Unidentified winged creature
A flying beast displaying features similar to reptiles possessed a lengthy neck, a horned head, and crimson wings. Two instances of these creatures were present within the subterranean caves beneath Jabba's Palace located on Tatooine.
Behind the scenes
A photograph frequently misidentified as depicting the rancor from Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi in combat with a krayt dragon was, in actuality, a prank orchestrated by the ILM crew. They positioned a model of one of the dragons from the movie Dragonslayer within the grasp of the rancor model and captured an image. This image was then incorporated into the book Star Wars: Chronicles.
Creatures drawing inspiration from this dragon were featured in Richard Chasemore's artwork depicting Jabba's Palace for Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy, reflecting what Chasemore referred to as a "deleted scene."
Sources
- Star Wars Chronicles
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations (Picture only)
- The Making of Return of the Jedi
Notes and references
External links
- Gallery of Star Wars locations on Dorling Kindersley's official website (backup link) (content now obsolete)
- Richard Chasemore page on ArtStation.com (archived from the original on February 10, 2022)