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Berserker

Berserker

General information
Locations	Kashyyyk^[1]
Other information
Era(s)	Rebellion era^[1]
Affiliation	Wookiees^[1]

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The Berserkers and advanced Berserkers were a caste of vicious Wookiee warriors armed with two Ryyk blades.

1 History
2 Behind the scenes
3 Appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references
6 External links
- 6.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

After the Galactic Empire established control of Kashyyyk and began enslaving Wookiees, Berserkers began to fight Imperial Forces, with an ultimate goal of liberating their homeworld, fueling their single-minded fighting fervor with rage at what the Empire had done with them, their planet and their people. They typically entered battle wielding two extremely large Ryyk blades, and were equipped with light armor for maximum mobility on the battlefield. Berserkers from Ittummi were used to great effect during the latter parts of liberation of Kashyyyk. Six Advanced Berserkers joined in the raid on Avatar Orbital Platform.^[1] The Berserkers were fierce combatants, fast-moving and very quick in their attacks, particularly when they used jetpacks.^[source?]

Behind the scenesEdit

Berserkers and advanced Berserkers appear in the 2001 video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and its 2002 expansion pack. They are the Wookiee civilization special units are are produced at Fortresses for a cost of 80 units of food and 35 units of nova crystals.

Berserk is an Old Norse word that means 'bear skin' and refers to a select sect of Viking warriors. Metaphorically (as in the case here) it refers to any warrior who becomes extremely fierce and lethal (i.e., to 'go berserk!') in battle. It is also said that Berserkers may have, before battle, drugged and indulged in copious amounts of alcohol which may have created a state of madness (some of the effects could be irreversible, which connects with another legend: some berserkers were caged before and after battle) in which the berserker couldn't even see the difference between an enemy and an ally.

Aron Peacebringer also compared the Calian Battle madness to "berserker rage."