Scum-squids

Scum-squids are a fictional alien creature featured in the Star Wars multimedia franchise. They are part of the official canon continuity and were first referenced in Star Wars, Volume 3 #8 in October, 2015. A creature that may have been a scum-squid appeared in issue #10 of the series, though its taxonomical classification is unclear.

Description
Scum-squids are creatures that are apparently similar to cephalopods that may be found on other worlds that have been described as squids. Very little is known of these creatures save that they have tentacles and are carnivorous. Scum-squids are known to inhabit the moon of Nar Shaddaa, though it is unclear whether or not they originate here.

History
Sometime after the Battle of Yavin, Luke Skywalker traveled to a cantina on the moon of Nar Shaddaa in search of information relating to the defunct Jedi Order. The proprietor of the cantina, a large male Zabrak, threatened to rob him, kill him, then feed him to the scum-squids.

A short time later, Chewbacca and C-3PO came to Nar Shaddaa in search of Luke. Chewie interrogated the bartender by dangling him off the side of a building. After he was through with him, he let him go and the man landed on a passing garbage scow, which was infested with either one or more tentacled creatures. It is possible that his creature may have been a scum-squid.

Notes & Trivia

 * Scum-squid is the singular form of scum-squids and redirects to this page.


 * Based upon what little brief information there is about these creatures, Scum-squids may be similar to dianogas, which are known to inhabit trash compactors on space stations such as the Death Star, or thrive in the sewer systems of populated worlds like Coruscant.


 * It is unknown whether the creature seen on the garbage scow in Star Wars, Volume 3 #10 is a scum-squid or not, but given the context of the story, it is a plausible assumption that it is.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Vol 3 8
 * Star Wars Vol 3 10