Giant tauntauns, also referred to as common tauntauns due to their abundance, were the largest of the tauntaun subspecies on Hoth.

They could measure 15 feet long and nearly 8 1/2 feet tall. A healthy adult had no known predators, save the dreaded wampa. They were themselves omnivores, eating fungi such as floor lichen as well as ice scrabblers and Hoth hogs.

They were stubborn creatures, but made ideal patrol mounts for the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base in the absence of repulsorcraft, which were unreliable in Hoth's extremely cold climate. Personnel such as Corporal Vyn Rolado were responsible for taming the alpha female of a tauntaun pack, in turn allowing the Alliance to easily train the remainder of the pack.

Several of the creatures were taken to the pole of Coruscant for pleasure riding.

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Contents 1 Behind the scenes 2 Appearances 2.1 Non-canon appearances 3 Sources 4 External links 5 See also

Behind the scenesEdit

The creatures were represented on screen through a combination of puppetry and stop-motion animation. They are also used as a mount in Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars: Battlefront II but have a very broad head in the games and are easily killed with rockets.

AppearancesEdit

Star Wars: Battlefront The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing Star Wars: Battlefront II Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker Iceworld Star Wars: Empire at War Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Star Wars: Force Commander Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders Star Wars: X-wing Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novel (First appearance) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back junior novel Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning "Hoth"—Star Wars Tales 5 Star Wars 40: The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth Entrenched Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (appears as a trophy head in Jabba's palace) Dark Apprentice Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Star Wars: Union (Appears in flashback(s)) Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones

Non-canon appearancesEdit

• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back
• Hunger Pains
• Ghosts of Hoth
• Star Wars: Yoda Stories

SourcesEdit

Star Wars Sourcebook Star Wars: Behind the Magic Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide The Essential Guide to Alien Species Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive The Official Star Wars Fact File 21 (HOT7-8, Hoth - Animals) The New Essential Guide to Alien Species Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop  "Who Is That Alien? Tauntauns & Wampas"—Star Wars Kids 4  "On Our Planet: Hoth"—Star Wars Kids 4 Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Tauntaun)  Hoth: Under the Ice, Part 2: Steady, Girl on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)  Tauntaun in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) Star Wars: Clone Wars DVD commentary  Discover Hoth! on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2)

External linksEdit

• Giant tauntaun on SWG Wiki

See alsoEdit

• Tauntaun