The undead rancor was a large rancor mutated by the Blackwing virus living during the Galactic Civil War. The creature was the result of an ill-fated experiment conducted by the Imperial scientists of the Imperial Research and Prison Facility on Dathomir after the Battle of Yavin.[1] Around 1 ABY,[2] an accident took place in the Imperial Research Facility and the Blackwing virus escaped containment. The virus killed most of the people in the area, turning them into undead creatures. At that time, the undead rancor lived in the caves below the Imperial Research and Prison Facility. The creature was eventually defeated by a band of spacers who explored the Research Facility during the epidemic on Dathomir. In the Rancor's caves, the spacer discovered several Blackwing crystals,[1] which could be used to produce a smoke-colored lightsaber blade.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
The undead rancor appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[4] The undead rancor was added to the game with the "Game Update 14", a.k.a. the "Death Troopers" update, released on October 12, 2009.[5]
Appearances[]
Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Producer's Note – October 2009 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Friday Feature - An Inside Look At Death Troopers on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Friday Feature - The Undead Are Restless on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures—Quest: "Group Event - Undead Rancor" on Dathomir
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures—Item: "Blackwing Crystal"
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Game Update 14: Death Troopers on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links[]
- Undead Rancor on the SWG Wiki
