Porg

Porgs were a sea bird species native to the planet Ahch-To, where Jedi Master Luke Skywalker made his exile in the years following the victory over the Galactic Empire. The creatures, who dwelled on the cliffs of the island where Skywalker lived, could build nests and fly. Male porgs were known to be slightly bigger in size than females. Baby porgs were called porglets. Porgs were known to exhibit roosting behavior, with the porglets being nursed in a nest by an adult. Porgs had strong natural camouflaging abilities.

During the First Order–Resistance war, while staying on Ahch-To as Rey trained with Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, the Wookiee Chewbacca roasted and ate two porgs. Some porgs later investigated Skywalker's lightsaber after Luke Skywalker threw it off a cliff behind him, although Rey shooed them away and retrieved it before they could turn it on. Later, at least four porgs found their way aboard the Millennium Falcon and one of them accompanied Chewbacca during the Battle of Crait. Despite having an initial antagonism with the porgs and roasting two of them, Chewbacca grew to like the porgs and became their friend.

Behind the scenes
"&hellip;porgs are cute. You fall into those deep, soulful eyes. I think a lot of people are going to want a porg as a pet."

- Pablo Hidalgo

Porgs were designed for the 2017 film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. They were inspired by the real-life puffins that live on Skellig Michael, and were created using a variety of effects including puppets and CGI. Porgs were first revealed in behind the scenes footage from The Last Jedi at the D23 Expo in July 2017. They were officially named in a StarWars.com interview with Lucasfilm Story Group creative executive Pablo Hidalgo.

Concept art for the film revealed that it was initially intended that, in the scene where a murder of Porgs investigate Skywalker's lightsaber, one of them would have activated the weapon just as another was looking down the shaft, killing it via the blade piercing through its left eye to the back.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
 * The Last Jedi: Rey's Journey
 * Chewie and the Porgs