- "What are squills?"
"Humanoid animals. They are vicious and cruel. You should be very careful." - ―A spacer and Watto
The squill was a large carnivorous creature native to the planet of Tatooine.
Description[]
- "I heard he plans to add squill meat to the menu. You don't want those things jumping out at you!"
- ―Jano Bix, about Byxle Pedette
The creature averaged 2.5 meters tall and often bore a greenish color to its leathery hide. Multiple different subspecies of squill included desert squills, mountain squills, festering squills, noxious squills, and malignant squills.[1] The squills were an aggressive species and could easily outrun any Human.[6]
Most of the squills of Tatooine, with the exception of those in scattered nests, lived in the infamous Squill Cave, a large cavern located in a rocky region of the planet,[3] and in the Squill Sanctuary, an area in the middle of the desert.[4] Groups of squills were also found on the the Forest Moon of Endor.[1]

Looking into the maw of a squill.
History[]
- "Jabba's picky about salads. He will eat squill liver salad though."
- ―Porcellus
Jabba the Hutt's cook, Porcellus, used livers of mountain squills from the Squill Sanctuary to make squill liver salad.[4] The Tasty Dried Critters franchise also planned on selling squill meat.[7] After the Battle of Yavin, a commoner in Anchorhead attempted to lure spacers into going in the cave to kill some squills and collect their skin. The commoner pretended that squill hide jacket were very popular.[8]
During the Galactic Civil War, the Squill Cave attracted adventurers. However, many bold mercenaries lost their way in the twisting tunnels of the cave and suffered painful deaths.[3] Common rumors stated that an elderly hermit resided deep in the cave's recesses.[9]
The Galactic Empire also transported squills laced with Bledsoe's disease with the intention of selling them to Rebel agents, but the plan backfired when traveling Jawas took the transport container and ate the squills, unknowingly infecting themselves with the disease.[10]
The Teräs Käsi attack of screaming squill was named after the creature.[11]
Appearances[]
- Adventures in Hyperspace: Shinbone Showdown
- "Tatooine Sojourn" (colorized in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 4) (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)
Sources[]
"The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Jawas" — Star Wars Gamer 3
Creature Creation Part 2: Animation on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
"Gamescape" — Star Wars Insider 63
- 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
All Roads Lead to Jabba on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Unlocking the Secrets: A Guide to Role-Playing a Teräs Käsi Artist on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct) (Indirect mention only)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Anduvil of Ogem in the Databank (original site is defunct)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Holocron: "The Galaxy's Inhabitants - Tatooine"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Point of Interest: "Squill Cave" on Tatooine
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Jabba's Palace : Porcellus" on Tatooine
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Item: "Tatooinian Carnivore Meat"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Squill Diving" on Tatooine
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Tasty Dried Critters" on Tatooine
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Herald NPC: "a commoner" on Tatooine
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "The Mark of the Hero" on Tatooine
- ↑ "Tatooine Sojourn"
- ↑
Unlocking the Secrets: A Guide to Role-Playing a Teräs Käsi Artist on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
External links[]
Squill on the SWG Wiki
Star Wars Galaxies - General 3D artist & UI, by SWG 2D/3D Artist Christine Chugon on drawkin.com (backup link archived on August 22, 2018)