Unidentified creature (Tao)

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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.

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The title of this article is conjectural.

Although this article is based on official non-canon information, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.

A creature was native to[1] the Outer Rim[2] planet Tao. The skin of the creature was called shagreen, and was used to wrap the hilt of a lightsaber[1] that was passed down through the generations of the Yasaburō clan, a notable family on Tao.[3]

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Concept art for the lightsaber wrapped with the creature's skin, known as shagreen

Concept art for the lightsaber wrapped with the creature's skin, known as shagreen

The skin of the creature first appeared, albeit unidentified, in "Lop & Ochō," a short film in the first volume of the Star Wars: Visions series. The animated short, produced by Geno Studio, was released on Disney+[3] on September 22, 2021.[4] Prior to the short's release, the creature's skin was first depicted simultaneously in the original Japanese trailer for the series, which was uploaded to the official Star Wars YouTube channel on August 17 of that year,[5] and in the English dub trailer, which was uploaded the same day.[6] The 2022 art book The Art of Star Wars: Visions, written by Zack Davisson, established that the material wrapping the Yasaburō clan's lightsaber's hilt was skin from the creature. The lightsaber, including the creature's skin wrapping it, was designed by Ren Ishimori. According to concept art notes for the lightsaber, the creature is the Tao equivalent of sharks and stingrays.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Art of Star Wars: Visions
  2. ↑ SWInsider "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 205
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star-Wars-Visions-series-logo-short Star Wars: Visions — "Lop & Ochō"
  4. ↑ StarWars.com Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts on StarWars.com (backup link)
  5. ↑ SWYT-Logo Star Wars: Visions | Original Trailer | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
  6. ↑ SWYT-Logo Star Wars: Visions | English Dub Trailer | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
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