The skura was a type of creature found on a secluded planet where the Sith known as the Stranger lived. They used their long snouts to forage on the stony shores of an island on the world and used their slate gray skin and slab-like heads to camouflage themselves when danger approached. In 132 BBY, the former Jedi Verosha Aniseya encountered a family of skura on the world after she was brought there by the Stranger.
Biology and appearance[]
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A family of three skura chitter as they stand atop a pile of rocks
Skura had slabbed-shaped heads and slate gray bodies.
Skura were a type of creature that foraged[1] on the stony, island shores of[3] a secluded planet.[4] Their bodies were round with a stubby tail at the rear and two short legs with diamond-shaped feet beneath.[3] Skura had slabbed-shaped heads[2] with a protruding black eye on each side and a long, pink snout[1] similar to that of an anteater,[2] which they used to find sustenance while foraging.[1]
The creatures' skin was slate gray, which, along with their head shape, allowed them to camouflage themselves among the rocks of their home, sometimes freezing in place when they sensed danger approaching,[2] although they would also squeal and chitter while fleeing from some threats.[3] Skura stood 0.15 meters tall,[1] while their young were around the size of a duckling.[2]
History[]
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A baby skura chitters and then squeals when Verosha Aniseya approaches
In 132 BBY,[5] a young skura entered a cave on the planet where the Sith known as the Stranger lived. It began chittering and rooting around in a bag strewn on the cave's floor until the former Jedi Verosha Aniseya—who had been captured and brought to the cave by the Stranger—awoke nearby and moved toward it. The young skura climbed out of the bag and then squealed while dashing out of the cave away from Aniseya. When Aniseya herself exited the cave and walked down toward the shore of the island the cave was on, she passed[3] a family of foraging skura consisting of two parents and a child. The trio froze as she walked by, turning to watch her reach the water's edge.[2]
A family of skura encountered Verosha Aniseya on the island they inhabited.
Later that day, the trio of skura[3] stood camouflaged[2] on top of a pile of rocks[3] and stared out to sea as the parents nuzzled their heads together.[2] The family were then foraging near the beach with the child stood upon the back of one of the parents when Aniseya and the Stranger crossed the shore to reach the Sith's starship,[6] the Exile II.[7] The child looked up at the pair as they passed in the distance.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
Skura first appeared in "Teach / Corrupt,"[3] the sixth episode of the live-action television series The Acolyte, which aired July 2, 2024 on Disney+.[8] The script for the episode described the creatures as part anteater, part duck.[9] The skura were not identified in the episode[3] but were named in both a Databank entry[1] and the Episode Guide on StarWars.com[9] the following day.[10]
Appearances[]
The Acolyte — "Teach / Corrupt" (First appearance)- The Acolyte — "The Acolyte"
Sources[]
- "Teach / Corrupt" - Episode Guide | The Acolyte on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as skura, simultaneous with skura in the Databank (backup link))
- Quiz: Which Character from The Acolyte Are You? on StarWars.com (backup link)
- skura in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
skura in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
The Acolyte — "Teach / Corrupt" (Audio description from Disney+)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 The Acolyte — "Teach / Corrupt"
- ↑ Unknown World in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ "Lost/Found" Episode Guide | The Acolyte on StarWars.com (backup link) states that the events of The Acolyte take place 100 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 32 BBY. Therefore, The Acolyte takes place in 132 BBY.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Acolyte — "The Acolyte"
- ↑ Exile II in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ The Acolyte Teaser Poster, Premiere Date Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Teach / Corrupt" Trivia Gallery | The Acolyte on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars (@starwars) on Twitter (July 3, 2024): "i'd do anything for them. To learn more about the adorable skura and additional trivia explore our official episode guide for #TheAcolyte episode 6 "Teach/Corrupt." http://strw.rs/60189OKcA" (backup link)
