Contents 1 Proper name 2 Dune 3 Tremors (Film) 4 Father, the sleeper has awakened! 5 Force Unleashed 6 Fanon? 7 Changes to syntax

Proper nameEdit

Hey, just thought I'd explain the why I moved the article... Kyle refers to these monsters as Sand burrowers in Jedi Academy, so I guess it's the proper name to the creature Stake black ^msg04:27, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

DuneEdit

Anyone who said that this is a "Dune" rip-off is abviously not aware that there are wormlike lizards that burrow in sand, and yes, they look like worms. Also, the mouth, like the big 'ol worms in Dune, is probably more likely inspired by the mouth of the lamprey fish, which has a circular, jawless mouth with rings of teeth. Whoever wrote that obviously isn't aware that creatures can resemble lots of things, without being a cop-out.

Tim —Unsigned comment by 203.87.111.193 (talk • contribs).

• Interesting to note that the mouth of a Dune sandworm appears similar to the Sarlaac without the added beak and tentacles. -- Riffsyphon1024 06:24, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Again, that resembles the ring-like mouth of something like a lamprey.

Tim —Unsigned comment by 203.87.111.193 (talk • contribs).

• Kinda resembles the space slug. Darth T. ^{Join the dark side!} 17:15, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Tremors (Film)Edit

Is it worth noting they look a lot like the creatures from Tremors even there size is roughly accurate? - Awar 16:16, 12 March 2007 (UTC).

• It's already in the article, in the first bullet of Behind the Scenes. -LtNOWIS 16:38, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Father, the sleeper has awakened!Edit

Of course It's a Dune rip-off. Lucas was known to have ripped off the planet Arakkis when he created Kessel, and this creature is just as much of a copy as that. Also, the Graboids in Tremors were also taken from Herbert's creations. Frank Herbert had written Dune when Lucas was barely out of High School, and Tremors wasn't even a twinkle in someones eye then. It's fairly obvious both have borrowed from Frank Herbert's [1] Sand Worm. --The truth hurts... 00:57, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

• Malicious as always I see, in case if you didn't know it is not a source of any spice and Blenjeel is a remote and uninhapited world (unlike Arakkis it doesn't even have native inhabitants). Emperor of Fatalism 7:24 P.M 06/07/08

There is a difference between an homage and a ripoff. These sandworms are definitely an homage. You cannot tell me with a straight face that anyone with a background in writing science fiction can "coincidentally" come up with one of the most iconic creatures of the genre. Also; Arrakis did not have native inhabitants. And even so, the world of choice for these sandworms is a non-issue. Unless you actively hate Dune (I'm no fan), I see no reason to not list this as an obvious homage.

Force Unleashed Edit

Where was this in the game (and version)? Did someone mistake it for the Sarlacc on Felucia?68.43.207.114 21:09, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Fanon? Edit

Where did all this stuff in the behind the scenes section come from? How do we know they can eat rancors? Nick Fel 14:11, September 25, 2009 (UTC)

• While I'm a little late for this, I remember seeing a video on youtube where someone spawned rancors. When the worms ate them, the rancors merely vanished, though the rancors did the same to the worms. This is likely noncanon as they were never meant to meet one another. Dark Ridley 17:55, July 30, 2010 (UTC)

Changes to syntax Edit

I did some rewording to how the burrower attacks and devours prey. I fixed the run-on sentence and made it more grammatically pleasing. -71.207.186.212 4:03, December 17, 2009 (UTC)