Elephant

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An elephant was said to be a creature as large as a bantha, though without the bantha's tremendous looped horns.^[1] The shape of an elephant's head was similar to that of a Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft.^[2] The term "white elephant" was sometimes used to describe an unwanted ornament.^[3]

[edit] Behind the scenes

An actual elephant never appears in any source, though is often mentioned when describing other objects in the galaxy, such as a bantha.

Siiruulian Phantele - the real name of Max Rebo, is obviously a play on "Cerulean Elephant".

Elephants from Earth were actually quite significant in the production of the Star Wars films. In A New Hope, an Asian elephant named Mardji played the bantha.^[4] The movements of the AT-ATs seen in The Empire Strikes Back were also based on footage of Mardji walking.^[5]

Elephants were also used in the sound design of the films. The sound of a TIE fighter's engines were the mixed result of cars streaking past and the trumpeting cry of an elephant.^[6]

For The Phantom Menace, the design characteristics of the Multi-Troop Transport was based on a massive elephant.^[7]

[edit] Appearances

• Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization (First mentioned)
• Star Wars 1 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novelization (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novelization (Mentioned only)
• Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (Mentioned only)
• Queen of the Empire (Mentioned only)

[edit] Notes and references