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Dewback

Canon Legends version → Linked from 183 articles

Dewbacks were thick-skinned reptiles native to the desert planet of Tatooine, where they were used as beasts of burden, as well as mounts for specialized sandtroopers known as Dewback troopers. The two main dewback breeds were pearled and witla.

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

Facts

Designation
Non-sentient
Class
Reptile (lizard)
Races
Pearled dewback
Witla dewback
Height
2 meters
Length
9 meters
Skin colors
Green
Origin
Tatooine
Habitat
Desert
Diet
Omnivore

Appearances

52 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Force Arena
  2. Star Wars: Galactic Defense
  3. The High Republic: Path of Vengeance (mentioned only)
  4. Shield of the Jedi (mentioned only)
  5. Starlight: Past Mistakes (mentioned only)
  6. Nubs and the Bumbling Bandits (mentioned only)
  7. The High Republic: Mission to Disaster (mentioned only)
  8. The High Republic: Tempest Breaker (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  9. The High Republic: Tempest Breaker script (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  10. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  11. Star Wars Battlefront II
  12. Dooku: Jedi Lost (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  13. Dooku: Jedi Lost script (mentioned only, in a flashback)
  14. A War on Two Fronts
  15. Missing in Action
  16. Adventures in Wild Space: The Nest
  17. Adventures in Wild Space: The Cold (mentioned only)
  18. Leia, Princess of Alderaan (mentioned only)
  19. Twin Suns
  20. Obi-Wan 5
  21. Bounty Hunt
  22. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)
  23. A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (mentioned only)
  24. Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
  25. The Secrets of Long Snoot (mentioned only)
  26. Born in the Storm
  27. The Lost Eggs of Livorno (mentioned only)
  28. Rabbit Hunt (mentioned only)
  29. The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (mentioned only)
  30. Star Wars: Commander
  31. Star Wars (2015) 4
  32. Doctor Aphra Annual 3
  33. Wait for It (mentioned only)
  34. Darth Vader (2020) 1
  35. War of the Bounty Hunters – 4-LOM & Zuckuss 1
  36. Star Wars Outlaws
  37. Dune Sea Songs of Salt and Moonlight (mentioned only)
  38. Aftermath (mentioned only)
  39. Aftermath: Life Debt
  40. Last Shot
  41. The Mandalorian Junior Novel
  42. The Mandalorian – The Graphic Novel of Season 1
  43. The Mandalorian: The Manga, Vol. 3
  44. Chapter 5: The Gunslinger
  45. The Mandalorian 5
  46. Star Wars: Hunters
  47. Star Wars: Galactic Racer
  48. Join the Resistance
  49. Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (mentioned only)
  50. Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (mentioned only)
  51. Legacy of Vader 2
  52. Legacy of Vader 3
Non-canon appearances: 7
  1. Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
  2. A Hero Discovered
  3. Crossing Paths
  4. Race on Tatooine
  5. The Test
  6. Return to the Wheel
  7. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

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