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Myrmitrix Zyssyk

Myrmitrix Zyssyk

Myrmitrices (singular myrmitrix) were adolescent females of the Melitto species. Whenever a Melitto hive grew too large to operate efficiently, several myrmitrices struck out their own with warrior followers and battled until the winner became a new queen, gaining the right to establish her own hive. The warrior followers of a defeated myrmitrix all became ronin, a category of hiveless outcasts.[1] Zyssyk was a myrmitrix on the planet Tatooine[2] in 3 ABY.[3]

Behind the scenes

The name "myrmitrix" was inspired by the Ancient Greek word μύρμηξ ("ant"),[4][5] although Fry confessed his starting point probably was the "myrmidon" from the first edition of the roleplaying game rulebook Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.[4]

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Notes and references

  1. Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
  2. Star Wars Outlaws
  3. Premium-Era-real Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse: "We're beginning our journey three years after the Battle of Yavin" (backup link archived on January 22, 2025) dates the events of Star Wars Outlaws to 3 ABY.
  4. 4.0 4.1 TwitterLogo Jason Fry (@jasoncfry) on Twitter (post): "@LelalMekha Absolutely. Starting point probably "myrmidon" from 1st edition AD&D. #mets" (backup link not available)
  5. Premium-Era-real Greek Word Study Tool on Perseus Digital Library (backup link archived on August 13, 2020)
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