Slashrats were rodent-like predators native to Bimmiel.
They hunted in packs and had powerful olfactory senses. Whenever a slashrat had made a kill, the pack would unleash a combination of sweat and pheromones called killscent. When a slashrat was killed, its corpse would release a different scent called stink, which would warn away other slashrats. Killscent would attract slashrats from miles away, sometimes from multiple packs, forming an inescapable zone called a killball. One strategy for escaping slashrats was to distract them with a killball, since they would ignore all other prey. Ganner Rhysode and Corran Horn fought slashrats when they were on Bimmiel. They also spread killscent all over a Yuuzhan Vong camp so that the slashrats would attack.
Slashrats were capable of running at speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour.[1]
Appearances[]
- Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan 3 (Mutated)
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught (First appearance)
- The New Jedi Order: Ylesia (Mentioned only)
- Legacy of the Force: Betrayal (Mentioned only)
- Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
- Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse audiobook
- Legacy (2006) 28 (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- The Essential Guide to Alien Species
- Alien Anthology
"The New Jedi Order in 100 Easy Lessons" — Star Wars Insider 74- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
