Note: Originally posted on June 27, 2022.

Subject Name: Neur

Homeworld: Dathomir

Species: Twi'lek-human hybrid (cyborg)

Gender: Female (transgender, AMAB)

Age: 400+ years (biological age: 22)

Affiliation: Nightsisters (outcast); Valkoran Empire (defected), Seferite Order (current)

It’s been about 9 years since I last drew Neur (while I didn’t always intend for Neur to be trans, her having round ears like a human was always part of my character notes). And given that there’s been a year in-universe since Episode II, I’ve decided to give her a bit of a design update. Aside from the fact that she has her ears uncovered (although her headdress does allow for attachable ear covers in case she needs to keep a low-profile), Machinus has not only shrunk down her cybernetic lekku so that they’re less cumbersome in combat, they’re now purely decorative, as the neurological components have been condensed and reintegrated closer to her brain. Of course, she still struggles with dissociative identity disorder due to her childhood lobotomy.

She also has a magenta lightsaber crystal, which is one of the closest things to a naturally red lightsaber crystal (most red crystals are either synthetic or kyber crystals that have been “bled” out using a Dark Side ritual).

In case you’re asking about the logistics of a transgender Nightsister, my headcanon is that they are trans-inclusive despite their storied misandry. The abuse Neur got from them was purely due to speciesism towards non-humans at the time she was born around (this was before they created the Dathomirian Zabrak species through cross-breeding). In the modern age, the Nightsisters simply use magic in lieu of gender reaffirming surgery. And this also doesn’t necessarily conflict with the misogyny exhibited by her more aggressive alter in Chapter 4 of Episode II. Showing prejudice towards a certain gender because of abuse by said gender doesn’t necessarily have any bearing on gender identity.