Electrocrops were a type of two-pronged riding crop[1] that emitted an electrical shock when used. The jockey Arca Yroca used a red electrocrop while riding on the fathier Hoth Stuff on the Canto Bight racetrack on the planet Cantonica[2] in 34 ABY.[3] He applied the shock to the fathier's flank, causing the creature to speed up while letting out a cry of pain. That act of cruelty was witnessed by Resistance agents Rose Tico and Finn.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
An electrocrop first appeared in the 2017 sequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi[2] and was first identified in the accompanying reference book Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo.[1] The novelization of the film written by Jason Fry[4] and the junior novel written by Michael Kogge[5] both incorrectly described Yroca as using an electro-whip to strike his fathier rather than an electrocrop.[4][5]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Electrocrop)
The Star Wars Show: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Secrets Explained on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary dates the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which includes the appearance of the electrocrop, to the same year as the Battle of Starkiller Base, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel