The Rakatans, also known as the Rakata, were an ancient amphibious humanoid species native to the planet Lehon, and were, according to legend, the first to develop hyperspace travel. At some point in ancient galactic history, the Rakatans staged an invasion, but were repelled by an uprising. A Kuati Signet embedded with a blue kyber crystal commemorated the uprising. The Rakatan species was said to have eventually gone extinct as a result of corruption from the dark side of the Force. The species shared its name with the historical Rakatan Infinite Empire and the mystical antiquities known as Rakatan wraith boxes.
A Rakata in Star Wars Legends
The Rakatans were first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in the forty-seventh issue of the De Agostini magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon, published around November 25, 2015. The species originated in Star Wars Legends in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The Rakata in that game were the fallen remnant of what had once been a galaxy-spanning empire that conquered, ruled, and decimated other species through the dark side of the Force. The Force powered the Rakatans' hyperspace technology.
A Mon Calamari in Star Wars (2015) 48
In the forty-eighth issue of the 2015 comic book series Star Wars, written by Kieron Gillen, penciled by Salvador Larroca, and published by Marvel Comics on May 23, 2018, an unidentified Mon Calamari from the script was mistakenly depicted as a member of the Rakatan species.
"Generic alien extra #3457" in Poe Dameron 7
Likewise, in the seventh issue of the 2016 comic book series Star Wars: Poe Dameron, written by Charles Soule, penciled by Angel Unzueta, and published by Marvel Comics on October 26, 2016, an unidentified "thug" who was dubbed "generic alien extra #3457" and described as "mysterious background guy" by Story Group's Matt Martin on Twitter, was also depicted resembling the Rakatans, but their species remained unspecified.
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