Worrt
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| Worrt | |
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| Designation |
Nonsentient |
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| Height of average adult |
0.5 to 1.5 meters[1] |
The worrt was an amphibious creature native to Tatooine and found on Nal Hutta. It was omnivorous, but was also known to attempt to eat rocks and metal objects, which led to the demise of many worrts. It used its long tongue to catch smaller prey, but would often try to attack creatures bigger than itself.
Worrts could, with great difficulty, be trained as housepets. Jabba Desilijic Tiure kept a number of worrts as pest control, exploiting the creature's lightning-quick tongue. The worrt counted the native ibian among its prey. Worrt venom tasted like tricopper and was strong enough to kill a bantha.
It was said that there were giant worrts - much larger than 1.5 meters in height - roaming the tops of the barren mountains of Tatooine.
A close relative of the worrt was the aggressive sevorrt.
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[edit] Behind the scenes
Some sources indicate Jabba introduced worrts to Tatooine from Nal Hutta. A picture from Hutt and Seek shows a worrt in the swamps of Nal Hutta.
In the Video Game Super Star Wars they are incorrectly green and they leave sticky orange goo on the ground when killed.
[edit] Appearances
- Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (Mentioned only)
- Podracing Tales
- Republic Commando: Hard Contact (Mentioned only)
- Shatterpoint (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Empire 23: The Bravery of Being Out of Range
Star Wars Galaxies – An Empire Divided
- The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Hutt and Seek
- Kella Rand, Reporting... (Mentioned only)
- Tatooine Ghost (Mentioned only)
- Crimson Empire
- Children of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
[edit] Sources
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- Alien Anthology
"Shape-shifters" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 (Mentioned only)
- The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 110 (TAT57, Tatooine Wildlife)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
Worrt in the Databank
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Jabba's Palace Limited (Card: Worrt)
Space Worrt on Wizards.com (article)
- Secrets of Tatooine
- Threats of the Galaxy (Picture only)
- Worrt in the Databank
