Gondar

"I want some coffee. But I guess I'll have to settle for that gondar sweat those machines are puttin' out."

―Triv Pothman

The gondar was a species of tusked creatures. Gondar pits were said to smell bad, and Triv Pothman compared poor-tasting coffee to the sweat of a gondar while onboard the Eye of Palpatine in the year 12 ABY. Their tusks were used in armor, such as Tantel armor, or as decorations. While using the alias of Tamtel Skreej when rescuing a carbonite frozen Han Solo from Jabba's Palace in 4 ABY, Lando Calrissian was wearing a set of Tantel armor, of which the helmet had curved, white gondar tusks protruding from it.

Lando Calrissian wearing a helmet with gondar tusks

Behind the scenes

Gondar tusks first appeared as part of Billy Dee Williams' Tamtel Skreej costume, which was designed by Nilo Rodis-Jamero and Aggie Guerard Rodgers for Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi The movie was released in 1983, but the tusks were not identified as belonging to a gondar until Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef, which was published in Tales from Jabba's Palace in January 1996. Gondar tusks also appeared in Star Wars Galaxies, as part of a wearable version of Tantel armor, as well as an in-game painting, 30th Anniversary Bash, given out to players who attended Nym's Anniversary Bash, which lasted from May 23 to June 25, 2007. The gondar species itself was mentioned in Children of the Jedi, The New Rebellion, and The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, but their sentience was not detailed.

Appearances

• File:SWG logo sm.png Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (as tusks only)
• The Gambler's Quest (as tusks only)
• "Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc" — Star Wars Tales 6 (as tusks only)
• "The One That Got Away" — Star Wars Tales 8 (as tusks only)
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance) (as tusks only)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel (as tusks only)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novel (as tusks only)
• Star Wars Manga: Return of the Jedi (as tusks only)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi PhotoComic (as tusks only)
• Return of the Jedi 1 (as tusks only)
• "Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef"—Tales from Jabba's Palace (Mentioned only)
• Return of the Jedi 2 (as tusks only)
• Children of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
• The New Rebellion (Mentioned only)

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (as tusks only)
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (as tusks only)
• "Skreej" — Star Wars Tales 10 (as tusks only)
• Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi (as tusks only)
• "The Revenge of Tag & Bink" — Star Wars Tales 12 (as tusks only)
• The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition (as tusks only)

Sources

• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Pack: Lando Calrissian (Skiff Guard Disguise)) (backup link) (tusks pictured only)
• Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition (tusks pictured only)
• The Art of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (tusks pictured only)
• The Illustrated Star Wars Universe (tusks pictured only)
• Star Wars: Chronicles (tusks pictured only)
• Star Wars: The Magic of Myth (tusks pictured only)
•  Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Jabba's Palace Limited (Card: Tamtel Skreej) (backup link) (tusks pictured only)
• Star Wars: Behind the Magic (tusks pictured only)
• Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary (tusks pictured only)
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive (tusks pictured only)
• ScreenThemes (tusks pictured only)
• Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide (as tusks only)
• Star Wars Miniatures: Bounty Hunters (tusks pictured only)
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary (tusks pictured only)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Sounds of Star Wars (tusks pictured only)
• The Essential Reader's Companion (tusks pictured only)
• Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection (tusks pictured only)