5 of the most fascinating creatures in the Star Wars universe

4. Luggabeast

Luggabeasts are utterly fascinating. With a mask permanently attached to their faces, these creatures look more robotic than flesh and blood. In all honesty, over the years, they became half animal, half machine. Found on frontier worlds, these pack animals have an odd, almost mysterious history.

The first time a luggabeast graced our presence was in The Force Awakens. Covered in armor and carrying massive amounts of scavenging, one had to look hard to see that it was at least partly beast, as it came across as completely robotic. A Teedo was using the beast to haul its findings and was trying to capture BB-8 until Rey saved the astromech droid.

The cybernetics put into and onto the creature extended its lifetime exponentially. Not only did it enhance their normal burden weight, but it also made it so they never had to eat or drink. That means more hours of scavenging and less time taking breaks and finding it food. The mask also helps the creature stay alive in all sorts of conditions, especially those of the desert. Mighty helpful to have a mask and avoid getting hit with sand.

I feel sorry for these creatures. Sentient beings took them and covered them in heavy steel to make them work harder. At that point, why don’t you just make a completely robotic being that’s able to trek? Wouldn’t that be easier and just leave these creatures alone?

Alas, we have no idea what they look like under the armor, but boy does my curiosity soar when I look at them. How much is natural and how much is artificial? Are they happy to do the work that they’ve been set up to do? We may never know more about these gentle giants.