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{{Top|canon=Unidentified wampa}}
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|death=[[12 ABY/Legends|12 ABY]], Hoth<ref name="Darksaber">[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']]</ref>
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|gender=[[Gender/Legends|Female]]<ref name="ItWoSWT">''[[Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy]]''</ref>
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"'''One-Arm'''" was the appellation given to the [[Gender/Legends|female]] [[Wampa/Legends|wampa]] that [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] encountered in the ice [[Cave/Legends|cave]] on [[Hoth/Legends|Hoth]] in [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]].

==History==
A [[Gender|female]]<ref name="ItWoSWT" /> wampa<ref name="Darksaber" /> resided in the [[Water/Legends|ice]] [[Cave/Legends|cave]]<ref name="ESB" /> on her [[Homeworld/Legends|native]] [[Planet/Legends|world]] [[Hoth/Legends|Hoth]]<ref name="SWCE" /> in which Luke Skywalker was taken to after being attacked whilst mounted atop a [[Tauntaun/Legends|tauntaun]] by a <ref name="ESB" />[[Unidentified wampa/Legends|male wampa]].<ref name="ItWoSWT" /> When Skywalker awoke, he was dangling from the ceiling of the cave. Attempting to gain his bearings, Luke surveyed the cave and noticed the wampa was eating the remains of a tauntaun. Luke used [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] to pull his [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] from the ice and cut himself free, and escaped with a facial scar and bruises. In the process, the wampa lost her arm when Skywalker used his weapon to fend it off.<ref name="ESB" />

The wampa later became head of a band of other wampas, organizing them into a group capable of attacking the hunters who arrived on the world. They even devised how to stealthily break into [[Echo Base/Legends|Echo Base]]. When Skywalker returned to Hoth<ref name="Darksaber" /> in [[12 ABY/Legends|12 ABY]]<ref name="12 ABY">''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]'' dates the events of ''Darksaber'' to [[12 ABY/Legends|12 ABY]].</ref> with [[Callista Ming]], the wampa recognized him, and tried to kill him again. The wampa was slain by Luke in the battle.<ref name="Darksaber" />

The wampa came to be known as "One-Arm."<ref name="CCG">{{CCG|set=Special Edition Limited|link=SpecialEdition-Dark/large/onearm.gif|cardname=One-Arm}}</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
[[File:OneArm-ESB.png|thumb|left|250px|The wampa who lost her arm to Luke Skywalker around the [[Time/Legends|time]] of the Battle of Hoth came to be known as "One-Arm"]]
While it is often believed that the wampa that attacked Luke when he was riding his tauntaun is the same wampa in the ice cave,{{Fact}} it is not. The book ''[[Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy]]'' labels the events before and during the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]] and clearly describes both a male and female wampa.<ref name="ItWoSWT" />

In [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']], when One-Arm loses her arm, the severed limb appears to be too short to account for her whole arm, which she is shown missing in the very next shot.<ref name="ESB" />

The wampa was portrayed in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] employee [[Howie Weed]].{{Fact}}

==Appearances==
*{{Film|V}} {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' junior novel]]
*''[[The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook]]''
*[[Star Wars (1977) 39|''Star Wars'' (1977) 39]]
*''[[The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'' {{Imo}}
*[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']]

===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''
*{{Tales|20|Hunger Pains}}
*{{Tales|8|The Secret Tales of Luke's Hand!}} {{C|Arm only}}

==Sources==
*[[The Empire Strikes Back Coloring Book (1982)|''The Empire Strikes Back Coloring Book'' (1982)]]
*''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]''
*{{CCG|set=Special Edition Limited|link=SpecialEdition-Dark/large/onearm.gif|cardname=One-Arm}} {{1stID}}
*[[The Essential Guide to Alien Species (real-world book)|''The Essential Guide to Alien Species'']]
*{{FFCite|13|HOT6, ''Hoth &ndash; Echo Base''}} {{Po}}
*[[Star Wars: Complete Locations (2005)|''Star Wars: Complete Locations'']]
*''[[Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy]]''
*{{DB|creature|wampa|wampa ice creature|archivedate=20110903202449}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded]]''
*''[[Star Wars Character Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Wampa (★)}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Wampa (★★★)}}
*{{Topps|set=2015 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back|cardname=The Wampa Cave}} {{Imo}}
*{{Topps|set=2015 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back|cardname=Luke Fights the Wampa}}
*{{Topps|set=2015 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back|cardname=Stuck in the Snow}} {{Imo}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Individuals with lost limbs]]
[[Category:Named creatures]]
[[Category:Wampas]]