- "I can't even see the enemy!"
"That's why they're called the Shadow People, Tup!"
- ―Clone troopers Tup and Jesse during the Battle of Umbara
Umbarans were the sentient, humanoid species native to Umbara. Distinguished by their remarkably pale skin Umbarans often had sunken eyes with considerable light sensitivity. This was due to the fact that their homeworld was in a state of perpetual darkness and thus this species was most at home in the dark. Furthermore Umbarans were often thought to have the ability to see in the ultraviolet spectrum.
History[]
Clone Wars[]
Deserting the Republic[]
Umbara was originally part of the Republic represented by Senator Mee Deechi. Deechi staunch supporter the war and joined Kaminoan Senator Halle Burtoni in the support of a bill that would authorize an order for five million more Clone troopers to join the Grand Army of the Republic. The Senator was later stabbed by the Rodian Representative Lolo Purs, who suspected that Deechi had found out about her involvement in the murder of Rodian Senator Onaconda Farr. However in the immediate aftermath of Farr's death many suspected that Deechi was responsible because of the recent public animosity between the two concerning Onaconda's disdain for Deechi's military expansion bill. The truth was that Mee had been falsely suspected and later killed by a Republic Senator. This outraged the Umbarans, which caused them to withdraw from the Republic to join the Separatists, ultimately lending their advanced technology to the Separatist cause
Senator Mee Deechi of Umbara
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Military forces[]
Known Umbarans[]
- Sly Moore
- Mee Deechi
- Ennodius
- Farr-Nees