Tuk'ata/Legends

"Gigantic creatures. Triple rows of teeth, six inch claws, and three horns. They can move on four legs or two, and have two winglike extensions--not functional wings, but poisonous stingers. Very fast.''"

- Obi-Wan Kenobi, upon seeing a herd of Tuk'ata.

The Force-sensitive Tuk'ata, or Sith hounds, were used for hundreds if not thousands of years to guard the tombs of the Dark Lords of the Sith on Korriban. Considering that many were sealed inside the tombs themselves, some believe that they were immortal or drew nourishment from the Force itself. It is also possible (and in some ways more likely) that they survived by feeding on small vermin or other creatures that infested the tombs as decay and time created new openings in the stone walls.



They were fearless guardians and would kill anything that entered the tombs. While on Korriban, Exar Kun was forced to fight several hounds as a test. Revan managed to kill one and take a Sith holocron from its belly. Darth Bane had to deal with them in the Valley of the Dark Lords on Korriban. Thousands of years later, a Jedi strike team made up of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Siri Tachi, Soara Antana, Ry-Gaul, and their respective apprentices faced a pack of Tuk'ata when entering a tomb. Tol Skorr, the Dark Jedi servant of Count Dooku, would be injured by one that had grown to a monstrous size and would face it years later when he and Quinlan Vos attempted to raid a Sith tomb.

The Tuk'ata were at least semi-sentient, and could speak the Sith language.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown
 * Boba Fett: Maze of Deception
 * Star Wars Republic 63: Striking from the Shadows
 * Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Star Wars: Invasion 2
 * Star Wars Legacy: Broken