Upon buying Lucasfilm, Disney executives instantly jumped into George Lucas’ makeshift Loss of life Star to annihilate the cherished Expanded Universe, a set of media spanning many years that had carried the torch for Star Wars tales between movies. Ever because the acquisition, what we used to name Expanded Universe has develop into “Legends,” which is the Disney equal of that farm that each one beloved animals get to go to.

The change was an try to streamline Star Wars by eradicating any query concerning the canonicity of those fan-favorite tales. Followers are nonetheless irate about it as we speak, however it’s important to admit, it was past bonkers typically. Should you assume the prequels confirmed Star Wars at its weirdest, then it’s time you take a look on the completely wildest characters and creatures current within the now-defunct Expanded Universe.

Dovin Basals

The writers of the Expanded Universe needed to discover a battle exterior the sunshine and darkish sides of the pressure, in order that they got here up with the Yuuzhan Vong, a species so barbaric that the pressure needs nothing to do with them. The purpose of the pressure is that it surrounds and permeates the whole lot that’s, so the inception of the Yuuzhan Vong appears to point that some writers don’t perceive their very own materials, however the Yuuzhan Vong nonetheless aren’t dumb sufficient to function on this listing.

What we have to concentrate on are the Dovin Basals, a tick-shaped plant lifeform that the Yuuzhan Vong makes use of as a weapon due to their gravity-controlling powers. Sure, as a substitute of utilizing the Pressure, the Yuuzhan Vong make use of the Dovin Basals to create protecting and offensive gravity fields. That appears bizarre sufficient as is, however these wacky issues have a big impact on the Expanded Universe.

You see, despite the fact that Chewbacca is alive and effectively all through the sequel trilogy, he was useless for a really very long time within the Expanded Universe as a result of the Dolvin Basals used their energy to have an entire ass moon crash on high of poor Chewie.

Quickly Bayts

At first, you’ll possible sense nothing wacky about Quickly Bayts, a very regular Jedi who solely reveals up within the Star Wars comics. It’s solely while you notice that he’s a Jedi Grasp that issues start to get bizarre. I imply, he stays utterly reliable in terms of his methods within the gentle facet of the pressure, but it surely’s only a bit bizarre that you’ve a personality who goes by Jedi Grasp Bayts.

Are we taking a look at a Freudian slip that tells us extra concerning the notorious Jedi celibacy than we ever requested about? Not likely. Bayts was created by author Randy Stradley, who was simply attempting to play a prank on his editor, but it surely made it via to publication. In the long run, Bayts is killed by Basic Grievous, who takes his lightsaber as a trophy however in all probability wouldn’t if he knew what we now know.

Nobot, the potential murderbot

While you watch Star Wars Episode 1, your eye may catch Nobot, a droid that bears a putting resemblance to C-3PO. He’s in that film as not more than an unwittingly complicated easter egg, however the Expanded Universe determined to provide Nobot a background worthy of a horror film.

The EU speaks of Nobot as considerably of a cursed entity, a droid adopted by the darkish facet or precise evil spirits. He’s consistently roaming Tatooine for causes unknown and, regardless of being only a ineffective protocol droid, all the time manages to seek out his approach again to Mos Espa.

A vendor claims that Nobot repeatedly performs the recording of a girl pleading for her life proper earlier than she will get killed, which leads many to imagine Nobot is the perpetrator.

Tarentateks

The Tarentateks really feel like a knee-jerk reply to somebody who claimed that the Rancor simply wasn’t scary sufficient. As an alternative of massive and deadly, the Tarentateks are a kind of creature principally resistant to Pressure powers, one thing Obi-Wan clearly states within the first film that influences all issues within the universe.

The worst half concerning the Tarentateks is you could’t simply examine them and go, “phew, good factor I solely need to examine them and never truly struggle that dumb made-up factor.” You must face a number of of them in Knights Of The Outdated Republic. They suck a lot that if you happen to seek for the phrases Tarentatek and KOTOR, most outcomes shall be about methods to cheese these items — just like the clip above.

Simply plain ol’ zombies

Keep in mind when zombies had been the most important factor on this planet? Star Wars wanted a bit of that pie, so it shamelessly launched precise zombies within the Expanded Universe canon.

What the hell is likely one of the most unapologetically R-rated monsters in cinema doing in essentially the most PG galaxy in leisure? Undead Stormstoopers make just a few appearances in Star Wars, and are defined as being victims of the battle on Hoth who had been reanimated by a virus.

BoSheck

One of many Expanded Universe’s finest features is its means to flesh out random characters in unnecessarily ridiculous methods. BoSheck is current within the first movie of the unique trilogy, however he’s just a few man who is simply on display for a number of seconds, does nothing essential, after which vanishes perpetually.

Within the Expanded Universe, nevertheless, BoSheck is each Pressure-sensitive and so good of a pilot that he managed to beat Han Solo’s Kessel run report. One’d have thought that these abilities in all probability ought to’ve been put to make use of in, say, destroying the Loss of life Star as a substitute of getting a child do it.

R5-D4, aka skippy the Jedi droid

Should you assume Bosheck’s secret backstory is dumb, wait til you get a load of R5-D4. Very similar to BoSheck, R5-D4 additionally reveals up in Star Wars, and he truly does one thing — he dies. R5-D4 is that droid whose head circuit explodes for no discernible cause — so far as you realize.

Should you look into the Expanded Universe lore, nevertheless, you’ll discover out that his head bought fried as a result of this droid was by some means Pressure-sensitive. He predicted that having his brains explode proper there after which was the one solution to change the destiny of the galaxy for the higher.

Lak Sivrak, aka Wolf Man within the cantina

I’m type of dishonest as a result of this man reveals up within the authentic reduce of Star Wars, however he was reduce by George Lucas for the 1997 Particular Version, so he in all probability ended up in the identical waste disposal facility as the remainder of the Expanded Universe.

There’s nothing unsuitable about this Sivrak. He’s simply chilling on the cantina. I simply discover it actually humorous that Lucas should have checked out this man and questioned if individuals would discover that this actor was clearly carrying a leftover werewolf swimsuit costume and notice that he clearly didn’t belong in Star Wars.

Werewolves could be a fairly cool idea to discover in a universe that includes a bunch of planets with numerous moons. Sivrak’s erasure reveals a little bit of Mr. Lucas’s lack of imaginative and prescient.

Beldorion

When not making bonkers decisions, the Expanded Universe tends to simply repeat what individuals already appear to take pleasure in about Star Wars. This implies a whole lot of Hutts are usually crime lords despite the fact that they’re surprisingly simple to kill, which is relatively problematic while you’re surrounded by murderers 24/7.

Repetition isn’t the issue with Beldorion, although. He’s not a crimelord, however a Jedi. Sure, I do know that Empire Strikes Again taught us that even seemingly innocent and mad creatures will be nice Jedi. Nonetheless, the prequels did present us that Yoda was additionally immensely expert with the lightsaber. So, I’d actually such as you to think about a Jabba-like creature making an attempt to carry out some loopy spin strikes with their saber on.

C-3PX

It’s the ultimate entry, so I can lastly admit that I completely detest C-3PO and get as little blowback from that as potential. I like that creepy, ineffective factor lower than I like Jar Jar. Nonetheless, if that helps, there’s one factor I like even much less, which is makes an attempt to make C-3PO look badass. That’s when C-3PX is available in.

C-3PX is a droid that appears similar to C-3PO however can also be geared up with weapons. He was even employed by Darth Maul as an murderer sooner or later. Getting a protocol droid that’s ill-equipped for any type of bodily exercise to be your murderer is dumber than having Anakin construct C-3PO to assist his mom round the home.

Should you’re out there for a “badass” droid, you’re higher off with BioWare’s efforts and the very vile HK-47, the murderbot who views all natural beings as meatbags.