Sith warbird
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| Sith warbird | |
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| Height of average adult |
6 meters[1] |
| Average length |
10 meters[1] |
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The Sith warbird was a domesticated flightless bird used by the Sith Empire as frontline war mounts during the Great Sith War.
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[edit] Biology and appearance
Sith warbirds were massive avians with two short, dual-clawed arms in place of wings. They moved on two powerful legs with three clawed toes. They were approximately six meters tall from ground to top of the head, and ten meters long from head to tail. They had extremely thick hides covered in yellow to yellowish-green downy feathers. What they lacked in raw power, they made up for in sheer size, speed and agility. They would attack prey by simply trampling them or using their sharp beak to gore them to death.[1][2] They were noted for being ill-tempered, attacking anything they perceived as a threat.[2]
[edit] History
Like most of the creatures pressed into service by the Sith Empire during the Great Sith War,[2] the Sith warbird was used as a mount for military and labor purposes. The warbird was an awesome and dangerous adversary for advancing infantry, using its massive size to trample enemy troops. They were even more deadly when fitted with specially designed battle harnesses equipped with blaster cannons.[1][2] They were also used on scouting and reconnaissance missions due to the fact that living creatures were less likely to show up on sensors programmed to look for metallic machines.[2]
Warbirds that survived battles they were exploited in, continued to thrive on the many worlds they were abandoned on by preying on the local fauna of their adopted homeworld.[2]
