Summary
Star Warsis a vast world that stretches far beyond our own, and we get a peek into it with movies, TV shows, and comics. One of the reasons why Star Wars is so special is themany diverse planetsand species utilized and implemented in the realm of Star Wars.
There is far more life in the Star Wars universe than in ours, with different species of people, different ecosystems, and different creatures. It would only make sense that some terrifying creatures have evolved and populated these worlds. In no particular order, here are some of Star Wars’s scariest creatures.
Starweird
Starweirds are probably one of the most terrifying creatures to come out of the Star Wars universe and they were made canon years ago. They are humanoid creatures, mostly looking as if they are merely bones with long white, wild hair.
Starweirds are ancient beings that are rightfully feared simply because of how powerful and indestructible they appear to be. They will give a relentless chase, and injuring them is not an easy feat, as it is stated that blasters hardly affect them. Starweirds are also capable of creating a sound loud enough to cause horrible pain as well as make their victims' ears bleed.
Rancors
Rancorsare massive, carnivorous creatures that prowl the jungles of several worlds. They are five meters (approximately 16 feet) tall with long arms and a huge, powerful jaw. Their bodies are naturally armored and are tough to protect themselves from things such as blasters, making them seem like mean and tough creatures.
While typical rancors aren’t particularly aggressive themselves they do have violent bursts of rage. There are other subspecies of rancors, such as rage rancors, who have been bred to be violent to participate in fights, but other rancors, if domesticated, can be loving pets.
Sarlacc
Sarlaccs are essentially massive pits in the ground that have tentacles, a mouth, and rows of razor-sharp teeth. They take over 30,000 years to mature, but when they do, they are massive. Over the years, they slowly burrow around 100 meters (approximately 328 feet) into the ground as they grow.
Sarlaccs are carnivorous creatures who are ready to devour anything that falls into it. Jabba the Hutt has used one to his advantage, tossing people into it to execute them. Unfortunately, they will not experience an instant death. It’s a slow, agonizing way of daying by being drowned and dissolved by weak stomach acid.
Brain Worm
Brain worms are exactly what they sound like: worms that will crawl into your head in any way they can to take control of your body. People who are infected with a brain worm enter a brainwashed state and are no longer in control.
Brain worms can also infect and take control of things that are already dead, essentially creating zombies. Geonosian queens are known to have armies of undead servants and soldiers. Their only known weakness is frigid temperatures and being exposed to this will kill them off.
Bane Back Spider
Bane back spiders are huge spiders who travel in packs on the planet Dathomir and can swarm villages to attack. They are known to be quite aggressive and when provoked, they are quick to strike and are also capable of spitting poisonous and corrosive acid.
Bane back spiders were once kept by the Haxion Brood, a crime syndicate that used them in gladiator-style fights. While the spiders can be domesticated, doing so is extremely dangerous and often results in death.
Dianoga
The dianoga is a squid-like creature that makes its home in areas like swamps, sewers, and junkyards. When mature, it grows up to around ten meters (approximately 32 feet) and has seven long tentacle limbs used to grab and catch prey like we saw a dianoga do to Luke Skywalker.
The dianoga also has one large, red eye which extends from its body. They are omnivores with long sharp teeth, so they are capable and will try to catch and feed on humans if available.
Wampa
Wampas are yeti-like creatures that stand about three meters (approximately nine feet) tall. They use their white fur as camouflage to hide in the snow and their sharp teeth and claws to attack. In a bind, wampas also have two horns protruding from their head to use defensively.
Wampas are carnivorous and will use their intelligence and viciousness to attack humans who inhabit Hoth. They are known to invade bases in the middle of the night and destroy any paths that could lead to escape to trap everyone inside.
Exogorth
Exogorth are space slugs that inhabit asteroids in space. They feed off of some material that asteroids have, but they have been known to attackshipsflying by from time to time if hungry enough to do so. These space slugs get to about 10 meters (approximately 32 feet) long and then will split in half as a means of reproducing.
If an Exogorth is unable to reproduce for whatever reason, it can grow up to 900 meters (approximately 2,950 feet) long. If they become this size, they have no problem consuming ships that may happen to pass by.
