Neebray/Legends

Neebray were flying, limbless creatures which differed greatly in size and lifestyle, perhaps depending on age. They could be found on many worlds, such as Rugosa, a Rishi moon, Tatooine (where they sometimes circled over Jabba's Palace), and even in space, notably in the Kaliida Nebula along the Balmorra Run.

Characteristics


On the moon Rugosa, tiny baby neebray flew among the coral forests of the moon's long dried-up ocean beds. A moderately large variety had transluscent wings, and could be found on a Rishi moon. The gigantic nebray manta lived in the vacuum of space, feeding on stellar gases. They used the Kaliida Nebula as nesting grounds.

History
During the Clone Wars, Shadow Squadron encountered a flock of neebray manta while navigating the Balmorra Run on their way through the Kaliida Nebula. A brush with one caused one of Matchstick's engine stabilizers to give out. This crippling would cause Matchstick and Tag's death during the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula. A brush with another neebray caused an astromech droid's dome to be knocked off, destroying it.

Behind the scenes


At least three separate neebray breeds were based on the nebray manta model, not necessarily that they all then have to be nebray manta. .

Similar creatures were thranta and oswaft.

Plo Koon mispronounced the name as "neh-bray man-ta" in Shadow of Malevolence.

It is unclear if neebray lived in wild breeding populations on Tatooine and a Rishi moon, or if they were rare individuals who ended up there on their own, or by transporting.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * HoloNet News — A Galaxy Divided
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars 12: Hero of the Confederacy, Part 3
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars 12: Hero of the Confederacy, Part 3
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars 12: Hero of the Confederacy, Part 3
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars 12: Hero of the Confederacy, Part 3

Notes and references
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