Nue

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This article is non-canon within the canon continuity.

This article covers a subject from a Star Wars: Visions story that Lucasfilm declared is set in an alternate history within a reimagined galaxy.

"The night the nue that cries creep in…"
―Senshu and Kamahachi singing[1]

A nue was, according to a song, a nocturnal creature. When human Jedi Tsubaki trekked to a royal palace to confront Sith Lord Masago, Tsubaki's travel guides Senshu and Kamahachi sang the song that referred to a nue that cried, believing the music had the power to ward off evil spirits.[1]

Behind the scenes

Depiction of a nue by (1852)

Depiction of a nue by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1852)

The nue was mentioned in "Akakiri," a non-canon short film released as part of the first volume of the Star Wars: Visions series, written by Yuichiro Kido and directed by Eunyoung Choi. The animated short, produced by Science SARU, was released on Disney+[1] on September 22, 2021.[2]

Nue (in Japanese, 鵺) is a mythical folktale monster of Japan. It is described as having the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, the body of a raccoon dog and the front half of a snake for a tail.[3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star-Wars-Visions-series-logo-short Star Wars: Visions — "Akakiri"
  2. ↑ StarWars.com Anime Expo Lite: 20 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Visions Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
  3. ↑ Premium-Era-real 鵺 on Jisho.org (backup link archived on September 1, 2017)

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