Son of a murglak

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"Kriffin' son of a murglak broke my kriffin' nose."
―Khedryn Faal to himself, following an encounter with Kell Douro[1]

"Son of a murglak" was a disparaging phrase used throughout the galaxy, serving both as an exclamation and an insult.

History

"You are one stupid son of a murglak."
―Vilmarh Grahrk to Holmar Grahrk[2]

Old Republic

When bounty hunter Holmar Grahrk joined forces with his cousin Vilmarh Grahrk to collect the bounty on Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos, Vilmarh scolded him, calling him "one stupid son of a murglak" for talking to him openly. He explained that when people saw two Devaronians together, they would rightly suspect they were plotting something.[2]

Senate Guard Sagoro Autem exclaimed, "Ah, son of a murglak!" upon being assigned to a murder investigation and realizing that the victim was Senator Jheramahd Greyshade.[3]

New Republic

When Junker captain Khedryn Faal encountered the assassin Kell Douro, Duoro ended up breaking Khedryn's nose and right wrist. Following the encounter, Faal grumbled to himself that the "kriffin' son of a murglak broke my kriffin' nose."[1]

New Sith Order

While apprehending Naxy Screeger for a bounty, the bounty hunter Cade Skywalker angrily threw Screeger across the room. Screeger's body ended up crashing into Skywalker's partner, Jariah Syn, who exclaimed, "son of a murglak!"[4]

When Syn learned that Skywalker used to be a Jedi, Skywalker accused him of intending to shoot him in the back as soon as he wasn't looking, to claim the bounty on his head. Furious, Syn shot back, "No, you son of a murglak! I'll shoot you right in your face!"[5]

While being rescued from the Sith temple, Skywalker leaped out of the window and landed inside the waiting Mynock, where Syn caught him and exclaimed, "son of a murglak!" once again.[6]

When Skywalker went to the Hidden Temple, he unknowingly had a group of Imperial Knights trailing him, prompting him to shout "son of a murglak!" when he spotted them.[7]

During a sandstorm on Tatooine, Gunn Yage had no choice but to team up with Skywalker to make it through. The two began to fight when Yage discovered that Skywalker had a spare rebreather with him the entire time. Enraged, Yage yelled, "You stinking son of a murglak!" and accused him of planning to let her die. When Skywalker led them to the Lars homestead to take shelter from the storm, Yage, frustrated, called him a "strekkin' son of a murglak…!"[8]

Behind the scenes

"Son of a murglak" is similar to the real-world vulgar slang phrase "son of a bitch,"[9] which also exists in Legends continuity.[10] Similar phrases from Legends include "son-of-a-kath-hound,"[11] "son of a monkey-lizard,"[12] "son of a bantha,"[13] "son-of-a-mynock,"[14] "son of a rancor"[15] and "son of a space slug."[16]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crosscurrent
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars (1998) 21
  3. ↑ Republic 46
  4. ↑ Legacy (2006) 2
  5. ↑ Legacy (2006) 6
  6. ↑ Legacy (2006) 19
  7. ↑ Legacy (2006) 25
  8. ↑ Legacy (2006) 39
  9. ↑ Premium-Era-real son of a bitch on Collins English Dictionary: "vulgar slang • 1. a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel 2. a disagreeable matter; a chore 3. (used as an exclamation of impatience, irritation, astonishment, etc.)" (backup link archived on August 15, 2023)
  10. ↑ Tyrant's Test
  11. ↑ Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
  12. ↑ Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
  13. ↑ The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web
  14. ↑ Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka
  15. ↑ "Side Trip"
  16. ↑ "Crisis of Faith" — Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition