Sipsk'ud
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White[4] |
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Black[4] |
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7 eye cluster[4] |
The Sipsk'ud were a sentient species native to the Sipsk system[2][3] in the Kanz sector.[1] They were broadly avian in appearance, with a yellow duck-like beak and white feathers. They had a large cluster of seven eyes on their heads, and at least one Sipsk'ud wore a sealed spacesuit while in an atmosphere suitable for species such as Humans.[4]
During the Old Republic era, many Sipsk'ud were converted to Vianism by Argazdan settlers from the Core Worlds.[1] During the Galactic Civil War, a Sipsk'ud was present among the space-freighters recruited by young Berd Lin to rescue his mother and her school after they were kidnapped by Imperial Major Stafuv Rahz. The individual was also present when Lin revised his plan in order to avoid an Imperial trap.[4]
Behind the scenes
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The Sipsk'ud were created by Russ Manning in the form of an unnamed freighter pilot present in Bring Me the Children, an arc of the Star Wars comic strip published in 1980, and reprinted in color in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 7 in 1995. The species did not receive a name at that time.
Adrick Tolliver introduced the name for the species in "Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd," a story released on Star Wars Hyperspace. The story did not explicitly connect the Sipsk'ud with the species seen in Manning's comic, but Tolliver noted in his endnotes for the story that "authorial intent is that they are the the ducklike species with multiple eyes seen in Classic Star Wars: Bring Me the Children." While he also noted that "authorial intent is, as always, to be taken with a grain of salt,"[5] Keeper of the Holocron Leland Chee later indicated that the name did go with the being seen in Bring Me the Children.[6]
AppearancesEdit
- Bring Me the Children (First appearance)
- Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 7 (Reprint)
- Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd: A Hyperspace Exclusive on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org) (First identified as Sipsk'ud)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd: A Hyperspace Exclusive on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on 12/11/07 7:59am; accessed February 12, 2013). Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas, stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. The Sipsk system, located in the Kanz sector as indicated by "Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd," is one such case.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 7
- ↑ "Endnotes for "Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd"" – "The Mofference is now in session!," Adrick Tolliver's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ I have a small.... Leland Chee (September 20, 2012). Retrieved on September 22, 2012. "It's fair to say this is the name."
External linksEdit
- "Endnotes for "Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd"" – "The Mofference is now in session!," Adrick Tolliver's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- I have a small.... Leland Chee (September 20, 2012). Retrieved on September 22, 2012. "It's fair to say this is the name."
