Tusken Raiders

The Tusken Raiders are minor villains featured throughout the Star Wars Saga. In their first appearance in episode four, they were referred to as sand people. They are nomadic bandits who live on the fringes of society on the desert planet Tatooine.

Episode IV: A New Hope
The Tusken Raiders make a brief appearance and are referred to as "sand people." They beat up Luke Skywalker, partly diassemble the droid C-3PO, and almost kill Luke before being scared off by Obi-wan Kenobi.

Episode I: The Phantom Menace
They make an even briefer appearance here, firing off shots at the Pod Racers competeing in the Boonta Eve race.

Episode II: Attack of the Clones
A group of Tusken Raiders kidnap Shmi Skywalker. Her son Anakin comes to find her, and she dies in his arms. Anakin then terminates the whole clan, men, women, and children, in revenge, leading him down the path to the Dark Side.