Thranta

Thranta
Designation	nonsentient
Planet of origin	Alderaan

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Thrantas were a group of flying animals found originally on Alderaan. While there were multiple species and breeds varying in size and functions (some for personal travel, others for massive air ferries), most thrantas served the purpose of being air transport.

A rider on a common thranta.

The predominant physical feature of these creatures were their manta ray-like figures. Often misidentified as a thranta is the aiwha of Kamino, an imported species originally hailing from Naboo.

Common thrantas, Giant thrantas and Balana thrantas survived the extinction of most Alderaanian life by the first Death Star however, due to a few members of their species being shipped to the tibanna gas rich planet, Bespin. Here, they enjoyed the open skies under the watchful care of the mysterious Thranta Riders. A large variety known as giant thrantas, larger versions of the common kind, were similarly preserved. However, all other species of the group were apparently wiped out along with their homeworld.

Some thrantas were also transplanted to Coruscant but died due to the air pollution, and only in Bespin could one see the thrantas thrive as a tourist attraction to the world as either wild beasts, or in thranta rodeos.

Thrantas stayed aloft using airsacs in their bodies. They fed upon small flying creatures and airborne zooplankton.

[edit] Species

Various thranta species.

Many species of thranta existed on Alderaan before the first Death Star destroyed them.

Pilotta thranta
Balana thranta
Great thranta
Common thranta, also known as the Alderaan thranta, or Bespin thranta
Giant thranta
numerous others species

[edit] Behind the scenes

Thrantas appear similar to the neebray mantas, except the neebray mantas lived in the vacuum of space.

[edit] Appearances