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"Karagga the Beneficent places the highest priority on workplace safety!"

- Herald of Karagga, upon a group of interlopers attacking the Kintan crusher, Foreman Crusher

Biology and appearance
A species related to the semi-sentient Kintan striders, Kintan crushers were more intelligent than their cousins. They were powerfully built creatures who stood on two stocky legs that emerged from prominent buttocks and terminated in two-toed feet. Kintan crushers sported heavily muscled arms, and the four clawed digits of their hands closed into immense fists. Members of the species had a hunched posture with the head jutting from the domed midsection at a right angle to the torso. Kintan crushers had no appreciable neck. Their facial features were minimal: two small eyes and a large, horizontal slit for a mouth. Two sharp teeth jutted upward from the center of the lower jaw. A thick tongue lolled within the maw, ranging in color from pale yellow to pale blue. Crushers vocalized with a low, basso roar.

Kintan crusher hides came in a variety of colors, including brown and light blue. Some representatives of the species sported dark stripes that ran vertically along the back and the arms, while others had uniformly pigmented skin. The eyes featured a uniform pigmentation; various crushers sported eyes of brown, yellow, and blue.

Members of the species varied drastically in size. A smaller Kintan crusher stood slightly taller than an adult Human, while larger specimens could grow so large that the same Human only came up to the crusher's knee. Also varying with overall size were rows of spikes that grew along the spine, the upper arms, and the lower legs. In immense crushers, these protruded prominently from the flesh, while in smaller members of hte species, the spikes were only barely visible. Crushers often lumbered about on their hind limbs, but, when hurried, they used all fours, alternating their weight between their hands and feet as they ran forward. The largest specimens were capable of causing minor groundquakes with their movements.

Society and culture
The species was also known as "Kintan enforcers," and several other appellations referred to at least certain segments of the population. Some of these names included Kintan beast slaves, Kintan behemoths, Kintan maulers, Kintan rock throwers, and Kintan warhounds.

Kintan crushers in the galaxy
"My lord Karagga is concerned at his guests' failure to observe safety protocols."

- Herald of Karagga upon a group of interlopers reaching Karagga's stable of Kintan crushers and their handlers

Behind the scenes
"Foreman Crusher goes into a frenzy!"

- Battle narration during the fight with Foreman Crusher

Several enemy characters in the game use the same general appearance and animations; these include characters explicitly referred to as Kintan crushers, such as Sludge Kintan on Hutta and the Released Kintan Ancient on Belsavis. Others use the label "Kintan" as if it were a species name rather than a planetary designation; these include the Kintan behemoths, Kintan maulers, Kintan rock throwers, and Kintan warhounds found in the area of Karagga's palace in the multi-player operation "Hutt Hospitality." Finally, two of the characters are not identified by species at all: Foreman Crusher in the same operation&mdash;referred to in game statistics as "the Slavedriver" &mdash;and Gargath, a world boss on Hoth&mdash;called a "Snow Giant" in game text. Both of these latter two characters grant a Codex entry upon being defeated, but neither explicitly names the species. The only difference among all of these characters is in overall size and the length of their spikes, so this article treats them as members of the same species, as detailed in the "Kintan Crusher" Codex entry granted upon defeat of the Released Kintan Ancient.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic