Han Solo once remarked of Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back, "You look strong enough to pull the ears off a Gundark". A nice comment... maybe. What the hell is a Gundark anyway? Well... I've perhaps given it away by putting that big red Gundark picture at the top of this Blog entry. Ah, so that's a Gundark. A charming looking fellow, I think you'll agree.
Gundarks are semi-sentient beings thought to originate from the rocky planet of Vanqor. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi ran into one in the Clone Wars Season 1 Episode, Dooku Captured.
They are thought to be one of the most vicious and strong creatures in the galaxy. Judging by the huge competition in the Star Wars universe, that is a pretty impressive feat.
There are many different species, but most tend to have either short grey or brown fur, are between 1 and 1.5 metres tall and have four powerful arms. The ears of a fully developed adult are about as wide as its head, which led to the Han Solo phrase. Curiously, Gundarks are born with just two arms with a second pair developing in adolescence.
Gundarks tend to live in tribes and are found on many planets including Naboo and Alaris Prime. It is thought that they originated on Vanqor and were transported to other worlds by Galactic Republic anti-slavers and perhaps unlawful individuals wishing to exploit their savage fighting skills in expensive paid-for-ticket arenas.
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