Kowakian monkey-lizard/Legends

Kowakian monkey-lizards were small sentient creatures from the planet Kowak, that usually lived in packs. These creatures had long, floppy ears, a wide mouth capped with a horned beak, a ruff of fur around their necks, and three fingers on their hands and feet. Young monkey-lizards were born in a larval stage. Monkey-lizards were known for their incessant laughter, which in there natural environment was used frighten away predators and competitors for food. They often mimic individuals speaking around them, often repeating phrases at inappropriate times. They were scavengers, who would consume almost anything. Their prefered food was rotting meat. When first discovered, they were not classified as sentient. At the time, the monkey-lizards did nothing to disprove this.

Notable Kowakian monkey-lizards included Salacious Crumb, Jabba the Hutt's jester and Pic, one of Jerec's band of seven Dark Jedi who were looking for the lost Valley of the Jedi; the latter was so mutated that his characteristic were hardly reminiscent of a monkey-lizard. As with the case of Jabba and Salacious Crumb, many Hutts found that monkey-lizards were useful to have around. They had a habbit of parroting out the plans of those plotting against there masters.

Mercenary Kyle Katarn metaphorically used the "overgrown Kowakian monkey-lizard" as a mockery on Dark Jedi Desann, who was actually a Chistori.

Behind the scenes

 * The Swarm War features monkey-lizards on Tenupe, but it is unclear if this is the same species.

Appearances

 * "A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale"
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Tales from Jabba's Palace
 * The Swarm War