The breathers were a rare^[1] Gand subspecies. Scientists were unsure if this race was of an older evolutionary stock, destined to either die out or further evolve;^[2] or if they were another coexisting race.^[3] This subspecies possessed lungs,^[2] along with the usual assortment of internal organs that were typical for most humanoid species.^[4]

These Gands were adapted to breathing only ammonia and, unlike the lungless variety, could not survive offworld without respiratory gear.^[5] Oxygen exposure could burn the inside of the lungs like acid,^[2] which would require organ transplants.^[6] If a breather Gand were exposed to oxygen, that individual would display various respiratory symptoms, which included chest pain, shortness of breath, and coughing, which would bring up blood.^[7] Due to the unavailability of the necessary treatment to repair the damage, offworld Gands stricken with oxygen inhalation had a higher mortality rate.^[2] Zuckuss, a Gand bounty hunter, was a member of this subspecies,^[7] as was his second-cousin Lu'daal-ud.^[8]

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• Alliance Intelligence Reports
• Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
• Alien Encounters (First identified as Breather Gand)
• The Essential Guide to Alien Species
• Alien Anthology
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 50 (BOU13-14, Bounty Hunters - Zuckuss)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 61 (BOU15-16, Bounty Hunters - Zuckuss)
• Ultimate Alien Anthology
• "We Don't Need That Scum" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Scum and Villainy
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia (Indirect mention only)
• Endless Vigil

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