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{{Quote|Just like shootin' womp rats, eh kid?|Unknown [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel]] [[Soldier/Legends|soldier]]|<ref name="BattlefrontII">''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''</ref>}}
'''Womp rats''' were large, omnivorous rodents native to [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]], widely considered to be pests. They were slightly larger than two [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] in size. There were three species of womp rats: ones that lived in [[Beggar's Canyon/Legends|Beggar's Canyon]], ones that lived in the [[Jundland Wastes/Legends|Jundland Wastes]], and [[swamp womp rat]]s. It was not unheard of for people to have domesticated womp rats as pets, but [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] and his friends used to "bulls-eye" womp rats while flying [[T-16 skyhopper/Legends|T-16 skyhoppers]], for fun and target practice.

==Biology and appearance==
[[File:Womp_rat_AA.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Jundland Waste womp rats]]
{{Quote|I used to bull's-eye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than two meters.|Luke Skywalker|Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope}}
While womp rats were opportunists and fond of carrion and refuse, they were also predators, though most of their prey were old, sick, or generally weak. Their normal prey included smaller animals, such as [[profogg]]s and [[Scurrier/Legends|scurriers]].<ref name="WSW">[[The Wildlife of Star Wars|''The Wildlife of Star Wars'' p. 28-31]]</ref> Womp rats traveled in packs to overwhelm larger prey items, such as [[Dewback/Legends|dewbacks]] and [[Bantha/Legends|banthas]]. These packs consisted of up to 20 individuals. When they bite, their teeth set in and the animals will not release their hold, even if they are killed; [[Owen Lars/Legends|Owen Lars]] had seen a [[Bantha/Legends|bantha]] with a desiccated womp rat skull still biting down on it.

Womp rats often nested in landfill sites.<ref name="WSW" />

[[File:Womp_rat_btm.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Beggar's Canyon womp rats]]

With lengths of up to 3 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]],<ref name="SW9">[[Star Wars (1977) 9|''Star Wars'' (1977) 9]]</ref> womp rats were vicious, mean mammals, and were often used for target practice. Some womp rats on Tatooine were prone to [[Gray Rot]].

Womp rats were also very fast and stealthy. They could have had the ability to cloak themselves with [[The Force/Legends|the Force]] since [[Ki-Adi-Mundi/Legends|Ki-Adi-Mundi]] and [[Aurra Sing/Legends|Aurra Sing]] both found out that they could barely sense them with the Force aiding them.

Easy targets were sometimes called "sitting womp-rats".<ref name="SW9" />

Given its repugnant bestial qualities, it therefore may be somewhat surprising for some to learn that a popular flavor of soup on Tatooine was "[[Cream of Womprat soup]]", often prepared by [[Beru Whitesun Lars/Legends|Beru Whitesun Lars]].<ref name="ANHrev">''[[A New Hope Revised Unlimited]]''</ref>

The [[Jundland Wastes/Legends|Jundland Wastes]] womp rat appeared shortly after Imperials arrived on [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]], and some have speculated it was a mutated form of the Beggar's Canyon womp rat, affected by chemicals from Imperial waste dumps. Some of its mutations include a larger size, slower reproduction rate, and lower numbers than Beggar's Canyon womp rat. Their ears are also elongated and winglike.

Another variety, the swamp womp rat, was found on a few fringe worlds as well as on [[Cularin/Legends|Cularin]].

The [[Grunge fever]] disease was known to be spread by womp rats.<ref name="SWG:ACO">{{SWGcite|exp=SK|type=class|Legacy|Animal Control Officer|Tatooine}}</ref>

==History==
In 32 BBY, as he led the [[Ghostling|Ghostling children]] to freedom through [[Mos Espa/Legends|Mos Espa's]] subterranean sand drains, young [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] was attacked by a womp rat. Anakin knew its unmistakable growl from his time working in [[Watto]] the [[Toydarian/Legends|Toydarian's]] junkyard, knew that the foul creature could grow to be as big as a man and could carry off children and full-grown [[Jawa/Legends|Jawas]]. But by using the same [[beamdrill]] that he employed to break his friends [[Kitster Chanchani Banai|Kitster]], [[Pala Kwi'teksa|Pala]], [[Dorn (slave)|Dorn]] and the [[Ghostling]]s out of their [[Mos Espa Grand Arena/Legends|Mos Espa Grand Arena]] cells (as they awaited their execution by [[Gardulla Besadii the Elder/Legends|Gardulla the Hutt]]), the fledgling hero was able to overpower the vermin. By setting the tool's plasma beam for a long, narrow ray, the beamdrill shot forth a searing white stream of superheated gas like a flamethrower, slicing the womp rat in two.<ref>[[Tatooine/Legends|''Episode I Adventures 8: Trouble on Tatooine'']]</ref>

The Beggar's Canyon womp rat reproduced at an alarming rate. Once it reproduced to such a point that the population could not be kept in check, and womp rats were hunting [[Jawa/Legends|Jawas]] and raiding storehouses. The [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[prefect]] of Tatooine and the Affiliated Moisture Farmers then passed a bounty ordinance of ten [[Galactic Credit Standard|credits]] per rat. [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] and his friend [[Biggs Darklighter/Legends|Biggs Darklighter]] got enough womp rats to upgrade their T-16 skyhoppers and have enough money for the [[Imperial Academy/Legends|Academy]].

After the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]], Animal Control [[Officer/Legends|officer]] [[Entha Kandela]] tasked a spacer to eliminate womp rats around [[Mos Eisley/Legends|Mos Eisley]] to prevent propagation of grunge fever in the city.<ref name="SWG:ACO" />

==Behind the scenes==
The [[Mutant Womprat]] appears in the game ''[[Super Star Wars (video game)]]'' as boss of Level 6: Land of the Banthas, fought by [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]. The creature was accompanied by several smaller Womp Rats.

In the [[2001]] [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]'', the player must play a minigame in the training session where they strafe womp rats.

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==Sources==
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*''[[Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 2]]''
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{C|Beggars Canyon}}
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']]
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi]]''
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*''[[Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook]]''
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine]]''
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
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*[[Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters'', Second Edition]]
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*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion]]''
*''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]''
*''[[Goroth: Slave of the Empire]]''
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope'', Second Edition]]
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*''[[The Illustrated Star Wars Universe]]''
*{{Journal|9|ISB Intercepts}}
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*''[[A New Hope Revised Unlimited]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*''[[Hideouts & Strongholds]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
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*[[The Essential Guide to Alien Species (real-world book)|''The Essential Guide to Alien Species'']]
*''[[Secrets of Tatooine]]''
*''[[Alien Anthology]]''
*''[[The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide]]''
*{{FFCite|3|TAT3, ''Tatooine''}}
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*{{GamerCite|7|Secrets of Mos Eisley}}
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*''[[Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide]]''
*''[[Clear and Present Dangers]]''
*{{FFCite|110|TAT57, ''Tatooine Wildlife''}}
*''[[Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
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*''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]''
*''[[Threats of the Galaxy]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{SWGTCG|set=Galactic Hunters|cardname=Womp Rat}}
*''[[Jedi Academy Training Manual]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic Explorer's Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded]]''
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett]]''
*''[[Enter the Unknown]]''
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==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*{{SWTOR Wiki|Womp Rat}}
*{{SWGWiki|Womp Rat}}

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