Id Just as Soon Kiss a Wookiee: Star Wars

Romances

Where would the universe be without love? The fate of the Star Wars universe has been decided
several times by the consequences of love for the better and for the worse. The forbidden love
between Anakin Skywalker and Padm Amidala sealed the doom of the decaying Galactic
Republic. Anakins fear of losing Padm led him on a quick and dark path that enabled Darth
Sidious to complete his triumph over the Jedi Knights. But then again, it was his compassion for
Luke that made Darth Vader break free from Darth Sidious oppression and allowed him to
spend the last moments of his tragic life in the companionship of his son. Luckily, not all
romantic relationships in the Star Wars galaxy had repercussions that made the entire universe
tremble with fear. In this blog well have a look at some of the more unusual couples from the
Star Wars universe.

Some exotic couples from Star Wars had partners from different species. When their DNA was
compatible, they could generate hybrid-offspring, though we havent seen many of them so far.
The nearly extinct Theelin species were compatible with other species, since Shaliqua and
Rystll Sant were both hybrids. Two other hybrids were Shaeeah and Jekk, the children of the
Twilek Suu Lawquane who lived on Saleucami during the Clone Wars. The father of her two
children was most likely a human since both children showed human and Twilek characteristics.
Eventually Suu met the clone deserter Cut, who became a new father for her kids.
Not all unusual relationships happened between members of different species. When explorer
and adventurer Mungo Baobab discovered the Roon System in 15 BBY he encountered Auren
Yomm from the Umboo province. It didnt take long for them to fall in love, though Auren was
only 15 years old. But their love endured and they got married, probably sometimes reminiscing
about two droids they called among their best friends.

Alien Love
One human who certainly enjoyed the company of a beautiful female Twilek was Duke Teta.
This noble visited the Coruscant Opera House at the end of the Clone Wars with his wife, Koyi
Mateil. Although they were married, Mateil hoped that the old Duke would die soon so she could
inherit his fortune. Two Podracers, who raced in the professional racing circuit during the last
decades of the Galactic Republic, had their eyes set on Ann Gella, one of the Twilek yobanas of
Sebulba. Both Mars Guo and Teemto Pagalies hoped to start a relationship with the Rutian
Twilek, despite their totally different physiology. Teemto and Ann eventually had a
relationship, but it didnt work out and Ann left the Veknoid.

Conversely, Twilek males were attracted to human females. Bib Fortuna surely seemed to be
romantically interested in the beautiful singer and dancer Jess during his last days as Jabbas
majordomus at Jabbas Palace on Tatooine.

Cantinas, bars, and clubs are often visited by people who want to meet others, and its no
different in the Star Wars universe. After losing his job, the Neimoidian Yee Moh found
companionship with the Neimoidian sisters Ko and Rina Itub in the Outlander Club on
Coruscant, right before the outbreak of the Clone Wars. Despite its reputation as a rough place,
the infamous Chalmuns Cantina in Mos Eisley was no exception. One highly unusual couple
was Lak Savrik and Dice Ibegon. He was a Shistavanen Wolfman and a former Imperial scout
who had befriended a colony of Rebel Alliance sympathizers. She was a Force sensitive,
carnivorous Florn Lamproid who convinced Sivrak to join the Rebel Alliance. They both fell in
love immediately. Dice passed away during the Battle of Hoth while Sivrak continued to fight
for the Alliance until he met his demise during the Battle of Endor as an X-wing pilot.

Another couple that wasnt meant to be happy was Feltipern Trevagg and Miiyoom Onith.
Trevagg was a Gotal tax collector and a bounty hunter at Mos Eisley who became mesmerized
by the appearance of the naive female Hnemthe called Miiyoom Onith. Despite warnings from
one of his colleagues, Trevagg took Onith to Chalmuns Cantina before heading to his home.
The Gotal was found butchered by love the next day. What Trevagg didnt know was that female
Hnemthe women devour their mate. Onith, nicknamed Nightlily, returned to her home planet
where she became a celebrity because she mated with a non-Hnemthe.

Not all relationships that started in the fringe society ended up badly. When her husband was
dropped into Jabbas rancor pit and her children were sold into slavery, the future was looking
grim for the Askajian Yarna Dal Gargan. Yarna performed as a dancer in Jabbas throne room,
but when word reached the palace that Jabba had died at the Pit of Carkoon, Yarnas life
changed. Yarna got rescued by the Geran Doallyn from the Anzati Dannik Jerriko who tried to
drink her soup. Both Yarna and Doallyn escaped the palace and crossed the Dune Sea where
they encountered a Krayt Dragon. Sergeant Doallyn was an expert hunter who managed to kill
the vicious creature. The precious Dragon Pearls Doallyn found in the creatures stomach
enabled Yarna to release her children from slavery. Yarna and Doallyn lived happily together
and she even danced at the wedding of Han Solo and Leia Organa.

Nrin Vakil, a Quarren pilot of Rogue Squadron during the New Republic, certainly liked non-
Quarren females. Vakil was on the verge of beginning a relationship with his fellow pilot, the
Mon Calamari Ibtisam. This was a unique situation since both species endured a traditional
uneasiness and hostility towards each other. Naturally, they clashed in the beginning, but respect
evolved into love. Ibtisam was killed near Ciutric IV, but the news of her relationship with Vakil
promoted relationships between both species. One day, Vakil married Koyi Komad, a Twilek
mechanic of Rogue Squadron.

One of the most entertaining inter-species relationships certainly must have been the one
between Hondo Ohnaka and Aurra Sing. The Weequay pirate captain mentioned their past
relationship when Sing came to visit his base on Florrum after she and her fellow bounty hunters
had kidnapped Admiral Shoan Kilian and a clone officer. Whether they truly had something
going on or whether Hondo was boasting, we might never know for sure.

Mechanic Love
Droids could apparently fall in love, too. When R2-D2 and C-3PO belonged to Mungo, they
were sent to the planet Biitu, which was ruthlessly controlled by an Agent of the Abimor called
the Great Heep. That monstrous sentient droid thrived and fed on the energy of other droids, and
owned his own droid harem. When R2-D2 was captured on Biitu, he encountered a pink droid
called KT-10 at the Heeps harem. Their lovely time came to a sudden end when she was fed to
the Heep. After the Great Heep was defeated, R2-D2 and the other astromech droids rescued KT-
10 and were able to power her up again. (We are not counting the fact that R2-D2 once fell in
love with a fire hydrant on Sesame Street.)

Even C-3PO once seemed to possess feelings for a female droid. The elegant LE-914 was an LE
Manifest Droid and the droid of the missing Rebel pilot Tay Vanis. Vanis had acquired
information regarding the Death Star II plans, but he had been captured by Darth Vader and used
as bait to trap Luke Skywalker. Luke, Leia, and C-3PO found Vanis on a jungle planet where
LE-914 worked undercover as an Imperial droid. She provided the heroes with the plans Vanis
stole and self-destructed, along with her master who had been destroyed by Imperial torture. The
explosion also destroyed the entire Imperial facility. When the heroes left, it looked like C-3PO
shed a tear for LE-914s destruction, though the protocol droid would probably explain that it
was the rain causing his photoreceptors to malfunction.
The most unusual love affair that involved a droid must have been the relation between Elise
Montagne, an inhabitant of Dantooine during the Jedi Civil War, and her droid C8-42-GE3.
After her husband died, Elise developed a strange affection for her husbands protocol droid. The
droid didnt like the situation at all and ran away from the homestead. Elise managed to enlist the
help of none other than Revan to find her companion. The droid, however, asked to be
destroyed. After relaying the news to Elise, she fled to the Jedi Enclave. It was there she met a
new love interest, a man name Samnt.

Forbidden Love

Even though emotional attachment was forbidden by the Jedi Order, some argued that
compassion (which was encouraged) also included love, making it essential to a Jedis life. And
although relations would never work out, they were not completely absent. We all know the
story of Anakin and Padm, but Anakin was hardly the only Jedi to develop an affection. The
Noorian Jedi Master Tahl was a close friend of Qui-Gon Jinn, and eventually fell in love with
him. They would maintain a very close relationship throughout their years as Jedi Knights.
Eventually, during a mission on New Apsolon, Tahl went missing. Qui-Gon set out to find her,
despite having been told by the Jedi Council not to. After finding her and completing the
mission, Tahl and Qui-Gon expressed their feeling for each other. She was soon captured
however, and passed away after being fatally injured. Her death nearly drove Qui-Gon to the
dark side, demonstrating the danger the Jedi Order saw in emotional attachments. It was Tahl
who stopped him from killing in revenge, by reaching out from the afterlife with a warning.
Maybe Obi-Wan Kenobi learned from example, as he was once romantically involved with
fellow Jedi, Siri Tachi. She learned to be more patient after being rescued by Obi-Wan from
bounty hunter Ona Nobis during a mission on Sorrus. After that, Obi-Wan and Siri discovered
that they were more than just childhood friends, but they always put their missions before those
feelings. It was not until they found themselves on a ship rigged to explode that they truly
acknowledged their feelings for one another. However, a discussion with Qui-Gon and Yoda
about the costs of Qui-Gons love for the late Tahl made Obi-Wan and Siri promise never to
speak of their love again. They drifted apart and Obi-Wan later developed a close relationship
with Duchess Satine Kryze. He was now a Jedi Master, so he knew better than to risk all for a
true relation, but upon her death at the hands of Darth Maul, Satine expressed her eternal love for
Obi-Wan.

Other Jedi found love and companionship in many different ways. Djinn Altis and his fellow Jedi
split from the Order over a conflict over emotional attachments. Neti Jedi Master Tra Saa fell in
love with fellow Jedi Master Tholme, with whom she was able to survive Order 66. Quinlan Vos
found love with the Separatist agent Khaleen Hentz. Aayla Secura became close to Kit Fisto.
Etain Tur-Mukan had her clone trooper Darman. Even former Sith apprentice Starkiller had his
Imperial-turned-Rebel Juno Eclipse. After the fall of the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic,
the strict views of the Jedi Council were no longer in place. Jedi fled to all corners of the galaxy,
hiding away. They set up new lives as regular citizens to avoid detection. And what regular
citizen did not love? It could even be the way to keep the Jedi alive, by raising children who
might one day grow up to form a new Jedi Order. And when that New Jedi Order finally rose
from the ashes, Luke Skywalker realized that love was not a bad thing, and allowed his fellow
Jedi to love, marry, and have children, just like he did himself.

Sources
Jedi Apprentice series
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