Nogard

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Nogard was created by Nick Maley.

Nogard was created by Nick Maley.

"This is Nogard… the lost dragon from [sic]Degobah… which I designed for The Empire Strikes Back, but was never used"
―Nick Maley[1]

Nogard was the name given to a creature concept model created by creatures effects artist Nick Maley for[1] the 1980 original trilogy film,[2] Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. According to Maley the creature, which he describes as a lost dragon from Dagobah,[1] never made it into the film due to an unprepared presentation to director George Lucas.[3] The model of the creature depicted it as a bumpy skinned quadruped with bulging eyes and a dewlap-like feature under its chin. In 2015, the model still existed but was in a state of decomposition;[4] however, in 2021 Maley shared photos of a restored or replicated model with turquoise and purple skin.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 TwitterLogo Nick Maley (@StarWarsYodaGuy) on Twitter (post): "This is Nogard… the lost dragon from Degobah… which I designed for The Empire Strikes Back, but was never used" (backup link)
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  3. ↑ Premium-Era-real Project Yoda on alleycatanimation.com (backup link archived on January 11, 2019)
  4. ↑ Facebook icon (Animation @Alleycat Animation) on Facebook (post on March 15, 2015) (backup link)