- "One of my hunters has gotten himself into a bit of a pickle, I'm afraid. While exploring what he thought was an abandoned tusk-cat den, he uncovered a nest of nightspiders."
- ―Sloan Rusper, to a spacer
The nightspider was a species of large, predatory spider that could be found on Naboo.
Biology and appearance[]
Nightspiders were large arachnids native to the planet Naboo and its moon Rori. They were known to use a deadly poison to kill prey or defend themselves. At least one strain, the Poison Spitter, could shoot its poison at a target. The King Venom Nightspider was the most aggressive and deadliest of all subspecies.[1]
Nightspiders were likely related to hermit spiders, another arachnid species from Naboo.[1]
History[]
- "I've been given my first assignment as an RSF Agent. It's not glorious, but it's a start. I'm to reduce the nightspider population around Kaadara."
- ―Jonthol Mazoon
In 1 ABY,[4] a hunter working for Sloan Rusper discovered a nest of nightspiders while investigating an abandoned tusk cat den near Restuss. The hunter was then rescued by a spacer who killed two nightspider aggressors.[2]
During his career in the Royal Naboo Security Forces, Jonthol Mazoon was tasked to reduce the nightspider population around the city of Kaadara and eliminate the giant nightspider Noctur'lan.[3] In 1 ABY,[4] a spacer was tasked by RSF Lieutenant Dunnels to kill nightspiders and collect their venom sacs in order to produce a batch of neural boosters.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Concept art for Star Wars Galaxies.
Nightspiders appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[6] In the game, nightspiders were virtually identical to hermit spiders but no explicit relationship was established between the two species.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Static Quest: "Lord Sloan Rusper" on Rori
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "The Life and Death of Jonni Skaak" on Naboo
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Help Lt. Dunnels with ingredients to make Neural Boosters" on Naboo
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
External links[]
- Nightspider on the SWG Wiki
