Star Wars is full of whimsically unique lifeforms, but 10 of these alien races are weirder than all the others. The original Star Wars movie introduced Luke Skywalker and the audience to a wider galaxy full of different species from thousands of worlds. As strange as they may have seemed to Luke, the aliens in the Mos Eisley Cantina were only the tip of the iceberg, with Star Wars continuing to introduce new races over the following decades. Both the official Disney Star Wars canon and the Legends continuity feature some of the weirdest aliens ever showcased in the world of science fiction.
This doesn't mean that having strange aliens in Star Wars is a bad thing, as it's often one of the franchise's greatest strengths. The unusual aspects of certain aliens allow them to serve as compelling villains and challenge the heroes by throwing them into a completely unfamiliar world. Even if the aliens aren't the villains, they add variety to the Star Wars universe by reminding the audience that the galaxy isn't exclusively human or humanoid. The number of lifeforms in the galaxy far, far away is too great to count, so here are 10 of the weirdest alien races in Star Wars, both in canon and Legends.
