List of Star Wars creatures
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This is a list of creatures in the fictional Star Wars universe. In order to be listed here, creatures must be noted in multiple canonical sources.
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Aboe
The aboe is a predatory bird that lives in packs on Mimban.
Acklay
The acklay is a 3.05 m (10 ft) tall six-legged predatory creature, native to the planets Vendaxa and Felucia. Its form is similar to that of a praying mantis, but with a head full of sharp teeth, a body of a clawed crustacean, and a loud, high-pitched cry. Fans have noticed it looks similar in shape to the Hydralisk and Lurker of the Blizzard Entertainment game StarCraft. One of these beasts is seen in the Geonosian execution arena attempting to kill Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi; Obi-Wan eventually slays the beast with his lightsaber. In Star Wars: Battlefront II, the player is required to hold off a large number of acklays that attempt to slaughter the 501st Legion on Felucia. In Star Wars Galaxies, an acklay is the boss monster of the Genosian cave dungeon.
Adar
Adars are pack-hunting, 2 m (6.6 ft) long, reptillian creatures with sail-like wings from the blistering hot planet Omiddelon III.[1]
Afare
The afare is a giant, scaly, lizard-like creature that lives on Mimban.
Aklar
Aklar are large bull-like creatures that live in herds on Mimban.
Altagak
Altagaks are fast-moving reptilian predators from the planet Altora. It has a large snout between its deadly tusks and can move silently among Altora's tall grasses.[1]
Anooba
The anooba is a wolf-like creature that lives on Tatooine.
Arkanian dragon
The Arkanian dragon is an avian reptile native to Arkania. They are intelligent enough to be classified as semi-sentient.
Arkanian jellyfish
The Arkanian jellyfish is a creature that inhabits the seas of the planet Arkania.
Armored rat
A fairly large creature that lives in the Coruscant Underlevels, the armored rat looks like a cross between a rat and an armadillo. If threatened, it latches on to the attacker with its sharp teeth, causing a great deal of pain, though it will release its bite if hurt on the unarmored area between its head and back.
Arqet
The arqet is a deadly warm-blooded, horned predator inhabiting the mountains of Pellastrallas. Able to grow up to 2 m (6.6 ft) tall, its skin is rock-hard, allowing it to camouflage itself among rocks prior to attacking its prey.[1]
Attack stohl
Attack stohls are furred, serpentine, luxury pets from the planet Ichtor 8. The rich wrap themselves with live stohl, and they can be trained to bite their master's assailants. They are naturally poisonous, but domesticated stohls have their poison removed.[1]
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Bandara
Bandaras, which are also known as sandbar dwellers, are beetles from the planet Devaron who live in huge unyielding swarms on sandbars and beaches. Their unified mating call during the summer can be unbearable to hear.[1]
Bantha
The bantha is a colossal, shaggy, mammalian mount with circularly-curved ram-like horns, used by the Sand People on Tatooine. They have rough, uneven wool that completely conceals their skin, protecting it from violent sandstorms. A more wirey-haired species exists in the swampy jungles of Kashyyyk. They are usually about 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in height and have a herbivore diet. in the teräs käsi fighting technique mastered and favored by Darth Maul, one of the moves is called 'Charging Bantha.' Banthas can be seen in video games and the movie Star Wars: A New Hope.
Barri
Barri are enigmatic spacefaring creatures that can hitch rides on asteroids and derelict spacecraft for thousands of years in space. Their acid secretions break down and help the barris digest the asteroid they ride on.[1]
Bergruutfa
Bergruutfa are large 7 m (23 ft) tall herbivorous grazers from the planet Teloc Ol-sen. They have been known to serve as caravan beasts, warbeasts and farm animals, and have an armored frill around their head.[1]
Blase tree goat
The Blase tree goat is a lazy creature that looks like a cross between a goat and a sloth. They hardly move except to get leaves on other branches.[2]
Blenjeel sand worm
The sandy, uncolonized world of Blenjeel appears to have no lifeforms, until prey sets foot on the sand. Gigantic carnivorous caterpillar-like creatures with round mouths filled with sharp teeth, called Blenjeel sand worms, inhabit the planet, and will consume the unwary stranded traveler. The worms are blind, but can detect motion. They are somewhat like the Wandrella. In the game Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Kyle Katarn battles a much bigger sand worm with six longer, sharper claws, while in Jedi Academy, Jaden Korr must repair his ship by scanvenging parts strewn over the sand, avoiding sandworms using Force Speed. They are analogous to the sandworms of Dune. Screenshot of a Blenjeel sandworm
Blurrg
The blurrg is a lizard used for transportation on the forest moon of Endor.
Boar-wolf
The boar-wolf is a pack hunter that lives on the forest moon of Endor.
Bogan's brown nafen
Bogan's brown nafen, also known as butterbats, are tiny flying rodents found on many planets in swarms. While the bite of a single nafen is harmless, the accumulated venom from a huge swarm can be lethal. Apart from the danger their venom poses, nafens are often also carriers of various diseases.[1]
Bogwing
The bogwing is a leathery-winged airborne creature that lives in the swamps of Dagobah.
Boma
The boma is a large, green, quadrupedal creature that lives primarily on Dxun.
Borcatu
Borcatus are quadrupedal scavenger vermin, which grow up to half a meter (1.65 ft) in length. They can be found amongst the garbage and trash on thousands of civilized planets. They are protected from the environment and predators by strong, armored scales on their bodies.[1]
Bordok
The bordok is a herbivorous equine animal, native to the forest moon of Endor.They have an erect mane,and short knobby forward pointing horns on either side of their head. It is used by Ewoks as a pack animal and a mount if captured.
Brain Spider
Brain Spiders are mechanical arachnids that house brains of B'morean monks that have reached enlightenment.
Bursa
Bursas are quadrupeds that build mud huts. They are known to mercilessly destroy Gungan settlements, and bursas, led by the warlord Boss Rogoe, destroyed Boss Gallo's village, Otoh Sancture, 3000 years before the Battle of Naboo. However, a clan of Bursas allied with Gallo in the siege of Rogoe's fortress after Gallo's forces healed the injured Bursa chief.
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Can-cell
The can-cell is a monstrous dragonfly, about 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long, which flies the skies of Kashyyyk.
Cannok
Cannoks inhabit the forest moon of Dxun. Cannoks are small, annoying creatures that have the ability to consume anything, including mechanical components. Some were transported to Telos to aid in the restoration project on the surface after it was bombarded by Darth Malak, where they were sent to keep the herbivore population under control. However, when Czerka Corporation started to take control of the planet, and the Ithorians running the planetary restoration project were pushed back, the cannoks ate all of the herbivores, and soon began attacking anything they could.
Canyon krayt dragon
Canyon krayt dragons are a subspecies of the krayt dragon that live in the rocky caves and canyons of Tatooine's desert ranges. 10 m (33 ft) tall and 30 m (98 ft) long, the canyon krayt represents the smallest of the krayt subspecies. An evolved hunter, the four-legged canyon krayt possesses a yellow-brown camouflage skin pattern, a five-horned crown ridge and a spike-studded tail. They usually feed on womp rats, eopies, and lone banthas. Jedi Obi-wan Kenobi saved Luke Skywalker from a group of Sand People on Tatooine by imitating a krayt dragon's cry. [3]
Cherfer
Cherfers are aggressive, quadrupedal, herd animals from the planet Elom. Although they are omnivores, these beasts are quick to anger and prefer meat. They gore their prey with their hardened snouts and can dig soil quickly with they sharp hooves.[1]
Chiilak
Chiilak are thick-furred, six-limbed bipeds that inhabit the glacial regions of the moon Misnor, and can grow up to 2.2 m (7.2 ft) tall. Although they are breathe air, they can hold their breath underwater for up to 20 minutes; similarly, their webbed paws make for easy swimming.
Clawbird
The clawbird is a black-feathered carrion-eating bird, similar to a vulture on Earth. They live on Tatooine, Geonosis and Wayland.
Climbing tauntaun
The climbing tauntaun is a small subspecies of tauntaun that can climb the walls of caves in order to find lichens to eat. They live on Hoth.
Colo claw fish
Colo Claw Fish are immense underwater carnivores that dwell in the porous caverns of the Naboo core, appearing in The Phantom Menace. Natural phosphorescents give its eel-like skin an eerie glow. They have flattened flukes for bodies, with a large toothy snout flanked by hooked grasping claws -- hence the name. It can grow up to 400 meters in length, mostly made up of hypersensitive tail tissue that detects movement. While hunting, the colo uses chin lures to attract prey, then screams with special organs in its throat to sonically stun prey. The colo can then dislocate its jaws to swallow oversized food. Once injested, weak stomach acids and poison assisted in the stupefication of live prey.
The colo claw fish's lethargic digestive process means it hunts less than the other underwater predators of Naboo's depths, but is no less terrifying. If threatened, the colo will lash out with amazing speed. The beast can release a bizarre hydrosonic shriek that stuns its prey. Its bite delivers a powerful poison to further immobilize its victim. They also have immense jaws hinged to allow the swallowing of large prey whole. Its temporomandibular claws help push prey down its throat, and its stomach expands to hold large amounts of food. After gorging itself, the colo retreats to its cave dwelling to hibernate and digest. Representations of the aquatic monster have been part of the Naboo folk culture for ages, often used to symbolize distrust and fear.
Conduit worm
The conduit worm is a long worm that lives in the electrical wiring channels of underground Coruscant and thrives on the electrical currents sent through them. They may also be attracted to the electric activity in brains, if they do not find a stronger electrical power source to feed on. As such, many a person has awoken on Coruscant to find one of the worm's feelers creeping into their ears. The worms can end up on starships, causing power outages, and are treated as vermin.
Condor dragon
Condor dragons are flying reptiles from the forest moon of Endor. They have excellent eyesight and massive fangs for tearing through even the thickest hides. They often capture their prey alive and carry it back to their caves. They have a wingspan of approximately 3 m (9.8 ft).
Coruscanti ogre
The Coruscanti ogre is a large sentient being that wanders the lower levels of Coruscant. They have hard gray skin, pointed ears and very sharp teeth. These beasts feed off the flesh of other creatures.
Cracian thumper
The cracian thumper is the predominant beast of burden on Wayland and Cholganna.
Croator
The croator, a creature native to Wyndigal II, a planet with extreme ultraviolet radiation exposure, is an asexual, flightless avian-like creature with reflective plumage and an unusually long proboscis, used to inhale tiny fish and insects for food. Travelers on Wyndigal II often use croator plumage as anti-radiation protection.[1]
Cthon
The cthon is a zombie-like sentient humanoid that, believed to have evolved from another humanoid creature. Like the ogre, feeds off the flesh of others. It has huge ears, enabling it to find its way around the perpetually dark Coruscant underlevels, but no eyes, as it has no use for them. Cthons live in small groups and attack the unwary, trapping them with electro nets and devouring them.
In the novel Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, the Jedi Padawan Darsha Assant, the information broker Lorn Pavan, and Pavan's protocol droid, I5-YQ, were being tracked by Darth Maul and were captured by a group of Cthons, though they escaped when I5-YQ was re-activated and 'screamed.' The sound, horribly painful to humans, caused absolute agony to the Cthons due to their overlarge ears. While Maul was tracking them, he too was attacked by the Cthons; however, he killed eight or nine, sending the rest running for their lives.
Cy'een
Cy'een are huge long-necked reptilian fish that are native to the oceans of the planet Chad.
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Dacta eels
Dacta eels are a species native to Ord Cestus with the ability to use the Force. They were the biological part of the JK-13 droid.
Dactillion
Dactillions are four-legged lizard-like creatures with wings and a two part beak. They fly the skies of Utapau.
Danchaf
Danchafs, also known as "tree goblins" by the native sentient Jenet species on the planet Garban, these arboreal creatures are ferocious pack carnivores that attack unwary travelers in Garban's forests, and can grow up to 2 m (6.5 ft) tall.[1]
Dewback
Dewbacks are large reptilian creatures native to Tatooine. They are commonly used as beasts of burden. They are active during the day but sluggish at night, when temperatures drop on the desert planet. They were used by the Empire's Sandtroopers while searching Tatooine for R2-D2 and C-3PO. Dewbacks were later used to patrol Mos Eisley after the Sandtroopers "pacified" the planet. To control these huge beasts, Sandtroopers, such as Darrik Jelso, used large polearms called static pikes. The Geonosians used them to control arena creatures such as the nexu.
Dianoga
Dianoga, also known as garbage squids, are large garbage parasites capable of growing up to 10 m (32.8 ft) in length. They have a spherical body, seven tentacles, a mouth of inward-pointing teeth, and one large eye on a stalk. They originated on planet Vodran, but can now be found anywhere trash and sewage can, living off of any present organic matter. They are primarily scavengers, and only pose a threat when starving. One dianoga tried to eat Luke Skywalker in the Death Star's trash compactor, while Dash Rendar had to deal with several of these creatures in the sewers of Imperial City. Like sharks, dianogas are attracted to movement and splashes in the water.
Draagax
Draagax are pack hunters that hunt in the equatorial grasslands of the planet Relkass. Apart from hunting small rodents, these animals also consume wild sentinel plants. When the plants bloom in the dry season, they provide the draagax with a narcotic that sends them on a berserker frenzy, attacking everything in their path.[1]
Dragon snake
Dragon snakes are long, ferocious creatures, native to the swamps of Dagobah. In the teräs käsi fighting technique mastered and favoured by Darth Maul, one of the moves is called 'Dancing Dragon Snake.'
Drexl
Drexl are giant creatures that are usually green, and have teeth the size of human arms. They are native to Onderon. The adult form can fly, and is used as a means of transport and defense by the planet's Beast-riders. Drexl larvae are unable to fly, but are strong and extremely fierce. They appear in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
Duracrete slug
Having been spread throughout the galaxy by freighters and cargo ships, Duracrete slugs dig tunnels into building foundations and feed off of the concrete in there. Some specimens have been known to reach 10 m (32.8 ft) in length.
Dweebit
The dweebit is a small, reddish-brown beetle, native to the Yuuzhan Vong galaxy. Dweebits could be used as weapons. When they were put onto Belkadan, they emitted extremely noxious fumes that made the planet uninhabitable.
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Eopie
Eopies are 1.75 meter tall herbivores native to the planet Tatooine, appearing in all three prequel movies and Star Wars Galaxies. The quadruped mammals were distinguished by their pale skin and long flexible snouts. An eopies's pale, white skin helped keep the creature cool by reflecting the intense sunlight of the planet's twin stars. A special hinged skull allows for a very flexible, elongated snout and a broader range for sharp incisors. Eopies get most of moisture from desert lichens and tubers.
Eopies reached maturity around six standard years of age and their average lifespan was 90 standard years, however like most creatures, the animal would weaken with age. Young eopies were much more vulnerable to the harsh desert conditions of the twin-sunned world. A young eopie needed to consume more food than a mature one and were also unable to carry as heavy a load. Newborn eopies were slow and awkward and were preyed upon by some of the more dangerous creatures of Tatooine. Older eopies were kept by the planet's moisture farmers to eat desert weeds that absorbed the planet's already valuable moisture. They were also used as transports across the vast desert plains of the arid planet.
Eopies are renowned for their endurance and ability to carry a lot of cargo. They also had a reputation of being stubborn or grumpy creatures. This however, could be attributed to their owners, who often pushed these animals to the limit, packing them with extremely heavy loads.
The Ewok is a small, smart furry creature who lives in trees on the forest moon of Endor.
Excreting slug-sloth
The excreting slug-sloth is a large sloth-like animal that is black in color and has antennae. It frequently excretes slugs whenever scared.
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Fabools
Fabools are green furred, baboon-like creatures with four rear limbs and four front limbs. They sometimes are punctured by thorny Blba trees and eaten by carnivorous snails. They live in the Dantarian Savannahs on Dantooine.
Firaxan shark
Alien Firaxan sharks live on the ocean planet of Manaan. They appeared in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
Falumpaset
The Falumpaset is a large mammal native to Naboo, appearing in The Phantom Menace, The Gungan Frontier, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, and Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine. They roamed the plains and swamps of the planet in large herds, and their distinctive call could be heard for kilometers around. Easily domesticated, falumpasets were popular mounts all over the galaxy. They were, however, known for their stubborn and uncooperative temperament.
The Gungans used them to pull their Battle Wagons at the Battle of Naboo. In the following victory parade, Boss Nass rode a falumpaset through the streets of Theed. For in-universe details, see the StarWars.com databank entry.
Fambaa
Fambaas are the largest terrestrial herbivores of the Naboo swamp, appearing in The Phantom Menace, The Gungan Frontier, Star Wars Galaxies, Star Wars Battlefront, and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. Fambaas are technically amphibians but have the scaly hide of reptiles. These creatures can easily knock over trees to get at leaves and berries. They also forage for underwater plants.
Fambaas in the wild travel in herds of up to 12. They are born with moist skin and gills and upon maturity, the gills disappear and their skin hardens. The Fambaa has been domesticated by Gungan for millennia as beasts of burden and cavalry/artillery draft beasts. In wars and battles such as the Battle of Naboo, Fambaas were seen as mech units, being used to carry portable shield generators for protecting their armies. The main breeding herds are so large they are traditionally swamp pastured in sacred areas. There are also special Fambaa stables inside underwater bubble cities. Occasionally these herds suffer predation by the Sando,they are in fact the only natural predator of the adult faamba. Females lay large numbers of sticky, gelatinous eggs, which they deposit in puddles and underwater. The young hatch with moist skin and gills then, upon maturity, the gills disappear and their skin hardens. For more information, see the Fambaa entry on StarWars.com.
Felucian ground beetle
Felucian ground beetles, also known as gelagrubs, are large insects that live on planet Felucia.
Fenner's rock
Fenner's rocks are harmless, slow-moving creatures that consume lichen, moss and algae. Their bodies resemble rocks and can be stationary for a long time. They have great big maws that can suddenly open and sometimes emit a piercing screech, scaring away unwary passers-by.[1]
Fern bicker
Fern bickers are ape-like creatures that live on Kashyyyk. They are mostly solitary creatures.
Forntarch
Forntarchs are carnivorous, predatory rodents on the planet Gorsh, who await their prey in trees, and then leap down and impale them with razor-sharp forelimbs.[2]
Furnocs
Furnocs are pack hunting predatory lizards that live on Gestron.
Fynock
Fynocks are avian creatures that can be kept as pets. They look like exotic birds with snake tails. Fynocks live on Talus. They do not have appendages besides their wings and they have large suckers on their face. Very close relation to a Vynock or Mynock. You see Mynocks in Episode V when Han lands the Millenium Falcon in the asteriod. And a Vynock are an off shoot of the Fynock breed, much more agile and live on Talus and Corellia also.
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Ganjuko
Ganjuko are massive, furred predators found predominantly on planets in the Filve sector and Bothan worlds, and can grow more that 3.5 m (11.5 ft) tall and 5 m (16.4 ft) long. Despite their 600 kg (1,320 lbs) mass, they can outrun most Humans in a sprint. They are protected by thick external skull plates and beaks, reinforeced by thick layers of cartilage, and finally covered over all parts of their body except on its head by thick fur.[1]
Garto
Gartros are small, avian creatures that live on Coruscant. They have bat-like wings, spiked tails, and jaws filled with sharp teeth. Gatros are omnivorous and completely harmless, though many Coruscanti hate them because they form into vast, shrieking flocks.
Garrals
Garrals are wolf-like creatures that live in the forests of Wayland and Cholganna.
Geejaws
Geejaws are leathery-winged bird creatures that live on Naboo and the forest moon of Endor.
Ghest
Ghests are large reptilian predators from the bayous of Rodia, and they are entrenched in the mythology of the planet. Ghests are often portrayed as demons in modern Rodian fiction. They slink underwater quietly in wait and then surprise their prey by attacking and devouring them in a single pounce.[1]
Gizka
Gizka are small, frog-like creatures which will adapt to almost any environment very swiftly, and reproduce just as quickly. Their first appearance was in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game.
Glim worm
Glim worms are tunneling 1 m (3.3 ft) long predators, found on many planets. They are covered by sharp, flexible scales that move to propel the worms through sand or soil at speeds up to 40 km/h (25 mph). They are also hunted for their skin for use as clothing, and their slime for use as adhesive.[1]
Goober fish
See opee sea killer.
Goober fish are what Jar Jar Binks calls opee sea killers, when he, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn are almost captured and eaten by one.
Gornt
A squat, ugly, quadrupedal omnivore, native to the planet Hethar, gornts are now bred as domesticated herd animals on many planets for their extremely nutritious meat.[1]
Graiveh
Graivehs originate from the planet Ealor, and are dangerous bipedal predators that are considered "pre-sentients" by the scientists of the Galactic Empire, as they seem to be almost achieving sentience. They grow up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and possess great eyesight.[1]
Grazer
Grazers are fat animals with spikes on their backs and large udders. They live on Alderaan, Gestron, and Haruun Kal.
Great oopik
Great oopiks, flightless creatures from the planet Paramatan with vestigial wings, seem to be the evolutionary link between reptiles and avians. They also use echolocation to seek their food and stun them with powerful ultrasonic waves emitted from their throat sacs.[1]
Gree
Little is known about the grees, an obscure alien species, except the fact that Clone Commander Gree (CC-1004) took his name from them. It is stated that they are so little known in the Republic, that if he ever met someone who knew what his name meant, he would have found a kindred spirit.
Greysor
Greysors are monkey-like creatures that live on Naboo, Mimban and Cholganna. Gungans are known to keep them as pets.
Grotseth
Grotseths are dangerous predatory fish on the ocean planet Baralou. They hunt in packs, grow up to 4 m (13.1 ft) in length and are covered in many small razor-sharp shells.[2]
Gualamas
Gualamas are docile and swift quadrupeds native to Naboo. They are seen usually in herds, are white with long, swinging tails, and horns atop their heads, as well as defensive tusks. They are smaller relatives of gualaras, though both species maintain the same loyalty to their rider.
Gullipuds
Gullipuds are self-inflating creatures, used in gullipud ball games on planets like Naboo, Manaan, Selonia and Drall.
Gundark
Gundarks are large, long-eared primates, native to the jungle planet of Poiu-Trewq. Surprisingly solitary for primates, they are noted for both their great strength and their fierce tempers. Han Solo was certainly paying Luke a great compliment when he claimed that the convalescing Jedi apprentice looked "strong enough to pull the ears off a gundark."
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Hanadak
Hanadaks are like a cross between a bear and a baboon. They hibernate during the winters on Hok and have a fierce temper.
Hawk-bat
Hawk-bats are purple or red creatures with a curved beak and leathery wings. They can be found on urbanized worlds like Coruscant and Taris. Jedi Padawan Darsha Assant was attacked by these creatures when she entered their territiory to escape from a street gang. The Fondorian she was escorting, Oolth, was pecked in the eye and, raising both his hands to defend himself, fell 20 stories. Although he didn't die from the fall, a flock of hawk-bats followed him, tearing him to pieces.
Horax
Horaxes are enormous reptilian creatures native to the world of Nelvaan. A fully grown horax stands over 15 meters tall at the shoulder. They are solidly built quadrupeds with thick, knobby skin. The carnivorous reptile has a mouth filled with sharp teeth, but none are more impressive than the four enormous saber-like fangs that protrude from the monster's maw. A horax has a set of shovel-like horns at the end of its snout, which it uses to uproot entire trees and split open siltcrawler burrows to eat entire hibernating colonies whole. Horax tails are long, heavy, lined with sharp spurs and end in a club of dense bone. Thankfully for the denizens of Nelvaan, horaxes are rare -- a dying breed not faring well with the climatic changes the planet is undergoing. Due to their huge size and territorial nature, only one horax is ever encountered within a large area of the planet, and its size makes it easy to detect upon approach.
The native Nelvaanians of Rokrul village have discovered that a horax is repelled by the scent given off by a special elixir made from the tail scales of the creature. One scale can produce enough of the pungent mixture to paint a perimeter around their village that lasts an entire Nelvaanian year. This protective ring has become an important element in the tribal culture of the Nelvaanians. Each year, young Nelvaanian males are sent to find a sleeping horax and return with a tail scale. Doing such is a rite of passage, granting that Nelvaanian into the upper ranks of the village's warrior scouts.
Hork
Horks are small, furry, sloth-like creatures from the planet Gestron. They are nocturnal and herbivorous, climb trees and serve as a pet on that planet.
Hoska
Hoskas are grazers and herd beasts living on the plains of the planet Essowyn, and are primary source of food for the Saurton, the local sentient species.[2]
Hssiss
Hssiss, or dark side dragons are large, dark gray, reptilian creatures that originated on Stenness. They were corrupted by the planet's dark side aura, and domesticated by the Sith, which explains their nickname. They have the ability to become almost invisible, making them extremely dangerous to the unwary. When the corpses of the ancient Sith are violated, a pack of Hssiss will soon appear. They can inflict a painful bite, or strike with their heavy, spiked tails. They were common on Korriban, protecting the bodies of the dead Dark Jedi there, at the time that the Jedi Exile visited the planet.
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Iegon bull worrt
Iegon bull worrts are related to the worrts on Tatooine. They live in the swamps on Iego.
Ikopi
Ikopis are fleet-footed ungulates that live on the plains of Naboo.
Iriazes
Iriazes are bipedal ungulates with one horn, a long kangaroo-like tail and brown fur. They live on Muunilinist and Dantooine.
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Jyykle vulture
Jyykle vultures are solitary creatures that live on Mimban and Kashyyyk. They are extremley tempermental and often attack without warning.
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Kaadu
Kaadus are large, flightless reptavians that live on the planet Naboo. Gungans use them as mounts. They are featherless, as large as horses, have two thick legs, and have a duck-like bill which they use to catch fish. They tend to make moaning sounds when frightened, as seen in Lego Star Wars and other games which include them.
Kalaks
Kalaks are large and very stupid reptilian creatures that stand 2.35 m (7.7 ft) tall. They live on Mobus and have a tough hide, thereby making them difficult to hunt.
Kashyyyk bantha
Kashyyyk bantha are a wirey breed of bantha that live on Kashyyyk. They are usually found in herds, in order to better defend themselves.
Kath hound
Kath hounds are horned, wolf-like creatures native to Dantooine. There are two variants: the smaller one is orange and white with two horns; the larger is brown overall with three large horns. This latter variant is also called a "bull kath hound", and presumably is the male of the species, while the smaller variant is the female. They are often used as guard dogs.
Kell dragon
Kell dragons are the slightly stockier relatives of the krayt dragon. While not heavily mentioned in the original Star Wars movies, they featured significantly in the first two installments of the Dark Forces series of games.
Huge and powerful, they rival rancors in their ferocity and, as such, are favoured by wealthy crime lords such as the Hutts. They originally appear in Dark Forces, wherein the main character, Kyle Katarn, is forced to face them, without weapons, after being captured by Jabba the Hutt. The Kell Dragon stands 2.4 m (8 ft) tall, and 6.1 m (20 ft) long. Covered in grey scales, its prime method of attack is to dive forward and bite.
Kinrath
Kinrath are large, venomous arachnid-like creatures that live on Dantooine and Kashyyyk. A dead one was used to attract a Terentatek in the shadow lands of Kashyyyk, during Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. They also appear as nuisances on Dantooine in KOTOR II. Clearing them out is one of the jobs Zherron gives The Exile.
Kkryytch
Kkryytch are avian creatures that eat seeds and live on Kashyyyk.
Koriena
Koriena are striped canines that hunt in packs and are similar to wolves.
Kouhun
Kouhun are centipede-like creatures with stingers and teeth. They live on Mimban and Indoumodo. As well, giant kouhuns live in the swamps of Naboo and shoot poison puffs at their prey. The smaller ones live on are capable of evading even tight security, and are virtually impossible to trace back to their users, and, as such, they are frequently used by assassins. When used for assassination jobs, they are starved ahead of time, so that, when released, they immediately prey on the closest warm-blooded life form. Their deadly toxin, released from their teeth, is lethal to their prey at a remarkably fast rate. The stinger is merely painful, and not fatal. This creature was used by Zam Wesell in her attempt to kill Senator Padmé Amidala.
Kowakian monkey-lizards
Kowakian monkey-lizards are small, hairy creatures with large ears, beaks and tails, and stand approximately two feet (60 cm) tall. They are small, sentient creatures from the planet Kowak. Notable Kowakian monkey-lizards include Salacious Crumb, Jabba the Hutt's jester – many Hutts found that monkey-lizards are useful to keep around, as they often parrot out the plans of those plotting against their masters. As evidenced by Jedi Outcast, calling someone a Kowakian lizard-monkey is a grave insult.
Krakanas
Krakanas are aquatic creatures that live on Mon Calamari. They are similar to giant octopuses, in that they have many tentacles; however, each tentacle ends in a large razor-sharp pincer.
Krayt dragon
Krayt dragons are gigantic, lizard-like predators, native to Tatooine. These rare creatures are 10 m ( ft) tall, 30 m ( ft) long and covered in yellowish-brown scales. They have 3-5 horns on their heads, and a ridge of dorsal spines going down the length of their back and tail. They walk low to the ground on four wide-spread legs, and hunt by sensing motion. Krayt Dragons have a mouthful of sharp fangs, and a multichambered gizzard used to grind their food. The source of a Krayt dragon's food are large crystals that form in caves Their gizzards slowly disolve these crystals to produce a semiprecious stones called a "dragon pearl"; killing a krayt dragon and obtaining a dragon pearl is one rite of passage for male Tusken Raiders. In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi scared off the Tusken Raiders that attacked Luke Skywalker by imitating the creature's eerie howl.
Kybuck
Kybucks are fast, grassland-inhabiting undulates which inhabits Kashyyyk. These swift mammals use the tall grasses of their native grasslands to hide from would-be predators, although they are capable of outrunning most predators anyway, being able to perform magnificent acrobatic jumps while running up to 90 kilometers per hour. Male kybucks have short horns on the top of their heads, and different species can be told apart by horn variations.
Kybucks, which mate for life, raise a yearly litter of two or more foals, which are raised in barb-protected thickets. Parent kybucks are known to fiercely protect their young.
Plains-dwelling Wookiees honor the kybuck for having Wookiee-like family instincts, and some leaders even keep kybucks as signs of status. Kybucks are never hunted by Wookiees. The distinguished Jedi master Yoda, after healing an ill Wookiee princess, was given a kybuck from an elder Wookiee. Yoda brought the creature back with him to Coruscant, but honoring the Jedi way of not claiming ownership over anything, he considered the kybuck as friend instead of a pet. Yoda found that the Kybuck would serve well as a mount, and it was willing to go into battle with him on a few occasions, including during the defensive against General Grievous on the capital planet. Although the creature showed no fear of laser fire Yoda never took it into the thickest parts of the battles. The Jedi master tried not to make much of an impact on the creature's mind, and to summon it he called it through the Force, for it had no spoken name. It is not known what happened to the kybuck on the night of order 66, the order that turned the clone against their Jedi masters, but seeing as it was kept deep within the Jedi Temple, it was probably slaughtered in the raid on this landmark.
Kyren
The kyren is a small herbivorous insect from Ansion that travels in swarms of up to 150 million individuals. They have no legs, and spend most of their lives airborne, feeding on the wide grasslands of Ansion.
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Laa
Laas are fish, resembling angler fish on Earth. Laas live in Naboo's swamps.
Laigreks
Laigreks are large arachnids from the planet Dantooine. They like dank, dark areas and took up residence in the ruins of the Dantooine Jedi Enclave after it was bombarded by Darth Malak in the Jedi Civil War. They have a bite which is painful, but not poisonous.
Lava flea
Lava fleas are a species of hard shelled arthropod. The Mustafar lava flea has been domesticated by the native Mustafarians who use it in their large industry of mining the various metals dissolved in the plentiful lava on their planet.
Loper
Lopers are small, opossum-like rodents from the fourth moon of Yavin. They are readily identified by their luxurious red fur, sharp teeth and claws, and hairless, bone-plated tail which ends in wicked barbs. Though nasty when cornered, Lopers will tend to avoid conflict with larger creatures.[4]
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Malia
Malia are swift creatures living in dens on the surface of Ragoon 6, marked by blue-gray fur, long tapered snouts, and a triple row of yellow teeth. They are fearsome fighters, especially during the night when they do their hunting and are most active. Startling a malia can be remedied by backing away slowly and not looking them in the eyes.
Maramou
Maramou, a cross between a ram and a kangaroo, live in the mountains of Genesia and Cholganna, they are also native to the forest moon of Endor.
Massiff
Massiffs are creatures that can be found across the galaxy, including Geonosis and Tatooine. They are used as pets and guards.
Minstyngar
Minstyngars are insects that live in troops on Kashyyyk and Mimban.
Mogo
Mogos are camel-like creatures with ten legs, which inhabit the planet Roon; the mogo's shaggy fur keeps it warm in the mountains. Mogos can be used for transportation and food, and their fur is used for clothing. Most of Roon's population owns mogo farms.
Mott
Motts are strong, horned mammals that live on Naboo and Mimban. Resembling miniature rhinoceroses with orange-tan, white-striped hides, motts are easily domesticated.
Mouf
Moufs are medium-sized, solitary creatures that often get togeather to feed or mate. They look similar to bears.
Mustafar lava flea
Mustafar lava fleas are massive artropods from Mustafar. Although bulky in appearance, they are light enough to walk on the crust of the lava flows and their legs allow them to jump 30 m (98 ft) in one leap. Native Mustafarians use their discarded shells for protection from the heat of the lava, while northern Mustafarians also use the lava flea as mounts. It has also been known that Mustafarians must ride a Lava Flea in normal clothing across one of the lava waterfalls to be considered a man
Mygeetoan yaks
Mygeetoan yaks are white yak-like creatures that live on Mygeeto.
Mynock
A mynock is a black leathery-looking silicon-based organism, that grow up to 1.6 m (5.25 ft) long, with wingspans of up to 1.25 m (4.1 ft), that feed on electrical energy. They are often found leeching power from spacecraft, as mynocks are one of the few species that could live in the vacuum of space, feeding on stellar radiation and "silicon and other minerals from asteroids and other space debris". Mynocks also have bat-like wings which they used to fly in the atmosphere. They reproduced by mitosis.
They were commonly eaten by another silicon-based creature, the space slug. Swarms of mynocks can be found alive, flying around a space slug's innards for a long time before they start to become digested. Found across the galaxy (having spread prolifically from their original system), mynocks tend to flock together, migrating annually in large groups. The most notable of these migrations were the famed migrations of Roon, where the sky could literally become darkened from swarms of these creatures.
Despite being a silicon-based lifeform, a properly prepared mynock could be ingested by carbon-based life forms; they were sometimes used in Twi'lek cuisine, such as Mynock Coronet City. The Jedi Order, in honor of the mynock's skill at evading attack, named a form of lightsaber combat after the beast, called Soresu.
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Nabooan tusk-cat
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Neek
Neeks are small, reptilian herbivores, native to Ambria. They walk on their hind legs, and are capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 km/h (37 mph). Neeks cluster in flocks, using numbers and a short sleep cycle to evade predators. They are sometimes kept as pets.
Neks
Neks are quadrupeds that resembles a hairless, muscly with three large claws to every paw and large teeth. They are classically called "Battle Dogs" and are bred in the Cyborrean system for sale on the Galactic Black Market. These huge and vicious creatures are sometimes fitted with armour plating and special simulators calls "Attack Simulators" for either sparring for duelling.
Nerf
Nerfs are grumpy, antlered herbivores, resembling yaks, raised on many planets, including Alderaan, Gestron and Corellia, for their milk and meat. Herders of the beasts are well known for being as scruffy looking and surly as their livestock, and to be called a "nerf herder" (as Han Solo is by Princess Leia) is considered a strong insult. It is possible that due to the influence Dune had on Star Wars, nerfs are based on sligs (creatures in the Dune universe)[citation needed], in that being the keeper of sligs is also considered to be an insult.
The name Nerf Herder was adopted by a punk rock band.
Nexu
Nexus are native to Idona, one of the continents on its home planet of Cholganna. Nexus possess tooth-filled maws that cover most of their spade-shaped heads. They are covered in tan-brown fur, which helps them blend into the background of their native forests. The four-legged carnivores have four eyes also, as the second set, situated next to the first, can see in infrared to find hidden prey. Nexu are frequently kept as prize pieces in hunter's monuments, due to their lethality and difficulty to kill face to face. A Nexu was bent on killing Senator Padme Amidala in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, but it was killed by Anakin Skywalker on his rampaging reek.
They are incredibly fast animals, their agility making them top predators and for this reason, are frequently kept as 'guard-cats' in the compounds of major crime lords to sniff out and devour intruders and spies. They are incredibly hard to domesticate, and are kept as a form of execution method in Outer Rim worlds such as Geonosis and Malastare. The Dug crime lord, Sebolto, kept several Nexu specimens inside his massive Malastare complex that encompassed an area the size of a small jungle. Some are pitted against other deadly creatures in animal arenas on violent, uncivilized worlds.
Nexu that escape from such compounds or roam free have been known to be the thorn in the side of colonists and farmers; they kill cattle and are often known to attack small towns themselves, often picking off small children. They are rarely seen in zoos or private reserves as they are hard to tame and will often eat any other animal, including other Nexu. This makes Nexu skin coats and ivory incredibly expensive, and are often adorned by wealthy diplomats and senators.
Night Beast
The Night Beast is a fictional monster from the Star Wars Saga as well as a movie by American film maker Don Dohler.
After the Massassi had departed from the planet Yavin IV, they left behind a creature known only as The Night Beast to guard and protect their homeworld against anybody who might seek to take it over until they eventually returned.
- The night beast was discovered when an Imperial TIE Fighter crash landed on Yavin IV near the Massaassi Temple and the Night Beast emerged to wreak havoc on the secret rebel base that was concealed there.
- With the aid of The Force and R2-D2, Luke Skywalker was able to lure the Night Beast into a Rebel supply ship and send it off in the wake of its original masters.
Although the height of the creature is not known, the beast appears to be as tall as Chewbacca. Its skin is leather and a murky green in colour, and has slightly acquatic facial features such as large fish-like lips that are filled with enormous teeth. It is a bipedal life form whose feet and hands end with gigantic, devastating claws and is possesses great strength.
Nudj
Nudj are swamp lizards, similar to chameleons. They are native to the swamps of Dagobah.
Nuna
The Nuna are gamebirds from Naboo, who can be seen living around the Lianorm Swamp. A dwarf species existed, the adult of which was the same size as a chick of the common species. A number of dwarf nunas were exported to Tatooine as pets of Jabba the Hutt, who enjoyed callously flicking them off great heights to their death. Large numbers of wild dwarf nunas lived in the deserts during the time of the Galactic Civil War.
As a past-time, Gungans were known to use nunas in their bloated, agitated state for sport, kicking them around like footballs. "Nuna-ball" would gain some interest in the rest of the galaxy after the Battle of Naboo, and these creatures would be exported to many worlds for this purpose. Nuna meat was appreciated in cookery, although some alien species, including Twi'leks and Rodians, were allergic to this meat.
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Opee sea killer
Opee sea killers are 20 m (65.6 ft) long, carnivorous crustaceans that live deep in Naboo's watery core. They have long, sticky tongues for snatching prey. In addition to armored fins and flippers, an opee sea killer can let in water through its mouth, then squirt it out through gaps in its armored back. The aforementioned water system can be its propulsion system, or utilized as a feeding method similar to that of a Baleen whale.
Orbalisk
Orbalisks are barnacle-like creatures, native to the Beast Moon of Dxun. They were present near a Sith Holocron entombed on that planet, and attacked Darth Bane, the last surviving Lord of the Sith when he sought to retrieve the holocron. They breed rapidly, and eventually encased all but the Sith Lord's face. Impenetrable to lightsabers, the creatures are something between a symbiote and a parasite. They inject their victim with a powerful poison, which must be resisted or cause death. If it is resisted, it becomes a powerful performance-enhancing drug. The host resists them through the use of the Force – usually the Dark Side – upon which they feed. It is unknown what, if anything, considers orbalisks natural prey.
Orray
Orrays are creatures that have been described as having a build like a horse/alligator. Many orrays are visible at the same time with the reek and other creature in the Geonosis area.
Oslet
Oslets are 3 m (9.8 ft) tall, timid creatures that live in the jungles of the planet Joralla. They are also used as mounts and nest high up in the sio trees.[2]
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Pagen
Pagen are blue and red swamp birds that live in Windsor.
Peko-peko
Peko-pekos are reptavians with purple feathers, native to the swampy regions of Naboo. They are capable mimics, and are often kept as pets.
Pikobis
Pikobis are dinosaur-like creatures that live in the swamps of Naboo.
Profoggs
Profoggs are little creatures resembling prairie dogs, that live on Tatooine.
Pug jumper
Pug jumpers are hard exoskeletal creatures that live on Kashyyyk.
Pylat bird
Pylat birds are beautiful white and black cockatiels that inhabit Neimoidia and are a symbol of their owner's wealth.
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Rainbow gem
Rainbow gems are long-living silicon-based lifeforms that live on Gallinore. They radiate a beautiful, colorful shine that stems from their inner light, but only after maturing for thousands of years. They are considered extremely valuable, as just one is worth the price of a Mon Calamari cruiser.
Rakghoul
The Rakghoul is the end result of a Sith bioweapon, turning beings into mindless mutants. Rakghoul infection can be transferred by contact with one. The original outbreak occurred on the planet Taris, where they plagued the inhabitants of the Undercity – criminals or their descendants – but they also live on Coruscant. During the occupation and blockading of Taris by the Sith, the Sith troopers assigned to search for crashed escape pods in the Undercity were given a recently-developed serum that could be used to counteract the effect of a rakghoul bite. Whether this serum ever found its way to the public in the turmoil that followed is of little consequence, as the planet was destroyed a short while after.
Rancor
Rancors are monsters with large teeth, claws, and armored skin that can absorb blaster bolts. Their planet of origin is unknown, but they can be found on many planets, including Dathomir and the Ottethan system. A Rancor is also in Jabba the Hutt's palace in the original Star Wars trilogy. They average 10 m (32.8 ft) in height, but Damothiri rancors are commonly larger. They have rudimentary intelligence, and can be domesticated with difficulty. Their namesake is obvious as they are fearsome, deadly beasts. In the teräs käsi fighting technique mastered and favored by Darth Maul, one of the moves is called 'Rising Rancor.'
Reek
The reek is a large rhinoceros-like animal, native to the plains of Ylesia. They are herbivores by nature, however starvation and conditioning by the Geonosians forced them to become ferocious carnivores. One of these beasts is seen in the Geonosian execution arena attempting to kill Anakin Skywalker, who instead mounts it and uses it to kill the nexu. The reek is later shot and killed in the ensuing mayhem by Jango Fett. On Naboo, reeks are used in rodeos. Believed to be inspired by the prehistoric animal Placerias.
Rock warts
Rock warts are orange insects found on many planets. Their bite delivers a combination poison/neurotoxin to their victim, which is then used as an incubator for up to 20 eggs.
Ro-roo
Ro-roos are lemur-like creatures that live on Kashyyyk and Mimban.
Rong boars
Rong boars are a porcine species found on Mimban.
Ronto
Rontos are large, four-legged creatures that are beasts of burden utilized by the Jawas of Tatooine. They appear in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (and video game adaptation), Star Wars Empire: Darklighter, Star Wars Galaxies, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Special Edition), A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale, and Shards of Alderaan. They are known for their loyalty and strength, being able to carry hundreds of kilograms of weight. Despite their great size, they are apparently easily frightened (such as by speeder bikes).
Like the native dewbacks of Tatooine, rontos are easy to train and become quite fond of their masters. Rontos have superb senses of hearing and smell, contrasting their poor vision, which is why they are startled by sudden movements. Rontos need a lot of water, although their skins shed excess heat, allowing them to function well in desert conditions. They are rarely exported, as offworlders think their skittishness makes them unreliable in urban environments.
During mating season, female rontos give off a powerful, musky scent, not dissimilar to the smell of a Rodian. During mating season, it is encouraged for Rodians to stay away from male rontos, as the beasts may mistakenly consider the Rodian a potential mate.
Ruggers
Ruggers are small, furry rodents, found on the forest moon of Endor.
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Sando aqua monster
Sando aqua monsters are 200 m (656 ft) long aquatic mammals from Naboo. Their muscular bodies have no visible fat, blubber, or underwater streamlining, suggesting they recently evolved to live in the abyss of Naboo's core. They are deadly predators, eating everything from opee sea killers to colo claw fish. This, plus the fact that their lifespan is several hundred years long, has made them legendary among the native Gungans.
Scurrier
Scurriers are rat-like creatures from Tatooine. They will run from any form of danger, unless it threatens their food hoards or their offspring, in which case, they will defend with painful bites and annoying screams. They travel in packs of around 30 members. Males can be distinguished from females by the crown of antlers on the male's head.
Sarlacc
The sarlacc is an omnivorous, immobile beast, found on several planets. The largest known member of the species resides in the Great Pit of Carkoon. Jabba the Hutt used to toss his enemies to the sarlacc, who would be slowly digested over a thousand years. It consists of a single giant beak and many tentacles emerging from the depths of its pit as well as the spike-like teeth that help get prey caught inside the pit long enough for the tentacles to grab it. Xenobiologists are unsure as to whether the sarlacc is animal or plant, as it possesses characteristics of both kingdoms. They reproduce by spitting out a small dart like object that attaches to a living creature and devours it in some way. In one Expanded Universe story, a Stormtrooper's dewback was the first thing Carkoon's dart pod attached to; it was pulled off when the Stormtrooper paid a Jawa to take care of it for the night.
Shaak
Shaaks are plump, pachydermal herd animals with enormous rears that jut into the air, who often raised for three times their normal yield of meat. They are native to the grasslands of Naboo, where they graze on three times as much flowers and grass. Anakin Skywalker rides the back of a shaak on Naboo in Attack of the Clones.
Shell Spider
Shell Spiders, as depicted in Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, are known for their incredibly tough and durable silk, which was used to form dense armor plating for personal protection. When woven into a mat, shell spider silk could deflect a vibroblade as well as low-power beams and lasers.
Shyrack
Shyracks are bat-like creatures that inhabit the caves of Korriban. Shyracks are very dangerous pests, that often attack intruders in flocks. Darth Revan and The Exile both encountered several Shyracks while exploring the tombs and caves found in the Valley of the Dark Lords.
Skeek
Skeeks are reptillian lizards native to Tatooine. They are as dangerous as they feel threatened, and they will attack anything that is not the same species as it. They appear in the video game Star Wars:Galaxies near Mos Eisley.
Sketto
Skettos are flying reptiles, native to Tatooine. They are active at twilight and live off of the blood of large mammals, often travelling in large groups to overwhelm and feed on prey.
Slivilith
A slivilith is a large, green, amorphous creature that thrives off ambient energy and solar radiation in space. Sliviliths have a semi-discernible head with two glowing red eyes and two antenna stalks. The rear side of the body tapers off into a mass of tentacles. Sliviliths have membranous wings which can propel it through space or atmospheric environments.
In 3 ABY, a hibernating slivilith found itself near the planet of Arbra. It awakened and made a nest for itself inside an immense cavern, which was inhabited by the native Hoojibs. When the Rebel Alliance came to Arbra shortly afterwards, the Hoojibs asked them to exterminate the slivilith. In exchange, the Rebels were allowed to build a base on Arbra.
Snarb
Snarbs are lizards with grey skin and 2 legs. They live on Mimban.
Sleen
Sleens are lizards native to Dagobah.
Space slug
Space slugs are silicon-based gastropods, capable of surviving in a vacuum. Space slugs generally make their habitats in asteroids, where they spend the vast majority of their lives. This is due to the fact that their "tail" is actually like a system of roots that tie into the asteroid's core. Many space slugs have been found in the Hoth Asteroid Field, some reaching hundreds of feet in length. They feed on mynocks, but will also consume starships, and have been known to eat sections of Imperial Star Destroyers that flew too close.
Spice spider
Spice spiders are arachnids, native to the mines of Kessel. Their excrement is the basis of the narcotic glitterstim. About 9 years before the Clone Wars began, some of these spiders were brought to Ryloth and altered to produce the more potent narcotic "glitteryll".
Spine crab
Spine crabs are crabs with a spiked carapace. They are found on many planets, including Tatooine, Naboo and Trandosha.
Staga
Staga are used as herd animals on the planet Ambria. They have tufts of fur on their shoulders, but are otherwise reptilian-looking, with scales, horns and thick tails.
Stone mite
Stone mites are scorpion-like creatures that cling to spaceships, consuming their hulls with a combination of strong jaws and acidic saliva. Three individual stone mites can merge to form an ambiotic triont that features a hard shell, strengthened by electrolytic reactions. These creatures have been suspected to be the work of military genetic engineers. Stone mites can be found across the galaxy, including on Tatooine, Coruscant, Malastare and Naboo.
Storm beast
Storm Beasts are monsters that inhabit the devastated surface of Malachor V. They are dangerous, being particularly good at melee combat and gifted with the ability to cast Force Scream – a Force-enhanced scream that can cause damage and weaken opponents – when in combat. They are the only living beings on the surface, aside from the inhabitants of the Trayus Academy. It is unknown whether they were originally there before the Battle of Malachor V or whether they are, like the Jedi Exile and Darth Nihilus, merely a product of the Mandalorian War.
Stratt
The stratt is a large reptilian beast that lives on Coruscant.
Suubatar
The suubatar is a riding beast, native to the grasslands of Ansion. Suubatars are 6 m (19.7 ft) tall, and can travel at an impressive speed on their six muscular legs. They are omnivores, and feed equally well on large fruit and small prey.
Swamp slug
Swamp slugs are large aquatic mollusks that live on the planet Dagobah.
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Taozin
The taozin is a huge, completely transparent, insect-like beast, from an unknown homeworld. It eats anything foolish enough to come near, which it traps by spitting a gluey fluid which becomes silk and entwines it. The last surving representative of this species lived in the vast caverns beneath the Coruscant city, until killed by Darth Maul, who sent it plummeting to its death. The taozin has no internal skeleton, but can still somehow live in a 1 G field without being crushed. What makes the taozin unusual is that it does not show up in the Force or on radar, meaning there is never any warning before it eats you. Its other strange characteristic is that it is immune to lightsabers. If it is attacked with a lightsaber, the blade of the weapon diffuses, creating a splashback which can kill the user. [5]
Terentatek
A Terentatek is a creature mentioned in the video game Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. Presumably created by the Sith to kill Jedi. On the Jedi Academy on Dantooine, a Twi'lek Jedi teaches Revan about an event called 'The Great Hunt' where numerous Jedi were sent out to kill the creatures. In the game Terentateks are encountered in the Kashyyyk Shadow lands (it is referred to as 'the ritual beast'), In Naga Sadow's tomb on Korriban and the Shyrack Cave on Korriban. Terentateks feed on force adepts, and are found where the dark side thrives. Slow but powerful, Terentateks use their large claws to strike foes. Many Jedi have fallen to the dark side on their quest to rid the galaxy of these abominations.
Tauntaun
Tauntauns are 2 m (6.6 ft) tall bipeds, indigenous to the ice planet Hoth. Tauntauns are covered with white fur, downturned horns, four nostrils, and have a foul body odour. They are omnivorous, subsisting off lichens found in hoarfrost as well as eating mushrooms and other fungi found in ice caves. They give birth to two young at a time, twice in one Hoth year. They are used as mounts by the Rebel Alliance, and have been exported offworld to other cold-climate regions (including Coruscant's polar caps) for use as mounts, beasts of burden, and tourist attractions. The thick layers of fat and fur provide adequate protection from the cold during the daytime, but tauntauns cannot survive the plummeting night temperatures without shelter. Tauntauns are sometimes preyed upon by the wampa.
Tach
Tachs are harmless monkey-like creatures that inhabit the Shadowlands on the planet Kashyyyk.
Terecon
Predators on the planet Essowyn, terecons are reptiles, who attack by burrowing into the ground and leaping spectacularly upon their unsuspecting prey. They can grow up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and 8 m (26.2 ft) long.[2]
Tesfli piercer
Tesfli piercers are tiny flying insects, who inhabit the dense swamps of the planet Gorsh and live in swarms. Although their bites are not lethal, they sometimes carry dangerous "rotting disease" that simulates gangrene.[2]
Thernbee
Thernbees are fearsome beasts with psychic abilities, that live on Almania. They are hairy and have giant teeth and large claws, similar to a lion or wolf. They are generally quite playful creatures and are often kept as pets, though are also used as lemons watchdogs.
Thevaxan marauder
An enormous reptilian predator on the planet Gorsh, the Thevaxan marauder can always be heard approaching its prey, being a loud, dimwitted and clumsy beast. It can grow up to 20 m (65.6 ft) long and 8 m (26.2 ft) tall at the shoulder.[2]
Thranta
Thrantas are a group of flying animals found on Alderaan, Genesia, Mimban, Bespin, and Dantooine. While there were multiple breeds varying in size and functions (some for personal travel, others for massive air ferries), most Thrantas served the purpose of aerial transport. The predominant physical feature of these creatures were their manta ray-like figure.
Torton
Tortons are red and green turtle-like creatures with long legs. They originated on Naboo's moon of Rori.
Tolibs
Tolibs are large swamp birds that live on Mimban.
Treppok
Treppoks are enormous fish that grow up to 30 m ( ft) long on the ocean planet of Baralou. They are the herd animals of the sentient species Krikthasi.[2]
Tuskcat
Tuskcats are tiger-like animals that live on Naboo and possibly other planets. They had very long sabre-tooth fangs, hence their name, and are also called "Nabooan Tusked Panthers".
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Ubeba
Ubebas are simians, native to the planet Cholganna.
Ugja
Ugja are solitary creatures, native to the planet Cholganna.
Uller
Ullers are horned creatures that live on Kashyyyk.
Umgullian blob
The Umgullian blob is a pink, blobby creature, found on Shili and Mimban. They are most well-known to be employed in the blob races on Umgul.
Unark
Unarks are small, acid-spitting worms that live on Coruscant.
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Varactyl
Varactyls are lizard-like creatures with green scales and coloured plumage on their necks. They are native to the planet Utapau. A varactyl named Boga served for a short time as a mount to Obi-Wan Kenobi; their toes allow them to climb almost vertically. They seem to have the head of a bird and a body of a gecko, and their call is a short warble-type sound.
Veermoks
Veermoks are guard creatures found on Naboo and Mimban. They resemble lanky, upright, and formidable gorillas. They are useful as guards because they are nearly immune to blaster fire. The Systech Weapons Corporation developed two extremely powerful blasters, the Systech Static Blaster and the Systech Electric Blaster, to counter its ferociousness.
Vesp
Vesps are poisonous lizards that live on the planet Lok.
Vine snakes
Vine snakes are poisonous snakes found in jungle regions of planets, such as Kashyyyk and Wayland. They are also common in Dagobah.
Voorpoks
Voorpoks are small herbivores that look like balls of fur standing on stick-like legs. They are kept as pets.
Vornskr
The vornskr is an animal, native to the planet Myrkr. It possesses the unusual ability to hunt using the Force. They are wild, aggressive and vicious canine-like beasts. The smuggler Talon Karrde kept two as pets. He discovered that cutting off their whip-like tails removes most of their aggression. Later the Yuuzhan Vong took either some, if not all, of the vornskrs and attempted to make a new breed to hunt down the Jeedai.
Vynock
Vynock see Fynock.
Vyps
Vyps are poisonous lizards that live on Cholganna.
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Wamba
Wambas are hooved creatures that live on Cholganna.
Wandrella
Wandrellas are 10-15 m (32.8-49.2 ft) long worms, found in the muddy plains of the jungle-covered planet Mimban. The wandrella's thoughts are primitive, and it often charges at its prey, using its armored belly to quickly move foreward. This large beast has phosphorescent skin, streaked with brown, and has a cluster of several eyes on one end.
Wampa
Wampas are a horned, clawed, white-furred, carnivorous species native to the frozen world of Hoth. They are a semi-sentient race of predators standing over 2 m (6.6 ft) in height, subsisting in the cold climate by hunting tauntauns. Wampas are usually solitary creatures, but are known to occasionally hunt in packs. Their white fur allows wampas to blend in nicely with Hoth's blinding blizzards, enabling them to catch their prey completely unaware. Once they have made their kill, wampas drag the carcasses back to their icy lair, where they suspend them from the ceiling until ready to eat them. A similar species is believed to inhabit the planet Gall, in the Outer Rim.
Webweaver
Webweavers are arachnid creatures that live on Kashyyyk. They are the dominant species on the dark lower and ground levels of the forest planet, where they use their violent characteristics to thrive.
Wallugas
Wallugas are large creatures that live on Kashyyyk.
Womp rat
A womp rat is a scavenging, rodential creature, one of the most vile creatures native to Tatooine. They are slightly larger than 2 m (6.6 ft) in size and look through garbage and waste dumps for meals. Due to the exposure to radioactive waste and chemicals, womp rats can mutate into larger beasts, with larger jaws, long, whip-like tails, and even an infectious disease-causing saliva.
Woolamander
A woolamander is an ape-like animal native to Yavin IV. It has a blue furred body, a long, multi-colored tail, a prominent belly, and a multi-colored face. Its chief enemy is the syntaril.
Worrts
Worrts, sometimes called frog-dogs, are frog-like creatures that live on Tatooine. They are considered stupid, and will attempt to consume anything that might possibly be food. Jabba the Hutt kept a worrt as a pet.
Wraid
Wraids are large, lizard-like creatures that live and are hunted for their armored head plates on the desert planet of Tatooine. There is also a subspecies on Korriban.
Wroshyr tree
The wroshyr tree is a carnivorous plant found on the Wookiee home planet of Kashyyyk.
Wulkarsk
These six-limbed creatures from the planet Joralla are lone predators in the jungles of that planet.[2]
Wyrwulves
Wyrwulves are six legged, canine animals that were in fact the children of the Codru-Ji race. When a wyrwulf reaches puberty, it encases itself in a cocoon, from which a Codru-Ji child emerges several weeks later. They can be found on Munto Codru.
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Yeomet
Yeomets are trash-eating quadrupeds that live on artificial habitats, like space stations or large capital ships. They are able to eat almost any form of matter, thanks to a special digestive enzyme triggered by strong electromagnetic radiation. They are also known to be disease carriers.[1]
Yog
Yogs are a species of swamp bird found on Mimban.
Yorik coral
Yorik coral was the primary shipbuilding material of the Yuuzhan Vong. It was grown on-planet in the shape of a ship. Later, symbiotic creatures were implanted or grown within it to form the ship's functions. The completed yorik ship had a nervous system that controlled and coordinated the various functions, and a circulatory system that sustained them.
Ysalamiri
Ysalamiri are furry salamanders that live on Myrkr. They have the unique property of repelling the Force, rendering all Force powers within their sphere of influence void; for this reason, they were prominently used by the Grand Admiral Thrawn in his campaigns against the New Republic. The supposed reason for the Force bubble is that it acts as a way to hide from the other unique carnivores of Myrkr that use the Force to hunt down prey, such as the vornskr. The term "bubble" is particularly apt because, like water bubbles underwater, multiple ysalamiri's bubbles reinforce each other instead of overlapping. Because of this, large sections of Myrkr are completely removed from the Force.
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Zakkeg
Zakkegs are large beasts that reside on Dxun. They are relatively solitary creatures, with thick hides, and covered in spikes and horns. Along with their tough hide for defense, they are also immune to most Force powers. Zakkeg are tough, and are a good challenge for Mandalorians.
Zuxu
Zuxu are carnivorous lungfish from the planet Ganlihk. Its flippers are large, padded and prehensile enough for it to actually "walk" on four legs on land for a limited time, sometimes even chasing its prey on land.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Creatures of the Galaxy. West End Games. 1994. ISBN 0-87431-221-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Farshtey, Greg (1991). Planets of the Galaxy, Volume 1. West End Games. ISBN 0-87431-121-7.
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{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Star Wars Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin & Bespin. August 1995. ISBN 0-87431-262-0.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|pubisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ Reaves, Michael (2001-01-30). Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter. Del Rey. ISBN 0-345-43539-7.
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- Creatures at the official Starwars.com databank
Bibliography
- Wookiepedia A wiki which deals with Star Wars.
External Links
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