- "Better have my protocol droid standing by."
"Your Brilliancy will recall that he was, ah, reassigned when his translation of your joke about the three Hardex and the bantha failed to amuse the Hardexian ambassador." - ―Craw and Steggus
The Hardex were a sentient species[1] native to the Hardex system in the Jubilar sector of the Outer Rim Territories.[2][3] At some point by 5.5 BBY,[4] the Hardex sent an ambassador to the Targonnian leader Craw. Craw told a joke involving three Hardex and a bantha to the ambassador. However, when the leader's protocol droid translated the joke for the ambassador, they did not find it amusing. Consequently, Craw had the protocol droid deactivated and repurposed into a water fountain.[1] In 5.5 BBY,[4] the Targonnian captain Steggus reminded Craw of the joke and the ambassador's reaction to it.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Hardex were mentioned in the sixth issue of the comic-book series Star Wars: Droids, which was written by Jan Strnad and released by Dark Horse Comics[1] on October 31, 1995.[5]
Appearances[]
- Droids (1995) 6 (First mentioned)
Notes and appearances[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Droids (1995) 6
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on December 11, 2007 at 7:59 AM; accessed February 2, 2024): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas, stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats the Hardex system as the location of one such homeworld with regard to the Hardex species.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Omnibus: Droids dates the events of Star Wars Droids: Season of Revolt, which includes Droids (1995) 6, to 5.5 BBY. The comic places the Hardex ambassador meeting with Craw to before the story's events.
- ↑
Star Wars: Droids (1995) #6 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)