- "Most of Lothal is just seemingly endless grasslands. The most excitement you'll find in these parts is a Loth-cat chasing down a Loth-rat for a quick snack."
- ―Ezra Bridger
Loth-cats were members of the tooka family and native to Lothal, often found in the grassy plains of the Outer Rim planet. They were small, temperamental creatures, and while at times friendly, were still able hunters with sharp teeth and claws.[5] They feasted on Loth-rats.[3]
History
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- "You're resisting. He can sense it."
"He can sense it? What is he, like a Padawan cat? Oh!"
"You don't seem to be getting this."
"I get that this furball's trying to kill me. Give me your lightsaber and I'll make the connection."
"Excuse me?" - ―Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger, as Ezra tries to tame a Loth-cat
A surprised Loth-cat
A Loth-cat was once surprised by a drink carton falling on its head, seemingly from nowhere. In truth, the carton had fallen from the rebel ship Ghost, flying high above the grasslands.
On another occasion, Kanan Jarrus attempted to teach his Padawan learner, Ezra Bridger, to feel the living Force through connection with a Loth-cat. Ezra failed the exercise, however, due to his distraction and irritation at the fact that it was Empire Day, and his own fifteenth birthday. The Loth-cat attacked him.[6]
A trio of Loth-cats.
Some time later, while scouting out an Imperial Communications Center, Bridger demonstrated mastery of the same trick in causing a Loth-cat to attack an Imperial dwarf probe droid as a distraction, allowing himself and his companions to escape.[7]
Some time later, two Loth-cats were surprised in the grasslands by the R4 courier droid 264 falling from the sky. The droid was not destroyed, and righted itself, finding itself in curious company.[8]
Bridger first saw a rare white Loth-cat in a vision, and it led him to the conclusion that by following it, he would be able to find clues about his parents' fate.[4] Later Bridger and Sabine Wren attempted to gather information about an TIE/D Defender Elite, only to have the TIE's guards attacked by a group of pair of loth-cats. A white cat also appeared with a loth-wolf.[9]
A Loth-cat on Sorgan.
Around 9 ABY,[10] a Loth-cat resided within a common house on the planet Sorgan. It snarled at the Child from under a table as he passed by.[11]
Around 34 ABY, Loth-cats were imported to the planet Batuu and sold as pets in the Creature Stall at Black Spire Outpost.[12]
AppearancesEdit
Non-canon appearancesEdit
- Disney Infinity 3.0 (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Return of the Kyber Saber" (Mentioned only)
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars Rebels: A New Hero (First mentioned)
- Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
- Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger
- "Rebels, Animated"—Star Wars Insider 155
- Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook (Seen in artwork)
- 9 Creatures in the Star Wars Universe We'd Like to Keep as Pets on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Nexus of Power
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Tyrants of Lothal (Card: Loth-cat)
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide
- Asteroid Belt Gas Refinery in the Databank (backup link) (Appears as art only)
- Loth-cat in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Tooka in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Alien Archive
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Rebels – "Legacy"
- ↑ Loth-cat in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Empire Day"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Call to Action"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Rebel Resolve"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Flight of the Defender"
- ↑ According to a timeline shown at D23 Expo 2019, The Mandalorian is set five years after Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Return of the Jedi to 4 ABY, meaning that The Mandalorian is set in 9 ABY.
- ↑ The Mandalorian – "Chapter 4: Sanctuary"
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Creature Stall
