Kod'yoks were a peaceful non-sentient species of shaggy, horned quadrupeds that roamed the open plains on the snowy planet of Vandor.
History[]
- "First I rode a speeder bike as part of kod'yok roundups, and I learned how to use a skinner's laser knife. I regret that job now that the kod'yok herds are so thinned out."
- ―Tivoche Biure
The locals of Vandor used native kod'yoks for transportation, farmed the beasts for their meat and milk,[1] sheared the creatures' fur to make coats, tanned their hide to make leather, and even used their dung as a fuel source.[2] Tivoche Bilure rode a speeder bike as part of kod'yok roundups when he first arrived on Vandor, and learned to use a skinner's laser knife. He later regretted the job once kod'yok herds became thinned out due to hunting and fences in the period when the Galactic Empire maintained a presence on the planet.[3]
Tibbs Ospe, the owner of The Lodge in Fort Ypso, served kod'yok steaks to his patrons, and provided them among other goods to Crimson Dawn employee Qi'ra, who delivered them to Dryden Vos's yacht. Gambler Lando Calrissian looked at a kod'yok ranch as one of his many business deals while on Vandor.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Kodyok-leather was first mentioned in Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary by Pablo Hidalgo. In this reference book, DJ's coat is identified as being fabricated from it.[4]
Scenes with Beckett's crew riding them onto the conveyex were filmed, but were replaced in order to cut down on time.[5]
Appearances[]
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (First appearance)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition (and audiobook)
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (and audiobook) (Head only)
- Galaxy's Edge 5 (Head only)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities (Head only)
Sources[]
- Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide (First identified as kod'yok)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story Look and Find (Picture only)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story Ultimate Sticker Collection
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Industrial Light & Magic Presents: Making Solo: A Star Wars Story
- 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)
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- "The Eyes Have It" — Star Wars Insider 202
- Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy
- Kod'yok in the Databank (backup link)
- Vandor in the Databank (backup link)
