Jackelope
The rare[2] and elusive[3] jackelope was a small horned creature native to the planet Douglas III,[1] a part of the galaxy's Centrality region. Famous game hunter Mendel Douglas, after whom Douglas III was named, traversed the planet in a bid to acquire the jackelope's hide. Although the jackelope made it back for his collection, Douglas did not survive the expedition.[3]
By 3 BBY,[4] the working-class bar Poly Pyramid on the neighboring Centrality planet Rafa IV decorated its interior with incompetently taxidermized galactic fauna, both nailed to the walls and suspended from the ceiling. A jackelope from Douglas III numbered among the creatures displayed.[5]
Behind the scenes
The jackelope was introduced to Star Wars lore by author L. Neil Smith in the 1983 novel Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu,[5] the first volume in The Lando Calrissian Adventures series.[4]
In North American folklore, the jackalope is a legendary creature with the body of a jackrabbit and the antlers of a pronghorn antelope. Twentieth-century taxidermist Douglas Herrick is credited with creating the American jackalope, which developed into a tourist attraction in Herrick's hometown of Douglas, Wyoming, where jackalope hunting licenses are sold.[6]
Appearances
- Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (First appearance) (as taxidermy)
Sources
"A Campaign Guide to the Centrality"—Star Wars Gamer 5- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Drawing from the Imagination: Mythological Creatures in Star Wars, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 132 ("jackelope")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 202 ("Douglas III")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A Campaign Guide to the Centrality"—Star Wars Gamer 5
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Essential Reader's Companion
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
- ↑ Martin, Douglas: Douglas Herrick, 82, Dies; Father of West's Jackalope (2003-01-19). The New York Times published by The New York Times Company (archived from the original on September 16, 2017)
