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− | [[Sentience|Non-sentient]], conduit worms [[Diet|fed off]] the electricity of buildings and [[starship]]s. These [[Parasite|parasitic]] [[worm]]s absorbed components,<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> such as [[Battery|batteries]],<ref name="New Edition" /> as they grew along [[Power conduit|electrical conduits]],<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> which were then turned into organs. They had [[eye]] threads and resistor segments, as well as capacitor beads to store energy,<ref name="New Edition" /> extending from body core segments.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> A conduit worm's feeler threads could grow hundreds of [[meter]]s long, and [[mouth]] cups often grew at their ends.<ref name="New Edition" /> |
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- "We don't serve your type either."
"What type are you referring to?"
"Conduit worms." - ―Borkus compares Meebur Gascon, a Zilkin, to a conduit worm
Conduit worms were non-sentient, parasitic worms native to the planet Coruscant that fed on electricity. They absorbed components as they grew along the ecumenopolis' electrical conduits, turning them into organs. The name "conduit worm" could also be used as an insult, akin to calling someone a "little parasite."
Biology and appearance
Non-sentient, conduit worms fed off the electricity of buildings and starships. These parasitic worms absorbed components,[1] such as batteries,[2] as they grew along electrical conduits,[1] which were then turned into organs. They had eye threads and resistor segments, as well as capacitor beads to store energy,[2] extending from body core segments.[1] A conduit worm's feeler threads could grow hundreds of meters long, and mouth cups often grew at their ends. They had gray skin and eyes with black pupils and gray sclerae.[2]
Behavior
Conduit worms were known to sneak aboard ships and eat their electrical wiring while the vessel was still in flight.[3]
Conduit worms in the galaxy
- "That dirty conduit worm."
- ―Merei Spanjaf insults Janus Fhurek
Thousands of years of urbanization on the planet Coruscant led to the evolution of many unique forms of wildlife in the underworld, including conduit worms. They grew around their homeworld's endless power cables and absorbed their components. The possibility of an infestation causing the loss of vital artificial light prompted some underworld residents to wear exterminator backpacks, which featured probes that detected currents affected by conduit worms.[2]
Their name was also used as a derogatory term,[4] akin to calling someone a "little parasite."[5] Circa 20–19 BBY,[6] Borkus, Sullustan proprietor of Abafar's Power Sliders diner, compared Meebur Gascon, a member of the sentient Zilkin species, to a conduit worm before ejecting him from his business.[4] During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Merei Spanjaf, a student at the Junior Academy of Applied Sciences of Lothal, called Janus Fhurek, the school's athletic director, a conduit worm after learning of the latter's xenophobic actions.[7]
Behind the scenes
- "The conduit worm was David [West Reynolds]'s conception, including the types of details and their function, with the modular eyes, 'batteries' and tentacles. It's meant to come across as a cross between an organic life-form and an electrical circuit."
- ―Robert E. Barnes
Conduit worms were first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in "Missing in Action,"[4] the twelfth episode of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' fifth season, which originally aired on January 5, 2013.[8] They were first canonically depicted in the 2015 reference book Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.[9] Conduit worms were originally created for Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, a 2002 Star Wars Legends reference book written by David West Reynolds.[10]
The conduit worm was conceived of by Reynolds himself and was meant to come across as a cross between an organic life-form and an electrical circuit. The model pictured in Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary was created by concept sculptor Robert E. Barnes using wire, Sculpey polymer clay, urethanes, epoxy, and paint. The conduit worm was intentionally designed to look "pretty nasty" and was built to the scale seen in the book.[11]
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Missing in Action" (First mentioned)
- Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy (Mentioned only)
Sources
- "Missing in Action" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (First pictured)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Missing in Action"
- ↑ Missing in Action Episode Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Slide 4)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes "Tipping Points" and "Eminence" to the years 20 BBY and 19 BBY, respectively. Since Star Wars: The Clone Wars Chronological Episode Order on StarWars.com (backup link) places "Missing in Action" between "Tipping Points" and "Eminence," it can be determined that the events of "Missing in Action," including Borkus comparing Meebur Gascon to a conduit worm, take place between these years.
- ↑ Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Building a Complete Visual Dictionary on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)