The rancor pygmy was a subspecies of rancor[1] that lived on Dathomir and was smaller than normal rancors. Rancor pygmies were discovered on Dathomir after the Battle of Yavin. Some bioengineers claimed that they were an artificially engineered species that had escaped into the wild, but others disagreed with this theory based on the creature's genetics and breeding details. A fringe group also claimed that the rancor pygmies were the result of Nightsister magic, but this theory was generally discounted.[2] In 1 ABY,[4] rancor pygmies were spotted in Nightsister territory and near the Forgotten Spire.[2]
A rancor pygmy was featured with a white-haired Human woman and the slogan "See New Worlds!" on a recruitment poster for the Galactic Empire.[3]
Appearances
- Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed (First appearance)
Sources
Star Wars Galaxies: Bestiary – Dathomir on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)- "Imperial Recruitment" — Star Wars: Visionaries
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Star Wars Galaxies: Bestiary – Dathomir on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Imperial Recruitment" — Star Wars: Visionaries
- ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.