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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shalimar" data-source="post: 3575386" data-attributes="member: 9600">The movies aren't the sole data source for the rpg, they have never been.  When further data is availible that fills in more info then just the movies, it is used.  Star Wars has a wealth of information availible at this point from novels, comic books, and video games.  With the exception of the infinities line all of those sources are official parts of the Star Wars universe.The Bothans weren't a military power due to the Empire's oppression so they adapted to the situation and became spies as an alternative path to power.  Not all Bothans are members of the Bothan spynet but it is the pride of their species due to its role in bringing down the Empire and ending the opression of non-humans across the galaxy.  In later Eras like the NJO era the Bothans began to build up militarily and were creating new classes of capital ships and were a major part of the New Repubic Military.The movies could never flesh out everything we see in passing since the story of Star Wars follows a specific group of protagonists, its left to the Expanded Universe to flesh out and the EU does the job admirably.</blockquote>