Suu Lawquane

Suu Lawquane, a female Twi'lek refugee, resided on the moderate planet Saleucami during the decline years of the Galactic Republic, a democratic union that governed a large portion of the galaxy from its capital world, Coruscant. At some point, Suu married, but she eventually became a widow. By the era of the Clone Wars, a galactic-spanning war between the Republic and its splinter faction, the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Suu had birthed two children, Shaeeah in 26 BBY and Jek in 25 BBY. Early in the war, Suu encountered Cut, a clone trooper of the Grand Army of the Republic. Cut had abandoned his duty, becoming the only survivor of an attack on his unit's troop transport soon after the First Battle of Geonosis. Suu and Cut became acquainted and eventually fell in love. They married, and he became the adoptive father to her children. The family established their home on a farm in Saleucami's desert, cultivating crops and raising livestock like eopies.

In 21 BBY, shortly after the Lawquanes' first harvest, the war spread to Saleucami. Confederate General Grievous had led his fleet to Saleucami, prompting the Republic to launch a risky counterattack to capture him. After the Republic won the space battle, Grievous attempted to escape to the planet's surface in a landing craft. However, his ship was shot down during his escape, forcing the general and his droids to flee to the surface in escape pods. The Republic quickly initiated a search, with squads of clone troopers scouring the planet on speeder bikes. Cut was away from home, delivering their harvest. At home with her children, Suu cautiously observed a group of clones approaching the Lawquane homestead. Wary of their intentions, Suu emerged from her house with her antique hunting rifle.

Suu aimed her blaster at the approaching clones, stating she wanted no trouble. The clones explained that their captain, CT-7567, nicknamed "Rex," was injured, but she was quick to mention she was not a doctor and asked them to move on. Shaeeah and Jek ran outside as Suu tried to deter the soldiers. Softening her stance, she told them to return inside. Suu then had a change of heart and told the clones that Rex could stay overnight on benches in their barn. As the clones prepared the captain for the night, Suu prepared fruit and offered it to them in the barn. As she handed the bowl over to the clones, a ball Shaeeah and Jek were playing with bounced in, followed closely by her daughter. Shaeeah noticed Rex and remarked that he looked like her father, but Suu told her that Cut was not a soldier and had her daughter return to the house. Suu told the clones that her husband was away delivering the harvest and left after assuring they would not need anything else from her.

After the clones left to resume their search, leaving Rex with Suu, Cut returned home from delivering the first harvest. He discovered Rex, and the two had a brief standoff before they recognized each other as clones. Noticing the commotion, Suu and her children went to the barn to greet Cut. Suu explained why Rex was with them, and Cut told the kids that they should never turn away someone in need. Cut invited Rex to dinner, though the captain was reluctant until Jek and Shaeeah begged him to join them. Over a meal of a cooked nuna, Suu and her children listened as Cut and Rex talked about their service and the former's choice to leave. Rex insisted that, in accordance with protocol, he would have to turn Cut in for deserting his post.

After dinner, Suu read to her children while Cut and Rex played a game of dejarik and continued their conversation. With their parent's permission, Shaeeah and Jek went outside to play. While playing in the fields, they discovered one of the escape pods from General Grievous' crashed landing ship. The two accidentally activated the pod, powering up a group of commando droids inside. Hearing the children's screams, Suu ran outside to find them and make sure they were safe. Shaeeah told Suu and Cut that they were being chased by "monsters." Suu tried to comfort them, but as she backed into the house, she, Cut, and Rex noticed the commando droids lurking in the fields. Cut told Suu to take the children upstairs while he and Rex locked up the house and turned off the lights. Using Suu's ancient rifle, Cut fought against the droids. During the skirmish, a wooden beam fell onto Cut, trapping him temporarily. The droids came close to finding Suu, Rex, and the kids, but Cut managed to regain his bearings and help Rex destroy the last units.

The next morning, Suu and Cut helped prepare Rex for his return to Republic forces. They gave Rex an eopie for transport and watched as he loaded his gear onto the mount. Suu was concerned that Rex still planned on turning Cut in for his desertion, but Rex admitted that he would not, saying that although Cut was a deserter, he was no coward. Overjoyed, Suu embraced Cut and thanked Rex for his discretion. Happy, Suu stood with Cut and their children and watched as Rex left their farm. At some point following their encounter with Rex, the Lawquanes installed a new fence around their property, as well as a series of booby traps. They also became acquainted with the genetically modified special forces group Clone Force 99, nicknamed the "Bad Batch." The members of the group, Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, and Crosshair, were treated as family by Shaeeah and Jek. Suu had a good rapport with Hunter, who marveled at her sharpshooting skills.

In 19 BBY, the Clone Wars abruptly ended when Sheev Palpatine, the Republic's Supreme Chancellor, ordered the clone armies to execute a systematic genocide of the Jedi Order, transforming the Republic into the Galactic Empire and declaring himself Galactic Emperor. Under the new regime, Saleucami faced increased security as clones arrived, ships were impounded, and chain codes were enforced. Rex, having defied Order 66 and escaped Imperial capture, arrived on Saleucami to speak with Cut and Suu. He warned them about the Empire and told them about the inhibitor chips the Kaminoans implanted in the clones, forcing them to carry out Order 66 and kill the Jedi. Fearing they would have to leave Saleucami for a safer home, Suu and Cut began preparations to leave the planet on a transport after Rex left. The day after Rex left the Lawquanes, the Bad Batch arrived on Saleucami to meet with Cut as well. The clones had become fugitives after defying Imperial orders and escaping Kamino with a young female clone, Omega.

As they approached the Lawquane house, Wrecker accidentally tripped Cut and Suu's traps, and the couple found them on their property. With her rifle out, Suu teasingly referred to them as more clones who had lost their way, and Cut greeted their old friends. The Lawquanes brought the squad to their house, where Cut gave them drinks and Suu prepared some fruit. Suu noticed the new members of the squad, and Hunter introduced Echo and Omega to the Lawquanes. Cut noticed that Crosshair was no longer with them, but Hunter only replied that things had become complicated. Realizing that Crosshair likely adhered to the inhibitor chips, Cut told the Batch about Rex's visit and his talk of the chips, and the Batch expressed confusion until Omega cleared things up. As she finished talking, Shaeeah and Jek ran inside and told their parents that there was a ship outside. Wrecker excitedly greeted the kids, who noticed Omega and brought her to play with them outside. As the three ran outside, Cut and Suu observed Hunter and Omega's interaction. Hunter looked at them with incomprehension, but she smiled at him and nodded that it would be alright.

Later, Cut and Hunter went to a nearby spaceport to book passage on a shuttle for the Lawquanes off-world. The two discovered, however, that the Empire was only allowing travel for citizens with chain codes. The two returned home, where they sat down with Suu and the rest of the Batch. Outside, Omega was playing with Shaeeah and Jek when the ball they were throwing went beyond the fence. Shaeeah and Jek, knowing not to go past the gates, told Omega that they would retrieve it later and instead went back to the house to continue packing. Omega, however, decided to get the ball. While getting the ball, she was stalked by a nexu. Inside, the group discussed the chain code situation. Suu pointed out that she and Cut could not arrange to get chain codes, for Cut would be apprehended for being a deserter, but Cut nevertheless asserted that he and his family would need to be on the next shuttle out of Saleucami, regardless of whether they had chain codes or not. Just then, Shaeeah and Jek ran inside and told Suu that Omega had gone past the fence, and she quickly jumped into action and grabbed her rifle. Suu ran outside and climbed up the side of the house to the roof, where she had an unobstructed view of Omega and the nexu. She fired a shot just as the creature prepared to pounce on Omega, forcing it back. Hunter ran past the gate to the girl, where he slashed the nexu with his knife while Suu continued firing on it, eventually sending it running away.

While Suu returned from the roof and helped Cut care for Omega, whom he brought to the Batch's Omicron-class attack shuttle, the Marauder, Hunter instructed Tech to forge chain codes to help the Lawquanes get off-world. Later, as Hunter stood watch outside the house, Suu greeted him and asked if he wanted her to take over. Hunter complimented her shooting skills, which he had forgotten were as good as they were, then added that he owed her one for saving Omega, and Suu replied that children always had ways of getting into trouble but explained that it was their guardian's job to protect them. Cut then arrived and told Hunter that Omega was on the Marauder. The incident had convinced Hunter that he was not able to care for her, and he asked Suu and Cut if they could take her in when they left Saleucami, as they could give her a life that the Batch could not. Suu asked him if that was what he wanted, and he told her that it was what Omega needed.

Echo and Tech, meanwhile, arranged for their ship to be impounded by the Empire so they could sneak inside the facility and steal and forge the chain codes for the Lawquanes and Omega. They informed Hunter of their plan, but he was incensed that not only that the Marauder was being impounded but that Omega was still on board. While Tech and Echo worked on their plan, Wrecker and Hunter helped Suu and her family finish packing up their belongings. Later that evening, the Lawquanes and clones arrived at the spaceport. Jek was scared and walked closely to Suu, who assured him that everything would be okay. Meanwhile, Tech and Echo finished forging the chain codes, but they could not get them to the Lawquanes on the other side of the spaceport. As a result, Omega took the chain codes when they were not looking and snuck out of the impound lot, bringing them to the other group. Tech informed Hunter of this, and when he reacted angrily, Suu calmed him and again told him that children could always find trouble. Wrecker then set out to assist Omega in reaching the Lawquanes.

Meanwhile, the clones were altered to Tech and Echo's presence, but with help from Wrecker, Omega managed to make her way to the spaceport, despite it taking longer than Cut would have wanted. When she arrived, Omega remarked that Tech had made a fifth one by accident, and Cut and Suu realized that Hunter had not told her about his plan. While Hunter told Omega about his decision, the Lawquanes approached the security station. After parting ways with Hunter, Omega reluctantly joined the Lawquanes, who were in the process of getting their codes checked. The chain codes worked, and as Cut unloaded their luggage, Suu approached a sad Omega and asked if she was was ready to go. Omega, however, decided to return to Hunter and ran to the impound lot to return to the Batch. While the Lawquanes boarded their transport, Cut was stopped by security clones, who thought he looked familiar. Before they could confirm their suspicions that he was a clone, however, they were called to the other side of the spaceport, where the Batch had started a firefight to free their ship. Cut then boarded the shuttle with Suu, Shaeeah, and Jek, and the family left Saleucami to find a new place to call home.

In 4 ABY, Glen Taffral, a Saleucami resident with sons Dav and Webb Taffral, who fought on opposing sides of the Galactic Civil War, cited the Lawquane family in a lesson for his quarreling sons. Using Cut Lawquane and his family as examples, Glen urged his sons to prioritize family over ideology, as Cut had during the Clone Wars.

Suu Lawquane, a Twi'lek woman, stood at 1.85 meters (6 feet, 1 inch), with blue eyes, pink skin, and a slender yet strong physique. Her arms and lekku were adorned with patterned tattoos. Suu was a devoted mother and wife, willing to do anything to safeguard her family. She deeply valued the well-being of children. Suu desired a peaceful life with her family on their farm, preferring to avoid galactic conflicts. She hoped the war would stay away from her family, but she was prepared to defend them. As a parent, Suu allowed her children room to grow, a lesson she imparted to Hunter as he worried about his and Omega's naivete.

Suu was initially wary of outsiders, but her compassion, like her husband's, prevented her from denying aid to those in need. Despite her initial caution, Suu warmly welcomed those who sought help, such as Rex and Clone Force 99. She befriended Rex and the Bad Batch clones. Suu worried about Cut's safety, especially when the Empire began to exert its influence on Saleucami. She trusted the Bad Batch to help her family escape, remaining calm and reassuring for her children's sake.

Suu, trained in combat, was a skilled sharpshooter and sniper, using her skills to protect her home. She was also athletic and fit. When a nexu threatened Omega outside the homestead, Suu quickly climbed to the roof and shot the creature multiple times, driving it away.

Early in the Clone Wars, Suu Lawquane wore worn grey pants, brown boots, and baggy light brown chaps covering most of her legs and torso. She kept her head and lekku covered. Later, she wore a wide-brimmed hat that allowed her lekku to hang out the back, and swapped her chaps for a grey shirt and brown jumpsuit. Suu also owned an antique slugthrower 6-2Aug2 hunting rifle, which she used to protect her family and farm.

Suu Lawquane was created for "The Deserter," a season two episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Directed by Robert Dalva and written by Carl Ellsworth, it aired on Cartoon Network on January 1, 2010. Over eleven years later, Lawquane appeared in "Cut and Run," an episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch on Disney+ on May 7, 2021. In both appearances, she is voiced by Canadian actress Cara Pifko, who also voiced other characters in The Clone Wars.

When Pifko was cast as Suu in "The Deserter," she was shown concept art to help her develop the character's voice. Pifko used a French-Canadian accent she had developed in theater school in Montreal. Despite Suu's limited focus and few lines, Pifko was intrigued by the character's background, even though she was not familiar with Star Wars lore. She approached her performance by imagining Suu as someone with a complicated past leading up to the events of "The Deserter."