Talk:Exogorth

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Contents 1 Title 2 Tendrils 3 The Same Thing? 4 Name

[edit] Title

I moved the page from Space slug to Titan space slug, per the Star Wars Visual Dictionary. General Kenobi 05:20, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)

• thats weird, a more recent article describes it simply as a space slug. You sure titan is a title and not an adjective? --Razzy1319 05:25, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)
  • I'm not sure; I assumed it was a specific title, naming the species. General Kenobi 05:28, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)
    • I think it was only meant as an adjective, describing the size of that particular slug in ESB. The subtitle in the VD is "Space Slug". Hopefully one of these days they'll give the darn thing a proper name. --Azizlight 05:39, 3 Jan 2006 (UTC)

It's been a while since I made any additions and changes, but I noticed something wrong with the article. According to "The Essential Guide", space slugs only grew to TEN meters in length on average, not a thousand. The only well known example of a space slug is the one from ESB that ate the Falcon, but that apparently was supposed to be a rare case that is described in the article; when a slug for some reason does not divide to propogate, and just continues to grow. So, I'm going to change the afformentioned average length to 10 meters since the Essential Guide is used as a source, and that is the only source I have on hand. If someone has information to despute this, please site it as it might be newer or older then my source. TheLIGHTSABERwieldingNERFHERDER 04:43, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

• It also say that there are tales of slugs large enough to swallow spaceships whole. These tales are reguarded by many in the Star Wars Universe as fictional.--Darth Oblivion^Comlink 23:00, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tendrils

• Doesn't the Wildlife of Star Wars show that they can anchor themselves to the backs of their caves with tendril-like things? I believe it also says these draw minerals from the asteroid.--Darth Oblivion^Comlink 23:05, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Same Thing?

Are Exogorths and Space Slugs really the same thing? They look very different... Is there a source confirming them to be one in the same? Just curious... Skywalka 11:28, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

• I'm curious about this also. Can someone cite a souce that specifically states the Space slug and Exogorth are the same thing? - JMAS 16:28, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • [1]. -- I need a name (Complain here) 16:42, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Great, thanks. - JMAS 16:52, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Should the article title really be "exogorth"? As far as we know, only the Arkanians identify them by that name, and most of the Galaxy calls them space slugs.--Darth Oblivion 16:31, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

• I agree. The name of the article should be the commonly accepted name in the Star Wars universe. --Pdixie 06:13, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
  • I really think we should move it back to "Space slug", but I'd like to get approval first.--Darth Oblivion 23:00, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
    • No. It remains here. Our policy is not "best known", it is the most accurate name. Exorgoth is more accurate than space slug. - QuentinGeorge
      • Then explain why General Grievous' article is titled "Grievous" and not Qymaen jai Sheelal? Or why the Emperor's article is Palpatine and not Darth Sidious? --Pdixie 01:58, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
        • Sheelal changed his name to Grievous. Palpatine was always Palpatine - he never openly went by his Sith alias. - QuentinGeorge
          • They appear in in-universe publications about alien life (e.g. The Essential Guide to Alien Species) as "space slug." Are we so sure Exogorth is the most accurate name in-universe? jSarek 03:24, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
            • The new name was created after that book out of universe. That in turn has an impact on in-universe canon. -- Riffsyphon1024 07:22, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
              • Which is why I didn't just out-and-out say it's wrong. I haven't read the comic yet, so I don't know how much context is given to indicate how widespread the usage of the name is. Still, though, given that even John Jackson Miller says "One question not being answered right now is exactly how direct the connection is between the Exogorths shown here and the slug from Empire," I think caution is warranted in the name we use. jSarek 07:33, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
• The name "exogorth" was given by a small group of Arkanian scientists. Given that in-universe documents such as The Essential Guide to Alien Species and The Wildlife of Star Wars call the creatures space slugs, clearly the exogorth label didn't stick and the proper name within the galaxy (and the most appropriate one for this article) is the one we've known for years. --Pdixie 19:10, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
• I have to agree with jSarek. It seems to be from what Jackson has said is that the exogorths are not literally the same species as the space slug, but rather some ancestor or mutant strain or something. Kuralyov 19:17, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Yes, he does not in fact say that the exogorth and the space slug are exactly the same creature as was suggested in the previous topic. There are also some minor differences in their appearance, though I suppose it could simply be attributed to artistic license.--Darth Oblivion 19:34, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Sorry. My mistake. Jackson does seem to say they are the same, though from what he says, he's apparently unaware that depictions of the slug's entire body already exist in canon sources... Anyway, I think he only says that any direct connection between the exogorths in KOTOR and that individual slug seen in ESB is uncertain.--Darth Oblivion 19:45, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
• I really do think that the name of this page should be reverted back to "Space Slug". If the Qymaan jai Shaleel article is "Grievous", if the Darth Sidious one is "Palpatine", if the Ghorfa article is "Tusken Raider", then the title of this article should be space slug. They're even called that in The Essential Guide to Alien Species, which is supposed to be an in-universe document. --Pdixie 22:28, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Well, is it going to stay at space slug now? Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 23:44, 17 May 2008 (UTC)