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Undead rancor

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Undead Rancor

Biographical information

Homeworld

Dathomir^[1]

Died

1 ABY,^[2] Dathomir^[1]

Descriptive information

Species

Rancor^[1]

Eye color

White(Undead)^[1]

Skin color

Mottled gray/brown^[1]

Theundead rancor was a largerancor mutated by theBlackwing virus living during theGalactic Civil War. The creature was the result of an ill-fated experiment conducted by theImperial scientists of theImperial Research and Prison Facility onDathomir after theBattle of Yavin.^[1] In1 ABY,^[2] an accident took place in the Imperial Research Facility and the Blackwing virusescaped containment. The virus killed most of the people in thearea, turning them intoundead creatures. At that time, the undead rancor lived in the caves below the Imperial Research and Prison Facility. The creature was eventually defeated by a band ofspacers who explored the Research Facility during the epidemic on Dathomir. In the Rancor's caves, the spacer discovered severalBlackwing crystals,^[1] which could be used to produce a smoke-coloredlightsaber blade.^[3]

Behind the scenes[]

The undead rancor appeared in the2003 video gameStar Wars Galaxies, amassively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed bySony Online Entertainment and published byLucasArts,^[1] prior to its closure onDecember 15,2011.^[4] The undead rancor was added to the game with the "Game Update 14," a.k.a. the"Death Troopers" update, released onOctober 12,2009.^[5]

Appearances[]

Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE)(First appearance)

Sources[]

Producer's Note – October 2009 on the officialStar Wars Galaxies website(original site is defunct)(Picture only)
Friday Feature – An Inside Look AtDeath Troopers on the officialStar Wars Galaxies website(original site is defunct)
Friday Feature – The Undead Are Restless on the officialStar Wars Galaxies website(original site is defunct)(Picture only)

Notes and references[]

↑^1.0^1.1^1.2^1.3^1.4^1.5^1.6^1.7Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE) — Quest: "Group Event - Undead Rancor" on Dathomir
↑^2.0^2.1Theopening crawl ofStar Wars Galaxies:An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events ofStar Wars: Episode IVA New Hope, and additionally,Serji-X Arrogantus, whodied inStar Wars (1977) 10—the events of whichThe New Essential Chronology dates to0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion ofStar Wars Galaxies must be set in thatyear. Furthermore, in the gameRuwan Tokai references thedestruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, andStrongholds of Resistance also places the events ofGalaxies'Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in1 ABY. Lastly, whileChapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features theBattle of Hoth—dated to3 ABY byThe New Essential Chronology—the developers havestated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events ofStar Wars Galaxies must span from 0ABY to around 1 ABY.
↑Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE) — Item: "Blackwing Crystal"
↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUTSTAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the officialStar Wars Galaxies website(original site is defunct)
↑ Game Update 14: Death Troopers on the officialStar Wars Galaxies forums(original site is defunct)

External links[]

Undead Rancor on theSWG Wiki

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