Kashyyykian black mountain armor

For other uses, see Black.

The Kashyyykian black mountain armor was a type of battle armor worn by members of the Wookiee species during the Galactic Civil War.^[2] This armor was developed to protect Wookiees from the elements and predators they could encounter when traversing mountainous areas.^[4] It was also often worn by Wookiee hunters tracking small or medium-sized preys.^[2] The Kashyyykian black mountain armor offered protection against kinetic damage as well as from energy-based weapons like blasters.^[1] The complete armor set comprised a chest plate with an included helmet, left & right biceps, left & right bracers and leggings.^[2]

Two other models of Wookiee armors were the Kashyyykian hunting and ceremonial armors.^[2]

Kashyyykian black mountain armors were worn by the Isolationist Wookiees.^[3]

A variant of this armor, the Kashyyykian black mountain camouflage armor, was designed to help Wookiees blend with forest environments.^[5]

Behind the scenes

The Kashyyykian black mountain armor appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,^[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.^[6] The Kashyyykian black mountain armor was added to the game with the "Publish 9.2," released on July 27, 2004.^[7]