Creatures of the Mandalorian

Mandalorian Wrap Up Day 3: Creatures of the Mandalorian

Mythosaur

Mythosaur were creatures of enormous size who roamed the planet Mandolore before even the first Mandolorians arrived on the planet. The Mandolorians slaughtered the giant beasts and drove them to extinction. After their extinction, Mythosaurs became an important symbol to the Mandolorians, and many wore the sigil on their armor including the Bounty Hunter Boba Fett.

Blurrg
Episodes: 1, 2, 7

Blurrgs were a two-legged reptilian species. The species is frequently used as a beast of burden. They specialize in traveling long distances over land and leaping over crevices in the terrain. It is said that Male blurrgs were eaten by females after the mating process. Blurrgs were found in various regions of the galaxy including the Forest Moon of Endor, Ryloth, Arvala-7, and Zygerria. Blurrg first appeared in the 1985 television film “The Battle For Endor”.

Mudhorn

Episode: 2

Mudhorns were creatures native to the planet of Arvala-7. The creatures were large, wooly, and had a giant horn. The Mudhorn laid a single egg per clutch and the egg was wooly in the same manner as the Mudhorn fur. The Jawas of Arvala-7 found this egg to be a delicacy. In the final minutes of “The Mandalorian Chapter 8”, Din Djarin receives a Mudhorn as his signet.

The Mudhorn design is based off of a real extinct Earth creature, the Elasmotherium. This wooly rhinoceros creature roamed Eurasia 40,000 years ago.

Loth-Cat

Episode: 4

Loth-Cats were a breed of Tooka-Cats native to the planet Lothal. Galaxy wide many children enjoyed stuffed Tookas as toys. The Tooka of Lothal had a specific coloration of tan with brown spots and stripes. They were kept by citizens of Lothal not only for their company, but also to hunt Loth-Rats.

Tooka cats first appeared in “The Clone Wars” and are named for Dave Filoni’s deceased cat Tuuk

Kowakian monkey-lizard

Episodes: 1, 3

Kowakian monkey-lizards were kept as pets by many individuals in the Galaxy. They were also sometimes eaten as food on planets such as Nevarro. Kowakian monkey-lizards were intelligent enough to use tools, weapons, and have a developed sense of humor. They evolved on planet Kowak, where they shared linage with the Kowakian ape-lizard.

Dewback

Episode: 5

Dewbacks are beasts of burden native to the planet Tatooine. Though they are slow-moving, they are able to navigate the desert wastes without tiring. These reptilian creatures were used by Sandtroopers during the Imperial era.

In the original 1977 Star Wars film Dewbacks were realized using a full sized animatronic puppet. The puppet failed to function in the desert sands, so it was tucked into the background. For the 1997 20^th anniversary release many CGI Dewbacks were animated into the original film.

Bantha

Episode: 5

Banthas were large hairy beasts native to Tatooine. Tusken Raiders domesticated Bantahs to help them navigate the wastes of Tatooine, but also for nourishment. Bantha Milk (Blue Milk) and Bantha Meat was an important part of a Tusken diet. Banthas were so important to Tusken culture that every Tusken had one. When they mated, their Banthas would also mate. When a rider died, their Bantha mount would perish afterward from heartbreak.

Banthas were realized by costuming a female elephant named Mardji. The idea of costuming real Earth animals to create Star Wars creatures was reused in the film Solo (where dogs portrayed Coreillian Hounds) and in the film The Rise of Skywalker (where horses portrayed Orabks).

Ravinak
Episode: 1

The giant tusked Ravinak species lived below the ice on a frozen planet somewhere in the Galaxy. In the first episode of The Mandolorian, a Ravinak attacks Din Djarin’s ship, The Razor Crest. Not much else is known about the Ravinak including the name of the planet on which it lives.

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