Spineray
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Spinerays were creatures used by the Yuuzhan Vong.
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[edit] Overview
Serpentine in appearance, the spinerays were naturally predatory, but they also served shapers as tools for their ability to monitor neural pathways. Spinerays were kept in their unshaped forms as well, as they were useful in rooting out undesireables from a location. There were two types of altered spinerays.
[edit] Variations
[edit] Provoker spineray
The provoker spineray was useful in reshaping or brainwashing prisoners. Provoker spinerays could target selective neural pathways corresponding to memory, and would cause pain if one tried to access the forbidden memories.
[edit] Tracer spineray
The tracer spineray was used to stimulate pain receptors as well, but on a less severe scale. They stimulated pain receptors at joined flesh after a Yuuzhan Vong underwent an escalation, to see if the nerves of the new limb were connecting to the Yuuzhan Vong's body.
[edit] History
A provoker spineray was used on Yavin IV by Master Shaper Mezhan Kwaad and her adept Nen Yim on the captured Jedi Tahiri Veila. Using the organic creature, the Shapers attempted to map her neural system in order to Shape her into a Yuuzhan Vong thus creating another personality called Riina Kwaad.
After Warmaster Tsavong Lah's implantation of a Radank claw, a tracer spineray was used to check his pain receptors in order to determine if the implant was rejected or not.
By the time of the Jeedai Heresy on Yuuzhan'tar, Most High Priest Jakan believed that the only way to remove the heresy was the destruction of the heretics that resided underground on the world shaped Coruscant. To that end, he petitioned Supreme Overlord Shimrra that wild spinerays were to be introduced underground where they would kill the heretical Shamed Ones. However, the problem with the plan was that it would be difficult to kill the wild spinerays and the plan was rejected.
It is unknown what became of the spinerays after the war ended; though it can be assumed they were transplanted to Zonama Sekot where they would have joined the tampasi, though most likely made more docile by the Shapers.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The spineray's appearance is similar to that of the facehuggers from the Alien movie franchise, however the behavior is more akin to the centipede-like titular creature of the movie The Tingler.
[edit] Appearances
- Edge of Victory I: Conquest (First appearance)
- Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
- Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
- Force Heretic III: Reunion
