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Bantha

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Banthas were a species of large, hairy mammals with sharp, spiraling horns. They inhabited the desert planet Tatooine, though they were bred on many worlds throughout the galaxy. They were social herd animals, and were often domesticated, and used prominently, by Tusken Raiders as mounts and companionship—though they never killed them for their food or hide. However, banthas were utilized by many other species for products such as bantha steak, butter, clothes, or furniture.

Text and facts from the “Bantha” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Designation
Non-sentient
Class
Mammal
Subspecies
Dune bantha
Dwarf bantha
Height
2.5 meters (8 ft)
Length
6.39 meters (21 ft)
Mass
4,000 kilograms
Hair colors
Brown
Black
Lifespan
80 standard years
Origin
Tatooine
Habitat
Desert
Diet
Omnivorous

Appearances

226 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Force Arena
  2. Star Wars: Galactic Defense
  3. The High Republic: Convergence (mentioned only)
  4. The High Republic: Path of Deceit (mentioned only)
  5. The High Republic: Path of Vengeance (mentioned only)
  6. The High Republic: Cataclysm (mentioned only)
  7. The High Republic: Quest for Planet X (mentioned only)
  8. What a Jedi Makes (mentioned only)
  9. Lys and the Snowy Mountain Rescue (mentioned only)
  10. The Jedi and the Thief
  11. The Girl and Her Gargantua
  12. Visitor's Day
  13. The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (mentioned only)
  14. The Mission Mixup
  15. Bell and the Band
  16. The High Republic: The Rising Storm (mentioned only)
  17. The High Republic: Out of the Shadows (mentioned only)
  18. The High Republic: Tempest Runner (mentioned only)
  19. The High Republic: Tempest Runner script (mentioned only)
  20. The High Republic Adventures (2021) 11 (mentioned only)
  21. The High Republic: Mission to Disaster (mentioned only)
  22. Crash and the Crew Do What They Do (mentioned only)
  23. The High Republic (2021) 12 (mentioned only)
  24. The High Republic: Escape from Valo (mentioned only)
  25. Tales from the Occlusion Zone: No Big Deal
  26. The High Republic: Defy the Storm (mentioned only)
  27. The High Republic: Temptation of the Force (mentioned only)
  28. The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless (mentioned only)
  29. The High Republic: Beware the Nameless (mentioned only)
  30. The High Republic Adventures – Echoes of Fear 4 (mentioned only)
  31. The High Republic: Haunted Starlight (mentioned only)
  32. Tales from the Occlusion Zone: The Will to Fight (mentioned only)
  33. The High Republic: A Valiant Vow (mentioned only)
  34. The Vow of Silver Dawn (mentioned only)
  35. The Acolyte: Wayseeker (mentioned only)
  36. A Recipe for Death
  37. Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 2 (mentioned only)
  38. Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 3 (mentioned only)
  39. Jango Fett 1 (mentioned only)
  40. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  41. Star Wars Battlefront II
  42. Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss
  43. Padawan's Pride
  44. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  45. Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade (mentioned only)
  46. Queen's Hope (mentioned only)
  47. Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu 4 (mentioned only)
  48. The Eye of the Beholder (mentioned only)
  49. Hyperspace Stories 5 (mentioned only)
  50. Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
  51. The Citadel (pictured only)
  52. Bane's Story (mentioned only)
  53. A War on Two Fronts
  54. The Soft War
  55. Point of No Return (mentioned only)
  56. Dark Disciple (mentioned only)
  57. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (mentioned only)
  58. Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel (mentioned only)
  59. Adventures in Wild Space: The Escape (mentioned only)
  60. Adventures in Wild Space: The Snare (mentioned only)
  61. Adventures in Wild Space: The Nest
  62. Adventures in Wild Space: The Steal (mentioned only)
  63. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (mentioned only)
  64. Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 3 (mentioned only)
  65. Rebel Rising (mentioned only)
  66. Beckett 1 (pictured only)
  67. Solo: A Star Wars Story (mentioned only)
  68. Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 3 (mentioned only)
  69. Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2018 (mentioned only)
  70. Star Wars (2015) 7 (mentioned only)
  71. Star Wars (2015) 20
  72. Han Solo & Chewbacca 1 (mentioned only)
  73. Han Solo & Chewbacca 6 (mentioned only)
  74. Han Solo & Chewbacca 8 (mentioned only)
  75. Han Solo & Chewbacca 10 (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  76. Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy (mentioned only)
  77. That Would Be Me
  78. Rise of the Rebels (mentioned only)
  79. The Rebellion Begins
  80. Droids in Distress chapter book (mentioned only)
  81. Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks (mentioned only)
  82. Star Wars Rebels: Chopper Chase (mentioned only)
  83. Ezra's Duel with Danger (mentioned only)
  84. Return of the Slavers (mentioned only)
  85. Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice (mentioned only)
  86. The Wynkahthu Job (mentioned only)
  87. The Beast Within (mentioned only)
  88. Target Vader 4 (mentioned only)
  89. The Sand Will Provide
  90. An Old Hope (mentioned only)
  91. Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 2 (mentioned only)
  92. Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 (in a flashback)
  93. Tales of Villainy: The Short Goodbye (mentioned only)
  94. Obi-Wan 5
  95. Rogue One – Jyn Erso 1 (mentioned only)
  96. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization (mentioned only)
  97. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)
  98. A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (mentioned only)
  99. Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
  100. The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
  101. Star Wars Battlefront
  102. Reirin (mentioned only)
  103. Rites
  104. Born in the Storm
  105. The Luckless Rodian (mentioned only)
  106. Added Muscle (mentioned only)
  107. Desert Son (mentioned only)
  108. The Lost Eggs of Livorno (mentioned only)
  109. Heir to the Jedi (mentioned only)
  110. The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (mentioned only)
  111. Star Wars: Commander
  112. Star Wars (2015) 2 (mentioned only)
  113. Star Wars (2015) 3
  114. Coda
  115. Star Wars (2015) 4
  116. Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original (mentioned only)
  117. Star Wars (2015) 5 (mentioned only)
  118. Doctor Aphra (2016) 5 (mentioned only)
  119. Doctor Aphra (2016) 8 (mentioned only)
  120. Star Wars (2015) 34 (mentioned only)
  121. Star Wars (2015) 35 (mentioned only)
  122. Doctor Aphra (2016) 15 (mentioned only)
  123. Doctor Aphra (2016) 17 (mentioned only)
  124. Doctor Aphra (2016) 22 (mentioned only)
  125. Doctor Aphra (2016) 26 (mentioned only)
  126. Star Wars (2015) 54 (mentioned only)
  127. Age of Rebellion - Jabba the Hutt 1
  128. Doctor Aphra (2016) 33
  129. Doctor Aphra Annual 3
  130. Boba Fett — Black, White & Red 3 (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  131. Doctor Aphra (2016) 38 (mentioned only)
  132. Doctor Aphra (2016) 40 (mentioned only)
  133. Choose Your Destiny: An Escape Mission (mentioned only)
  134. Choose Your Destiny: A Smuggler Mission
  135. Battlefront: Twilight Company (mentioned only)
  136. Yoda 9 (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  137. A Good Kiss
  138. Rogue Two (mentioned only)
  139. Heroes of the Rebellion (mentioned only)
  140. STET!
  141. Star Wars (2020) 5 (mentioned only)
  142. War of the Bounty Hunters – 4-LOM & Zuckuss 1 (mentioned only)
  143. Star Wars (2020) 15 (mentioned only)
  144. Bounty Hunters 16 (mentioned only)
  145. Doctor Aphra (2020) 13 (mentioned only)
  146. Doctor Aphra (2020) 14 (mentioned only)
  147. Doctor Aphra (2020) 16 (mentioned only)
  148. Bounty Hunters 19 (mentioned only)
  149. Bounty Hunters 21 (mentioned only)
  150. Star Wars Outlaws
  151. Sana Starros 2 (mentioned only)
  152. Sana Starros 3 (as a hologram)
  153. Bounty Hunters 38 (mentioned only)
  154. Star Wars (2020) 40 (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  155. Tall Tales (mentioned only)
  156. Duel of the Reprobates (mentioned only)
  157. Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (mentioned only)
  158. Galactic Tales: Valnir and Laizhu
  159. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  160. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  161. The Plan (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  162. Kickback (mentioned only)
  163. Fancy Man (mentioned only)
  164. The Buy-In (mentioned only)
  165. The Veteran (mentioned only)
  166. The Steadfast Soldier (mentioned only)
  167. The Princess and the Scoundrel (mentioned only)
  168. Star Wars Adventures: Shadow of Vader's Castle (mentioned only)
  169. Ewoks (2024) 4 (mentioned only)
  170. Alphabet Squadron (mentioned only)
  171. Aftermath (mentioned only)
  172. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 2 (mentioned only)
  173. Star Wars: Squadrons (mentioned only)
  174. The Light You Bring
  175. Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (mentioned only)
  176. Aftermath: Life Debt
  177. Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (mentioned only)
  178. Aftermath: Empire's End
  179. Star Wars (2025) 1 (mentioned only)
  180. Last Shot
  181. Star Wars: Hunters
  182. The Mandalorian Junior Novel
  183. The Mandalorian: The Manga, Vol. 3
  184. Chapter 5: The Gunslinger
  185. The Mandalorian 5
  186. Chapter 9: The Marshal
  187. The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel
  188. The Mandalorian Season 2 1
  189. Chapter 11: The Heiress (mentioned only)
  190. The Mandalorian Season 2 3 (mentioned only)
  191. Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land (in a flashback)
  192. Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine (in a flashback)
  193. Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa
  194. Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm (in a flashback)
  195. Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian (mentioned only)
  196. Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger
  197. Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor (in a flashback)
  198. Chapter 22: Guns for Hire (mentioned only)
  199. Where I Go, He Goes
  200. Poe Dameron: Free Fall (mentioned only)
  201. Before the Awakening (mentioned only)
  202. Force Collector
  203. Join the Resistance (mentioned only)
  204. The High Tower
  205. Secrets and Holograms (mentioned only)
  206. All Aces Battle Royale (mentioned only)
  207. Neeku's Reward (mentioned only)
  208. The Doza Dilemma (mentioned only)
  209. Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran (mentioned only)
  210. Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (mentioned only)
  211. Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
  212. Rules of the Game (mentioned only)
  213. The Last Jedi – DJ – Most Wanted 1 (mentioned only)
  214. Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (mentioned only)
  215. Legacy of Vader 2
  216. Galaxy of Creatures book
  217. Bantha
  218. The Engineer (mentioned only)
  219. C-3PO Does NOT Like Sand!
  220. Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure (mentioned only)
  221. Legacy (mentioned only)
  222. A Crash of Fate
  223. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 3 (mentioned only)
  224. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 4 (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  225. Tales from Wild Space: The Blue Brothers (mentioned only)
  226. The Last Order (mentioned only, in a flashback)
Non-canon appearances: 19
  1. Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
  2. Race on Tatooine
  3. Duel of Destiny
  4. The Tower of Alistan Nor (mentioned only)
  5. The Pit and the Pinnacle (mentioned only)
  6. A Perilous Rescue (mentioned only)
  7. Escape from Coruscant (mentioned only)
  8. LEGO Star Wars: Rebel Princess (mentioned only)
  9. The Chase with Han (mentioned only)
  10. Escape with Chewbacca (mentioned only)
  11. The Desert Scouts
  12. LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (mentioned only)
  13. Ronin: A Visions Novel (mentioned only)
  14. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  15. Lost on Tatooine
  16. LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (in a flashback)
  17. LEGO Fortnite Brick Life
  18. A Mandalorian Mission
  19. Fortnite (mentioned only)

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