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Fambaas were quadruped amphibians with tough hide[1] that could be found on the planets Naboo and Onderon.[2] They had a tail made out of cartilage, strong joints[3] in pillar-like limbs[1] to handle heavy loads and broad feet with wide toes to increase their stability[3] and stop them sinking into marshes.[1] Biologists surmised that both the fambaas and the falumpasets of Onderon were originally brought there by Naboo merchants, but there was little fossil evidence to back up that hypothesis.[4]
Gungans used fambaas to carry deflector shield generators, a saddle and leather girth around their torso to hold the device and a bridle to control the creature's direction.[1] During a fight on Great Grass Plains, faamba with shield generators were deployed with kaadu and falumpasets to support the Gungan Grand Army.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Original concept sketches of the fambaa depicted them as two-legged dinosaur-like creatures. The four-legged design was approved later, whereupon concept artist Terryl Whitlatch hand-drew its walk cycle to demonstrate to Industrial Light & Magic animators how the animals would move.[6]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow Warrior"- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A War on Two Fronts"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Front Runners"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Soft War"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Tipping Points"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bound for Rescue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Missing in Action" (Mentioned as food only)
- Sana Starros 3 (Picture only)
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Fambaa in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ fambaa in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
