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In today’s episode I will be going over what exactly is a krayt dragon.
Krayt dragons were large, carnivorous reptiles that hailed from Tatooine, a desert planet
in the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories.
They came in two subspecies and, despite their fierceness, were hunted for the precious pearls
found in their bodies.
Krayt dragons were giant carnivorous reptiles that came in two subspecies: the smaller and
more common canyon krayt, and the larger greater krayt.
The canyon krayt dragon was the smaller and more common subspecies of krayt dragon.
As its name suggested, it dwelled in rock caves and canyons.
Canyon krayt dragons had brown skin and yellow eyes, and their head was covered with a multitude
of horns.
One such beast had taken up residence in the Laguna Caves by the time of the Invasion of
Naboo.
As a young boy, Luke Skywalker once fell into the lair of a canyon krayt dragon in one of
his daring outings
The greater krayt dragon was the larger of the two subspecies They were characterized
by their long neck, whip-like tail, horns, sharp teeth, and five pairs of legs.
Greater krayt dragon submerged themselves in the shifting sands, using their strong
limbs to swim through the dunes.
In episode 4, C-3P0 stumbles upon the skeleton of a greater krayt dragon.
Around 9ABY, a krayt dragon was known to have repeatedly attacked the village of Mos Pelgo,
as well as a group of tusken raiders, on Tatooine.
The mandalorian Din Djarin and town marshal Cobb Vanth sought help from the tusken raiders
who entered a friendly alliance with the villagers of Mos Pelgo.
The allied group of villagers and tusken raiders then formulated a plan which involved coaxing
the krayt dragon from its den toward a set of buried explosives which were meant to destroy
it from the underside.
However, their plan is unsuccessful and Mando has to quickly think on his feet to improvise
another plan.
In this plan, he would make use of explosives that were strapped to a bantha, allowing himself
to get swallowed whole then later utilizing his jetpack to spring forth from the dragon's
mouth and activating the explosives.
Krayt dragons were commonly known for their pearls, bodily concentrations that were considered
to be highly valuable.Due to their large size and ferocity, they were the apex predators
of Tatooine.
Their bodies produced krayt venom, which helped the dragons as an acid in pre-digestion of
their food.
When they were hungry, krayt dragons posed a serious threat to the diminutive Jawas and
their cry was enough to ward off the fierce Tusken Raiders.
According to Legends, Krayt dragons grew continuously throughout their lives to an average length
of almost five meters and weight of two thousand kilograms.
They could live for a hundred years and did not weaken appreciably with age.
The only semi-sentient species known to hunt the krayt dragon was the fabled sand demon.
The krayt dragon had a set of sharp teeth used for capturing prey, but relied on ingesting
stones to grind the food and boulders through a series of gizzards into a digestible state.
The resulting stones, known as dragon pearls, were a valuable commodity among jewelers.
The pearls could also be shaped and tuned by Jedi to be used as focusing crystals in
their lightsabers.
Krayt dragons instinctively went to the Krayt Graveyard when they were about to die.
Krayt dragons were heavily attracted to areas that were strong in the Force, especially
the dark side.
Some Sith artifacts, like the Tatooine Star Map, were guarded by krayt dragons
And there you have it!
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