Scurrier/Legends



The scurrier was a rodent-like creature native to Tatooine, and was considered a pest by the locals of Mos Eisley and Mos Espa.

Scurriers were small omnivores with an appetite for garbage. They would scavenge in trash heaps in search of food and material for their nests. They were known to find their way onboard docked freighters and transports - thus propagating the scurrier population across the galaxy. Worse, scurriers had a penchant for picking apart machinery; a trait that was hardly welcome on a cargo- or passenger-filled transport.



Apart from this dangerous habit, scurriers did not pose any threat to sentients. Though they would fiercely defend their territory, scurriers usually fled at the first sign of danger (say, a passing landspeeder) able only to call upon a high-pitched squeak to use against advancing predators.

Scurriers travelled in packs of around thirty, and were known to appropriate profogg nests for their own uses.

Behind the Scenes

 * The scurrier was a new creation for the Star Wars Special Edition. The computer-generated model was based on that of the velociraptor created for Jurassic Park.