8 Even More Star Wars Questions That Always Confused You

Despite being arguably the most memorable fully computer-generated species on show in the prequels (alongside the Gungans, of course), the Geonosian race seen in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and The Clone Wars TV series bizarrely disappeared by the time A New Hope goes down almost two decades later.

The alien creatures who helped design the Death Star didn't just go into hiding after the events of Revenge of the Sith, though. They actually ended up being enslaved by the new Empire.

And if being forced to build this intimidating new space station wasn't bad enough, once the Death Star's hyperdrive was fully operational, Grand Moff Tarkin gave the order to sterilise the planet of Geonosis using Imperial gas canisters.

Yep, it's as horrific as it sounds.

In the end, the Empire wiped out all but one of the bug-like species to keep their superweapon a secret, meaning that a shocking 100 billion aliens were murdered during what was classed as the worst genocide ever committed by the big bad force in the galaxy.

Outside of Klik-Klak, seen during the Star Wars Rebels animated series, and a sole queen egg that would eventually hatch and be revealed as sterile, this race was completely eradicated after the Empire decided they were no longer needed.