Amaran
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Amarans were red-furred, bushy-tailed, vulpine humanoids[2] indigenous to Amara in the Stenness Node.[1] During the reign of the New Republic, a number of Amarans lived on the planet Naboo, where they captured wild bursas which they then bred to export offworld. A number of the beasts were taken to Coruscant for sale.[2]
[edit] Behind the scenes
Amy Pronovost originally designed the Amarans for The Essential Guide to Episode I, a product that was ultimately never published, at the request of its intended author Dan Wallace.[3]
It was originally thought that the vulpine Amarans might have been inspired by the cartoon character "Amara Fox" also drawn by Pronovost. However, Pronovost revealed on Wookieepedia:
- This is Amy, of the Amara Fox fame. They weren't inspired by Amara Fox, but the history of the aliens came from a conversation that there weren't any Vulpine aliens in the Star Wars Galaxy. I did some prelim sketches for both the Amarans and the Bursa and they ended up becoming published aliens based directly on my designs. keen :)[source?]
[edit] Sources
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
"The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Marvel Series" - Star Wars Gamer 1. This source created the planet Amara, but did not specify it was the Amaran homeworld. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
- ↑
"Lostwords: The Essential Guide to Episode I" - "Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka", Dan Wallace's StarWars.com Blog
