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<div style="color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 3px 0 1px 0;">Ugnaught</div>
<div style="color: #D5B463; font-size: 0.92em;"><i>"The small, humanoid working class of Bespin"</i></div>
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! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center; width: 30%;" | Classification
| Humanoid
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! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Distinctions
| Pink skin · White hair · Upturned nose · Heavy jowls
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| Tribal hierarchy
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! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Known locations
| [[Bespin]] · [[Lothal]] · [[Gorse]] · [[Coruscant]]
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! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Notable individuals
| [[Star Wars/Kuiil|Kuiil]] · Korin Pers
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! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | First appearance
| <span style="background:#000; color:#D1793A; border:1px solid #D5B463; font-size:0.78em; font-weight:bold; padding:1px 6px;">FILM</span> ''[[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980)
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| ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|The Clone Wars]]'' · ''[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]'' · ''[[Star Wars: The Mandalorian|The Mandalorian]]''
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'''Ugnaughts''' are a species of small humanoids in the [[Star Wars]] galaxy, known for their pink skin, white hair, upturned noses and thick layers of jowls.{{Note|Jowls are the loose folds of flesh that hang beneath the jaw.}}<ref name="databank">"Ugnaught." ''StarWars.com — Databank'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/databank/ugnaught starwars.com/databank/ugnaught]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> They are best known as the working class of [[Cloud City]] above the gas giant [[Bespin]]. Members of the species have also found employment across the galaxy, from the Jedi Temple on [[Coruscant]] to [[Lothal]].<ref name="databank" /> The species first appeared in ''[[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980), and the vapor farmer [[Star Wars/Kuiil|Kuiil]] became its most prominent individual decades later in ''[[Star Wars: The Mandalorian|The Mandalorian]]''.<ref name="databank" /><ref name="fcpov">"From a Certain Point of View: Who Is Your Favorite Supporting Character in ''The Mandalorian'' So Far?" ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/from-a-certain-point-of-view-favorite-supporting-character-the-mandalorian starwars.com/news/from-a-certain-point-of-view-favorite-supporting-character-the-mandalorian]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref>

== Biology ==

Ugnaughts are diminutive humanoids, standing noticeably shorter than the humans they usually work alongside.<ref name="databank" /> Their pink skin, white hair, upturned snouts and heavy jowls set them apart from the other species crowding an industrial work site.<ref name="databank" />

Ugnaughts appear to be long-lived: Kuiil earned his freedom with the skill of his hands over a stretch of labor that amounted to three human lifetimes.<ref name="fcpov" />

== Society ==

The species divides itself into a tribal hierarchy, and Ugnaughts carry a galaxy-wide reputation for skilled manual work.<ref name="databank" /> They turn up wherever heavy industry needs hands, which has scattered them across a great many worlds.<ref name="databank" />

Not every Ugnaught works a factory floor: Korin Pers, a sava at the University of Bar'leth, built a scholarly career studying antiquities instead.<ref name="databank" />

== Cloud City ==

Ugnaughts make up the working class of Cloud City, the floating colony that mines Tibanna gas from the atmosphere of Bespin.<ref name="carbonfreeze">"Studying Skywalkers: Anatomy of a Scene — The Carbon Freeze Aftermath." ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/studying-skywalkers-carbon-freeze starwars.com/news/studying-skywalkers-carbon-freeze]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> Baron-Administrator [[Lando Calrissian]] contended with labor difficulties throughout his brief term running the colony.<ref name="cloudcity">"Cloud City." ''StarWars.com — Databank'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/databank/cloud-city starwars.com/databank/cloud-city]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref>

The species is most visible in ''The Empire Strikes Back'', where an Ugnaught crew operates the carbon-freezing chamber that [[Han Solo]] is lowered into.<ref name="esb">''Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'' (Lucasfilm, 1980).</ref>
== Across the galaxy ==

Ugnaught labor is not confined to Bespin. Members of the species have worked at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, on Lothal and on the mining world of [[Gorse]], appearing in both ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]''.<ref name="databank" />

The [[Galactic Empire]] also put Ugnaughts to work as forced labor, and Kuiil spent much of his life in that servitude before buying his way out of it.<ref name="fcpov" /><ref name="insider">"From the Pages of ''Star Wars Insider'': Going in for the Kuiil — Exclusive Excerpt." ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-insider-206-kuiil starwars.com/news/star-wars-insider-206-kuiil]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref>

== Kuiil ==

The best-known Ugnaught in ''The Mandalorian'' is Kuiil, a vapor farmer living alone on [[Arvala-7]].<ref name="kuiil">"Kuiil." ''StarWars.com — Databank'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/databank/kuiil starwars.com/databank/kuiil]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> He guides the bounty hunter [[Din Djarin]] across his valley, teaches him to ride a [[blurrg]] and rebuilds the wrecked assassin droid [[IG-11]] into a protector.<ref name="ig11">"IG-11's Transformation in ''The Mandalorian''." ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/kuiil-ig-11 starwars.com/news/kuiil-ig-11]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> The rebuild depended less on his gifts with tools than on two habits: patience and affirmation.<ref name="ig11" />

Kuiil was voiced by [[Nick Nolte]] and performed on set by [[Misty Rosas]], working with animatronics built by Legacy Effects.<ref name="insider" />

== See also ==
* [[Star Wars/Kuiil|Kuiil]]
* [[Cloud City]]
* [[Bespin]]
* [[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]
* [[Star Wars: The Mandalorian|The Mandalorian]]
* [[IG-11]]

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{{ Star Wars/Banner }} {| cellpadding="7" style="max-width: 520px; width: 100%; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #D5B463; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 0.9em;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface);" |- | colspan="2" style="background: #000; text-align: center; padding: 10px 8px 12px 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #D5B463;" | <div style="color: #dddddd; font-size: 0.82em; letter-spacing: 2px;">STAR WARS</div> <div style="color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 3px 0 1px 0;">Ugnaught</div> <div style="color: #D5B463; font-size: 0.92em;"><i>"The small, humanoid working class of Bespin"</i></div> |- | colspan="2" style="background: #111; text-align: center; padding: 0;" | ![[ ugnaught_999d7ac4.jpg|alt=An Ugnaught working the carbon-freezing controls on Cloud City]] |- | colspan="2" style="background: #111; text-align: center; padding: 2px 0 6px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid #D5B463;" | <div style="color: #999999; font-size: 0.82em;">An Ugnaught at the carbon-freezing controls on Cloud City</div> |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center; width: 30%;" | Classification | Humanoid |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Distinctions | Pink skin · White hair · Upturned nose · Heavy jowls |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Social structure | Tribal hierarchy |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Known locations | [[Bespin]] · [[Lothal]] · [[Gorse]] · [[Coruscant]] |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Notable individuals | [[Star Wars/Kuiil|Kuiil]] · Korin Pers |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | First appearance | <span style="background:#000; color:#D1793A; border:1px solid #D5B463; font-size:0.78em; font-weight:bold; padding:1px 6px;">FILM</span> ''[[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980) |- ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Also appears in | ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|The Clone Wars]]'' · ''[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]'' · ''[[Star Wars: The Mandalorian|The Mandalorian]]'' |} '''Ugnaughts''' are a species of small humanoids in the [[Star Wars]] galaxy, known for their pink skin, white hair, upturned noses and thick layers of jowls.{{Note|Jowls are the loose folds of flesh that hang beneath the jaw.}}<ref name="databank">"Ugnaught." ''StarWars.com — Databank'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/databank/ugnaught starwars.com/databank/ugnaught]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> They are best known as the working class of [[Cloud City]] above the gas giant [[Bespin]]. Members of the species have also found employment across the galaxy, from the Jedi Temple on [[Coruscant]] to [[Lothal]].<ref name="databank" /> The species first appeared in ''[[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980), and the vapor farmer [[Star Wars/Kuiil|Kuiil]] became its most prominent individual decades later in ''[[Star Wars: The Mandalorian|The Mandalorian]]''.<ref name="databank" /><ref name="fcpov">"From a Certain Point of View: Who Is Your Favorite Supporting Character in ''The Mandalorian'' So Far?" ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/from-a-certain-point-of-view-favorite-supporting-character-the-mandalorian starwars.com/news/from-a-certain-point-of-view-favorite-supporting-character-the-mandalorian]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> == Biology == Ugnaughts are diminutive humanoids, standing noticeably shorter than the humans they usually work alongside.<ref name="databank" /> Their pink skin, white hair, upturned snouts and heavy jowls set them apart from the other species crowding an industrial work site.<ref name="databank" /> Ugnaughts appear to be long-lived: Kuiil earned his freedom with the skill of his hands over a stretch of labor that amounted to three human lifetimes.<ref name="fcpov" /> == Society == The species divides itself into a tribal hierarchy, and Ugnaughts carry a galaxy-wide reputation for skilled manual work.<ref name="databank" /> They turn up wherever heavy industry needs hands, which has scattered them across a great many worlds.<ref name="databank" /> Not every Ugnaught works a factory floor: Korin Pers, a sava at the University of Bar'leth, built a scholarly career studying antiquities instead.<ref name="databank" /> == Cloud City == Ugnaughts make up the working class of Cloud City, the floating colony that mines Tibanna gas from the atmosphere of Bespin.<ref name="carbonfreeze">"Studying Skywalkers: Anatomy of a Scene — The Carbon Freeze Aftermath." ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/studying-skywalkers-carbon-freeze starwars.com/news/studying-skywalkers-carbon-freeze]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> Baron-Administrator [[Lando Calrissian]] contended with labor difficulties throughout his brief term running the colony.<ref name="cloudcity">"Cloud City." ''StarWars.com — Databank'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/databank/cloud-city starwars.com/databank/cloud-city]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> The species is most visible in ''The Empire Strikes Back'', where an Ugnaught crew operates the carbon-freezing chamber that [[Han Solo]] is lowered into.<ref name="esb">''Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'' (Lucasfilm, 1980).</ref> == Across the galaxy == Ugnaught labor is not confined to Bespin. Members of the species have worked at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, on Lothal and on the mining world of [[Gorse]], appearing in both ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]''.<ref name="databank" /> The [[Galactic Empire]] also put Ugnaughts to work as forced labor, and Kuiil spent much of his life in that servitude before buying his way out of it.<ref name="fcpov" /><ref name="insider">"From the Pages of ''Star Wars Insider'': Going in for the Kuiil — Exclusive Excerpt." ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-insider-206-kuiil starwars.com/news/star-wars-insider-206-kuiil]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> == Kuiil == The best-known Ugnaught in ''The Mandalorian'' is Kuiil, a vapor farmer living alone on [[Arvala-7]].<ref name="kuiil">"Kuiil." ''StarWars.com — Databank'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/databank/kuiil starwars.com/databank/kuiil]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> He guides the bounty hunter [[Din Djarin]] across his valley, teaches him to ride a [[blurrg]] and rebuilds the wrecked assassin droid [[IG-11]] into a protector.<ref name="ig11">"IG-11's Transformation in ''The Mandalorian''." ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/kuiil-ig-11 starwars.com/news/kuiil-ig-11]. Retrieved August 2026.</ref> The rebuild depended less on his gifts with tools than on two habits: patience and affirmation.<ref name="ig11" /> Kuiil was voiced by [[Nick Nolte]] and performed on set by [[Misty Rosas]], working with animatronics built by Legacy Effects.<ref name="insider" /> == See also == * [[Star Wars/Kuiil|Kuiil]] * [[Cloud City]] * [[Bespin]] * [[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]] * [[Star Wars: The Mandalorian|The Mandalorian]] * [[IG-11]]