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Bathynomus vaderi is a species of giant isopod found in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam near the Spratly Islands.The species is named after the Star Wars character Darth Vader because of its facial structure resembling the character's helmet.
The original Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi (1983). The Sarlacc [1] (plural Sarlacci) is a fictional creature in George Lucas's sci-fi action saga Star Wars.It first appeared in the film Return of the Jedi (1983) as a multi-tentacled alien beast whose immense, gaping maw is lined with several rows of sharp teeth, inhabiting the Great Pit of Carkoon, a hollow in the sand of the desert planet ...
In the Star Wars universe, space slugs, also called exogorths or "giant asteroid worms", [14] are silicon-based gastropods, capable of surviving in a vacuum. First seen in The Empire Strikes Back. The Graboids in the Tremors films and television series. [1] Jeff, the giant subway worm in the film Men in Black II.
Purrgil, also called star whales, are giant, whale-like space-travelling creatures with multiple tentacles, introduced in the 2016 Star Wars Rebels episode "The Call". They are a migratory species capable of faster-than-light hyperspace travel without technology, with whom Ezra Bridger is able to communicate using the Force .
"The species is name after a Star Wars movie character, Ewok, due to the fuzzy and woolly appearance of the new species." [46] Meoneura artoodetoo Stuke & Barták, 2019: Fly: R2-D2 "This species is dedicated [..] to the fictional robot R2-D2 from George Lucas' Star Wars movies. R2-D2 is a small and inconspicuous robot but saved the world." [47]
The documentary features interviews and insights from celebrity fans, including musician Weird Al Yankovic, director Kevin Smith and actor Seth Green.
Quarrie, another Rebellion-sympathetic Mon Calamari, was a spacecraft engineer named for Star Wars visual artist Ralph McQuarrie [citation needed] and was the designer of the B-wing starfighter prototype named the Blade Wing, as seen in the Star Wars Rebels second-season episode "Wings of the Master". An example of a Mon Calamari Jedi is Nahdar ...
Map of the Star Wars galaxy (Legends). The Star Wars galaxy contains several broad sub-regions. Their exact definitions fluctuated somewhat during the Legends continuity, but were later formally updated by the new canon continuity when Disney purchased Lucasfilm.