Bothans were a group known for operating a spy network. Bothans were known to communicate with each other in a series of growls.
Bothan spies were credited with obtaining information concerning the location of DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station, despite sustaining heavy casualties, thereby enabling the Rebel Alliance to plan an attack on the unfinished space station. The Bothans also provided the Rebel Alliance with other useful information, such as the door code for the shield generator bunker on the forest moon of Endor.
How Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills depicts Bothans
Bothans were first mentioned in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and first canonically appeared in the 2016 novel Bloodline. Individuals resembling the Star Wars Legends depiction of the Bothan species have appeared in various canon visual media, such as Star Wars Resistance, Legends of the Alliance in the form of Mak Eshkra'rey, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook, but whether these creatures are in fact Bothans has yet to be confirmed.
The reference book Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills also pictures Bothans. However, given the Lucasfilm Story Group's decision to hold off on picturing Bothans, this article assumes it was a mistake.
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