The group will play a farewell show for hometown fans on June 16th at The Vera Project in Seattle. Here is the message the band had for fans on Facebook:

It is with many bittersweet feelings that we announce that as of next month Brite Futures will cease to be an active band, and we will no longer be creating or playing music together. After almost seven years as a band (more than a quarter of our lives) we've unanimously reached the decision that it's time to move on to other adventures-the irony of which, for a band with our name, is not lost on us. This separation is not due to a falling out or any ill feelings between us personally, but with the band's momentum dying down and other aspirations beckoning, we've begun to look toward the next stage in our lives. And that's exciting at the same time as it's sad to leave behind

Becoming a Jedi Knight is not unlike being conscripted into the Mickey Mouse Club. You need a fresh face, a pleasant demeanor, preternatural "it factor," and voilà! You're suddenly living inside a space ziggurat with Samuel L. Jackson.

And just like the Mickey Mouse Club, the Jedi Order accepts Padawans from all across the galaxy. You can be a parasite-infested swamp abomination with feces of enriched uranium and extinction-inducing halitosis, but as long as your midi-cholorian count hasn't been diminished by wine coolers and peer pressure, you're en route to a promising internship giving Obi Wan Kenobi shoulder massages.

So without further ado, here are ten extraterrestrial beings who picked up a lightsaber. We're wading into the deep end of the Expanded Universe, folks.

7.) The Iron Knights
These Force-wielders were from a species of sentient, virtuous crystals known as the Shard who occupied robotic bodies. And according to Wookiepedia , Skippy was almost shoehorned in as their messiah figure until the author realized that this notion was too weird, even for a galaxy full of telepathic samurais who drink blue milk.