Gorg
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| Gorg (Chuba) | |
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| Designation |
Non sentient |
| Planet of origin | |
| Height of average adult |
.2 meters |
| Average length |
Up to .3 meters[1] |
Gorgs, known as chubas in Huttese, were small-sized amphibians that could be found on several planets, from the swamps of Naboo to the sewers of Tatooine. They were favored as food by many humanoid species, either dried, fricasseed, or roasted in manak leaves. In Huttese, "hot chubas" were called "hotsa chuba".
Gorgs on Tatooine could be found in three places: profogg burrows, encased in their hardened saliva cocoons; sewers, where harvesters bred them illegally; and gorgmonger farms.
Gorgmongers, such as Tatooine's Gragra, would root a gorg pod in an amniotic-like fluid and feed it a variety of things, including funnel flowers, razor moss—or even raw sewage. Soon, the specimen would lay eggs, which then hatched into tadpoles after several days. The gorgmonger would then separate these hatchlings from the adult (as adult gorgs will devour their young) and raise them to maturity. Only then could the amphibians be sold in the bazaar or marketplace.
When Gragra left Mos Espa to work elsewhere, this caused the gorg population in the sewers to grow considerably over the following years. Homeless people often fed on these gorgs.[2]
In 32 BBY—just out of curiosity—the Gungan Jar Jar Binks fetched a Gorg with his long tongue from Gragra's booth at the market of Mos Espa on Tatooine, and he was asked 7 wupiupi by Gragra for that.
The gorg was also a favored snack food of Jabba Desilijic Tiure. At the beginning of the Boonta Eve Podrace, Jabba bit off a gorg's head and spit it at a gong, signaling the start of the race.
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[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Mentioned only) (as "chuba", used as expletive)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic
- Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero
- Star Wars Republic: Trackdown
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Tatooine Ghost (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Legacy: Broken (Mentioned only) (as "chuba", used as expletive)
- Star Wars Legacy 23: Loyalties, Part 1 (deceased)
[edit] Sources
- Episode I Insider's Guide
- The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
- Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
Gorg in the Databank
