The Aiwha Conundrum...

TFN just updated there Episode 2 sectionhere and once again a continuity error has come out.

A lot of clues about Episode II are already out there in previously published books and things. Chewbacca from Kashyyyk alerted us to another one. Turns out "aiwhas" are already in the book "The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide" by Terryl Whitlatch and Bob Carrau. Interestingly, the book says aiwhas originate from Naboo and are raised by Gungans. In the trailers they are shown on the water planet Kamino.

What're everyone's thoughts on this?

 

Doesn't matter. Rancors, banthas, wampas, and a bunch of other film creatures seem to have randomly migrated all over the galaxy as well.

 

My favorite, the Swamp Wampa in Mysteries of the Sith.


Seems to me that useful animals would see use around the galaxy. Though what use a rancor has, other than dealing with annoying guests, is beyond me.

 

My favorite, the Swamp Wampa in Mysteries of the Sith.

And don't you dare forget the Cave Wampas of Gall and the Sand Wampas of Tatooine.

 

Tatooine has a wampa?

 

Really makes you wonder where Wampa's actually came from?

Does anyone have the Wildlife book? Myabe they can tell us...

 

Sturm, one sec and I'll find the source.

Well, I remember seeing on wizard's site that the Sand Wampa would be a creture you could read about in the Secrets of Tatooine sorcebook. I looked in the book at the book store and didn't see them anywhere. So, I thought to myself maybe they had put a Sand Wampa up as an online extra thing. So I just checked now and I don't think that was it.

So, maybe it was planned for the Secrets of Tatooine, but was cut out for more commonly known creatures. So, if we can find the proof that it existed (and prove that I'm not just crazy) could this maybe be Star Wars Lost Worlds material?

On a side note, I did find this while searching for the Sand Wampa stuff. It was recently put up. Its neato and its related to the wampa. Hehe.

Anyway... how is it these thing always happen to me. First the 2 gungan races, then that Stark Hyperspace stuff, now this. I can't be crazy, can I?

 

Well, the witches of Dathomir use rancors as pack animals and transportation. Mind you, they've tamed these predators. Tamed rancors could also be used as the ultimate guard dog for someone's compound. Not indoors, mind you. But you'd sure run fast if you have this four or five meter tall monster chasing you.

 

I'm starting to vaguely remember some kind of sand wampa for the Secrets of Tatooine online website adventure...though I could be wrong...

 

Sturm, the sand wampa would be in either "A Night in Tosche Station" or "The Storm's Edge," if anywhere.

 

Well, aiwha was also known as a thranta, and was said to have originated from alderaan as well.

They were originally in art by ralph mquarrie.

TOS databanks in the bespin section says:

Early in the development of The Empire Strikes Back, Bespin was identified as Katbrae, and then Kettlebrae, The Gas Planet. An intriguing concept was the entire planet somehow possessed a cloaking device that made it and its floating cities invisible from space. In these early incarnations, the Gas Planet was home to an intelligent species called the Whatnots, which traveled on immense flying whales.

Writer / Director George Lucas has long been trying to get these whales into the Star Wars films. The Bespin whales were recycled into Return of the Jedi concept art, originally as a means of conveyance later replaced by Jabba's sail barge and skiff. They were then possible concepts for the Gungan military when developing The Phantom Menace. An incarnation of these whales will finally be seen in Attack of the Clones.

Bespin completes a day every 12 standard hours. Bespin's year is equivalent to 14 standard years. The planet is home to a number of native life forms, none of them intelligent. Among these are the beldons, the velkers, the glowers and the pinks. The skies are also home to a number of transplanted life forms, such as Alderaanian thrantas.

Also see Mquarry's and KJA's Illustrated Star Wars Universe book.

Currently they are the flying units for the gungans in GBG Game as well.