Bug (short story)

For other uses, see Bug.

"Bug" is a short story that was published in the anthology The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark, based on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Massacre." It was written by E. Anne Convery, and published on August 25, 2020 by Disney–Lucasfilm Press. It is the only original story in the anthology and focuses on Bug.

Plot summary

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Collected in

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Bug (First appearance)
Daka (Mentioned only)
Falta (First appearance)
Ichor (First appearance)
Leera (First appearance)
Rank (First appearance)
Talzin (Mentioned only)
Unidentified Blue Coral Divers Clan witch (First mentioned)
Yenna (First mentioned)

Organisms

Bug (Mentioned only)
- Beetle (Mentioned only)
  - Ash-beetle (First mentioned)
Feline
- Cat
  - Tooka
Monnok (Model only)
Mynock (Mentioned only)
Rancor (Mentioned only)
Snake (Mentioned only)

Events

Republic Era
- Balith Civil War (Indirect mention only)
- Battle of Dathomir (Mentioned only)
- Clone Wars (Mentioned only)
- Search for Yenna (First appearance)

Locations

Balith (Mentioned only)
Mid Rim Territories (Mentioned only)
- Mytaranor sector (Mentioned only)
  - Kashyyyk (Indirect mention only)
Outer Rim Territories
- Dathomir (Mentioned only)
  - Dreaming River (First mentioned)
  - Falta's home (First mentioned)
  - Great Canyon (First mentioned)
  - Misty Falls (First mentioned)
  - Nightsister fortress (Mentioned only)
  - Red Hills (First mentioned)
  - Singing Mountain (First mentioned)
- Sídi (First appearance)
  - Abandoned military relay tower (First appearance)
  - Unidentified inn (First appearance)
- Socorro (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Assassin (Mentioned only)
Blue Coral Divers Clan (First mentioned)
Confederacy of Independent Systems (Mentioned only)
- Separatist Droid Army (Mentioned only)
Howling Crag (First mentioned)
Nightsisters (Mentioned only)
- Mother (Mentioned only)
- Mother Talzin's clan (Mentioned only)
Singing Mountain (First mentioned)
Thief (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Near-human
- Zabrak
  - Dathomirian
Wookiee (Indirect mention only)
Human

Vehicles and vessels

Starship (Mentioned only)
- Transport (Mentioned only)
  - Transport barge (First mentioned)

Weapons and technology

Bomb (Mentioned only)
Databank (Mentioned only)
Droid (Mentioned only)
Hologram (Mentioned only)
Hyperdrive (Mentioned only)
Melee weapon (Model only)
- Staff (Model only)

Miscellanea

Army (Mentioned only)
Blanket
Bone (Mentioned only)
Burial (Mentioned only)
- Burial pod (Mentioned only)
City (Mentioned only)
Class three lifepod (First mentioned)
Clay
Clothing
- Cloak
Color
Coral (Mentioned only)
- Blue coral (First mentioned)
Credit (Mentioned only)
Dathomiri clan (Indirect mention only)
Death (Mentioned only)
Dejarik (In physical, non-holographic form)
Dream (Mentioned only)
Ear
Eye
Fern (Mentioned only)
Fire (Mentioned only)
Foodstuff
- Fruit (Mentioned only)
  - Berry (Mentioned only)
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
  - Magick
Fortress (Mentioned only)
Fuel (Mentioned only)
Galactic coordinates (Mentioned only)
Ghost (Mentioned only)
Grass (Mentioned only)
Grave Thorn (Indirect mention only)
Hair
Heart (Mentioned only)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Shyriiwook (Indirect mention only)
Moon (Mentioned only)
Mountain (Mentioned only)
Mouth
Music (Mentioned only)
Parent
Planet (Mentioned only)
Planetoid
Realspace
Refugee
Reproduction (Indirect mention only)
Ruby (Mentioned only)
Sleep (Mentioned only)
Spirit world (Mentioned only) (First identified as spirit plane)
Spoon (Mentioned only)
Spring (Mentioned only)
Stomach
Summer (Mentioned only)
Swamp (Mentioned only)
Tattoo
Time
- Second
- Standard day
- Standard hour
- Standard month
- Standard week
- Standard year
Tongue
Tooth
Tree (Mentioned only)
Undead (Indirect mention only)
Water (Mentioned only)
Winter (Mentioned only)
Witch

Sources

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Stories of Light and Dark Authors Reveal Their Chapters on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references

↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Stories of Light and Dark Authors Reveal Their Chapters on StarWars.com (backup link)
↑ "Bug" is set during the Clone Wars, and, by dialogue, several months after the Battle of Dathomir. As the battle is dated to 20 BBY by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, the short story must take place around 20 or 19 BBY.

In other languages

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[Reveal-1] Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Stories of Light and Dark Authors Reveal Their Chapters on StarWars.com (backup link)

[Date_Note-2] "Bug" is set during the Clone Wars, and, by dialogue, several months after the Battle of Dathomir. As the battle is dated to 20 BBY by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, the short story must take place around 20 or 19 BBY.

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