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==History==
==History==
{{Quote|We've got no time to debate this, J'uoch; you and your whole camp are about to come under attack!|Han Solo|Han Solo and the Lost Legacy}}
{{Quote|We've got no time to debate this, J'uoch; you and your whole camp are about to come under attack!|Han Solo|Han Solo and the Lost Legacy}}
The W'iiri were mentioned in ''[[The Pirate Prince]]'', a dramatization of the conquests of [[Xim/Legends|Xim]] the Despot written by the [[Lisst'n]] dramatist [[Lyechusas]], circa [[25,000 BBY/Legends|25,000 BBY]]. It included a W'iiri pincher-horn among the spoils of the Despot's conquests.<ref>{{Hyperspace|url=fans/hyperspace/source/ximweek03/index.html|text=''Xim Week: The Despotica (Part II: The Pirate Prince)''|int=Xim Week: The Despotica}}</ref>
[[File:GuardianCorps-FF60.jpg|thumb|right|upright|200px|Three W'iiri were killed by one Guardian Corps war robot.]]
During the final [[Standard year/Legends|years]] of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], a number of W'iiri worked for [[J'uoch]], the leader of a criminal [[Mining/Legends|mining]] operation, on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Dellalt/Legends|Dellalt]]. In [[2 BBY/Legends|2 BBY]], [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] tried to sneak up on [[J'uoch's mining camp]], but he inadvertently triggered a [[sensor net]]. One of the W'iiri, being a trusted employee, was issued a [[Grenade launcher/Legends|grenade launcher]] and joined a response [[Squad/Legends|squad]] to attack Solo. The rest of the response squad was composed of two [[Human/Legends|Humans]] and a [[Drall (planet)|Drall]]; all were forced to seek cover when Solo began firing on them with a [[Kell Mark II heavy assault rifle]]. The W'iiri and its companions later tried to work their way up the hill on which Solo was located under cover fire from their companions. Nevertheless, they were again forced back by the Human.<ref name="HLL14" />
During the final [[Standard year/Legends|years]] of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], a number of W'iiri worked for [[J'uoch]], the leader of a criminal [[Mining/Legends|mining]] operation, on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Dellalt/Legends|Dellalt]]. In [[2 BBY/Legends|2 BBY]], [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] tried to sneak up on [[J'uoch's mining camp]], but he inadvertently triggered a [[sensor net]]. One of the W'iiri, being a trusted employee, was issued a [[Grenade launcher/Legends|grenade launcher]] and joined a response [[Squad/Legends|squad]] to attack Solo. The rest of the response squad was composed of two [[Human/Legends|Humans]] and a [[Drall (planet)|Drall]]; all were forced to seek cover when Solo began firing on them with a [[Kell Mark II heavy assault rifle]]. The W'iiri and its companions later tried to work their way up the hill on which Solo was located under cover fire from their companions. Nevertheless, they were again forced back by the Human.<ref name="HLL14" />


Shortly after, when the mining camp was attacked by remnants of [[Xim/Legends|Xim's]] [[Guardian Corps]] activated by [[BLX-5|Bollux]], a [[Droid/Legends|droid]] companion of Solo, another three W'iiri worked together to attack one of the droids. By tearing at the droid with their pincers, they were able to do enough to destroy it, but not before it smashed each of them, tossing them aside to [[Death/Legends|die]].<ref name="HLL14" /> Shortly after their sacrifice, the remainder of the droids were defeated; however, not before they overran the camp.<ref name="EGD">''[[The Essential Guide to Droids]]''</ref>
Shortly after, when the mining camp was attacked by remnants of [[Xim/Legends|Xim's]] [[Guardian Corps]] activated by [[BLX-5|Bollux]], a [[Droid/Legends|droid]] companion of Solo, another three W'iiri worked together to attack one of the droids. By tearing at the droid with their pincers, they were able to do enough to destroy it, but not before it smashed each of them, tossing them aside to [[Death/Legends|die]].<ref name="HLL14" />
 
==Behind the scenes==
The W'iiri were created by [[Brian Daley]] for ''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'', published by [[Del Rey]] in [[1980]]. They later received a mention in [[Xim Week: The Despotica|''Xim Week: The Despotica (Part II: The Pirate Prince)'']], written by [[Michael Kogge]] and released in [[2009]] as a [[Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club|Hyperspace]]-exclusive article.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*{{Hyperspace|url=fans/hyperspace/source/ximweek03/index.html|text=''Xim Week: The Despotica (Part II: The Pirate Prince)''|int=Xim Week: The Despotica}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{Only}}
*''[[Han Solo and the Lost Legacy]]'' {{1st}}


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==

Revision as of 23:21, 13 March 2023

"Crates of gold and guns and garnets, green hides from Saheelindeel, the mending mud of Draflago, and quids of juicy chak-root, packing the pincher-horn of a W'iiri. The son takes after the father, a pirate to the core."
―Xer VIII, according to The Pirate Prince[src]

The W'iiri were a six-legged sentient species with horn plating and pincers. A number of W'iiri worked for J'uoch, the leader of a criminal mining operation, on the planet Dellalt. They were present when J'uoch's mining camp came under attack from reactivated robots that had been part of Xim's Guardian Corps; three W'iiri died while defending the camp against the attack.

Biology and appearance

The W'iiri were a horn-plated sentient species with dangerous pincer-horns. They had six legs, on which they appeared to scuttle.[1]

History

"We've got no time to debate this, J'uoch; you and your whole camp are about to come under attack!"
―Han Solo[src]

During the final years of the Galactic Empire, a number of W'iiri worked for J'uoch, the leader of a criminal mining operation, on the planet Dellalt. In 2 BBY, Han Solo tried to sneak up on J'uoch's mining camp, but he inadvertently triggered a sensor net. One of the W'iiri, being a trusted employee, was issued a grenade launcher and joined a response squad to attack Solo. The rest of the response squad was composed of two Humans and a Drall; all were forced to seek cover when Solo began firing on them with a Kell Mark II heavy assault rifle. The W'iiri and its companions later tried to work their way up the hill on which Solo was located under cover fire from their companions. Nevertheless, they were again forced back by the Human.[1]

Shortly after, when the mining camp was attacked by remnants of Xim's Guardian Corps activated by Bollux, a droid companion of Solo, another three W'iiri worked together to attack one of the droids. By tearing at the droid with their pincers, they were able to do enough to destroy it, but not before it smashed each of them, tossing them aside to die.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references