Kybuck (1)Full unit name: Kybuck (Creature)
Last updated: 08.04.2023 18:47:57
Version: 7.07.002.2023.02.03
Basic info
First appearance: Clone Wars, Season 1 (2003)
Clone Wars, Season 1 (2003)
(ANIMATED TV SERIES)
Native to: Kashyyyk
Kashyyyk
Planet
Events: Republic Advance (CW)
Republic Advance (CW)
Event
The Clone Wars
, Battle of Coruscant (ROTS)
Battle of Coruscant (ROTS)
Event
The Clone Wars
Known Facts (2)
Republic Advance (CW) (1) »
  • Was ridden by Yoda
Battle of Coruscant (ROTS) (1) »
  • Was ridden by Yoda
Summary
Kybucks were ungulates native to the Woolwarricca prairies of Kashyyyk
Kashyyyk
Planet
, and similar in appearance to the tauntauns
Tauntaun
Creature
Non-sentient
of Hoth
Hoth
(Human)
Character
Supporting Characters
. Their swift speed, along with the cover of their natural environment, allowed them to be able to run from predators. Kybucks could run at up to 90 kilometers per hour. Males had short horns sitting atop their head. There were many different breeds of kybucks, often identifiable by relative size and form of their horns. Kybucks mated for life. They raised an annual litter of two or three foals in rearing grounds protected by a barb thicket. Kybucks tended to flee from enemies when alone, but if a foe threatened a kybuck's offspring, the parents would fight to defend them. Kybucks attacked using leaping kicks and horned head-butts to fight off enemies. Judging by the way Yoda
Yoda
Character
Major Characters
spoke to his kybuck, these creatures appeared to be quite intelligent.
The Wookiees
Wookiee
Sentient Species
of Woolwarrica adored the kybuck for having protective familial instincts that resembled that of the Wookiee culture. The Wookiees did not hunt the creatures. Some chieftains often domesticated kybucks as a symbol of status. Grand Master Yoda of the Jedi Order
Jedi Order
Organization
Galaxy-Wide Organizations
received over thirty three kybucks during the time period from before the year 115 BBY until 19 BBY. While patrolling on Korriban
Korriban
Planet
, one of Yoda's kybucks was attacked and killed by an enraged tuk'ata. In approximately 32 BBY, Yoda recorded this event in Sorzus Syn's chronicle and noted that he had not yet replaced it. By 19 BBY, however, Yoda had a new kybuck, received as a gift as a token of gratitude for saving the life of a Woolwarricca princess. The creature would assist the Jedi during the Battle of Coruscant
Battle of Coruscant (ROTS)
Event
The Clone Wars
. A colony of kybucks was established on Felucia
Felucia
Planet
during the battle there by Confederate mercenaries, including Vazus Mandrake, who tended to the creatures after the war's end.

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Full unit name: Kybuck (Creature) Last updated: 08.04.2023 18:47:57