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   10 Alien Species from Star Wars Who Became Jedi Knights   
   Becoming a Jedi Knight is not unlike being conscripted into the Mickey   
   Mouse Club. You need a fresh face, a pleasant demeanor, preternatural   
   "it factor," and voilà! You're suddenly living inside a space   
   ziggurat with Samuel L. Jackson.   
   And just like the Mickey Mouse Club, the Jedi Order accepts Padawans   
   from all across the galaxy. You can be a parasite-infested swamp   
   abomination with feces of enriched uranium and extinction-inducing   
   halitosis, but as long as your midi-cholorian count hasn't been   
   diminished by wine coolers and peer pressure, you're en route to a   
   promising internship giving Obi Wan Kenobi shoulder massages.   
   So without further ado, here are ten extraterrestrial beings who picked   
   up a lightsaber. We're wading into the deep end of the Expanded   
   Universe, folks.   
     10.) Beldorion the Hutt This character appeared in the 1997 Planet   
   of Twilight novel. Once a member of the Jedi Order, Beldorion went over   
   to the Dark Side and enslaved an entire planet, using his Force powers   
   to maintain a buff physique  . He met his end when Leia cut him in   
   half. I'm pretty sure Huttlets across the universe spin soft-spoken   
   yarns around the campfire about Carrie Fisher.   
   9.) Tyvokka the Wookiee This Jedi  from Chewbacca's homeworld of   
   Kashyyyk hung out with such luminaries as pre-Dark Side Count Dooku,   
   Qui-Gon Jinn, and Plo Koon  . Tyvokka wielded a wooden lightsaber and   
   powerful precognition, so he always knew what Jefferson Starship LP you   
   bought him for Life Day  .   
   8.) Skippy the Droid In Star Wars lore, there exists the legend of   
   Skippy, a Force-sensitive R5-D4 unit who caused himself to malfunction   
   so that the Jawas could sell R2-D2 to Luke Skywalker. Yes, droids aren't   
   aliens. Sure, this vignette was from a non-canonical tale by Peter   
   David  . But hey, the following heroes almost hung out with Skippy...   
   7.) The Iron Knights These Force-wielders were from a species of   
   sentient, virtuous crystals known as the Shard  who occupied robotic   
   bodies. And according to Wookiepedia  , Skippy was almost shoehorned   
   in as their messiah figure until the author realized that this notion   
   was too weird, even for a galaxy full of telepathic samurais who drink   
   blue milk.   
   6.) The Force Vampire In a 1990s Star Wars roleplaying game, the Jedi   
   Knight Tel Angor accidentally transformed into a Force-drinking Vampire   
   after attempting to become the avatar of the Light Side. I'm not sure   
   how the mechanics of such a transformation work. But seeing as how   
   garlic probably doesn't exist in the Galaxy Far, Far Away, I will simply   
   assume that your party was perpetually boned when you bumped into him.   
   Non-canonical artwork by YueYume    
   5.) Ku-Kak the Wampa Another strange antagonist from the RPGs was this   
   lightsaber-wielding Wampa  , who mastered rudimentary Force powers.   
   Given the weirdness we've encountered thus far, I'm surprised there   
   isn't a Jedi Tauntaun. He'd be the Star Wars equivalent of Francis the   
   Talking Mule. Image via  .   
   4.) Thon the Tchuukthai Probably the most storied character on here,   
   Thon  was a reclusive Jedi master who resembled a bearded   
   styracosaurus. His adventures appeared mostly in the Dark Horse Comics   
   tales, and he was not opposed to giving piggyback rides every now and   
   again.   
   3.) Warwick Davis As an April Fools' Day prank on StarWars.com in 2006,   
   the entire film  Willow   was briefly appropriated by the Star Wars   
   universe. Here's a sampling of the elaborate minutiae that touted magic   
   as a secret Force power  :   
   One such journey took him to a world entirely wrapped in harsh deserts,   
   and populated with many bizarre and wondrous beings. There, Willow   
   adopted the guise of Weazel, a transient in a strange port city. Willow   
   used his magic to tip the odds of simple card games, earning enough keep   
   to stay afloat in an alien world. His winning streak earned the   
   attention of Watto, a local junkshop proprietor who invited "Weazel" to   
   his viewing box to watch the Boonta Eve Podrace. Watto thought,   
   incorrectly, that Weazel would prove to help ensure good luck. Watto   
   lost everything on that race.   
   2.) Jedi Mickey Now I sort of want a Jedi Aristocats  . Also,   
   disappointed that there were never Jedi versions of Jaxxon, the Dianoga,   
   Sy Snootles, or the six-breasted dancer from Jabba's palace.   
   1.) The Unnamed Jedi Ewok Goodness, were the roleplaying games a   
   wellspring of "huh?" This unidentified extraterrestrial plush doll   
   debuted in the 2004 Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds RPG sourcebook.   
   Absolutely nothing is known about him, but he probably had a talent for   
   public speaking  .   
   BONUS: The Jawa Jedi  , The Tree Jedi  , The Max Rebo Jedi  .   
   Thanks Refraction and GenXClub!   
   Related: More Expanded Universe oddities  .   
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