Tusken Raider

Also known as Sand People, the Tusken Raiders are violent natives of Tatooine. Always ready for a sneak attack, this species hides and travels through the desert planet easily and is virtually undetectable.

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- sandperson
- level 3
- “fully caffeinated”
- posted: Oct 12, 2007

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Under the Tusken Sun
http://www.maniacworld.com/star-wars-sand-people.html
kind of pointless, but funny
Feb 2, 2008 9:39 PM
Past, Present, and Future
http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk84/Jedi_hunter_2008/?action=view&current=8e177ef5.pbw
a slide show of me
May 4, 2008 11:00 AM
Troops
http://starwars.yahoo.com/videos/troops-2
a better, cooler version of cops. Shows the real truth of how aunt Beru and uncle Owen died...
Dec 15, 2007 11:25 PM
Old Wounds
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/321197
The return on Darth Maul and a rematch between Maul and Obi-Wan on Tatooine (based on the graphic novel story)
Aug 31, 2008 7:53 PM
Tusken Raider Family
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v372/Bianca_thd/Celebration_3/Tusken_Family.jpg
Tusken Raider Family as seen durning Celebration III -- Indianapolis, IN
Feb 18, 2008 6:14 PM

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Databank

From the StarWars.com Databank

Homeworld: Tatooine
Height: 1.8 meters
Diet: omnivorous
Weapon: gaderfill
Vehicle: bantha
Associations: gaderffii (gaffi stick)

The Movies

Fearsome desert savages inhabiting the rocky Jundland Wastes, Tusken Raiders are the foremost reason Tatooine colonists do not wander far from their isolated communities.

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Expanded Universe

So dangerous are the Tusken Raiders that few xenobiologists are brave enough to venture close to them. What little information that exists on the nomadic brutes is often contradictory and incomplete.

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Behind The Scenes

The Tusken Raiders first appear in the third draft of the Star Wars screenplay, though a scene very much like the one in A New Hope can be found in the opening of the first draft.

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