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The '''Great Arctic Skra'akan''' was a fearsome aquatic predator native to the polar regions of the ocean world of [[Dac|Mon Calamari]]. Able to hunt in the dark depths, it was rarely seen and as a result, its existence was not common knowledge.

It had huge glowing yellow eyes with a pupil as big as a [[Human/Legends|Human]] head and its long head accommodated a large mouth filled with huge sharp fangs. The head was attached to a long sinuous neck. It possessed a scaly armored hide with its thick body core studded with tentacles. Each tentacle was said to be the size of a space-station docking tether. Very few survived an encounter with such massive creatures. Ironically, it was also thought to be good luck to see one, although one survivor, [[Anja Gallandro]], upon learning of this remarked, ''"Well, we're lucky to be alive. Does that count?"''

In [[24 ABY/Legends|24 ABY]], during a trip by the [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Cilghal]], [[Darth Caedus|Jacen Solo]], [[Tenel Ka Djo|Tenel Ka]], [[Zekk]], and passenger Anja Gallandro, in the [[Mon Calamari submersible]] known as the ''Elfa'', were on a mission to destroy a stash of [[Andris/Legends|andris]] [[Spice/Legends|spice]] hidden beneath a polar ice cap, when the Jedi encountered a Great Arctic Skra'akan.

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==Behind the scenes==
It's possible that the Kraken, a mythical sea monster often portrayed as a large octopus-like being, was the inspiration for this monster.

==Appearances==
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
*{{SW|url=news/drawing-from-the-imagination-mythological-creatures-in-star-wars-part-2|int=Drawing from the Imagination: Mythological Creatures in Star Wars|text=Drawing from the Imagination: Mythological Creatures in ''Star Wars'', Part 2}}

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