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- "Aphra, what is that?!"
"No way—it looks like a Starweird?! All the records say they're extinct—" - ―Luke Skywalker and Chelli Lona Aphra
Starweirds were ancient creatures that resonated with the Force and were considered a great and terrible power. These creatures were capable of attacking by emitting a powerful sound that could reach a height comparable to that of a starfighter engine, causing great pain to their victims and perhaps even making their ears bleed. It was considerably difficult to injure Starweirds in a way that really affected them. Blasters were not very effective. Even having practically its entire body impaled, a Starweird could continue to pursue its target. They inhabited the vacuum of space and were considered extinct until the last years of the Imperial Era.[2] During the time of the Clone Wars, one was sealed away by Jedi Masters Aayla Secura and Shaak Ti in the Jedi prison known as the Sason Temple on Sason.[1] Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[3] the rogue archaeologist Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra and the Jedi Luke Skywalker accidentally released the Starweird during Aphra's attempt to recover Kythoo's Bell, which she believed to be a Jedi artifact, but was in fact a security system installed at the temple to help keep the Starweird sealed.[1] After a difficult confrontation, the duo was able to defeat the Starweird.[2]
Appearances[]
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 32 (Indirect mention only)
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 33 (First appearance)
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 34 (First identified as Starweird)
Sources[]
SWCE 2023: Marvel Reveals Star Wars: Dark Droids Horror Event and More on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Doctor Aphra (2020) 33
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Doctor Aphra (2020) 34
- ↑ The events of Doctor Aphra (2020) 33 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.