Dybbuk

"Dybbuk."
"Excuse me?"
"It's a parasite used to subdue violent criminals."

―A convict and Osha discuss the dybbuk^[1]

The Dybukk Silencer^[3] also known as simply the Dybbuk was a fleshy,^[2] star-shaped yellow-green parasitic creature used by the Galactic Republic to subdue violent criminals in the High Republic Era.^[1] The silencer was a genetically modified from an atmospheric glider native to Dybrin 12 by Chiewab Amalgamated Pharmaceuticals.^[3] Measuring 0.25 metres in width, the parasite would affect the user's mind by latching onto another organism's mouth^[2] with its adhesive pseupod pad^[3] and induce an altered state of consciousness^[2] while making a squelching sound,^[4] feeding off the host’s neural energy while transmitting euphoric alpha waves. Some subjected to the silencer reported nightmares while under its effects which Chiewab scientists denied.^[3]

In 132 BBY,^[5] aboard the Republic prisoner transport Palwick heading to the^[1] galactic capital^[4] Coruscant, the parasite was used to subdue a human convict, Melo Tolicus. During an escape attempt aboard the ship causing the ship to drop out of hyperspace near the snowy^[1] planet^[4] Carlac, meknek Osha Aniseya used her repair droid Pip to electrocute the parasite latched to the convict. The electric shock caused the dybbuk to release its grip on the convict, freeing^[1] him and leaving the dybbuk chittering^[4] while escaping the ship into space before the ship entered Carlac's atmosphere and crash-landed.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Dybbuk appeared in "Lost / Found," the first episode of the live-action series Star Wars: The Acolyte,^[1] which aired on June 4, 2024 on Disney+.^[6] The episode was first screened in select theatres in the United States on June 3, 2024.^[7] The parasitic creature was designed by artist Tom Blake.^[8]