From space whales to magical wolves, these Star Wars creatures are just as iconic as starships and lightsabers.

One of the things that makes the Star Wars galaxy so appealing is the alien creatures that populate it. While humans are ...

Cute and cuddly Star Wars creatures Many of the creative creatures wandering the vast expanses of Lucas’ galaxy are ferocious, deadly beasts. Some, however, seem carefully crafted to make ...

Updated on May 29, 2025, by Natasha Elder: The design of Star Wars creaturesis one of the franchise's biggest draws. From fearsome foes to adorable allies, there are a variety of intriguing creatures.

There's no other creature in the Star Wars universe as iconic as the rancor. Held captive beneath Jabba the Hutt's throne room, the rancor was often fed with unwanted servants or visitors.

What Star Wars creatures teach us about empathy From the Rancor to the tauntaun, non-human creatures encapsulate the galactic franchise's most mortal feelings ...

But Star Wars creatures also have personality and emotions. It keeps them from becoming generic shapes in the background and makes them something the audience cares about, Whitlatch said.

Baby Yoda, the breakout Disney Plus creature of the moment, would never have snuggled into the zeitgeist if the rotors and motors and animatronic tics of his wizened green forebear hadn’t ...

And then there are the terrifying creatures that no one would want to come face to face with. From the caves of Both to the deepest recesses of a space asteroid, Star Wars has no shortage of ...

In a galaxy far, far away, there rages an endless battle — a fight between good and evil, a push-and-pull between darkness and light. No, I don’t mean the eternal struggle between the Jedi and ...

Neal Scanlan is the creature shop head and concept designer on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, just as he has been on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and will be on Solo ...