Summary

• The Zeffo, an ancient race in the Star Wars galaxy, first appeared in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and have since been mentioned in novels and comics connected to the game.
• The Zeffo were a Force-sensitive race that predated the Jedi Order and referred to the Force as "Life Wind."
• They had a wide-reaching grasp on the Star Wars galaxy, colonizing various planets including their homeworld of Zeffo, Bogano, Dathomir, Kashyyyk, and Peridea. After the death of Kujet, their ruler, the remaining Zeffo vowed to disappear into the Unknown Regions in search of peace.

Different sects of the Star Wars franchise have included mention of an ancient race known as the Zeffo which once ruled the galaxy; here is everything we know about the species. The Zeffo, or Zeffonians, were first introduced to the Star Wars franchise through the 2018 video game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Since then, they have been mentioned in novels and comics connected to the game with even an Easter egg coming in Ahsoka linking to the ancient aliens.

Besides Star Wars movies could further explore the ancient aliens, it seems unlikely given the mysterious disappearance of the species within the galaxy. With that said, here is everything Star Wars has provided concerning information on the Zeffo from their origins to their time in the galaxy and their mystifying absence.

The Zeffo Were A Force-Sensitive Race Who Predate The Jedi

In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, it was explained that the Zeffo was a Force-sensitive race. Like the brief tidbits of information provided about Yoda's race, most Zeffonians held an inherent connection with the Force. The Zeffo were also incredibly ancient with their origins in the Star Wars galaxy dating back tens of thousands of years even predating the Jedi Order. In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, it was established that the Zeffo were a peaceful race that referred to the Force as "Life Wind" with those capable of wielding the Force the best consisting of the Zeffonian version of the Jedi Order.

Zeffo Sages Were Buried Across The Star Wars Galaxy

These powerful Zeffonian Force wielders were named Sages, something that features at length in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, In that game, it was revealed that three of the most powerful Zeffo Sages in the species' history were buried across the Star Wars galaxy on differing planets. These three Sages were named Eilram, Miktrull, and Kujet. The former two Sages were buried on the Zeffo homeworld. Eilram's tomb was situated in the halls of the Great School on Zeffo and was adorned with drawings of the Wroshyr Tree on Kashyyyk signifying the Zeffonian's fondness for the planet.

Miktrull was buried in another tomb on Zeffo, hanging high above an abyss with various candles lighting the tomb. Kujet, however, had his tomb situated on Dathomir. At one point, Kujet ruled the Zeffo alone with his palace being located on Dathomir, explaining why the planet served as his resting place.

Every Known Zeffo Planet In The Star Wars Franchise

Given their connection to other planets, the Zeffo had colonized various different worlds across the Star Wars galaxy and beyond. From the planets the Zeffo inhabited in the Mid Rim to the Outer Rim territories and Zeffo itself, the race had a wide-reaching grasp on the ancient Star Wars galaxy. As such, here is every Zeffonian planet in the Star Wars franchise both in the prime galaxy and beyond.

Zeffo

The most obvious planet the Zeffo colonized was their home world of Zeffo. This is the primary location of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The planet contains the tombs of Eilram and Miktrull as well as a vast array of other Zeffonian structures that prove the wide-reaching culture of the Zeffo and explain why they had such an impact on the wider galaxy.

Bogano

While Zeffo is the main planet shown to have housed Zeffonian culture in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Bogano is the first visited in the game that hints at Zeffonian involvement in the galaxy. The entire crux of the game is to enter a vault on Bogano built by the Zeffo to access a Holocron containing a list of Force-sensitive children across the galaxy. The various Zeffo structures on Bogano hold a strong connection to the Force as a result and provide hints for the game's main character, Cal Kestis, to travel to other Zeffo-controlled planets of old.

Dathomir

One of these planets in question is Dathomir. Before the introduction of the Zeffo, Dathomir was primarily known as the home of the Nightsisters, Star Wars' race of witches. However, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order revealed that Kujet was buried on the planet of Dathomir amid his giant palace. Kujet once ruled the Zeffo after the deaths of Eilram and Miktrull as a ruthless, dark-side practitioner with Dathomir as his seat of power.

Kashyyyk

While there is no evidence of the Zeffo colonizing Kashyyyk, it has been made clear that the race often frequented the Wookiee homeworld. Sage Eilram was known to have a strong connection with the Wookiees as evidenced by his tomb featuring a mural of the Wroshyr Tree from Kashyyyk. At this tree, Cal finds a hologram leading him to Dathomir and linking the two Zeffo-infused planets together.

Peridea

One of the more interesting links between Star Wars canon and the Zeffo is the reference to the species in Ahsoka. Ahsoka included a second Star Wars galaxy as it was largely set on the planet of Peridea. In Ahsoka episode 6, runes can be seen on a fortress situated on Peridea reading "Praise Kujet ruler of all, may his reign last," proving that Kujet, the Sith Zeffo Sage, had ruled over Peridea at one point in his life.

The Dark Side Zeffo Kujet Seems To Have Ruled The Intergalactic Nightsisters

This Ahsoka Easter egg seems to provide evidence that Kujet ruled over the Nightsisters at one point. Another interesting retcon of the Star Wars galaxy found in Ahsoka was that the Nightsisters originally hailed from Peridea both explaining their strange culture and also their different utilization of the Force through Magick. The Nightsisters eventually left Peridea using the Purrgil to settle on the planet of Dathomir.

All of this proves that Kujet seemingly ruled over the Nightsisters. His name is mentioned on Peridea as a ruler with whoever inscribed the runes hoping for his reign to last. It would make sense then for Kujet to move to the main Star Wars galaxy alongside the Nightsisters with both settling on Dathomir, the home of the Nightsisters in modern Star Wars and the place of Kujet's palace.

What Happened To The Zeffo After Kujet's Death?

After the deaths of Eilram and Miktrull, Kujet began leading the Zeffo as a dark, ruthless, Sith Zeffonian. This was seen as the beginning of the end of Zeffonian dominance in the Star Wars galaxy. Kujet's dark reign resulted in a once-peaceful race becoming corrupted to the point where they faced extinction upon Kujet's death. This led to the remaining Zeffo vowing to disappear into the Unknown Regions, hoping to find peace once more among the stars.

This was explored in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. In that game, a recording can be found in which a Zeffonian is heard explaining this plan to travel into the Unknown Regions after Kujet's demise:

"I offer this record of our civilization to those who will follow. Despite our wisdom and technological achievement, we face extinction. Dogma blinded us to the path of balance and gradually we allowed our pride to corrupt us. The greater control we sought, the further we fell into ruin. I lead the remnants of my people into the great unknown, hoping that we finally find peace."

This could prove that the Zeffo left the Star Wars galaxy. After their disappearance into the Unknown Regions, the Zeffo were never seen again. Now that Ahsoka has established the idea of neighboring galaxies and even that the Zeffo once resided in one, the ancient Star Wars race may have simply disappeared into another galaxy to find peace after their corruption at the hands of the dark side of the Force.