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Gorax

Biological classification

Designation

Semi-sentient^[1]

Physical characteristics

Average height

6–30meters

Sociocultural characteristics

Point of origin

Homeworld unknown, colony onEndor

"I still remember seeing the starship. It roared like a Gorax in the sky, trailing smoke and flame."

―Treek^[2]

TheGorax were a species of behemoths found on the forest moon ofEndor who frequently preyed on theEwoks.

Biology and culture[]

A gorax with pet and an Ewok running underneath — A gorax with petboar-wolves and an Ewok running underneath

Lyrre T'enna seemed to believe that the Gorax were native toEndor, conjecturing that the gravitational pull of the planetEndor on its moon allowed for native species to grow to incredible sizes.^[3] Other scientists believed the Gorax originated on the homeworld of thePhlogs, another gigantic species found on the moon, and that both the Gorax and Phlogs were introduced to the moon by the crashed slave caravelSickly Tremor.^[4]

Humanoid in appearance, adult Gorax were usually over six meters tall. Some specimens were up to 30 meters in height. Their bodies were covered in thick, matted fur, which was black, brown, or sometimes gray. Their hairless faces were dominated by protruding lower jaws and heavy brows. Some Gorax had hoof-like feet, while others had long toes, and either a long, narrow heel, or a backward-pointing fourth toe. Though they were omnivorous, their pointed teeth were well adapted to eating meat. They had wide, long, and pointed ears that were highly sensitive to noises made by small animals. Though their hearing was strong, their eyesight was weak. Bright light pained them, making them nocturnal hunters.

Powerful but primitive, and albeit demonstrating signs of developingsentience, their technology was crude even in comparison to the Ewoks. They were limited to simple items such as clubs, stone axes, animal-skin clothing, and the like.^[5] They communicated by making grumbling noises. Gorax were solitary creatures, but they did domesticateboar-wolves^[3] (usually by killing a mother boar-wolf and stealing a newborn pup).^[6] They also raidedEwok villages, where they smashed through walls to capture Ewoks. Gorax took Ewoks both for food and to be kept in a hanging cage in a Gorax lair as pets. Luckily for the Ewoks, Gorax were not a common species, with fewer than two dozen estimated to reside on Endor.^[7]

Gorax in the galaxy[]

According to an Ewok legend, theGorax King was imprisoned in the night sky aboveEndor by thegolden sun god. The Ewoks referred to theDin Nebula as the "Gorax King's Heart," in reference to the legend.^[8]

ATeräs Käsi attack was known asgorax smash.^[9]

One Gorax dwelled on high crags beyond theDesert of Salma, which was far from the Endor forests. His home was arearing spider-infested cavern built beneath amountain fortress.^[5] It was not known if the giant built his massive fortress.^[10] This Gorax kidnapped twoHumans who had crash-landed on Endor,Catarine andJeremitt Towani. Their children,Mace andCindel, rescued them with the help of a group of Ewoks fromBright Tree Village (includingDeej Warrick and his sonsWicket,Willy, andWeechee Warrick). During the rescue mission, the Towani children and the Ewok warriors killed the giant by making him fall into one of the many chasms in his fortress.^[5]

A Gorax head was found in the trophy room ofImperial Captain Ozzik Sturn onKashyyyk.^[11]

Behind the scenes[]

The Gorax species made its first appearance in the1984 TV movieCaravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure.^[5] The individual Gorax was played byJon Berg,^[12] who also designed it. He portrayed it with both a stop-motion model as well as himself in costume.^[13]

Gorax shares basic similarities with theBobog,^[14] theGrudakk,^[15] and theRed Nebula temple guardian'sspecies,^[16] notably a prolific stature, but no source has indicated whether any of them share genetic ancestry.