Judoon (species)

The Judoon are a species of humanoid rhinocerids that are often employed as a mercenary police force.

Description
Judoon are a species of humanoid rhinocerids that originate from the planet of the same name in the White Nebula. Judoon are most frequently employed as a covert mercenary police force on behalf of various organizations, including the Galactic Government, due to their excellent track record in the service of the now-defunct Shadow Proclamation. Judoon are brutish and single-minded in carrying out their tasks and boast unquestioning loyalty to whoever their contractors are as long as they are paid in full for each mission.

The Celestial Dragons of Mariejois consider Judoon to be undesirable to look upon and associate themselves with, but will still employ them on the condition that they do not remove their helmets in the presence of nobility. The Judoon who take offense to this tend to keep away from Mariejois, but others swallow their pride to complete missions there for a few thousand extra credits.

History
Numerous Judoon worked for the Shadow Proclamation before its collapse. Their excellent track record in service of that organization motivated the Galactic Government to contract them for missions.

In 150,084 CMT (Day 76 of The Mazkertis Paradox arc), Akoran Zicks was captured and handed over to the Judoon to be taken to Mariejois on Masahito Nakamura's orders. The Judoon trapped Zicks in stasis cuffs and took him through Mariejois's checkpoints, where he had to complete four authentications: a blood test, a full-body X-ray scan, a scan for irregular chronon particles, and a tissue extraction, before he could be allowed to enter the Holy World. Once Zicks's identity had been verified, the Judoon took him to the palace of Pinnacle to meet with Nakamura. When Zicks was successfully delivered, Nakamura informed the Judoon that their mission was complete and that they would receive their payment within the hour, so the Judoon thanked Nakamura for his business and left.