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The greater krayt dragon was a large species of krayt dragon, predatory reptiles from Tatooine. Using its ten strong legs, it literally swam through the shifting sands.
Biology and appearance[]
The greater krayt dragon was one of several species of krayt dragons, giant carnivorous reptiles found on Tatooine.[1] They were characterized by their long neck, whip-like tail, horns, sharp teeth, and five pairs of legs.[2]
Behavior[]
Greater krayt dragons submerged themselves in the shifting dunes,[1] "swimming" beneath the sands in search of prey to ambush and devour.[3]
History[]
C-3PO encounters the bones of a deceased juvenile greater krayt dragon.
The greater krayt dragons evolved on Tatooine, a desert planet located in the Outer Rim region of the galaxy.[1] In 0 BBY,[4] C-3PO came across the skeleton of a deceased juvenile greater krayt dragon while lost in the Dune Sea.[5]
Greater krayt dragons in the galaxy[]
The Jedi Master Wishan once created a clay Force-sculpture representing a greater krayt dragon, as part of a 72nd birthday gift for the Jedi Temple's librarian.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
The greater krayt dragon first appeared, albeit as a skeleton in the Tatooine desert, in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[5] The skeleton used to portray the greater krayt dragon consisted of fiberglass replica sauropod bones originally built for the 1975 Disney comedy One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing[6] and was left in the Tunisian desert after filming was completed. In 1995, Dr. David West Reynolds, archeologist and contributor to the magazine Star Wars Insider, visted the Tunisian location and found the bones untouched for almost two decades[7] with paleontologist Dr. Micheal J. Ryan, who was investigating the Roman ruins and paleontological resources of Tunisia with Dr. Reynolds.[8]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II (Skeleton only) (DLC)
Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part I" (Carcass)- Bounty Hunt (Skeleton only)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance) (Skeleton only)
- Star Wars Battlefront (Skeleton only)
- Star Wars (2015) 71 (Skeleton only) (In flashback(s))
- The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm" (Skeleton only) (as art) (In flashback(s))
Non-canon appearances[]
- Club Penguin Star Wars Rebels Takeover (Skeleton only)
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 1" (In flashback(s)) (Statue only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Skeleton only)
Sources[]
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as greater krayt dragon)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Databank A-Z: Davish Krail–Kuat Drive Yards)
- Every Creature in the Star Wars Movies | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge — "Episode 1"
- ↑ Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Databank A-Z: Davish Krail–Kuat Drive Yards)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Episode Nothing — One of Our Dragons is Missing: How Disney's missing dinosaur appeared in Star Wars on Blogspot (September 23, 2016) (backup link)
- ↑ krayt dragon in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ PALEOBLOG — Krayt Dragon on Blogspot (June 12, 2005) (backup link)
