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Sleens were a species of insect-eating lizard native to the planet Dagobah. They lived in holes in the ground and hollowed-out logs.[1] The Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker encountered a sleen in the Cave of Evil while he trained on Dagobah.[3]
Behind the scenes
Sleens, albeit unidentified, first appeared in canon via[2] the 1980 film[4] Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.[2] The lizard species was later identified as sleen in the 2015 Dorling Kindersley reference book Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, which was written by Adam Bray, Kerrie Dougherty, Cole Horton, and Michael Kogge.[3] During production of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, they used an asian water monitor—a specific type of monitor lizard—to depict the sleens on film.[5] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the sleens were also first introduced in the same film;[2] however, it was identified as sleen through the third expansion of the trading card game Star Wars Customizable Card Game, Dagobah Limited.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- "The Trial of Dagobah" — Age of Rebellion Special 1
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (First identified as sleen)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
Star Wars By the Numbers: Every Creature in the Star Wars Movies on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (original link is obsolete)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
- ↑
Drawing from the Present: Familiar Creatures in a Galaxy Far, Far Away on StarWars.com (backup link) (original link is obsolete)
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Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Dagobah Limited Card: Sleen (backup link)