Chirru

"Black Sun is useful, but it is also like a chirru: cut off its head and another will appear to replace it."

―Palpatine to Darth Vader

A chirru was a creature with the natural ability to regrow its own head if it was decapitated.

Appearances

• Shadows of the Empire novel (First mentioned)
• Shadows of the Empire audiobook (Mentioned only)
• Shadows of the Empire junior novelization (Mentioned only)

Sources

• The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (as chirrua)

Notes and references

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