Dinko (creature)

"Dinko? What for? A Dinko? Revolting, ugh!"

- Sabodor

A dinko was a small reptilian scavenger that was extremely vicious and tenacious. It was also notorious for emitting an unbearable stench, and for a mildly toxic bite which could paralyze a Human-sized creature with nausea.

Dinkos were native to the planet Proxima Dibal I. They had thin bodies about ten centimeters long, with powerful rear legs, two front legs with a single claw, and a pair of smaller single-clawed grasping extremities on their chests. Their scent was not used for defense, but to establish mating dominance. Dinko vision worked by sensing movement &mdash; accordingly, they would attack anything that moved.

Darth Sidious included dinkos in a particularly traumatizing training session with Darth Maul in which Maul was immersed in a cell full of the clawing, biting creatures. Han Solo once bought a dinko, which he used to distract Ploovo Two-for-One on Etti IV. Dinkos were not recommended for use as pets, though some exotic pet stores sold them anyway. Dinkos were also pitted against each other in the sport of Dinko fighting.

Appearances

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning
 * Star Wars Episode I Journal: Darth Maul
 * The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web
 * Han Solo at Stars' End
 * Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial