The Killik were an insectoid sentient species known to reside in nests. Around 4 ABY, the New Republic Vanguard Squadron pilots Keo Venzee and Feresk Tssat led a to recover an astromech droid from Laanen, an ice moon of the gas giant Navlaas. In response, the Imperial Logistics Division confiscated all supplies of Clouzon-36 from the nearby space stations of the Navlaas Triad, an action that the New Republic intelligence chief Ardo Barodai likened to the buzzing of a Killik nest. During the First Order-Resistance War, Poe Dameron and Finn encountered a Killik and their nest in a passenger car of a train on a mission on the planet Kamil to negotiate a deal for livestock that the Resistance needed.
A Killik first appeared in Star Wars canon in the 2016 comic book Han Solo 1. The species was first identified in the short story "The Light You Bring," a tie-in story to the 2020 video game Star Wars: Squadrons. Mark Brooks, the illustrator for Han Solo 1, later confirmed that it was indeed a Killik in the issue.
Killiks had an extensive history in Star Wars Legends. The species were first mentioned in the 1995 book The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, in which a piece of Ralph McQuarrie concept art for the film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi depicted structures known as "Killik mounds." This art went on to inspire the design of the Lurmen village in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Jedi Crash" as well as the landscape of the planet Lothal seen throughout Star Wars Rebels. The Killiks themselves had their first proper appearance in The Joiner King, the first book of the Star Wars: The Dark Nest Trilogy.
A Killik, as depicted in Star Wars Legends
A Killik first appeared in Star Wars canon in the 2016 comic book Han Solo 1. The species was first identified in the short story "The Light You Bring," a tie-in story to the 2020 video game Star Wars: Squadrons. Mark Brooks, the illustrator for Han Solo 1, later confirmed that it was indeed a Killik in the issue.
Killiks had an extensive history in Star Wars Legends. The species were first mentioned in the 1995 book The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, in which a piece of Ralph McQuarrie concept art for the film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi depicted structures known as "Killik mounds." This art went on to inspire the design of the Lurmen village in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Jedi Crash" as well as the landscape of the planet Lothal seen throughout Star Wars Rebels. The Killiks themselves had their first proper appearance in The Joiner King, the first book of the Star Wars: The Dark Nest Trilogy.