Yoda's kybuck

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"Go now. No longer safe for you, it is."
―Yoda[6]

A male kybuck was owned by Jedi Grand Master Yoda during the last years of the Galactic Republic. It was employed during the earliest and last days of the Clone Wars.

Biography

Early Life

Yoda's kybuck was kept in a menagerie in the .

Yoda's kybuck was kept in a menagerie in the Coruscant Jedi Temple.

Native from[1] the Mid Rim planet[7] of Kashyyyk, a male neutered kybuck was given to Jedi Master Yoda by a Woolwarricca Princess for his role in healing her.[1] It was actually the last of a long series of kybucks owned by the Jedi Master, which had consisted of over thirty three.[8]

When Yoda returned to Coruscant, he brought this kybuck with him and kept it[1] in an expansive garden[9] beneath the Jedi Temple. Yoda took great care of the animal, but never assumed the role of its master and owner,[1] as it was frowned upon for Jedi to take possessions,[10] and instead became a friend to the creature. He called to it through the Force rather than by name, as he believed it did not need one.[1]

Although not normally used as mounts, Yoda's slight size allowed him to ride the beast.[1] The kybuck only wore a light saddle, as well as protective visors for combat.[4]

Action in the Clone Wars

Yoda rides his kybuck into battle.

Yoda rides his kybuck into battle.

Yoda rode his kybuck many times during the Clone Wars, including on an unidentified planet[4] and even for some period of time during the Battle of Coruscant. Even though the kybuck was brave enough to stand before the Separatists,[11] he but kept the creature safely away from any danger.[5] Eventually Yoda was too concerned for his friend and sent him away[12] from the thickest of the fighting.[1]

In 19 BBY,[2] at some point after the Battle of Coruscant and before the Great Jedi Purge,[13] Yoda's kybuck was killed on a patrol of the Sith world of Korriban by wild Tuk'atas. He did not chose another mount, leaving his heart heavy.[3]

Legacy

While being lost on Korriban,[3] to the public it was not known what happened to the kybuck after the fire at the Jedi Temple the night of Order 66.[1]

In 43 ABY,[14] while viewing a pen of kybucks at the Coruscant Livestock Exchange and Exhibition, Leia Organa Solo recounted that Master Yoda had ridden a kybuck on occasion during the final days of the Clone Wars.[15]

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Databank title kybuck in the Databank (original site is defunct)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yoda's kybuck is seen alive during the events of "Chapter 25", which The Essential Reader's Companion places in 19 BBY. Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side reveals that the kybuck died before Yoda went in exile on Dagobah, which The New Essential Chronology also places in 19 BBY. As result such year must be the date of the kybuck's death.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 CloneWarsLogoMini Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 1"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 HasbroInverted Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: #32: Yoda & Kybuck (Jedi Master)) (backup link)
  6. ↑ CloneWarsLogoMini Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 23"
  7. ↑ Databank title Kashyyyk in the Databank (original site is defunct)
  8. ↑ The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
  9. ↑ The Clone Wars: Deadly Hands of Shon-Ju
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  11. ↑ CloneWarsLogoMini Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 23"
  12. ↑ CloneWarsLogoMini Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 25"
  13. ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  14. ↑ The Essential Reader's Companion
  15. ↑ Fate of the Jedi: Omen