition, the Dantari tattooed themselves with Imperial symbols; Imperial crests, [[All Terrain Armored Transport/Legends|AT-ATs]], [[Blaster rifle/Legends|blaster rifles]], and in the case of the truly brave, full body depictions of [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtrooper]] [[Stormtrooper armor/Legends|armor]].<ref name="UAA" />


===Duhma===
===Duhma===
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The [[Ebranite]] social structures were based on family and clan units. Each clan, or ''thilda'', had a unique identifying insignia. This insignia was a source of pride and honor, and any insult directed to the clan insignia was viewed as an insult to the clan itself, and to each and every clan member of that clan. Every Ebranite had their clan's insignia tattooed on the uppermost left arm at birth, and remained loyal to their respective clans until death.
The [[Ebranite]] social structures were based on family and clan units. Each clan, or ''thilda'', had a unique identifying insignia. This insignia was a source of pride and honor, and any insult directed to the clan insignia was viewed as an insult to the clan itself, and to each and every clan member of that clan. Every Ebranite had their clan's insignia tattooed on the uppermost left arm at birth, and remained loyal to their respective clans until death.


In the past millennia, the Ebranite society was plagued with clan warfare, but as their society slowly evolved, many clans would cooperate for mutual advancement. It became increasingly more common to find several clans living together, and children were now given a new clan insignia symbolizing the unity of several clans.<ref name="UAA" /><ref>''[[Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies]]''</ref>
In the past millennia, the Ebranite society was plagued with clan warfare, but as their society slowly evolved, many clans would cooperate for mutual advancement. It became increasingly more common to find several clans living together, and children were now given a new clan insignia symbolizing the unity of several clans.{{Fact}}<ref>''[[Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies]]''</ref>
 
===Falleen===
Some groups of [[Falleen/Legends|Falleen]] had clan or loyalty tattoos on their bodies.<ref>''[[Scoundrels]]'', chapter six</ref>


===Gorothite===
===Gorothite===
The [[Gorothite]] had several wattles beneath their chins, which they decorated with complex, helical tattoos of bright color. The tattoos denoted ancestry and status within their society, and also identified to which ''j'ber'' (a kind of clan or extended family) an individual belonged. Most Gorothite couldn't understand how offworlder could be insensitive to these fine gradations of status.<ref>''[[Goroth: Slave of the Empire]]''</ref>
The [[Gorothite]] had several wattles beneath their chins, which they decorated with complex, helical tattoos of bright color. The tattoos denoted ancestry and status within their society, and also identified to which ''j'ber'' (a kind of clan or extended family) an individual belonged. Most Gorothite couldn't understand how offworlder could be insensitive to these fine gradations of status.<ref>''[[Goroth: Slave of the Empire]]''</ref>
[[File:Quinlan-tattoos.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Quinlan Vos/Legends|Quinlan Vos]] with yellow [[Kiffar/Legends|Kiffar]] tattoos on his face and left arm.]]


===Gree===
===Gree===
The [[Gree (species)/Legends|Gree]] decorated their long foreheads with hieroglyphic tattoos which indicated rank and caste.<ref>{{Journal|8|The Gree Enclave}}</ref>
The [[Gree (species)/Legends|Gree]] decorated their long foreheads with hieroglyphic tattoos which indicated rank and caste.<ref>{{Journal|8|The Gree Enclave}}</ref>
===Kiffar===
{{Quote|My source tells me that she's about fifty, has a Kiffar facial tattoo, and flies a KDY assault ship that I think you'd recognize.''"|[[Goran Beviin]], on Kiffar [[Ailyn Vel]]|Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines}}
The [[Mirialan/Legends|Mirialans]] and the [[Kiffar/Legends|Kiffar]] stood out from other [[Human/Legends|Humans]] and [[Near-Human]]s by their tattoos.<ref name="NEGAS">''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]''</ref> The Kiffar believed that it is the mother who gives life, and the power of [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] flows through her to her children. As part of this belief, the tattoos of the Kiffar<ref name="NEGAS" />—known as qukuuf<ref>''[[Legacy of the Force: Revelation]]''</ref>—signified their family heritage from their mothers.<ref name="NEGAS" /> Various patterns, designs and colors identify an individual's clan. Known colors were yellow, like the [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Quinlan Vos/Legends|Quinlan Vos]],<ref name="Twilight">''[[Star Wars: Republic: Twilight]]''</ref> green, like [[Kiffu Guardians|Kiffu Guardian]] [[Asanté Vos]],<ref name="Twilight" /> purple, like Guardian [[Horsea]],<ref name="Darkness">''[[Star Wars: Republic: Darkness]]''</ref> black, like [[Bounty hunter/Legends|bounty hunters]] [[Sintas Vel|Sintas]] and [[Ailyn Vel]]<ref>''[[Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines]]''</ref> and former [[Special forces/Legends|Special Forces]] [[Republic trooper]] [[Larin Moxla]],<ref name="Fatal">''[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance]]''</ref> red, like Guardian [[Vanlin]],<ref name="Darkness" /> and blue, like [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]] [[Shigar Konshi]].<ref name="Fatal" />
When an individual's mother was not a Kiffar, apparently the father's tattoos were taken on; this was the case of [[Korto Vos]], the son of Quinlan Vos and [[Human/Legends|Human]] mother [[Khaleen Hentz/Legends|Khaleen Hentz]].<ref name="HE">[[Republic 83|''Republic'' 83]]</ref>
===Mirialans===
{{Quote|Luminara, [we] have had a recent encounter with someone who bears markings similar to yours.|[[Qui-Gon Jinn/Legends|Qui-Gon Jinn]]|Cloak of Deception}}
The [[Mirialan/Legends|Mirialans]] had a religious belief<ref name="NEGAS" /><ref name="PJS">''[[Power of the Jedi Sourcebook]]''</ref> based on an ancient,<ref name="NEGAS" /> primitive understanding of the [[Unifying Force]],<ref name="PJS" /> and believed that an individual's actions contributes to her or his destiny.<ref name="PJS" /> Their actions encompass a long and specific list of tests of skill and character. The Mirialans tattooed themselves with geometric tattoos<ref name="Mirialan">{{Holonet|old=true|inhabitants|mirialan|Mirialan}}</ref>on their faces and hands, sometimes on their arms, legs, feet and shoulders.<ref name="PJS" /> The specific patterns told other Mirialans what tests an individual had undertaken successfully,<ref name="PJS" /> and what general part she or he would take in the future of the Mirialans,<ref name="PJS" /> as well as that individuals importance to the future of the universe.<ref name="NEGAS" />[[File:Luminaratattoos.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Luminara Unduli with Mirialan tattoos on her face and knuckle joints.]] The shapes and locations of Mirialan tattoos denoted different actions in the life of the Mirialan, and upon [[Death/Legends|death]], the markings were used to determine the cultural worth of the individual and their contributions to furthering the culture as a whole.<ref name="Mirialan" /> Each shape and line depicted the Mirialan's personal history, but few other [[Species/Legends|species]] cared to decipher them.<ref name="Old">''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
The [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Luminara Unduli/Legends|Luminara Unduli]] and her [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]] [[Barriss Offee/Legends|Barriss Offee]] wore unique tattoos to signify that [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] had singled them out for greater destinies. Luminara's tattoos included her lower lip, her chin and the knuckle joints on her hands.<ref name="PJS" /> Her lower lip had a purplish-black color, and her chin was adorned with interlocking black diamond-shaped tattoos, while more intricate markings covered her knuckle joints.<ref>''[[The Approaching Storm]]''</ref> Later, she had her upper lip tattooed as well, and her chin-tattoo was enlarged with more diamonds.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Republic: Hidden Enemy]]''</ref>
Barriss' tattoos were not as detailed as her master's, but she knew that she would acquire more of them as she grew older. Her diamond-shaped tattoos<ref name="AOTC">{{Film|II}}</ref> ran across her cheeks, the bridge of her nose, and the backs of her hands.<ref name="PJS" /> Her lips were the same dark color of the tattoos,<ref name="AOTC" /> but it is uncertain whether they were tattooed as well, or were just make-up.
The male Mirialan [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]] and [[Mercenary/Legends|mercenary]] [[Arwen Cohl]] was rushed from temple to temple with small diamond-shaped tattoos.<ref>''[[Cloak of Deception]]''</ref>
The Mirialan [[Smuggler/Legends|smuggler]] [[Baasen Ray]] had tattoos on his chin and cheeks. He acquired a few more as he got older.<ref>''[[Honor Among Thieves]]'', chapter tree</ref>
===Nightbrothers===
{{Quote|Who applied the markings?''"<br />"''The mother did.''"|[[Darth Plagueis/Legends|Darth Plagueis]] and [[Palpatine/Legends|Darth Sidious]] discussing [[Darth Maul/Legends|Darth Maul]]|Darth Plagueis (novel)}}
[[File:Nightbrothers.png|thumb|right|320px|Zabrak Nightbrothers]]
The [[Nightbrothers/Legends|Nightbrothers]] were a tribal group of [[Dathomirian/Legends|Dathomirian]] ([[Zabrak/Legends|Zabrak]]-[[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Hybrid/Legends|hybrids]]) [[Gender/Legends|men]] subservient to the Nightsisters of [[Dathomir/Legends|Dathomir]].<ref name="I122">{{InsiderCite|122|Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Nightsisters but Were Afraid to Ask}}</ref> Shortly after birth, a Nightbrother was subjected to an initiation ritual in which he was submerged in an oily bath, energized with [[spirit ichor]] conjured by the Nightsisters' use of [[magic]]ks, and covered with tattoos<ref name="DP" /> on their chests and faces.<ref name="Sith">''[[Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side]]''</ref> Sometimes, the tattoos were applied to the Nightbrother's entire body - this was the case with the [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lord]] [[Darth Maul/Legends|Darth Maul]].<ref name="DP" /> The Nightbrothers' tattoos marked them as the Nightsisters' kin and warriors,<ref name="Sith" /> and also showed which Nightbrother clan they belonged to.<ref>''[[Restraint]]''</ref><ref name="Sith" />
Maul was a member of the Nightbrothers before being taken by [[Palpatine/Legends|Darth Sidious]] to be trained as his [[Sith apprentice/Legends|apprentice]].<ref name="I122" /><ref name="DP" /> Maul's tattoos, thought to be linked to the Sith,<ref name="I122" /> actually came from the warrior culture of the Nightbrothers.<ref name="I122" /><ref name="DP" /> His entire body had been garishly and ceremonially tattooed in red and black pigments by [[Kycina|his mother]] when he was less than a standard year of age (before he was taken by Sidious),<ref name="DPN">[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']] - Note: Maul's ''skin'' is depicted as red in "[[Marked]]", and he is referred to as "red-skinned" with "black tattoos" in ''[[Maul: Lockdown]]'', chapter 2; but ''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]'' (Sith tattoos) and [[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']] (Nightbrother tattoos) establish that the tattoos were black ''and'' red; in addition, both ''Marked'' and [[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']] claim that [[Palpatine/Legends|Sidious]] himself applied the tattoos, and ''Star Wars: Darth Plagueis'' describes Sidious informing Plagueis of the tattoos' Nightbrother heritage.</ref> symbols which showed his Nightbrother heritage.<ref name="SWCE">''[[Star Wars Character Encyclopedia]]''</ref> Later stripped of his black Nightbrother markings, Maul was left solely red-skinned.<ref name="Marked">{{Tales|24|Marked}}</ref> Agonizing Sith Tatoos were applied personally by [[Palpatine/Legends|Darth Sidious]] in an attempt to cleanse Maul's mind.<ref name="Marked" /><ref name="JvS">[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']]</ref> [[Savage Opress/Legends|Savage Opress]] also wore tattoos.<ref>{{TCW|Monster}}</ref>
===Nightsisters===
The [[Nightsisters/Legends|Nightsisters]] of [[Dathomir/Legends|Dathomir]] had a tradition of facial tattooing. The markings announced to [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]] what they were.<ref name="Sith" /> One example was a group of Nightsisters lead by matriarch [[Zalem/Legends|Zalem]]. The coven had pale skin with black tattoos.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Republic: Infinity's End]]''; confirmed as tattoos in {{InsiderCite|122|Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Nightsisters but Were Afraid to Ask}}</ref> The Nightsister [[Robetheri]] wore reddish-brown tattoos on her bald head and face, which drastically altered her appearance.<ref>''[[Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds]]''</ref>
Sometimes, the markings on a Nightsister's face were not tattoos, but bruises. According a text written by [[Mother (title)/Legends|Mother]] [[Talzin/Legends|Talzin]], channeling the magic of the [[Son/Legends|Fanged God]] could burst minor [[Blood/Legends|blood]] vessels, raising telltale bruises on the cheeks and around the eyes.<ref name="Sith" /> Talzin's herself had such permanent bruises on her face as a result of the use of [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side]] powers.<ref>''[[Restraint]]'' (Note that ''[[The Wrath of Darth Maul]]'' refers to [[Talzin/Legends|Talzin's]] facial markings as tattoos)</ref>
===Pantorans===
The blue-skinned [[Pantoran/Legends|Pantorans]] wore yellow tattoos on their faces.<ref>[[Scourge (novel)|''Scourge'']], pages 14, 216</ref>
===Rattataki===
The [[Rattataki/Legends|Rattataki]] were distinguished by their chalk-white skin, and facial tattoos.<ref name="Old" />
===Scipioans===
Tattoos were mark of status on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Scipio/Legends|Scipio]]. [[Rush Clovis/Legends|Rush Clovis]], a [[InterGalactic Banking Clan/Legends|Banking Clan]] member from Scipio, wore yellow tattoos on his forehead.<ref name="CWCE">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia]]''</ref>


===Sharu===
===Sharu===
After the [[Mindharp]] of [[Sharu/Legends|Sharu]] was activated, the life-energies of the Sharu were awakened from their computerized slumber, and the Toka, the species' temporary, primitive form, were restored to the Sharu. Many of the new Sharu had tattoos on their foreheads of the Mindharp or other Sharu symbols.<ref>{{GamerCite|5|A Campaign Guide to the Centrality}}</ref>
After the [[Mindharp]] of [[Sharu/Legends|Sharu]] was activated, the life-energies of the Sharu were awakened from their computerized slumber, and the Toka, the species' temporary, primitive form, were restored to the Sharu. Many of the new Sharu had tattoos on their foreheads of the Mindharp or other Sharu symbols.<ref>{{GamerCite|5|A Campaign Guide to the Centrality}}</ref>
===Sleheyroni===
[[File:Ziro.png|thumb|right|220px|[[Ziro Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Ziro]] the [[Hutt/Legends|Hutt]] with the tattoos of the Hutts of [[Sleheyron/Legends|Sleheyron]] on his head, back, arms and tail. He also had the symbol of [[Black Sun/Legends|Black Sun]] tattooed on his belly.]]
The wealthy [[Hutt/Legends|Hutts]] of [[Sleheyron/Legends|Sleheyron]], a Hutt trade world, wore unique headdresses, jewelry and golden tattoos.<ref>''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide]]''</ref> [[Ziro Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Ziro]] the Hutt got his tattoos during his younger days as a crime lord and smuggling boss on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]].<ref name="Guide">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide]]''</ref> His tattoos were inked by a Sleheyroni artist. He also had the symbol of his [[Black Sun/Legends|Black Sun]] faction tattooed on his belly.<ref name="CWCE" />
===Sullustans===
Each [[Sullustan/Legends|Sullustan's]] cranial markings and dew flaps were as unique to that individual as a retinal marker or fingerprints. Some Sullustans took this uniqueness a step further by adding ritual tattoos, reinforcing their individualism.<ref name="NEGAS" /> One example of a tattooed Sullustan was a Sullustan member of the [[Black Hole Gang/Legends|Black Hole Gang]] during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]].<ref>''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates]]''</ref> In [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]], [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] met a Sullustan in a [[Cantina/Legends|cantina]] on [[Kiamurr]], who had ornate tattoos on his dewflaps and ears.<ref>''[[Honor Among Thieves]]'', chapter thirteen</ref>
===Tarasin===
The [[Tarasin]] had a tattoo design unique to their species: A [[kir'ala]] tree with its long, weeping branches. Color-changing inks were reserved for marks of true honor.<ref>''[[Sacrifices]]'' [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20040812]</ref>
===Tusken Raiders===
{{Quote|I marked myself to set myself apart. So that, under my outer face, I would not have to be...Human|[[Darth Krayt|A'Sharad Hett]]|Republic 59}}
[[Tusken Raider/Legends|Tusken Raiders]] wore ritual tattoos on their bodies.<ref name="I113>{{InsiderCite|113|Darth Krayt (article)|Darth Krayt}}</ref> [[Darth Krayt|A'Sharad Hett]], a [[Human/Legends|Human]] raised among Tuskens, wore the tattoos of his people<ref name="I113">{{InsiderCite|113|Darth Krayt (article)|Darth Krayt}}</ref> on his face<ref name="R59">[[Republic 59|''Republic'' 59]]</ref> and shoulders<ref name="Siege">''[[Star Wars: Republic: Siege of Saleucami]]''</ref>. The black markings were a way of identifing himself as not being human under his Tusken trappings.<ref name="R59" />
[[File:MasterShaperLegacy11.jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[Nei Rin]] with [[Yuuzhan Vong]] tattoos.]]
===Yuuzhan Vong===
{{Quote|Tattooed head to toe, and soon to be black with [[Blood/Legends|blood]], if we have anything to say about it.|[[Major/Legends|Major]] [[Garray]], on a Yuuzhan Vong [[Commander/Legends|Commander]]|The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force}}
Among the [[Yuuzhan Vong]], tattooing was part of a religious ritual of reshaping and disfiguration. Most Yuuzhan Vong bore severe disfigurements, scars and tattoos to more closely resemble their [[Deity/Legends|gods]], which they fanatically worshiped.<ref>''[[The New Jedi Order Sourcebook]]'' and ''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]''</ref>


===Wroonians===
===Wroonians===
The [[Near-Human]], blue-skinned [[Wroonian/Legends|Wroonians]]<ref>''[[Alien Encounters]]''</ref> often wore ornate markings on their faces, but it is unclear how often these facial decorations were tattoos, instead of make-up or paint. The Wroonian woman [[Azoora]] had her forehead decorated with a yellow mark that matched her lips.<ref>[[Star Wars (1977) 7|''Star Wars'' (1977) 7]] and ''[[The Starhoppers of Aduba-3]]'' article in ''[[Star Wars Gamer 4]]''</ref> [[Chi Eekway Papanoida/Legends|Chi Eekway Papanoida]], the [[Pantoran/Legends|Pantoran]] [[Senator/Legends|senator]] of the [[Wroona/Legends|Wroonian homeworld]],<ref>{{DB|character|chieekway|Eekway, Chi|archivedate=20110629023322}}</ref> whose skin color matched the Wroonians, wore black markings on her forehead, nose and chin.<ref>{{Film|III}} and ''[[Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels]]'' (pictures only)</ref> The planet [[Saleucami/Legends|Saleucami]] was home to several offworld cultures, including Wroonians.<ref>{{DB|location|saleucami|Saleucami|archivedate=20110629022810}}</ref> Among the Wroonian colonists, ornate facial markings appeared to be common. At least two colors, red and black, existed.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Republic: Trackdown]]''</ref>
The [[Near-Human]], blue-skinned [[Wroonian/Legends|Wroonians]]<ref>''[[Alien Encounters]]''</ref> often wore ornate markings on their faces, but it is unclear how often these facial decorations were tattoos, instead of make-up or paint. The Wroonian woman [[Azoora]] had her forehead decorated with a yellow mark that matched her lips.<ref>[[Star Wars (1977) 7|''Star Wars'' (1977) 7]]</ref>
 
===Zabrak===
The [[Zabrak/Legends|Zabrak]] wore facial tattoos made up of thin lines that they received during their rite of passage, which takes place after their horns begin to grow at puberty. These facial marks could be symbolic of many things, like family lineage or where they came from, or could be a personal design of their own.<ref name="NEGAS" /> A Zabrak's ritual tattoos were unique to each Zabrak, and could represent any number of things in their life or culture.<ref name="Old" /> The Sith Lord Darth Maul had his skin covered in black tattoos<ref name="NEGAS" /> from his Nightbrothers tribe.<ref name="I122>{{InsiderCite|122|Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Nightsisters but Were Afraid to Ask}}</ref> It was unusual for a Zabrak to have no facial tattoos<ref name="Street">''[[Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows]]''</ref>; notable examples were [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Agen Kolar/Legends|Agen Kolar]],<ref>{{Film|III}}</ref> [[Pol Haus]], [[Prefect (Coruscant police)/Legends|prefect]] in the [[Coruscant Security Force/Legends|Imperial Sector Police]]<ref name="Street" /> and the [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]] [[Maris Brood]].<ref>[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (comic)|''The Force Unleashed'' comic]]</ref>


==Notable organizations==
==Notable organizations==
===Black Sun===
===Black Sun===
{{Quote|Those weren't Rebels, unless Rebels started wearing Black Sun tattoos...|[[Wrenga Jixton|Jix]]|Shadow Stalker}}
{{Quote|Those weren't Rebels, unless Rebels started wearing Black Sun tattoos...|[[Wrenga Jixton|Jix]]|Shadow Stalker}}
Some members of the crime syndicate [[Black Sun/Legends|Black Sun]] carried the symbol of the organization as a permanent tattoo on their body. During the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], a trio of Black Sun [[Mercenary/Legends|mercenaries]] crossed paths with [[Nuru Kungurama]] and [[Breakout Squad]]. At least one of the mercenaries had a Black Sun tattoo on his forearm, though he covered it up with [[Synthskin/Legends|synthskin]].<ref name="Key" /> [[Vigo/Legends|Vigo]] [[Ziro Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Ziro]] the [[Hutt/Legends|Hutt]] had the symbol of his Black Sun faction tattooed on his belly.<ref name="CWCE" /> During the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], a group of Black Sun operatives attacked [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Governor/Legends|Governor]] [[Lexhannen Torlock]]'s palace on [[Corulag/Legends|Corulag]]. The group was posing as members of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]], but their Black Sun tattoos gave them away.<ref>''[[Shadow Stalker]]''</ref> In [[137 ABY]], several Black Sun members sought to extort protection money from [[Rawk|"Bantha" Rawk]]. After the skirmish, a Black Sun tattoo could be seen on the shoulder a dead [[Quarren/Legends|Quarren]].<ref>[[Legacy (2006) 23|''Legacy'' (2006) 23]]</ref>
Some members of the crime syndicate [[Black Sun/Legends|Black Sun]] carried the symbol of the organization as a permanent tattoo on their body. During the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], a group of Black Sun operatives attacked [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Governor/Legends|Governor]] [[Lexhannen Torlock]]'s palace on [[Corulag/Legends|Corulag]]. The group was posing as members of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]], but their Black Sun tattoos gave them away.<ref>''[[Shadow Stalker]]''</ref>
 
===The Crucible===
{{Quote|The marks! Don't you know what they are? Don't you know what she is?|[[Goethar Kleej]] about [[Jarael]]|Knights of the Old Republic 41}}
[[File:JaraelTattoo-KotOR10.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Jarael]] with the [[Flames of the Crucible]] on her face and arms.]]
[[The Crucible]] was a [[Slavery/Legends|slaving ring]], whose minders wore tattoos<ref name="KOTOR45">[[Knights of the Old Republic 45|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 45]]</ref> known as [[Flames of the Crucible]]<ref name="KOTOR41">[[Knights of the Old Republic 41|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 41]]</ref>. Some members, such as [[Chantique]] and [[Jarael]], were known to bear the Flames of the Crucible on their arms and faces.<ref name="KOTOR45">[[Knights of the Old Republic 45|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 45]]</ref> Jarael had never explained her body art,<ref>''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook]]''</ref> but in the end, her past caught up with her when she ran into a slave called [[Goethar Kleej]] on [[Pantolomin/Legends|Pantolomin]]<ref name="KOTOR41">[[Knights of the Old Republic 41|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 41]]</ref>. Goethar had never met her before, but recognized the markings printed on her face.<ref name="KOTOR41">[[Knights of the Old Republic 41|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 41]]</ref> However, the tattoos on Jarael's face spelled out her name, which in the ancient tongue of the Crucible<ref name="KOTOR45">[[Knights of the Old Republic 45|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 45]]</ref> meant "protector", and had been given to her by the slaves she had tried to help as well as she could.<ref>[[Knights of the Old Republic 46|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 46]]</ref>


===Duality===
===Duality===
The Duality was a popular and benign Tarrack cult founded on the twin principles of joy and service. Followers could be identified by the tattoos on their foreheads and cheeks.<ref>''[[Tyrant's Test]]''</ref>
The Duality was a popular and benign Tarrack cult founded on the twin principles of joy and service. Followers could be identified by the tattoos on their foreheads and cheeks.<ref>''[[Tyrant's Test]]''</ref>
===Force Hounds===
{{Quote|A child...with the same tattoo as you. You as a child, Xesh? Yes.|[[Tasha Ryo]], looking into the mind of [[Tau (individual)|Xesh]]|Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 5}}
[[Force Hound]]s were [[Force-sensitive/Legends|Force-sensitive]] servants of the [[Rakata/Legends|Rakatan]] [[Infinite Empire]]. They wore a tattoo of their [[Aurebesh/Legends|Aurebesh]] letter name on their face and body. The [[Near-Human]] [[Trill (Force Hound)|Trill]] had a red tattoo on her face representing the letter [[Trill/Legends|Trill]].<ref>[[Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1|''Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm'' 1]]</ref> [[Human/Legends|Human]] Force Hound [[Tau (individual)|Xesh]] had blue tattoos on his face, back and arms, representing the letter [[Xesh/Legends|Xesh]].<ref name="Dawn04">[[Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 4|''Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm'' 4]]</ref> [[Isk (Force Hound)|Isk]] had azure tattoos on his face and arm representing the letter [[Isk/Legends|Isk]].<ref name="Dawn04" />
===K'thri===
The followers of the [[K'thri]] martial arts had their mark tattooed on their skin.<ref>''[[Martial Arts]]'' [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20040415a]</ref>
===Matukai===
The [[Matukai]] were an ancient sect of [[Force-sensitive/Legends|Force-users]] spread throughout [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]. When a member completed her or his training, that person tattooed themselves with a symbol that covered parts of their forehead and the sides of the face at the eyes.<ref>''[[Hero's Guide]]''</ref> After the fall of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], many Matukai joined the [[New Jedi Order]], but they still preferred to distinguish themselves with a facial tattoo.<ref name="JP">[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path'']]</ref>
===Rav's Pirates===
[[File:Jariah_Syn.jpg|thumb|left|155px|[[Jariah Syn]] with the [[Bloody Bones]] tattooed on his shoulder.]]
The [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]] [[Rav]] and his crew wore tattoos of the Rav's insignia called the [[Bloody Bones]], composed of two crossed red bones. His symbol was feared throughout the [[Galaxy/Legends|galaxy]]. After joining Rav's crew, [[Cade Skywalker]] was marked with Rav's insignia on his arm, but added a skull to his tattoo, thus making the symbol his own.<ref name="L0">''[[Star Wars: Legacy 0]]''</ref> He would later add a similar, black tattoo on the other arm.<ref>[[Legacy (2006) 25|''Legacy'' (2006) 25]]</ref>
Many members of Rav's crew wore other red tattoos in addition to Rav's symbol.<ref>[[Legacy (2006) 23|''Legacy'' (2006) 23]]</ref> For example, Cade's friend and fellow pirate [[Jariah Syn]] had red markings tattooed on his right forearm, wrist and hand.<ref name="L">''[[Star Wars: Legacy]]''</ref> Cade had a similar tattoo on his left forearm, reminiscent of a red anchor,<ref name="L" /> as well as a red skull tattooed on his left leg.<ref>[[Legacy (2006) 17|''Legacy'' (2006) 17]]</ref>
===Red Hand===
Several members of the [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]] criminal organization [[Red Hand]] had their organization's symbol tattooed on their skin. At least two different color designs, red and purple, were used.<ref>''[[Life Below]]''</ref>
===Sisterhood of the Beatific Countenance===
The [[Sisterhood of the Beatific Countenance]] were a religious group of [[Lorrdian/Legends|Lorrdian]]
[[Mercenary/Legends|mercenaries]]. When traveling outside their temple, they wore full length robes and masks to hide the lines of scripture tattooed on their bodies.<ref>{{DB|character|seibnod|Nod, Seib|archivedate=20110410123215}}</ref>


===Sith Order===
===Sith Order===
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====Sith Empire====
====Sith Empire====
{{Quote|Naga Sadow, are you ready for the mark?|A [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] soldier to the new [[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Dark Lord of the Sith]], [[Naga Sadow/Legends|Naga Sadow]]|Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 4}}
{{Quote|Naga Sadow, are you ready for the mark?|A [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] soldier to the new [[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Dark Lord of the Sith]], [[Naga Sadow/Legends|Naga Sadow]]|Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 4}}
[[XoXaan]], one of the first [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lords]], had her face tattooed with black markings.<ref>[[Legacy (2006) 17|''Legacy'' (2006) 17]]</ref>
The [[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Dark Lords of the Sith]] of the old [[Sith Empire/Legends|Sith Empire]] wore tattoos of rank on their foreheads. The burning venom of a kind of [[Sith pincerbug|pincerbug]] was used to burn the mark into the Dark Lords skin.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Golden Age of the Sith]]''</ref> Centuries later, the Sith Lord [[Naga Sadow/Legends|Naga Sadow]] would bear the same mark.<ref name="EGC">''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''</ref> 1000 year after the fall of the Sith Empire, the spirit of the Dark Lord [[Marka Ragnos]] named [[Exar Kun/Legends|Exar Kun]] the newest Dark Lord, and made [[Ulic Qel-Droma/Legends|Ulic Qel-Droma]] Kun's apprentice. Marked with Sith tattoos on their foreheads by Ragnos' hand, the newest members of the Sith joined forces.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith]]''</ref> When Ulic returned to the [[Light side of the Force/Legends|light side]], his tattoo was carved away, leaving an x-shaped scar.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption]]''</ref>
The [[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Dark Lords of the Sith]] of the old [[Sith Empire/Legends|Sith Empire]] wore tattoos of rank on their foreheads. The burning venom of a kind of [[Sith pincerbug|pincerbug]] was used to burn the mark into the Dark Lords skin.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Golden Age of the Sith]]''</ref> Centuries later, the Sith Lord [[Naga Sadow/Legends|Naga Sadow]] would bear the same mark.<ref name="EGC">''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''</ref> 1000 year after the fall of the Sith Empire, the spirit of the Dark Lord [[Marka Ragnos]] named [[Exar Kun/Legends|Exar Kun]] the newest Dark Lord, and made [[Ulic Qel-Droma/Legends|Ulic Qel-Droma]] Kun's apprentice. Marked with Sith tattoos on their foreheads by Ragnos' hand, the newest members of the Sith joined forces.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith]]''</ref> When Ulic returned to the [[Light side of the Force/Legends|light side]], his tattoo was carved away, leaving an x-shaped scar.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption]]''</ref>
The members of the [[Lost Tribe of Sith]] on [[Kesh]] did not wear tattoos. [[Seelah Korsin]] instilled in the tribe's [[Youngling/Legends|younglings]] a "respect for their bodies" and a "lust for physical perfection". In her eyes, tattoos were labels for [[Slavery/Legends|slaves]].<ref>''[[Lost Tribe of the Sith: Savior]]''</ref> This tradition was still alive [[44 ABY|5000 years later]]: While the Lost Tribe enjoyed painting their bodies with decorative markings, they would never defile themselves with permanent ink.<ref name="Apocalypse" />
====Sith Empire (Jedi Civil War)====
During the [[Jedi Civil War]] a few decades later, the fallen [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] [[Revan/Legends|Darth Revan]] founded a [[Darth Revan's Sith Empire|new Sith Empire]] and declared himself the new Dark Lord of the Sith. Several members of Revan's new Sith order sported tattoos. [[Uthar Wynn]], the head of the [[Sith Academy (Korriban)|Sith Academy]] on [[Korriban]], and his apprentice [[Yuthura Ban]] had parts of their heads and necks adorned with a detailed pattern of tattoos. Revan's follower [[Jorak Uln]] had his bald heads tattooed with a striped design.<ref name="KOTOR">''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''</ref>. However, Revan's apprentice, [[Darth Malak]], got his tattoos, blue stripes which adorned his head, before he became a Sith.<ref>[[Knights of the Old Republic 31|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 31]]</ref>
====Sith Empire (Post–Great Hyperspace War)====
Many Sith of the [[Sith Empire (Post–Great Hyperspace War)|reconstituted Sith Empire]] had facial tattoos that represented their devotion to the Sith.<ref>''[[The Old Republic: Annihilation]]''</ref>
[[Xat Hracken]] was the [[Combat Master]] at the [[Sith academy]] on [[Odacer-Faustin]] in year [[3645 BBY]]. His upper body was hardened by scar tissue and strange tattoos.<ref>[[Red Harvest (novel)|''Red Harvest'']]</ref>
====New Sith Empire====
In year [[1750 BBY]], the powerful Sith leader known only as the [[Dark Underlord]] consolidated a large Sith group known as the [[Black Knights]].<ref name="END">''[[Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties]]''</ref> One of these knights was a [[Unidentified Zeltron Sith general|Zeltron commander]],<ref name="END" /> whose red skin was decorated with black tattoos on the left side of his face and bald head.<ref>{{InsiderCite|80|The History of the Mandalorians}}</ref>
====New Sith Wars / Brotherhood of Darkness====
750 years later, by the time of the [[Ruusan campaign|battle]] of [[Ruusan/Legends|Ruusan]], two and a half thousand years after Revan's time, the tattoos of the Sith had evolved into circles, wavy lines, straight lines, squares, spots, swirls, triangles etc.<ref name="JS">''[[Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith]]''</ref> One example was the Sith Lord [[Githany]], who bore a wavy, circular black tattoo on her forehead. Several Sith of this era had their eyelids and skin around their eyes tattooed.<ref name="JS" /> The Sith Lord [[Darth Bane/Legends|Darth Bane]], the man who eventually reinvented the Sith order after its destruction and established the [[Rule of Two/Legends|Rule of Two]] had black markings around his eyes,<ref>''[[Star Wars: Darth Bane Trilogy]]'' covers</ref> Some Sith of this era wore tattoos on their head or face, though some had other parts of their body decorated.<ref name="JS" /> Among them was the Sith Lord [[Kas'im]], who wore his tattoos on his chest,<ref>''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]</ref>[[File:Talon-tattoos.jpg|thumb|right|170px|[[Darth Talon]], a [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lord]] of [[Darth Krayt]]'s [[One Sith|New Sith Order]], had black Sith tattoos covering her body, head, and [[Lekku/Legends|lekku]]]] and an unnamed [[tattooed Sith Lord]] who was tattooed on his head, face, neck and arms.<ref>{{Tales|17|The Apprentice (comic)|All For You}}</ref>
[[Finn (Sith)|Finn]], a [[Sith Master/Legends|Sith Master]] who operated as a [[Terrorist/Legends|terrorist]] during the final years of the [[New Sith Wars]],<ref>''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]</ref> had two black tattoos under each [[Eye/Legends|eye]].<ref>{{Tales|17|The Apprentice (comic)|The Apprentice}}</ref>
====Order of the Sith Lords====
Darth Bane's apprentice, [[Darth Zannah/Legends|Darth Zannah]], eventually acquired facial markings similar to those of her master;<ref>''[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil]]'' cover</ref> again, is is not known whether these were permanent tattoos or simply painted. Zannah's apprentice, [[Darth Cognus]], already wore tattoos before she became a Sith - her chin was tattooed with four sharp, thin lines, extending like fangs from her lower lip.<ref>''[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil]]''</ref>
[[Darth Tenebrous/Legends|Darth Tenebrous]], the master of [[Darth Plagueis/Legends|Darth Plagueis]], had esoteric body markings and tattoos on his body.<ref name="DP" />
[[Palpatine/Legends|Darth Sidious]] selected Darth Maul as his apprentice. Unbeknownst to many, Maul had been a member of the [[Dathomir/Legends|Dathomiri]] Nightbrothers before being taken away by Sidious, and Maul's full-body tattoos, thought to be linked to the Sith, initially came from the warrior culture of the Nightbrothers.<ref name="I122" /><ref name="DP" /> Maul's entire body had been garishly and ceremonially tattooed in red and black pigments before he was taken by Sidious, when Maul was less than a standard year of age<ref name="DPN" />. Later stripped of his black Nightbrother markings, Maul was left solely red-skinned.<ref name="Marked" /> Agonizing Sith Tatoos were applied personally by Darth Sidious in an attempt to cleanse Maul's mind.<ref name="Marked" /><ref name="JvS" /> Sidious later wrote in the ''[[Dark Side Compendium]]'' that he himself applied Maul's tattoos.<ref name="EGF">''[[The Essential Guide to the Force]]''</ref> The symbols on Maul's body showed both his Nightbrothers heritage,<ref name="SWCE" /> as well as his complete dedication to the dark side.<ref name="EGF" /> Maul's brother, [[Savage Opress/Legends|Savage Opress]], was also tattoed in the same fashion as Maul, but his tattoos were brown.
The [[Dark Jedi/Legends|Dark Jedi]] [[Jerec (Inquisitor)|Jerec]], of the same era, bore Sith tattoos on his mouth and chin, even though he was never named a Sith Lord.<ref name="EGC" />
====One Sith====
{{Quote|Look at 'em, Cannon... Snarky, red-tatted [[Gornt/Legends|gornts]]. I don't like 'em and I don't trust 'em.''"<br />"''Lords of the [[Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire|Empire]], Storm.''"|[[Jae Akura|Jae "Stom" Akura]] and [[Brodie Coburn|Brodie "Cannon" Coburn]]|Legacy (2006) 44}}
During the [[Second Galactic Civil War]], [[40 ABY|decades]] after the birth of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]], the Sith continued to survive on the planet [[Korriban]]. One of them was [[Dician]], whose pale geometric-patterned tattoos on her cheeks stood out from normal black Sith tattoos. Her tattoos stood out in sharp relief on her dark skin.<ref>''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]''</ref>
[[Vestara Khai]], a [[Sith apprentice/Legends|Sith apprentices]] of the [[Lost Tribe of Sith]] on [[Kesh]], wore what appeared to be a black tattoo that went from between her eyes to the left side of her forehead.<ref>''[[Fate of the Jedi: Omen]]'' cover</ref> However, this was actually eye swirls that she carefully painted on every morning to draw attention away from a scar at the corner of her mouth.<ref>''[[Fate of the Jedi: Abyss]]''</ref>
Many members of [[Darth Krayt]]'s [[One Sith]] wore red and black Sith tattoos all over their body.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Legacy]]'' - the red is specified in [[Legacy (2006) 44|''Legacy'' (2006) 44]]</ref> Darth Krayt himself was tattooed long before he became a Sith. As a [[Human/Legends|Human]] raised among Tusken Raiders, he marked his face with black tattoos so that he, under his Tusken trappings, would not have to be human.<ref name="R59>[[Republic 59|''Republic'' 59]]</ref> His markings were ritual Tusken tattoos.<ref name="I113">{{InsiderCite|113|Darth Krayt (article)|Darth Krayt}}</ref> He also wore tattoos on his shoulders.<ref name="Siege" /> One of Krayt's two [[Hand (One Sith)|Hands]] was the [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'lek]] Sith Lord [[Darth Talon]], whose tattoos were scribed by Krayt and earned in ritual combat.<ref name="L0">''[[Star Wars: Legacy 0]]''</ref>
===Skull Squadron===
[[Gunn Yage]], leader of [[1st Imperial Center Core Defense Squadron|Skull Squadron]], and squadron members [[Brodie Coburn]] and [[Tev Rimon]], had their squadron symbol tattooed on their shoulder.<ref>[[Legacy (2006) 44|''Legacy'' (2006) 44]], design identified as Skull Squadron's symbol in [[Legacy (2006) 14|''Legacy'' (2006) 14]]</ref>
===Sluissi Padawans===
[[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Padawan/Legends|Padawans]] of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] wore a braid behind the ear as a sign of their status; that is, those of them who had hair or fur. Padawans without hair would show their rank in other ways, and [[Sluissi]] Padawans could choose to bisect their left cheek with a facial tattoo.<ref name="JP" />
[[File:Nyrat-tattoo.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Nyrat Agira, a member of the Zealots of Psusan.]]
===Vurrha's Blood===
[[Vurrha's Blood]] was a criminal group lead by the [[Quarren/Legends|Quarren]] [[Vurrha Chur]]. Their name derived from both the initiation ceremony where Vurrha would cut himself and smear his blood across the face of the new member, and the tattoos they wore - a red circle with a black teardrop inside.<ref name="UA">''[[Ultimate Adversaries]]''</ref>
===Zealots of Psusan===
The [[Zealots of Psusan]], female members of the cult [[Disciples of Psusan]], could be recognized by a spiritual tattoo of a black starburst on the abdomen, surrounding the [[navel]].<ref>{{DB|character|nyratagira|Agira, Nyrat|archivedate=20110912064533}} and ''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary]]''</ref> At least two designs existed: [[Nyrat Agira]] and [[Khaleen Hentz/Legends|Khaleen Hentz]] wore a mark which was slightly more detailed than the design worn by [[Rosha Vess]]. Khaleen Hentz was adorned with other tattoos as well: Two triangles formed a diamond under her left eye, and a flower made up of black diamonds, dots and lines was tattooed on the left side of her back.<ref>{{InsiderCite|75|Who's Who in the Outlander Club: It's Ladies' Night}} and [[Republic 63|''Republic'' 63]] ([[Khaleen Hentz/Legends|Khaleen Hentz]])</ref> The [[Farghul]] [[Bounty hunter/Legends|bounty hunter]] [[Breela]] had a belly tattoo very similar to the Zealots of Psusan, marking her as a possible member.<ref name="I89">{{InsiderCite|89|Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy}}</ref>


==Notable people with individual tattoos==
==Notable people with individual tattoos==
===[[Bounty hunter/Legends|Bounty hunters]]===
===[[Bounty hunter/Legends|Bounty hunters]]===
*The Zabrak [[Odon Anak]] wore a light red tattoo of a lightning bolt on her forehead and cheekbones, in addition to the traditional tattoos of her species.<ref name="UA" />
*The [[Farghul]] [[Breela]] had a belly tattoo very similar to the Zealots of Psusan, marking her as a possible member.<ref name="I89" />
*[[Jango Fett/Legends|Jango Fett]] had strangely tattooed arms.<ref>{{DB|character|jangofett|Fett, Jango|archivedate=20110621111722}}</ref>
*[[Rako Hardeen/Legends|Rako Hardeen]] had reddish-brown tattoos on his face.<ref>{{TCW|Deception}}</ref> He got them while serving with the [[Mercenary/Legends|mercenary]] band known as [[Marvasa's Marauders]] in the [[Cyrillian Protectorate]].<ref name="Guide" />
*[[Gida Luroon]] wore black tattoos on the top of her left lekku and across her left eye.<ref>{{GamerCite|1|Rendezvous at Ord Mantell}}</ref>
*The [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]]-turned-bounty hunter [[Rav]] wore a pale, X-shaped tattoo over his left eye.<ref>''[[Legacy Era Campaign Guide]]''</ref>
*[[Tirog]] wore a gray tattoo over his right eye and cheek, as well as a red tattoo on his head and right arm.<ref>''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''</ref>
*[[Tirog]] wore a gray tattoo over his right eye and cheek, as well as a red tattoo on his head and right arm.<ref>''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''</ref>
===[[Clone trooper/Legends|Clone troopers]]===
{{Quote|They say he bulked himself up in captivity. And tattooed his name all over his body.|[[CT-5539]], about his fellow clone trooper, [[Kaddak (clone trooper)|Kaddak]]|Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 2}}
[[File:HardcaseFull-SWE.png|thumb|right|180px|Hardcase had tattoos on across his face and scalp]]
*[[Dogma/Legends|Dogma]] sported a red tattoo across his face. His helmet had a triangular design that reflected his tattoo.<ref name="Umbara">{{TCW|Darkness on Umbara}}</ref>
*[[CT-5555/Legends|Fives]] had a tattoo of a "5" on his right temple.<ref name="CWR">{{TCW|Rookies}}</ref>
*[[Hardcase/Legends|Hardcase]] had blue stripes tattooed across his face and scalp, which matched a design painted on his [[Clone trooper armor/Legends|armor]].<ref name="Deserter">{{TCW|The Deserter}} and {{SWArchive|url=theclonewars/guide/episode210.html|text=''The Clone Wars'' Episode Guide: The Deserter|archivedate=20110629042704}}</ref>
*[[CT-782/Legends|Hevy]] sported dark tattoos on either side of his face, from the back of the neck to the cheeks.<ref name="CWR" />
*[[CT-5597/Legends|Jesse]] had a large [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Republic]] cog on his helmet and tattooed across his face and head.<ref name="Deserter" />
*[[Jek/Legends|Jek]] had a tattoo which consisted of a circle and lines on the back of his neck.<ref name="Ambush">{{TCW|Ambush}}</ref>
*While clone trooper [[Kaddak (clone trooper)|Kaddak]] was held in captivity on [[Kamino/Legends|Kamino]] (for killing his [[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorian]] instructor), he tattooed his name all over his body, in [[Aurebesh/Legends|Aurebesh]] characters.<ref>[[Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 2|''Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows'' 2]]</ref>
*[[Kix/Legends|Kix]] had the phrase "A good [[Droid/Legends|droid]] is a [[Death/Legends|dead]] one" tattooed in Aurebesh on the left side of his head.<ref name="Deserter" />
*[[Clone trooper commander|Commander]] [[CC-8826/Legends|Neyo's]] face sported a tattoo of his number: CC-8826, in Aurebesh.<ref>{{SW|url=explore/the-clone-wars/ep510|text="Secret Weapons" - ''The Clone Wars'' Episode Guide}} {{C|Slide 4}}</ref>
*[[Rys/Legends|Rys]] had a tattoo on his neck and jaw.<ref name="Ambush" />
*[[Sketch/Legends|Sketch]] had tattoo of the Aurebesh letter [[Senth/Legends|Senth]], or "S," above his left [[Eye/Legends|eye]].<ref name="CWCE" />
*Commander [[CC-5869/Legends|Stone]] was recognizable by a tattoo on the left side of his forehead, which resembled the number "53".<ref>{{TCW|The Gungan General}} (identified as Stone in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars &ndash; The Official Episode Guide: Season 1]]'') and ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide]]'')</ref>
*[[CT-5385/Legends|Tup]] sported a tear drop tattoo under his right eye. His helmet had a tear drop design that reflected his tattoo.<ref name="Umbara" />


===Force users===
===Force users===
*The [[Dark Jedi/Legends|Dark Jedi]] [[Tavion Axmis]] wore patterns of purple tattoos on her arms and forehead, as well as under her eyes and on the bridge of her nose.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]]''</ref>
*The [[Dark Jedi/Legends|Dark Jedi]] [[Jerec (Inquisitor)|Jerec]], of the same era, bore Sith tattoos on his mouth and chin.<ref name="EGC" />
 
*The [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]] and expert [[Slicer/Legends|slicer]] [[Ekria]], and the expert slicer [[Zakarisz Ghent]] both hailed from the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Baroli/Legends|Baroli]],<ref name="EkrGhe">Ghent: ''[[Heir to the Empire Sourcebook]] '', Ekria: ''[[Reversal of Fortune]]''</ref> and were distinguished by their blue hair and the same blue facial tattoos<ref name="GheEkr">Ekria: ''[[Reversal of Fortune]]'', Ghent: [[Heir to the Empire (comics)|''Heir to the Empire comic'']] and {{DB|character|ghent|Ghent, Zakarisz|archivedate=20101028152619}}</ref>. It is not known whether their appearance was part of a culture, organization or sub-culture, or whether they were related.
 
*The [[near-Human]] [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Fay]] had black lines tattooed on her left cheek and forehead.<ref>[[Republic 53|''Republic'' 53]]</ref>
 
*Jedi Master [[Fy-Tor-Ana]] had a tattoo on her forehead. At the time she was hiding underneath the bedrock of [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]] after the [[Great Jedi Purge/Legends|Great Jedi Purge]], the facial mark had become faded.<ref>''[[The Last of the Jedi: Underworld]]''</ref>
 
*For Jerec, see entry for [[Tattoo/Legends#Sith Order|Sith Order]].
 
*The [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] [[Ky Narec/Legends|Ky Narec]] had thin, black lines tattooed on his chin and on the sides of his nose.<ref name="Nightsisters">{{TCW|Nightsisters (episode)|Nightsisters}}</ref>
 
*The [[Emperor's Hand/Legends|Emperor's Hand]] [[Sarcev Quest]] had a purplish tattoo on the top of his bald head.<ref>''[[The Emperor's Pawns]]''</ref>


*The Emperor's Hand and [[TIE pilot]] [[Maarek Stele/Legends|Maarek Stele]] had a tattoo of the [[Emperor's Reach]] on his left forearm, which signified his involvement with the [[Prophets of the Dark Side|Emperor's Secret Order]].<ref>''[[Star Wars: TIE Fighter]]'' and ''[[The Emperor's Pawns]]'' in ''[[Star Wars Gamer 5]]''</ref>
*The Emperor's Hand and [[TIE pilot]] [[Maarek Stele/Legends|Maarek Stele]] had a tattoo of the [[Emperor's Reach]] on his left forearm, which signified his involvement with the [[Prophets of the Dark Side|Emperor's Secret Order]].<ref>''[[Star Wars: TIE Fighter]]'' and ''[[The Emperor's Pawns]]'' in ''[[Star Wars Gamer 5]]''</ref>
*The bald Dark Jedi [[Trenox]] had dark lines tattooed on his head.<ref>''[[Star Wars: The New Droid Army]]''</ref>
[[File:Jabba_tat.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba the Hutt's]] arm tattoo]]
*The [[Dathomirian/Legends|Dathomirian]]<ref name="I122" /><ref>{{SWE|characters|asajjventress|Asajj Ventress}}</ref> Dark Jedi [[Asajj Ventress/Legends|Asajj Ventress]] was distinguished by the black tattoos on her chalk-white skin. Six knife-shaped tattoos were arrayed on each side of her bald head, like daggers pointing at her ears, one for each of the twelve warlords she had killed after swearing their deaths.<ref>''[[The Cestus Deception]]''</ref><ref>''[[Yoda: Dark Rendezvous]]''</ref> However, on several occasions during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], she was seen with different, wavy markings, and had apparently added tattoos to her jaw.<ref>[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]] and [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)]]</ref> These markings were ritual tattoos.<ref name="CWCE" />
*[[Yuledan]], a Jedi of the [[New Jedi Order]], had red symbols tattooed on his chest.<ref>[[Invasion: Rescues 2|''Invasion: Rescues'' 2]]</ref>


===[[Hutt/Legends|Hutts]]===
===[[Hutt/Legends|Hutts]]===
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*The criminal [[Grappa (Hutt)|Grappa]] wore a tattoo of a skull on his forehead.<ref name="COB">''[[Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood]]''</ref>
*The criminal [[Grappa (Hutt)|Grappa]] wore a tattoo of a skull on his forehead.<ref name="COB">''[[Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood]]''</ref>
*The [[Crime lord/Legends|crime lord]] [[Groola]] had a purple talon-shaped tattoo over each eye, as well as two bands of purple tattoos that went from his chin and down his chest and belly.<ref name="CCW" />


*The gangster [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba Desilijic Tiure]] wore the symbol of [[Desilijic/Legends|his clan]] as a tattoo on his right arm.<ref>[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']], [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']] (the ''right'' arm)</ref> The tattoo was made of [[Yoro|yoro root pigment]].<ref name="VD" /> Big Gizz, the leader of Jabba's [[Swoop/Legends|swoop]] gang, wore a tattoo identical to Jabba's, on the same arm. Several other members of his gang did it so, as a symbol of their affiliation.<ref name="SEC">[[Shadows of the Empire (comics)|''Shadows of the Empire'' comic]]</ref>
*The gangster [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure/Legends|Jabba Desilijic Tiure]] wore the symbol of [[Desilijic/Legends|his clan]] as a tattoo on his right arm.<ref>[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']], [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']] (the ''right'' arm)</ref> The tattoo was made of [[Yoro|yoro root pigment]].<ref name="VD" /> Big Gizz, the leader of Jabba's [[Swoop/Legends|swoop]] gang, wore a tattoo identical to Jabba's, on the same arm. Several other members of his gang did it so, as a symbol of their affiliation.<ref name="SEC">[[Shadows of the Empire (comics)|''Shadows of the Empire'' comic]]</ref>
*[[Juvard Illip Oggurobb]], a famous scientist during the [[Galactic War]], had a tattoo on his chest.<ref name="The Old Republic">''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel]]''</ref>
*[[Lungru Nokko Vimmas]], a Hutt who owned a household of [[Cerean/Legends|Cerean]] retainers, had a diamond-shaped tattoo in the center of his forehead.<ref>''[[Tempest Feud]]'' <small>(picture only)</small></ref>
===[[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorians]]===
{{Quote|When I saw the tattoos on that female's hand, I thought for a moment that there might be a vestige of the true warrior left in the Mandalorians and that they might be like us in valuing their own pain and death. But no - this is vanity, decoration, nothing more.|[[Yuuzhan Vong]] [[Nom Anor]], commenting on his meeting with the [[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorian]] [[Briika Jeban]]|Boba Fett: A Practical Man}}
*[[Baltan Carid]] had a dark blue tattoo of a vine which emerged from the top of his [[Mandalorian armor/Legends|armor]] and ended under his chin.<ref>''[[Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice]]''</ref>
*[[Jarkyc]] wore tattooed [[Mando'a/Legends|Mando'a]] runes on his knuckles.<ref>''[[Imperial Commando: 501st]]''</ref>
*The [[Mercenary/Legends|mercenary]] [[Briika Jeban]] had an intricate lacework of blue tattoos on her hands.<ref>''[[Boba Fett: A Practical Man]]''</ref>
[[File:Nera_Dantels_tattoos.jpg|thumb|left|175px|[[Nera Dantels]]' facial tattoos proclaimed her individuality and refusal to blend in]]
*[[Canderous Ordo]] had his clan mark tattooed on his left shoulder.<ref name="ORR">''[[The Old Republic: Revan]]''</ref>
*[[Veela Ordo]], the Mandalorian wife of Canderous, had her high cheekbones tattooed with intricate blue swirls.<ref name="ORR" />


===Pirates===
===Pirates===
*The [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]] captain [[Nym/Legends|Nym]] received a tattoo on his arm after winning a violent free-for-all in the [[Blood Pits]] of [[Nar Shaddaa/Legends|Nar Shaddaa]]. The formerly meaningless symbol went on to become the flag for Nym's band of [[Mercenary/Legends|mercenaries]], the [[Lok Revenants/Legends|Lok Revenants]].<ref>''[[The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]'' and ''[[Starfighter: Crossbones]]'' (placement of tattoo).</ref>
*While posing as a [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]] [[Captain/Legends|captain]], the [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'lek]] [[Dia Passik]] had her [[Lekku/Legends|lekku]] decorated with temporary tattoos of an intricate pattern of black cuneiform marks. The body art told the misdeeds stories of her fictitious character.<ref>''[[X-Wing: Iron Fist]]''</ref>
*While posing as a [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]] [[Captain/Legends|captain]], the [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'lek]] [[Dia Passik]] had her [[Lekku/Legends|lekku]] decorated with temporary tattoos of an intricate pattern of black cuneiform marks. The body art told the misdeeds stories of her fictitious character.<ref>''[[X-Wing: Iron Fist]]''</ref>
*The feared [[Firrerreo/Legends|Firrerreo]] [[Pirate/Legends|pirate lord]] [[Tantos]] had his arms covered with three-dimensional tattoos of strange beasts.<ref>''[[Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children]]''</ref>


*The [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]] [[Dorok Zalaster]] had his bald head covered with tattoos of swirling designs.<ref>''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three]]''</ref>
*The [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]] [[Dorok Zalaster]] had his bald head covered with tattoos of swirling designs.<ref>''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three]]''</ref>


===Rebels===
===Rebels===
*[[Basso]], a member of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]], had his head tattooed with a black band that went over his forehead and around his head.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Empire: Princess... Warrior]]''</ref>
*The [[Smuggler/Legends|smuggler]] and Rebel Alliance member [[Nera Dantels]] was distinguished by her black talon-shaped tattooed under her eyes.{{Fact}} <ref>''[[X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½]]'' - This might just be makeup.</ref>
 
*The [[Smuggler/Legends|smuggler]] and Rebel Alliance member [[Nera Dantels]] was distinguished by her black talon-shaped tattooed under her eyes. The tattoos were later enlarged, with bigger talons that and also covered her eyes, and the color was changed to dark blue.<ref>''[[X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers]]''</ref> Her tattoos prominently proclaimed her individuality and refusal to blend in.<ref>''[[Rebellion Era Campaign Guide]]''</ref>


*[[Alfonso Luiz Obota]] had a brown tattoo on his right arm.<ref>''[[Dark Forces: Jedi Knight]]''</ref>
*[[Alfonso Luiz Obota]] had a brown tattoo on his right arm.<ref>''[[Dark Forces: Jedi Knight]]''</ref>
*[[Wyl Tarson]] adorned his skin with a single, big golden tattoo which covered parts of his neck, chest, back, left arm and stomach.<ref>[[Rebellion 6|''Rebellion'' 6]]</ref>
===Senators and aides===
*[[Mina Bonteri/Legends|Mina Bonteri]], a senator in the [[Separatist Parliament]] during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], had intricate patterns tattooed on her arms and neck.<ref>{{TCW|Heroes on Both Sides}}</ref>
[[File:Tarson-tattoo.jpg|thumb|right|130px|[[Wyl Tarson]]'s golden tattoo covered a large area of his upper body]]
*[[Senator/Legends|Senator]] [[Fird]] had black tattoos on his face.<ref name="EA" />
*[[Sa'arli]] was a [[Tarasin]] aide to Senator [[Lavina Durada-Vashne Wren]] of [[Cularin/Legends|Cularin]]. She wore a tattoo of a snakelike lizard whose tail ran from her jawline to up around her ear-slit.<ref>''[[Jurisdiction]]'' [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20030904jurisdiction]</ref>


===Others===
===Others===
*The famous [[Shockball/Legends|shockball]] player [[Ytavarg Aleema]] had the number 39 tattooed on his arm, along with an upside-down triangle on his shoulder.<ref>''[[Cracken's Rebel Operatives]]''</ref>
*The famous [[Shockball/Legends|shockball]] player [[Ytavarg Aleema]] had the number 39 tattooed on his arm, along with an upside-down triangle on his shoulder.<ref>''[[Cracken's Rebel Operatives]]''</ref>


*[[Speeder/Legends|Speeder]] [[Pilot/Legends|pilot]] [[Aramis/Legends|Aramis]] had his forehead tattooed with a band of blue triangles on a circle.<ref>{{TCW|Duchess of Mandalore}}</ref>
*[[Gizman|Big Gizz]], the leader of Jabba the Hutt's [[Swoop/Legends|swoop]] gang, wore the same tattoo as his boss, Jabba the Hutt, on his right arm.<ref name="SEC" />
 
*After the intelligence operative [[Myri Antilles]] startled [[Wedge Antilles/Legends|her father]] by telling him about her new tattoos (the [[hair dye]] would wash out, but "the tattoos were permanent"), she laughed. It is unclear whether she was telling the truth or only joking.<ref>''[[Legacy of the Force: Exile]]''</ref>
 
*The scoundrel [[Billal Batross]] wore a reddish, circular tattoo on his right arm.<ref>''[[Star Wars Adventures: Han Solo and the Hollow Moon of Khorya]]''</ref>
 
*[[Cavis Bault]], a follower of the religious organization [[H'kig]], had every inch of his arms decorated with elaborate tattoos disappearing into his plain habit.<ref>''[[J't'p'tan: Temples and Tybis]]'' [http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030130jtptan]</ref>
 
*The young [[Rancor/Legends|rancor]] [[Bender (rancor)|Bender]] was tattooed with his name in both [[Galactic Basic Standard/Legends|Basic]] and [[Huttese/Legends|Huttese]] upon his left shoulder.<ref>''[[TopWorld]]''</ref>
 
*[[Trunks Bibo]], the [[Ortolan/Legends|Ortolan]] leader of the [[Lost Ones]] street gang, adorned his blue fur with geometric tattoos of red, green and purple.<ref name="CCW" />
 
*[[Gizman|Big Gizz]], the leader of Jabba the Hutt's [[Swoop/Legends|swoop]] gang, wore the same tattoo as his boss, Jabba the Hutt, on his right arm.<ref name="SEC" /> The tattoo was the symbol of [[Desilijic/Legends|Jabba's clan]].<ref name="DP" />


*The minor Crime Lord [[Ray Carantar]] had a twisting and curving tattoo on the right side of his bald head.<ref>{{Journal|12|Festival of High Winds}}</ref>
*The minor Crime Lord [[Ray Carantar]] had a twisting and curving tattoo on the right side of his bald head.<ref>{{Journal|12|Festival of High Winds}}</ref>
[[File:MinaBonteriHS-SWE.png|thumb|left|175px|[[Mina Bonteri/Legends|Mina Bonteri]] had intricate patterns tattooed on her arms and neck]]
[[File:MinaBonteriHS-SWE.png|thumb|left|175px|[[Mina Bonteri/Legends|Mina Bonteri]] had intricate patterns tattooed on her arms and neck]]
*[[Ramsis Dendup/Legends|Ramsis Dendup]],<ref>{{SWE|characters|sawgerrera|Saw Gerrera}}</ref> the former [[King/Legends|King]] of [[Onderon/Legends|Onderon]], had a black tattoo on his hand.<ref>{{TCW|Front Runners}}</ref>
*[[Peace Brigade]] leader [[Reck Desh]], also a [[Smuggler/Legends|smuggler]], was recognizable by his full sleeve of tattoos.<ref>''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]''</ref>
*[[Shaala Doneeta]], the Twi'lek aide of Sith Lord [[Count/Legends|Count]] [[Dooku/Legends|Dooku]], had Sith-like tattoos on her lekku.<ref>{{InsiderCite|72|CIS Shadowfeed Year's Start Fete Day Edition}} - note that [[Shaala Doneeta]] is only identified through the [[Aurebesh/Legends|Aurebesh]] caption</ref>
*The [[Nautolan/Legends|Nautolan]] [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] [[Sith Minion|servant]] [[Dossa]] had black tattoos on her body.<ref>[[Knights of the Old Republic 33|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 33]]</ref>
*[[Ushka Et]], the [[Devaronian/Legends|Devaronian]] lead singer of the band [[Distraction]], stood out from other tattooed people by a peculiar design: Half her face was tattooed to look like she'd been in a horribly disfiguring accident &ndash; that is, from a distance. Up close, she was very attractive. She had done this for the sake of attention, and was very self-conscious about her actions. She wasn't ashamed of the original body art, but preferred that people didn't stare at her tattoos unless she was performing. When she talked to people, she therefore tended to turn the tattooed half of her face away from the person.<ref>''[[With the Band]]'' [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030918band]</ref>
*[[Furan]] was a [[Mon Calamari/Legends|Mon Calamari]] inmate at the [[Armand Isard Correctional Facility]]. The skin of his head and hands was thickly decorated with crude black tattoos, many of them gang markings or kill silhouettes.<ref>''[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction]]''</ref>


*[[Anja Gallandro]] had a [[Piranha beetle/Legends|piranha beetle]] with a lightning bolt on its back tattooed on her right arm.<ref>''[[Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell]]''</ref>
*[[Anja Gallandro]] had a [[Piranha beetle/Legends|piranha beetle]] with a lightning bolt on its back tattooed on her right arm.<ref>''[[Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell]]''</ref>
*The [[tramp freighter]] captain [[Dana Galvason/Legends|Dana "Deke" Galvason]] had strange tribal-looking tattoos under her eyes and across the bridge of her nose.<ref>''[[Byss and the Deep Core]]'' [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20050414planet1]</ref>


*[[Malindin Gevarak]] was a small-type [[counterfeiter]] recognizable by the tattoos on his face and neck.<ref>''[[Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters]]''</ref>
*[[Malindin Gevarak]] was a small-type [[counterfeiter]] recognizable by the tattoos on his face and neck.<ref>''[[Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters]]''</ref>


*[[Gauer]], a man employed by the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], had a tattoo consisting of a brown line that ran over his hairless skull to the top of his nose, where the line split in two and formed another line over the bridge of his nose. His eyelids and the skin around his eyes was tattooed black, and both eye tattoos were connected by a black stripe underneath the brown one over the bridge over his nose.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Empire: Betrayal]]''</ref>
*The expert slicer [[Zakarisz Ghent]] was distinguished by his blue hair and blue facial tattoos<ref name="Ghent">[[Heir to the Empire (comics)|''Heir to the Empire comic'']]</ref>.
 
*For [[Zakarisz Ghent]], se [[Ekria]]'s entry under "Force users"


*The Twi'lek starship thief [[Tardon Golor]] had intricate tattoos on his scalp and lekku.<ref>[[Wanted by Cracken (sourcebook)|''Wanted by Cracken'']]</ref>
*The Twi'lek starship thief [[Tardon Golor]] had intricate tattoos on his scalp and lekku.<ref>[[Wanted by Cracken (sourcebook)|''Wanted by Cracken'']]</ref>
*The [[Houk/Legends|Houk]] [[Gort (Houk)|Gort]] had a tattoo of a skull on his arm.<ref>[[Republic 72|''Republic'' 72]]</ref>
*The [[Siniteen/Legends|Siniteen]] criminal [[Hal'Sted/Legends|Hal'Sted]] had his forehead and parts of his face tattooed with an intricate black pattern.<ref name="Nightsisters" />


*[[Swoop/Legends|Swoop]] gang member [[Roy Harlison]] had "big daddy" tattooed on his upper arm, with letters from the [[High Galactic alphabet]].<ref name="AJ6">{{Journal|6|Swoop Gangs}}</ref>
*[[Swoop/Legends|Swoop]] gang member [[Roy Harlison]] had "big daddy" tattooed on his upper arm, with letters from the [[High Galactic alphabet]].<ref name="AJ6">{{Journal|6|Swoop Gangs}}</ref>
*[[Jally]], a heavily tattooed male Human, served as the bodyguard of crime lord [[Cash Garrulan]].<ref>''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]''</ref>
*The [[Besalisk/Legends|Besalisk]] cook and [[Dex's Diner/Legends|diner]] proprietor [[Dexter Jettster/Legends|Dexter Jettster]] had a black tattoo reminiscent of an anchor on his uppermost right arm.<ref name="AOTCCP">[[Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones|''Attack of the Clones'']] and images from ''[[Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels]]''</ref>
*The famous [[Podracer/Legends|podracer]] [[Kerd K'Kerren]] had every inch of his hands, face and neck covered in intricate tattoos of green and gold. The left side of his had was shaved and tattooed with swirls and checks.<ref>''[[Swoop and Dive]]''</ref>


*[[Blue Squadron (New Republic)|Blue Squadron]] pilot [[Dorset Konnair]] had a blue starflare tattoo covering her right eye. Her skin was also decorated with other symbols, most of which were hidden underneath her clothes.<ref>''[[X-Wing: Wraith Squadron]]''</ref>
*[[Blue Squadron (New Republic)|Blue Squadron]] pilot [[Dorset Konnair]] had a blue starflare tattoo covering her right eye. Her skin was also decorated with other symbols, most of which were hidden underneath her clothes.<ref>''[[X-Wing: Wraith Squadron]]''</ref>


*Swoop gang leader [[Dean Lado]] had swirls tattooed on his chest and upper arms.<ref name="AJ6">{{Journal|6|Swoop Gangs}}</ref>
*Swoop gang leader [[Dean Lado]] had swirls tattooed on his chest and upper arms.<ref name="AJ6">{{Journal|6|Swoop Gangs}}</ref>
*[[Loubo/Legends|Loubo]], owner of the spaceport restaurant [[Plop Dribble's/Legends|Plop Dribble's]], had a tattoo on his right arm of a double-heart that said "MOM", in [[Aurebesh/Legends|Aurebesh]].<ref>{{TCW|Brothers}}</ref><ref>{{SW|url=explore/the-clone-wars/ep421|text="Brothers" - ''The Clone Wars'' Episode Guide}} {{C|Slide 7}}</ref>


*The [[Aruzan/Legends|Aruzan]] dancing [[Gender/Legends|girl]] [[Manaroo/Legends|Manaroo]] had luminous tattoos of [[Moon/Legends|moons]] and [[Star/Legends|stars]] glowing on her wrists and ankles.<ref>''[[Tales of the Bounty Hunters]]''</ref>
*The [[Aruzan/Legends|Aruzan]] dancing [[Gender/Legends|girl]] [[Manaroo/Legends|Manaroo]] had luminous tattoos of [[Moon/Legends|moons]] and [[Star/Legends|stars]] glowing on her wrists and ankles.<ref>''[[Tales of the Bounty Hunters]]''</ref>
*The young [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscanti]] alien [[Gender/Legends|woman]] [[Ione Marcy/Legends|Ione Marcy]] wore red underworld tattoos of a current fashion, on her skull.<ref name="CWCE" />


*[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] [[Lieutenant/Legends|lieutenant]] [[Massimo]] had wavy blue lines tattooed on his back.<ref name="COB" />
*[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] [[Lieutenant/Legends|lieutenant]] [[Massimo]] had wavy blue lines tattooed on his back.<ref name="COB" />
*[[Con artist/Legends|Con artist]] [[Achk Med-Beq/Legends|Achk Med-Beq]] had a spiderwebby facial over his left eye. The tattoo was somewhat of a giveaway while he was posing as a [[Republic Security Force/Legends|Republic Security Guard]] - such tattoos were actually frowned upon at the [[Security Academy]].<ref>{{InsiderCite|75|Who's Who in the Outlander Club: It's Ladies' Night}}</ref>


*While working undercover as [[Speeder bike/Legends|speeder bike]] racer Miraj, the face of [[Sector Ranger/Legends|Sector Rangers]] [[Special Enforcement Officer/Legends|Special Enforcement Officer]] [[Narra Mesyne]] was emblazoned with markings that went from above the eyebrow, over her right eye and down her cheek. It is not known whether these were permanent tattoos, or painted on her face as part of her alias as Miraj.<ref name="WHSV">''[[Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy]]''</ref>
*While working undercover as [[Speeder bike/Legends|speeder bike]] racer Miraj, the face of [[Sector Ranger/Legends|Sector Rangers]] [[Special Enforcement Officer/Legends|Special Enforcement Officer]] [[Narra Mesyne]] was emblazoned with markings that went from above the eyebrow, over her right eye and down her cheek. It is not known whether these were permanent tattoos, or painted on her face as part of her alias as Miraj.<ref name="WHSV">''[[Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy]]''</ref>
*The [[near-Human]] [[handmaiden]] of [[Malta]] the Hutt, [[Jozzel Moffet]], had her eyes covered with dark red tattoos that matched her lips and nails.<ref>''[[Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika]]''</ref>
*Black Sun member [[Asa Naga]] had three thin, blue, vertical rectangles with black outlines tattooed in the center of his forehead. This design was enhanced with white color tattooed over his nose and parts of his forehead, in contrast with his blue skin.<ref name="DM">[[Star Wars: Darth Maul (Dark Horse)|''Star Wars: Darth Maul'']]</ref>
[[File:Tattooedwoman.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A tattooed woman at the [[Black Hole (Kiffex)|Black Hole]] cantina on [[Kiffex/Legends|Kiffex]], wearing tattoos on her forehead, left arm and right shoulder.]]
*The [[Anti-Republic Liberation Front]] member [[Paak]] had his neck, face and shaved head covered with green and purple tattoos that made it difficult to pick out his Human features.<ref>''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]''</ref>
*[[Thrynka Padaunete]], leader of the [[People's Inquest]], had a dark gray tattoo on her chest. Her face was decorated with red and white markings, which might have been tattoos as well, or just simply make-up.<ref>{{InsiderCite|71|CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:10:05 Edition}}</ref>
*[[Lord/Legends|Lady]] [[Por'Ten (Lady)|Por'Ten]], head of one of the [[Cestus Cybernetics]] Families, was adorned with elaborate tattoos on her lips.<ref>''[[The Cestus Deception]]''</ref>
*The Imperial undercover [[Spy/Legends|spy]] [[Lucius Rothingham]] had several tattoos on his arms and chest.<ref name="CCW" />
*[[Shelov]], the [[Herglic/Legends|Herglic]] head of the [[Tundei Tribunal]] on [[Abregado-rae/Legends|Abregado-rae]], was easily recognized by the black ring-tattoos circling the blow hole on his head.<ref name="CCW" />


*After the female Twi'lek [[Sienn'rha]] was abducted and enslaved by [[Bib Fortuna/Legends|Bib Fortuna]], her lekku was tattooed with delicate floral chains. A Twi'lek's lekku was full of nerves, which made the skin extremely sensitive, and tattooing excruciatingly painful.<ref>''[[Tales from Jabba's Palace]]'' and ''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]''</ref>
*After the female Twi'lek [[Sienn'rha]] was abducted and enslaved by [[Bib Fortuna/Legends|Bib Fortuna]], her lekku was tattooed with delicate floral chains. A Twi'lek's lekku was full of nerves, which made the skin extremely sensitive, and tattooing excruciatingly painful.<ref>''[[Tales from Jabba's Palace]]'' and ''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]''</ref>


*The zealous [[Xalto Sneerzick]] had the back of his hand decorated with a tattoo of the symbol of his cause: A purple cog being struck by a lightning bolt, which signified his devotion to freeing all [[Droid/Legends|droids]] throughout the galaxy.<ref>{{Journal|9|Droids Defiant}}</ref>
*The zealous [[Xalto Sneerzick]] had the back of his hand decorated with a tattoo of the symbol of his cause: A purple cog being struck by a lightning bolt, which signified his devotion to freeing all [[Droid/Legends|droids]] throughout the galaxy.<ref>{{Journal|9|Droids Defiant}}</ref>
*The Human mercenary [[Clea Sook]] had black tattoos inked on her hands and across her face.<ref>''[[Rebel Force: Firefight]]''</ref>
*The freedom fighter [[Cham Syndulla/Legends|Cham Syndulla]] had Twi'lek clan tattoos on his head.<ref>''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Visual Guide Ultimate Battles]]''</ref>


*[[Diversity Alliance]] leader [[Nolaa Tarkona]] had her single lekku &ndash; the other one was missing &ndash; tattooed, and stoically endured the prolonged agony. Everyone who saw the Twi'lek woman's tattoos admired her endurance, which added to her power.<ref name="YJK" />
*[[Diversity Alliance]] leader [[Nolaa Tarkona]] had her single lekku &ndash; the other one was missing &ndash; tattooed, and stoically endured the prolonged agony. Everyone who saw the Twi'lek woman's tattoos admired her endurance, which added to her power.<ref name="YJK" />


*The [[Nagai]] [[Lusubrin T'shkali]], also known as Brin, had a violet royal crest tattooed around his left eye, and silver sigils tattooed on his neck. He refused to discuss the significance of either set of markings.<ref name="WHSV" />
*The [[Nagai]] [[Lusubrin T'shkali]], also known as Brin, had a violet royal crest tattooed around his left eye, and silver sigils tattooed on his neck. He refused to discuss the significance of either set of markings.<ref name="WHSV" />
*[[Letta Turmond/Legends|Letta Turmond]] had dark gray tattoos on her face and right arm.<ref>{{TCW|Sabotage (episode)|Sabotage}}</ref>


*The [[Mistryl Shadow Guard]] [[Variise]] had a tattoo shaped like an exclamation point over her right forehead and cheek.<ref name="AJ9">{{Journal|9|Easy Credits}}, p. 181</ref>
*The [[Mistryl Shadow Guard]] [[Variise]] had a tattoo shaped like an exclamation point over her right forehead and cheek.<ref name="AJ9">{{Journal|9|Easy Credits}}, p. 181</ref>
*[[Varti]], a citizen of the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[JanFathal]], had the dark skin of his scalp tattooed with white designs from ear to what had been his hairline.<ref>''[[The Clone Wars: No Prisoners]]''</ref>
[[File:Veed-tattoo.jpg|thumb|left|240px|[[Morlish Veed]] had a simple tattoo of Aurebesh letters on his arm]]
*[[Grand Moff/Legends|Grand Moff]] [[Morlish Veed]] of the [[Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire|New Galactic Empire]] had a black tattoo of the [[Aurebesh/Legends|Aurebesh]] letters [[Wesk/Legends|Wesk]] over [[Herf/Legends|Herf]], on his right arm.<ref>[[Legacy (2006) 16|''Legacy'' (2006) 16]], [[Aurebesh/Legends|Aurebesh]] source: ''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref>


*[[Vreel]], a recruit of the [[Imperial Army/Legends|Imperial Army]], wore intricate tattoos on the side of his scalp.<ref>{{Journal|2|You're in the Army Now!}}</ref>
*[[Vreel]], a recruit of the [[Imperial Army/Legends|Imperial Army]], wore intricate tattoos on the side of his scalp.<ref>{{Journal|2|You're in the Army Now!}}</ref>


*[[Zabin]], the [[Kubaz/Legends|Kubaz]] [[Queen/Legends|Queen]] of the [[Zabin Hive]], had her face decorated with graceful blue lines.<ref>''[[Star Wars Missions 6: The Search for Grubba the Hutt]]''</ref>
*[[Zabin]], the [[Kubaz/Legends|Kubaz]] [[Queen/Legends|Queen]] of the [[Zabin Hive]], had her face decorated with graceful blue lines.<ref>''[[Star Wars Missions 6: The Search for Grubba the Hutt]]''</ref>
==Behind the scenes==
One of the proposed designs for [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] for [[Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars'': Episode III ''Revenge of the Sith'']] had him sporting a [[Wikipedia:mohawk|mohawk]] and a black tattoo on his right arm and shoulder,<ref>''[[The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''</ref><ref name="DVD">[[Star Wars home video releases#Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' DVD]]: "Two Worlds', One Movie" web documentary</ref> but [[George Lucas]] thought it was too much.<ref name="DVD" />
The [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia|''The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia'']] states that tattoos are part of the [[Togruta/Legends|Togruta]] culture, and describes the white facial markings of [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]] [[Ahsoka Tano/Legends|Ahsoka Tano]] as tattoos. This has been contradicted in other sources; the ''[[Ultimate Alien Anthology]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary]]'', ''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia]]'' all establish that the facial markings of the Togruta are in fact natural pigments. Even so, during the production of ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', Ahsoka's facial markings were designed as tattoos, according to ''[[The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''. A conclusive answer has yet to be revealed.
In [[Legacy (2006) 44|''Legacy'' (2006) 44]], a black tattoo erroneously appears on [[Fionah Ti]]'s shoulder in one panel. For the rest of the storyarc, the tattoo is missing.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
While people wearing tattoos appear in many Star Wars works, the following is only a list of media in which tattoos are specifically '''mentioned''':
While people wearing tattoos appear in many Star Wars works, the following is only a list of media in which tattoos are specifically '''mentioned''':
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*''[[Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void]]'' <!--Chapter seven: "Short, slight, her tattooed skin as dark as Bodhi caf, she might be the the most deadly person Lanoree had ever met." Chapter eleven: "...that tattooed woman selling fate readings we passed a hundred paces back"-->
*[[Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 5|''Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm'' 5]]
*''[[Lost Tribe of the Sith: Savior]]''
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 16|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 16]]
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 41|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 41]]
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 42|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 42]]
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 45|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 45]]
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''
[[File:Maul_sw30v3p3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Darth Maul/Legends|Darth Maul]] had tattoos over the majority of his body.]]
*''[[The Old Republic: Revan]]''
*[[The Old Republic: Revan (audiobook)|''The Old Republic: Revan'' audiobook]]
*[[Red Harvest (novel)|''Red Harvest'']]
*[[Red Harvest (audiobook)|''Red Harvest'' audiobook]]
*''[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance]]''
*[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (audiobook)|''The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''
*''[[The Old Republic: Annihilation]]''
*[[The Old Republic: Annihilation (audiobook)|''The Old Republic: Annihilation'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne]]''
*''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]''
*[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Path of Destruction'' audiobook]]
*''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]''
*[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Rule of Two'' audiobook]]
*''[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil]]''
*[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil'' audiobook]]
*[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']]
*[[Darth Plagueis (audiobook)|''Darth Plagueis'' audiobook]]
*''[[Restraint]]''
*''[[Maul: Lockdown]]''
*[[Maul: Lockdown (audiobook)|''Maul: Lockdown'' audiobook]]
*[[Star Wars: Darth Maul (Dark Horse)|''Star Wars: Darth Maul'']]
*{{Tales|24|Marked}}
*''[[Cloak of Deception]]''
*''[[Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children]]''
*''[[The Approaching Storm]]''
*[[The Approaching Storm (audiobook)|''The Approaching Storm'' audiobook]]
*[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (junior novelization)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' junior novelization]]
*''[[The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: The Way of the Jedi]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 4: Guardians of the Chiss Key]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars: Defenders of the Republic]]''
*''[[The Cestus Deception]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars: No Prisoners]]''
*[[The Clone Wars: No Prisoners (audiobook)|''The Clone Wars: No Prisoners'' audiobook]]
*''[[MedStar I: Battle Surgeons]]''
*{{InsiderCite|83|MedStar: Intermezzo}}
*''[[MedStar II: Jedi Healer]]''
*''[[The Wrath of Darth Maul]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Darth Maul—Death Sentence]]''
*{{TCW|Revival (episode)|Revival}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Conspiracy]]''
*''[[A Mon Alone]]''
*[[Obsession 3|''Obsession'' 3]]
*[[Obsession 5|''Obsession'' 5]]
*''[[Yoda: Dark Rendezvous]]''
*''[[Boba Fett: Pursuit]]''
*{{CWACite|5|The Order of Outcasts}}
*''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]''
*''[[Imperial Commando: 501st]]''
*''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]''
*{{CWACite|4|Orders (comic)|Orders}}
*[[Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin 3|''Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin'' 3]]
*[[Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 2|''Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows'' 2]]
*''[[Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows]]''
*''[[Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force]]''
*[[The Last Jedi (novel)|''The Last Jedi'']] <!--Page 320-->
*''[[The Last of the Jedi: Underworld]]''
*''[[Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu]]''
*''[[Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu]]''
*''[[Shadow Games]]''
*''[[Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire]]''
*''[[Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire]]''
*''[[Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire]]''
*''[[Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire]]''
*''[[Beyond the Rim]]''
*''[[The Jewel of Yavin]]''
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook|story=Perlemian Haul (adventure)|stext=Perlemian Haul}}
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Game Master's Kit|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Game Master's Kit|story=Dead in the Water|stext=Dead in the Water}}
*''[[Rebel Force: Target]]''
*''[[Rebel Force: Firefight]]''
*''[[Scoundrels]]'' <!--Chapter six: "Winter studied his neck, hoping there would be a clan or loyalty tattoo somewhere that might give some clue to his identity or affiliation."-->
*''[[Honor Among Thieves]]'' <!--Chapter three: "...and he had a few more tattoos on his chin and cheeks, but not many."; chapter four: "...brushing the back of his hand across the tattoos on his chin", "(...) the angry set of his softening jowls under his facial tattoos"; chapter thirteen: "...a Sullustan with ornate tattoos on his dewflaps and ears"-->
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Spore]]''
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Spore]]''
*''[[Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Seregar Turnabout}}
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Seregar Turnabout}}
*{{WEGCite|book=The Far Orbit Project|story=Preparing for War}}
*{{WEGCite|book=The Far Orbit Project|story=Preparing for War}}
*{{InsiderCite|74|Pearls in the Sand}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 6: The Search for Grubba the Hutt]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 6: The Search for Grubba the Hutt]]''
*''[[Shadow Stalker]]''
*''[[Shadow Stalker]]''
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*{{Journal|9| Droids Defiant}} <!-- Feb 96 -->
*{{Journal|9| Droids Defiant}} <!-- Feb 96 -->
*''[[Tyrant's Test]]''
*''[[Tyrant's Test]]''
*[[Scourge (novel)|''Scourge'']] <!--Pages 17, 152, 216-->
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell]]''
*''[[Boba Fett: A Practical Man]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Balance Point]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Star by Star]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Ylesia]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]''
*''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]''
*''[[Dark Nest III: The Swarm War]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Exile]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Inferno]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Revelation]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Invincible]]''
*[[Millennium Falcon (novel)|''Millennium Falcon'']]
*[[Millennium Falcon (audiobook)|''Millennium Falcon'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Omen]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Omen (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Omen'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Conviction'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse'' audiobook]]
*''[[X-Wing: Mercy Kill]]''
*[[X-Wing: Mercy Kill (audiobook)|''X-Wing: Mercy Kill'' audiobook]]
*[[Legacy (2006) 24|''Legacy'' (2006) 24]] {{C|As "tats"}}
*[[Legacy (2006) 44|''Legacy'' (2006) 44]] {{C|As "tatted"}}
*[[Legacy (2013) 7|''Legacy'' (2013) 7]]
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*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]'' <!-- Oct 98 -->
*''[[Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]'' <!-- Oct 98 -->
*''[[Star Wars Episode I: I Am a Jedi]]''
*''[[Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to the Characters of The Phantom Menace]]'' <!-- May 99 -->
*{{GamerCite|1|Rendezvous at Ord Mantell}} <!-- Sep 00 --> {{C|Pictures only}}
*''[[TopWorld]]'' <!-- March 01 -->
*[[The Essential Guide to Alien Species (real-world book)|''The Essential Guide to Alien Species'']] {{C|[[Blood Carver]], [[Yuuzhan Vong]]}}<!-- April 01 -->
*{{GamerCite|5|A Campaign Guide to the Centrality}} <!-- May 01 -->
*''[[The New Jedi Order Sourcebook]]'' {{C|Chapter One: Prologue to [[Yuuzhan Vong War|Invasion]]}} <!-- Feb 02 -->
*''[[Tempest Feud]]'' {{C|"Act One: A [[Hutt/Legends|Hutt's]] Best Hope", "[[Swoop/Legends|Swoop]] Gang", "The Fallen Warrior", "Scene Ten: The [[Bomu Clan|Bomu]] Way", "Act Two: Night on [[Nar Shaddaa/Legends|Nar Shaddaa]]: On the Trail of the [[Spice/Legends|Spice]] - [[Kuzbar's Cantina]]"}} <!-- March 02 -->
*''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary]]'' <!-- April 02 -->
*''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Illustrated Companion]]''
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]'' {{C|[[Jerec (Inquisitor)|Jerec]], [[Exar Kun/Legends|Exar Kun]], [[Darth Maul/Legends|Darth Maul]], [[Ulic Qel-Droma/Legends|Ulic Qel-Droma]]}} <!-- April 02 -->
*{{FFCite|1|MAU1-4, [[Darth Maul/Legends|''Darth Maul'']]}}
*{{FFCite|22|FET1-4, [[Jango Fett/Legends|''Jango Fett'']]}}
*{{FFCite|45|OFF1-2, [[Barriss Offee/Legends|''Barriss Offee'']]}}
*{{FFCite|47|UND1-2, [[Luminara Unduli/Legends|''Luminara Unduli'']]}}
*{{FFCite|121|HEN1-2, ''[[Khaleen Hentz/Legends|Khaleen Hentz]]''}}
*{{FFCite|126|NER1-2, ''[[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Nera Dantels]]''}}
*''[[Power of the Jedi Sourcebook]]'' {{C|Chapter 6: [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] traditions: "Twilight of the Jedi"}} <!-- Aug 02 -->
*{{InsiderCite|62|Who's Who in the Jedi Order}} <!-- Okt 02 -->
*''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]'' {{C|[[Abregado-rae/Legends|Abregado-rae]], [[Corellia/Legends|Corellia]], [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]], [[Kuat/Legends|Kuat]]}}
<!-- Jan 03 -->
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030130jtptan|text=J't'p'tan: Temples and Tybis|int=J't'p'tan: Temples and Tybis|archivedate=20100330025804}} <!-- Jan 03 -->
*''[[Ultimate Alien Anthology]]'' {{C|[[Blood Carver]], [[Dantari]], [[Ebranite]], [[Yuuzhan Vong]]}} <!-- April 03 -->
*''[[Hero's Guide]]'' {{C|"Chapter Eight: The [[The Force/Legends|Force]]"}}<!-- June 03 -->
*{{InsiderCite|68|Tattoo Detoo}} <!-- June/July 03 -->
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]'' {{C|[[Havoc (starfighter)|''Havoc'']] section}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20030904jurisdiction|text=Jurisdiction|int=Jurisdiction|archivedate=20090603045427}} <!-- Sep 03 -->
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030918band|text=With the Band|int=With the Band|archivedate=20091016051524}} <!-- Sep 03 -->
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20031009malak|text=Darth Malak|int=Darth Malak (article)|archivedate=20090603071915}}
*''[[Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds]]'' {{C|[[Dathomir/Legends|Dathomir]]}}<!-- May 04 -->
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20040506|text=Swoop and Dive|int=Swoop and Dive|archivedate=20091016020240}} <!-- May 04 -->
*{{InsiderCite|75|Who's Who in the Outlander Club: It's Ladies' Night}} <!-- May 04 -->
*''[[Ultimate Adversaries]]'' {{C|"Villains"}} <!-- June 04 -->
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/livingforce/swlf20040812|text=Sacrifices|int=Sacrifices|archivedate=20080530004917}} <!-- Aug 04 -->
*{{InsiderCite|80|The History of the Mandalorians}} {{C|Pictures only}} <!-- March 05 -->
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20050414planet1|text=Byss and the Deep Core Part 1|int=Byss and the Deep Core, Part 1: Byss|archivedate=20100512185025}} <!-- April 05 -->
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]'' {{C|"The [[Eriadu/Legends|Eriadu]] Summit", "The [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Separatist Movement]]", "[[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] Survivors"}} <!-- Oct 05 -->
*''[[Star Wars: Legacy 0]]'' <!-- June 06 -->
*{{InsiderCite|89|Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy}} {{Po}} <!-- Aug 06 -->
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]'' {{C|[[Blood Carver]], [[Human/Legends|Human]], [[Sullustan/Legends|Sullustan]], [[Yuuzhan Vong]], [[Zabrak/Legends|Zabrak]]}} <!-- Oct 06 -->
*[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']] {{C|"The Ressurection of [[Exar Kun/Legends|Exar Kun]]", "The [[Sith/Legends|Sith]]: "On Selecting [[Sith apprentice/Legends|Apprentices]]"}} <!-- Nov 07 -->
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook]]'' <!-- Nov 07 -->
*''[[Star Wars: Legacy 0½]]'' <!-- Jan 08 -->
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide]]'' <!-- July 08 -->
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/iridonian|text=Iridonian Darkness|int=Iridonian Darkness|archivedate=20100515061832}} <!-- Oct 08 -->
*''[[Star Wars Fandex Deluxe Edition]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars Campaign Guide]]'' {{C|[[Sly Moore/Legends|Sly Moore]]}} <!-- January 09 -->
*''[[Legacy Era Campaign Guide]]'' {{C|"Chapter I: [[Species/Legends|Species]]", "Chapter XI: The Fringe"}} <!-- March 09 -->
*''[[The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''
*''[[Rebellion Era Campaign Guide]]'' {{C|[[Nera Dantels]]}}
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]'' {{C|[[Rattatak/Legends|Rattatak]], "A Closer Look: The [[Senex/Legends|Senex]] and the [[Juvex]] Worlds"}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars &ndash; The Official Episode Guide: Season 1]]'' {{C|Episode 16: ''[[The Hidden Enemy]]''}}
*{{InsiderCite|113|Darth Krayt (article)|Darth Krayt}}
*{{SWArchive|url=theclonewars/guide/episode208.html|text=''The Clone Wars'' Episode Guide: Brain Invaders|archivedate=20110905151608}}
*{{SWArchive|url=theclonewars/guide/episode210.html|text=''The Clone Wars'' Episode Guide: The Deserter|archivedate=20110629042704}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Visual Guide Ultimate Battles]]''
*{{SWGTCG|set=The Nightsister's Revenge|cardname=A280 Blaster Rifle, Force Scream}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: New Battlefronts: The Visual Guide]]''
*[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force'']]
*''[[Star Wars Art: Visions]]'' {{C|[[Darth Simi]]}} {{Po}}
*{{InsiderCite|122|Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Nightsisters but Were Afraid to Ask}}
*{{DB|character|abano|Abano|archivedate=20100209155054}}
*{{DB|character|darthmaul|Maul, Darth|archivedate=20110208164208}}
*{{DB|character|eethkoth|Koth, Eeth|archivedate=20101220132442}}
*{{DB|character|ghent|Ghent, Zakarisz|archivedate=20101028152619}}
*{{DB|character|jangofett|Fett, Jango|archivedate=20110621111722}}
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A tattoo was a permanent insertion of ink below the skin using a sharp needle.[1] A number of beings had tattoos, normally for cosmetic reasons or as part of their culture or an organization.

Tattooing was also used as a common identification or branding of slaves. [source?]

A tattooist, or tattoo artist, was a person who drew tattoos on people's skin as a job. Notable examples were Bojam Rees, who made a living as a tattooist on Starstation 12,[2] and the male Lafrarian Nuyu, a tattoo artist and body decorator who ran a small shop on StarForge Station.[3]

"Tatooine Tattoo" was shipjacker slang for "price on your head" (Jabba the Hutt level).[4]

Notable cultures

Aquellans

The planet Aquella was notable for the Human males' ritual tattooing and dyeing on their bodies upon reaching adulthood.[5] A combination of permanent dye and micro-tattooing was applied during rite of passage ceremonies, and the resulting purplish-green skin made them look like a race of Near-Humans.[6]

Bk'trugh clan

The Bk'trugh clan was a Gamorrean clan whose members could be recognized by a tattoo on their arms.[7]

Bosphs

The Bosph stood out from other tattooed cultures by their unusual motif: star maps. The first Bosphs were nomads, and would often tattoo themselves with maps and star charts for navigation. This tradition is still practiced by high-ranking officials and many non-ranking Bosphs. When the species was discovered by scouts several decades before the Battle of Yavin, the Bosphs who took to the stars developed the tradition further by having their skin adorned with intricate star maps, which often depicted star systems and planets not yet discovered by even professional scouts.[8]

Duhma

The Duhma species identified themselves through their tribal tattoos of a unique pattern. The former Imperial Colonel Abal Karda had his face tattooed with their symbol, as part of a disguise to avoid being captured for the bounty placed on his head.[2]

Ebranite

The Ebranite social structures were based on family and clan units. Each clan, or thilda, had a unique identifying insignia. This insignia was a source of pride and honor, and any insult directed to the clan insignia was viewed as an insult to the clan itself, and to each and every clan member of that clan. Every Ebranite had their clan's insignia tattooed on the uppermost left arm at birth, and remained loyal to their respective clans until death.

In the past millennia, the Ebranite society was plagued with clan warfare, but as their society slowly evolved, many clans would cooperate for mutual advancement. It became increasingly more common to find several clans living together, and children were now given a new clan insignia symbolizing the unity of several clans.[source?][9]

Gorothite

The Gorothite had several wattles beneath their chins, which they decorated with complex, helical tattoos of bright color. The tattoos denoted ancestry and status within their society, and also identified to which j'ber (a kind of clan or extended family) an individual belonged. Most Gorothite couldn't understand how offworlder could be insensitive to these fine gradations of status.[10]

Gree

The Gree decorated their long foreheads with hieroglyphic tattoos which indicated rank and caste.[11]

Sharu

After the Mindharp of Sharu was activated, the life-energies of the Sharu were awakened from their computerized slumber, and the Toka, the species' temporary, primitive form, were restored to the Sharu. Many of the new Sharu had tattoos on their foreheads of the Mindharp or other Sharu symbols.[12]

Wroonians

The Near-Human, blue-skinned Wroonians[13] often wore ornate markings on their faces, but it is unclear how often these facial decorations were tattoos, instead of make-up or paint. The Wroonian woman Azoora had her forehead decorated with a yellow mark that matched her lips.[14]

Notable organizations

Black Sun

"Those weren't Rebels, unless Rebels started wearing Black Sun tattoos..."
―Jix[src]

Some members of the crime syndicate Black Sun carried the symbol of the organization as a permanent tattoo on their body. During the Galactic Civil War, a group of Black Sun operatives attacked Imperial Governor Lexhannen Torlock's palace on Corulag. The group was posing as members of the Rebel Alliance, but their Black Sun tattoos gave them away.[15]

Duality

The Duality was a popular and benign Tarrack cult founded on the twin principles of joy and service. Followers could be identified by the tattoos on their foreheads and cheeks.[16]

Sith Order

Several members of the Sith Order adorned themselves with black tattoos of various patterns and designs.

Sith Empire

"Naga Sadow, are you ready for the mark?"
―A Sith soldier to the new Dark Lord of the Sith, Naga Sadow[src]

The Dark Lords of the Sith of the old Sith Empire wore tattoos of rank on their foreheads. The burning venom of a kind of pincerbug was used to burn the mark into the Dark Lords skin.[17] Centuries later, the Sith Lord Naga Sadow would bear the same mark.[18] 1000 year after the fall of the Sith Empire, the spirit of the Dark Lord Marka Ragnos named Exar Kun the newest Dark Lord, and made Ulic Qel-Droma Kun's apprentice. Marked with Sith tattoos on their foreheads by Ragnos' hand, the newest members of the Sith joined forces.[19] When Ulic returned to the light side, his tattoo was carved away, leaving an x-shaped scar.[20]

Notable people with individual tattoos

Bounty hunters

  • Tirog wore a gray tattoo over his right eye and cheek, as well as a red tattoo on his head and right arm.[21]

Force users

Hutts

  • The criminal Grappa wore a tattoo of a skull on his forehead.[23]
  • The gangster Jabba Desilijic Tiure wore the symbol of his clan as a tattoo on his right arm.[24] The tattoo was made of yoro root pigment.[25] Big Gizz, the leader of Jabba's swoop gang, wore a tattoo identical to Jabba's, on the same arm. Several other members of his gang did it so, as a symbol of their affiliation.[26]

Pirates

  • While posing as a pirate captain, the Twi'lek Dia Passik had her lekku decorated with temporary tattoos of an intricate pattern of black cuneiform marks. The body art told the misdeeds stories of her fictitious character.[27]

Rebels

Others

  • The famous shockball player Ytavarg Aleema had the number 39 tattooed on his arm, along with an upside-down triangle on his shoulder.[31]
  • Big Gizz, the leader of Jabba the Hutt's swoop gang, wore the same tattoo as his boss, Jabba the Hutt, on his right arm.[26]
  • The minor Crime Lord Ray Carantar had a twisting and curving tattoo on the right side of his bald head.[32]
Mina Bonteri had intricate patterns tattooed on her arms and neck
  • The expert slicer Zakarisz Ghent was distinguished by his blue hair and blue facial tattoos[35].
  • The Twi'lek starship thief Tardon Golor had intricate tattoos on his scalp and lekku.[36]
  • Blue Squadron pilot Dorset Konnair had a blue starflare tattoo covering her right eye. Her skin was also decorated with other symbols, most of which were hidden underneath her clothes.[38]
  • Swoop gang leader Dean Lado had swirls tattooed on his chest and upper arms.[37]
  • After the female Twi'lek Sienn'rha was abducted and enslaved by Bib Fortuna, her lekku was tattooed with delicate floral chains. A Twi'lek's lekku was full of nerves, which made the skin extremely sensitive, and tattooing excruciatingly painful.[41]
  • The zealous Xalto Sneerzick had the back of his hand decorated with a tattoo of the symbol of his cause: A purple cog being struck by a lightning bolt, which signified his devotion to freeing all droids throughout the galaxy.[42]
  • Diversity Alliance leader Nolaa Tarkona had her single lekku – the other one was missing – tattooed, and stoically endured the prolonged agony. Everyone who saw the Twi'lek woman's tattoos admired her endurance, which added to her power.[1]
  • The Nagai Lusubrin T'shkali, also known as Brin, had a violet royal crest tattooed around his left eye, and silver sigils tattooed on his neck. He refused to discuss the significance of either set of markings.[40]

Appearances

While people wearing tattoos appear in many Star Wars works, the following is only a list of media in which tattoos are specifically mentioned:

Sources

Note: Pictures of tattoos are generally only listed if the character or species can only be found in sources, and not in any appearances.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire
  3. ↑ The Far Orbit Project
  4. ↑ "Shipjacker slang" in "Special Ops: Ship Jackers" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
  5. ↑ The Essential Atlas
  6. ↑ The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
  7. ↑ Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition (Chapter Two: Gamemastering)
  8. ↑ "Alien Encounters" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
  9. ↑ Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
  10. ↑ Goroth: Slave of the Empire
  11. ↑ "The Gree Enclave" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 8
  12. ↑ "A Campaign Guide to the Centrality"—Star Wars Gamer 5
  13. ↑ Alien Encounters
  14. ↑ Star Wars (1977) 7
  15. ↑ Shadow Stalker
  16. ↑ Tyrant's Test
  17. ↑ Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Golden Age of the Sith
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 The New Essential Guide to Characters
  19. ↑ Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith
  20. ↑ Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption
  21. ↑ Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
  22. ↑ Star Wars: TIE Fighter and The Emperor's Pawns in Star Wars Gamer 5
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood
  24. ↑ Darth Plagueis, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (the right arm)
  25. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named VD
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Shadows of the Empire comic
  27. ↑ X-Wing: Iron Fist
  28. ↑ Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three
  29. ↑ X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½ - This might just be makeup.
  30. ↑ Dark Forces: Jedi Knight
  31. ↑ Cracken's Rebel Operatives
  32. ↑ "Festival of High Winds" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
  33. ↑ Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell
  34. ↑ Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
  35. ↑ Heir to the Empire comic
  36. ↑ Wanted by Cracken
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Swoop Gangs" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
  38. ↑ X-Wing: Wraith Squadron
  39. ↑ Tales of the Bounty Hunters
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
  41. ↑ Tales from Jabba's Palace and Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
  42. ↑ "Droids Defiant" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
  43. ↑ "Easy Credits" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 9, p. 181
  44. ↑ "You're in the Army Now!" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
  45. ↑ Star Wars Missions 6: The Search for Grubba the Hutt
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