Gruthic Winged Beasts[2] were large non-sentient creatures having a pair of wings, two heads perched atop long flexible necks, a long tail, scaly gray-green skin and four limbs ending in sharp claws. Their heads featured two white eyes without pupils, a pair of slit nostrils, a nasal horn, a large mouth containing sharp fangs and a pink tongue, and an elongated chin with horn-like growths. When agitated, Winged Beasts emitted shrill, frantic cries.[1]
In 3 BBY,[3] the gangster Tomith Garbis owned one, which he used as a combat mount. That beast notably saw action on the planet of Thune, when Garbis confronted the freedom fighters Sabine Wren and Garazeb Orrelios over a few unclaimed cargo containers.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Gruthic Winged Beast was created by Martin Fisher for "The Thune Cargo," a 12-page comic story that was illustrated by Ingo Römling and published in Star Wars Rebels Magazine 22, on August 2, 2016.[1]
Appearances
"The Thune Cargo" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 22 (First appearance)
Non-canon appearances
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
"The Thune Cargo" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 22
- ↑
Martin Fisher (@tronprogram2) on Twitter (post): "@LelalMekha the Garbis family dont have a species name. The creature is a Gruthic Winged Beast" (screenshot)
- ↑ Martin Fisher (@tronprogram2) on Twitter (post): "@LelalMekha between Mystery of Chopper Base and Twilight of the Apprentice" (backup link) places "The Thune Cargo" between "The Mystery of Chopper Base" and "Twilight of the Apprentice." Star Wars: Timelines places these episodes in 3 BBY.
