I'm a sucker for any sort of insectoid or insect looking race. I do like the fact that the Gand are basically the archetype of the Ranger class from D&D.
The Gand were never recruited into the Jedi Order due to their hive mind nature. Same goes for the Geonosians and other such species. The hive mind presents a powerful, unbreakable attachment to family. Something the Jedi Order could not allow.
if I was trained as a jedi, I would have loved to teach them about the force and lightsaber combat. I bet these fuckers would have made everyone in the galaxy quiver in fear for their power.
The Jedi don't like attachment and they seem afraid of any emotion that would take away their indoctrinated.. I mean new members. The Jedi behave way more like a cult, and way less like the "noble warrior monks" that people try to portray them as. Resist Jedi propaganda, follow the Force as you see fit!
Really funny that the Gand are not only genetically related to the Kel Dor, but also socially at some point. Both have their own force cults and the force users are saw with high regard in the society
@@MetaNerdzLore Yep, but this seems to be a common trend in scifi lore. If we can't explain what's going on it's just tO aDvAnCeD for us. I mean it makes sense that we can't explain things in a universe far beyond our knowledge. But at the end this stuff is all made up. Even the fact that we often SPECULATE about stuff in a fully fictional lore setting like Star Wars is insane. Literally
@@mcsheesh2052 i mean I don’t blame them for not wanting to explain every detail that would connect with giving a species some sort of nifty trait. They probably still had to leave wiggle roo, for other writers who might add stuff about them
@@GreaterGrievobeast55 Or just to explain certain plots in a storyline. Most qualities of a species probably weren't made up like on a spreadsheet but evolved through countless events from different comics, video games, books etc.
To be fair, I think that any biologists that would be in the star wars galaxy would essentially throw their hands up constantly as we already could fill a rooms just with what we know about our own worlds evolutionary history and biology, now imagine a galaxy with millions of worlds. The macroscopic life categorizing would be sheer insanity, and don't even start with microscopic lifeforms 😱🤯
given that the Kenner line was the first official mention of the names of the bounty hunters I take the Kenner line as the correct naming and any subsequent renamings as revisions. I thought Zuckuss suited the insectoid "droid"(?) And 4-LOM suited the Gand much better and the name swap irks me to this day. When the Kenner lines came out you used to be able to send off the proof of purchase tabs on the packaging to get free treats such as weapons, rebreather masks, back-packs and even action figures, incluing a 4-LOM for which I actually received the Gand Bounty Hunter in the mail.
The Gand from star wars the old republic, Sergeant Yunn, captivated me with the way he spoke, talked about his culture and attitude towards me as his squad lead, im glad you made this to represent my fav insect homie
I doubt older Gand would go blind. If it was similar to finger nails in material, then it probably grew like one too. Basically like an infinite roll of clear plastic growing across the eye from one side to the other in some orientation, and I’m guessing it would grow on one side, and then be dissolved back into the body on the other to reuse the nutrients to make more. Basically the eye would always have a fresh covering the same way our finger nails work, except we cut or wear down our nails… just imagine another nail bed on the top that absorbed the nail back into our body to be used again. That’s how I imagine the eye covering works here.
There's a species of deep-sea tube worms here on Earth that draw oxygen from the surrounding water and use it, along with compounds from symbiotic gut bacteria, to make their sustenance. What if the Non-Breather Gands did this, but backwards? Instead of taking in gas to help make their food, they take in food, and have symbiotic bacteria that take some of the nutrients to release the ammonia that the Gand would need for metabolising? Just a thought.
I never heard of them and I gotta say a species of mystic badass melee bounty hunter sheriff warriors who can take a beat down and keep fighting is absolutely awesome
9:18 One of the things about the age of species in Star Wars (I think) and this is my hypothesis, listed ages are how old a species could be around without advanced medicine, cybernetics or high Force sensitivity, this doesn't necessarily mean that is the average age of the species but rather a lowballed minimum, like the average age of Skakoans is over 90 because almost all Skakoans are subject to high end technology and medicine and have few qualms with using it to extend their lives, without it they only live to be around 65. Another example is Arkanians who are very similar to humans, but because of genetic tampering and other means, they've extended their average age much higher than what it would naturally be. Just something I like to ponder on sometimes, regardless, great video.
I always find interesting that these species and other xeno atmospherics are depicted in a human centric perspective. That is as always the one behind a mask. What about a plot line where all the “normal” other races are visiting their world. The Xenos with no masks and everyone else is masked up.
Could you please cover trandoshan's please, your videos on the species of the galaxy are really good and trandoshan's are one of my favorite in star wars
Bendu was a force entity that was neither light or dark. There is also the reverse force. Maybe the Gand use one of those forms? Darth Zana's apprentice had a similar tracking ability to the Gand.
Could you do a video on just insectoid races in the star wars universe please? They're really cool and no one on TH-cam has a complete list as far as I can tell
Well heres another Race to I wanted to know more about but I was to lazy to look into it. Thanks Again for Spiecies Video , this race alwasy eluded me as to what exactly they are a Bug,Robots,Cyborgs ,yeah SW is Sometims cconfusing of what to think of particular race.
You used an example of one of Yunn's Rakghoul infectiion customizations from the rakghoul event, they absolutely should not look like that, as that is infact, sapose to be a zombified version of a Gand.
I wonder why the Republic didn't use other races that, without argument, are more powerful, intelligent, dexterous, utilitarian than humans. Sure, no one race would be all of these, but there are those that would exceed humans in many attributes. Perhaps, it was some moral dilemma, like, as humans, the Jedi, generals of the Clone war, felt entitled to pervert and distort human genetics, but felt some trespass with delving in to the building blocks of other races. Maybe, humans have the ideal mix of intelligence, strength, adherence, and utilitarian nature, being that it is usually more simple and inexpensive to formulate ideas for weapons, armor, and items and then build them for humans. I dunno, I have a few theories, none more reliable or feasible than the other. Save the moral angle, that seems the most sensible obstacle. Most sensible, but also less likely. Humans, like I would think most any life, are capable of atrocities in the name of progress and survival of the "greater good".
@@craven4bmore709 in cannon there is a clear answer: Duku hired several bounty hunters to track and kill his former apprentice, who gone dark side mad, one who does the job was offered to become a template for the clones, for a hefty bonus. Jango Fett was one, who completed the job, thus he became a template. Sidius didn't want most efficient battlefield army, he needed army of force user killers.
@@solarissv777 Also, I had reflected on things like infiltration, negotiations, subterfuge like pretending to be soldiers or entities of the CIS and their allies, but, as you said, he just wanted stone cold killers. They had Jedi for those types of more sensitive and less deliberate missions. I can't believe I forgot about the apprentice hunt thing.
Can you do a video on Coruscant's History, and Lore? You seem to have not done that planet yet in your Planets Playlist. I bet the history will be pretty rich, resulting in either a multipart series, or a really long video on its own, either of which I would enjoy.
@MetaNerdz Lore - Good presentation, but you have overlooked KENNER Product's first name for this insectiod bounty hunter: "4-LOM" which longe time Star Wars fans have been calling this character after he was identified on the 1982 Summer action figure "EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" 47 figure "MAIL-IN OFFER" card back.
Very low ranking alien race on my interest list, but well done overall. The respiratory system of insects and the lungless ones was very interesting and by far the high point of this video.
8:52 The example you chose for the right side here isn't a healthy member of the species, they've been infected with the rakghoul plague. See how the eyes are missing? (Source: That's a reward skin from SWTOR's rakghoul plague event for the Trooper's Gand companion.)
“There was numerous accounts from bounty hunters and civilians that Zuckuss jumped out of a 3rd story window” because yeah that’s what Zuckuss would do Had absolutely no clue he was force sensitive so that’s really neat
Dude that's the first time I've seen you after like 7 years of listening and you're nothing like I figured. I would have guessed needy skinny kid, not young Dave Groll
I have a possibly interesting question that isn't related to this: are there antique vehicle museums in star wars? Like something similar to for example the smithsonian in the us or bovington in the uk..
@@micahwright5901 I've done some research and compound eyes don't work like that. Think of each facet of the eye like a pixel on a computer screen. The image wouldn't be sharp but compound eyes provide a wide angle of view (dragonflies can see almost a 360°). They also react to a change in scenery much quicker than a "camera" type eye like ours. That's why it's so hard to swat a fly. Because of this Gands would probably be good at pod-racing since they could see in almost all directions without moving their heads and probably have good reaction times. There is one other type of compound eye that trilobites had where it's made up of 50-100 tiny mini-camera eyes. The 50-100 images were probably combined in the brain just like how the 2 images from our eyes are combined into a single picture.
I'm a sucker for any sort of insectoid or insect looking race. I do like the fact that the Gand are basically the archetype of the Ranger class from D&D.
you mean, ‘a zucker?’
@@BugCatcherSimp oh God damnit, that's good
@@BugCatcherSimp Zuckerberg an insectoid alien confirmed?
Ain't a insect fan
You'd probably like the Gaim of Babylon 5 series.
The Gand were never recruited into the Jedi Order due to their hive mind nature. Same goes for the Geonosians and other such species. The hive mind presents a powerful, unbreakable attachment to family. Something the Jedi Order could not allow.
I stand corrected. I know the Geonosians weren't recruited for the hive mind issue, but I suppose Gand are individualistic enough. Thanks!
Still cool to know
if I was trained as a jedi, I would have loved to teach them about the force and lightsaber combat.
I bet these fuckers would have made everyone in the galaxy quiver in fear for their power.
The Jedi don't like attachment and they seem afraid of any emotion that would take away their indoctrinated.. I mean new members.
The Jedi behave way more like a cult, and way less like the "noble warrior monks" that people try to portray them as.
Resist Jedi propaganda, follow the Force as you see fit!
Jedi Padawan, Vaabesh and Jedi Master, Tyffix: *dissapears*
Really funny that the Gand are not only genetically related to the Kel Dor, but also socially at some point. Both have their own force cults and the force users are saw with high regard in the society
And specialize in non-physical aspects. Findsman…find. And baran do foresee disaster (though they did have other things).
I had no idea what MetaNerd looked like, I gotta say I'm pleasantly surprised aha
Looks like if jesus had a brother that played video games instead of going to church
@Jo Jo he is indeed
@@hush7652 would he be called Gesus?
He has prettier hair than my ex.
Long hair ftw
How can we explain this part of a fictional specie's biology?
"This baffled the best biologists in the galaxy"
Lol it's worse that's actually in the lore
@@MetaNerdzLore Yep, but this seems to be a common trend in scifi lore. If we can't explain what's going on it's just tO aDvAnCeD for us.
I mean it makes sense that we can't explain things in a universe far beyond our knowledge. But at the end this stuff is all made up. Even the fact that we often SPECULATE about stuff in a fully fictional lore setting like Star Wars is insane. Literally
@@mcsheesh2052 i mean I don’t blame them for not wanting to explain every detail that would connect with giving a species some sort of nifty trait. They probably still had to leave wiggle roo, for other writers who might add stuff about them
@@GreaterGrievobeast55 Or just to explain certain plots in a storyline. Most qualities of a species probably weren't made up like on a spreadsheet but evolved through countless events from different comics, video games, books etc.
To be fair, I think that any biologists that would be in the star wars galaxy would essentially throw their hands up constantly as we already could fill a rooms just with what we know about our own worlds evolutionary history and biology, now imagine a galaxy with millions of worlds. The macroscopic life categorizing would be sheer insanity, and don't even start with microscopic lifeforms 😱🤯
Fun fact: Zuckuss was mistakenly called 4-LOM from the original Star Wars Kenner line that was made to tie in with the movie releases back in the 80s.
and vice versa
4-LOM = 4 (the) love of money
given that the Kenner line was the first official mention of the names of the bounty hunters I take the Kenner line as the correct naming and any subsequent renamings as revisions. I thought Zuckuss suited the insectoid "droid"(?) And 4-LOM suited the Gand much better and the name swap irks me to this day. When the Kenner lines came out you used to be able to send off the proof of purchase tabs on the packaging to get free treats such as weapons, rebreather masks, back-packs and even action figures, incluing a 4-LOM for which I actually received the Gand Bounty Hunter in the mail.
@@markkil I now have the retro collection replicas of the figures from Hasbro.
@@markkilhow does 4 LOM sound better for a living being? it definitely sounds like a droid name
Now that's a species I've never seen a video on!
Star Wars Explained did a video on them, two species I haven't seen are Herglics (a whale-like species) and Cathars (a cat species)
You are nailing this series! They have been so good. I request the next video highlight my humble people, the Ortolans
The Gand from star wars the old republic, Sergeant Yunn, captivated me with the way he spoke, talked about his culture and attitude towards me as his squad lead, im glad you made this to represent my fav insect homie
I doubt older Gand would go blind.
If it was similar to finger nails in material, then it probably grew like one too. Basically like an infinite roll of clear plastic growing across the eye from one side to the other in some orientation, and I’m guessing it would grow on one side, and then be dissolved back into the body on the other to reuse the nutrients to make more.
Basically the eye would always have a fresh covering the same way our finger nails work, except we cut or wear down our nails… just imagine another nail bed on the top that absorbed the nail back into our body to be used again. That’s how I imagine the eye covering works here.
Elder Gand probably: "BTW gotta go sand blast my eyes"
I wouldn’t of thought you looked that way. I love your hair
He was always 4-lom to me as a kid, zuckuss and 4-loms names were mixed up on the figure packaging here in the uk
Same here in the states. Zuckuss-Fuckuss when the parents weren’t around.
@@jayjones5756 Lmfao
he eats dry cereal, it's really hard to stay subbed.
🤣🤣🤣
Dry for snack, milk for breakfast, me in a nutshell
wow. i always knew Gand were interesting, but not this interesting. There is so much on these guys. Way cool species.
There's a species of deep-sea tube worms here on Earth that draw oxygen from the surrounding water and use it, along with compounds from symbiotic gut bacteria, to make their sustenance. What if the Non-Breather Gands did this, but backwards? Instead of taking in gas to help make their food, they take in food, and have symbiotic bacteria that take some of the nutrients to release the ammonia that the Gand would need for metabolising? Just a thought.
Zuckus is one of my favorite bounty hunters
I love Zuckuss. And finally a video about his people and background!
I never heard of them and I gotta say a species of mystic badass melee bounty hunter sheriff warriors who can take a beat down and keep fighting is absolutely awesome
Gand sound like the boris the blade of aliens, i’m impressed by their resilience!
Didn't realize they had this much lore. Great video as usual.
You are the king of star wars lore
This species is very complicated, but you made it easy to understand the complexity
Rainy day here, always drop vids at the right time my dude.
9:18
One of the things about the age of species in Star Wars (I think) and this is my hypothesis, listed ages are how old a species could be around without advanced medicine, cybernetics or high Force sensitivity, this doesn't necessarily mean that is the average age of the species but rather a lowballed minimum, like the average age of Skakoans is over 90 because almost all Skakoans are subject to high end technology and medicine and have few qualms with using it to extend their lives, without it they only live to be around 65. Another example is Arkanians who are very similar to humans, but because of genetic tampering and other means, they've extended their average age much higher than what it would naturally be.
Just something I like to ponder on sometimes, regardless, great video.
You're really good at what you do, and you're really thorough too.
I created the Wookieepedia page for the Gand Floating Sanctuary... if that's related lol
Oh damn that's cool
Thank you @metanerdz for shedding much light on our Gand species. Gand thinks that this is an excellent video 👏👏👏
I love this series! Please keep on doing these biology/lore videos!
Wow I wasn't prepared for a face reveal at the sponsor part, I know you probably showed it in another video but I didn't see it
Love being a meta-nerd
Lol wrong channel, but same spirit 🙌🏾
I always find interesting that these species and other xeno atmospherics are depicted in a human centric perspective. That is as always the one behind a mask. What about a plot line where all the “normal” other races are visiting their world. The Xenos with no masks and everyone else is masked up.
I really hope that soon you'll do more clone commanders like Neyo, Bacara and Fox.
I'd so much prefer more biology/species videos. Clone commanders are a little overrated.
One of your best outro lines, bud. Lol. And may the Force also be with you.
Love these videos! Maybe it would be cool to do some species from battlefront 2 like quarren, duros, ishi tib, weequay or gungan but love these videos
Zuckuss' religious zeal is driven home by the name of his partner: 4-LOM.
Four El Oh Im.
For Elohim.
Brilliant!
You should check out the Bith at some point in the near future, they're super fun.
Holy crap you actually did it 😳
wow love these deep dives into the more obscure species of the galaxy, so interesting
I never thought that this could be so intresting and throw up so many questions
I love these detailed species deep dives! More of these please!
I quite like the design of this species !
Great video! I love how unique these guys are.
Great video as usual. Love your content. Let’s hope that you see more Gand the upcoming Star Wars shows.
Thanks Magic Spoon
Could you please cover trandoshan's please, your videos on the species of the galaxy are really good and trandoshan's are one of my favorite in star wars
Always wanted to know about this
My favorite species! Finally!!!!
Bendu was a force entity that was neither light or dark. There is also the reverse force. Maybe the Gand use one of those forms? Darth Zana's apprentice had a similar tracking ability to the Gand.
I absolutely love this series!
I love these videos 😂
I like how the Old Republic games are so heavy on space anthropology.
These guys are awesome!
Any chance you could do a history on the Kuat Drive Yards?
Yeah that's on the list for sure
@@MetaNerdzLore :)
Could you do a video on just insectoid races in the star wars universe please? They're really cool and no one on TH-cam has a complete list as far as I can tell
Wonderful! Thanks man. Have been busy lately, sorry.
Well heres another Race to I wanted to know more about but I was to lazy to look into it. Thanks Again for Spiecies Video , this race alwasy eluded me as to what exactly they are a Bug,Robots,Cyborgs ,yeah SW is Sometims cconfusing of what to think of particular race.
That hair tho🔥🔥🔥
Loving your vids, stick the magic spoon.
My friend is Playing a gand in a star wars edge of the empire game im the gm of and I see why now they're dope.
Ooryl is pleased at this depiction of Ooryl's species. Ooryl thanks MetaNerdz for doing so.
I like when you said “a Recent genetic study” even though all of this was “a long time ago”
So were the breathers surgically implated/attached?
Get this man 1 million subscribers
You used an example of one of Yunn's Rakghoul infectiion customizations from the rakghoul event, they absolutely should not look like that, as that is infact, sapose to be a zombified version of a Gand.
Supposed
Wait what? Metanerdz is a total chad?
Awesome
I remember fighting a lot of these guys in knights of the old republic 2: the sith lords.
Would love to see more gand jedi
Keep posting bro love these
Gand could become perfect clone soldiers, especially non-breathing ones
I wonder why the Republic didn't use other races that, without argument, are more powerful, intelligent, dexterous, utilitarian than humans. Sure, no one race would be all of these, but there are those that would exceed humans in many attributes.
Perhaps, it was some moral dilemma, like, as humans, the Jedi, generals of the Clone war, felt entitled to pervert and distort human genetics, but felt some trespass with delving in to the building blocks of other races.
Maybe, humans have the ideal mix of intelligence, strength, adherence, and utilitarian nature, being that it is usually more simple and inexpensive to formulate ideas for weapons, armor, and items and then build them for humans.
I dunno, I have a few theories, none more reliable or feasible than the other. Save the moral angle, that seems the most sensible obstacle. Most sensible, but also less likely. Humans, like I would think most any life, are capable of atrocities in the name of progress and survival of the "greater good".
@@craven4bmore709 in cannon there is a clear answer: Duku hired several bounty hunters to track and kill his former apprentice, who gone dark side mad, one who does the job was offered to become a template for the clones, for a hefty bonus. Jango Fett was one, who completed the job, thus he became a template. Sidius didn't want most efficient battlefield army, he needed army of force user killers.
@@solarissv777 ahhh, I remember that, now that you mention it, thanks for that.
@@solarissv777 Also, I had reflected on things like infiltration, negotiations, subterfuge like pretending to be soldiers or entities of the CIS and their allies, but, as you said, he just wanted stone cold killers. They had Jedi for those types of more sensitive and less deliberate missions. I can't believe I forgot about the apprentice hunt thing.
Can you do a video on Coruscant's History, and Lore? You seem to have not done that planet yet in your Planets Playlist. I bet the history will be pretty rich, resulting in either a multipart series, or a really long video on its own, either of which I would enjoy.
Love the MPMD shout good ol Derek
Gand are definitely up there as my favorite sentient species. Only competition for them are the Devaronians and Trandoshans
I've always liked the Band. They're a really nifty species.
Oh yes
@MetaNerdz Lore - Good presentation, but you have overlooked KENNER Product's first name for this insectiod bounty hunter: "4-LOM" which longe time Star Wars fans have been calling this character after he was identified on the 1982 Summer action figure "EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" 47 figure "MAIL-IN OFFER" card back.
Very low ranking alien race on my interest list, but well done overall. The respiratory system of insects and the lungless ones was very interesting and by far the high point of this video.
Gotta say this is the first time i am seeing what you look like and i gotta say not what i was expecting.
8:52 The example you chose for the right side here isn't a healthy member of the species, they've been infected with the rakghoul plague. See how the eyes are missing? (Source: That's a reward skin from SWTOR's rakghoul plague event for the Trooper's Gand companion.)
Thank you that was awesome i like the gand
“There was numerous accounts from bounty hunters and civilians that Zuckuss jumped out of a 3rd story window” because yeah that’s what Zuckuss would do
Had absolutely no clue he was force sensitive so that’s really neat
Hello there
General Kenobi?
Sea Otters!
@@minicle426 WHERE?!
I'm digging the face time not for the adds but ya outta do it more homie
I must pay 40 euros for this fucking guy as a lego figure
Do the wookies in a future video! :D
Yeah dry cereal gang
Dude that's the first time I've seen you after like 7 years of listening and you're nothing like I figured. I would have guessed needy skinny kid, not young Dave Groll
Love this! Can you do a video like this on the Gank?
Little known fact, NYHC band 25 TA LIFES frontman Rick Healey aka Rick ta life is one of these alien species
I dig that alien race. Reminds me of the Ovions from Battlestar Galactica.
I have a possibly interesting question that isn't related to this: are there antique vehicle museums in star wars? Like something similar to for example the smithsonian in the us or bovington in the uk..
Well done, m8.
thanks got another species vid coming
Fun Fact: the compound Eyes on the Zuckuss costume were made of Bubble Wrap
Ooryl was a findsman though. He undertook that right in I,Jedi, while Corran was training as a Jedi.
I was offended he didn't use Ooryl as the example for this species in the title. He was a total bro.
My headcanon is gand have eye-buffing boutiques.
Compound eyes? Did that Gand bounty hunter see hundreds of Vaders?
Technically yes. But he also knows there’s just one since he only sees in compound.
@@micahwright5901 I've done some research and compound eyes don't work like that. Think of each facet of the eye like a pixel on a computer screen.
The image wouldn't be sharp but compound eyes provide a wide angle of view (dragonflies can see almost a 360°). They also react to a change in scenery much quicker than a "camera" type eye like ours. That's why it's so hard to swat a fly.
Because of this Gands would probably be good at pod-racing since they could see in almost all directions without moving their heads and probably have good reaction times.
There is one other type of compound eye that trilobites had where it's made up of 50-100 tiny mini-camera eyes. The 50-100 images were probably combined in the brain just like how the 2 images from our eyes are combined into a single picture.
You should do the kel dor next
Dry cereal gang unite
I played a Gand Dr Zoidberg in an Edge of the Empire campaign.
Plz talk about genosians