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| Valakkar | ||
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| Kingdom | Animal | |
| Sentient? | No | |
| Habitat | Leir III, Monox | |
| Diet | Omnivore | |
The Valakkar or "Sandworm" is a species of gigantic sand worms in Star Citizen native of Leir III in the Leir system[1]. At some point they became an invasive species of of Monox in Pyro.[1][2]
It was first shown at CitizenCon 2016.[3] The Valakkar was shown again at CitizenCon 2954, now said to live on Monox, not only in Lier III.
Physiology
Valakkar are born from clutches of two to three eggs that are laid in shallow nests in the desert. When the young emerge, they burrow into the sand, where they spend the majority of their lives. The life stages of a Valakkar can be divided in juveniles, which are around 5 meters long and live near mineral deposits and just under planet surfaces; adults, which are around 15 meters long and attack when their litter is attacked and apex, which can grow up to 300 meters long[2].
They move with the aid of overlapping plates that grip the ground, pushing them along without the need for limbs. As omnivores, they subsist on a mixed diet of vegetation, detritus, and meat, and have evolved to need very little water to survive. They are known to attack settlements, preventing the construction of permanent habitation on Leir III, leaving it sparsely populated with only nomadic smugglers and outlaws.[4][2]
At CitizenCon 2954, it was revealed that the Valakkar is found on Monox on Pyro as an invasive species. Its teeth and pearl-like body parts were shown to be lootable, and it is said to spit rock-hard sand at aggressors. It was also hinted that they may have been able to invade other environments and several planets and adapted to the local conditions. So far they have indentified Jungle/Swamp Valakkars and Cave Valakkars[2].
Quotes
"We said let's put in a Javelin, sandstorm, sand nomads, and then i was like let's have a big worm too, and everyone was haha, very funny Chris, and i was like, oh no, i'm not joking."
Chris Roberts [5]
Gallery
Trivia
- Giant sandworms known as Shai-Hulud are present in the sci-fi classic Dune series by Frank Herbert, and are the almost certain inspiration for the Star Citizen Valakkar.[6] The Star Citizen Shai-Hulud are portrayed as having a mouth consisting of three triangular lobes, as in the 1984 David Lynch movie, which itself takes inspiration from the John Schoenherr illustrations for the serialization of Dune in Analog Magazine and for the book covers.[7][8]
- April 1st 2022 patchnotes indicate that the sandworm has finally been added to the game, but has decided to remain underground indefinitely.[9]
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1
Loremakers: Community Questions December 2024. Spectrum Dispatch - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2025-01-02
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 CitizenCon 2954: Day One|accessdate=19-Oct-2024, Star Citizen, YouTube, Oct 19, 2024
- ↑ CitizenCon 2016, Star Citizen, YouTube, 10 oct. 2016
- ↑ Galactic Guide: Leir System, Jump Point, vol. 04, no. 10, p. 54.
- ↑ Star Citizen: The Road to CitizenCon, Star Citizen, YouTube, Oct 15, 2016
- ↑ Dune, Frank Herbert, 1965
- ↑ Dune: the Most Important Science Fiction Art Ever, omnireboot.com, August 16, 2013, archived
- ↑ Dune (1984), imdb
- ↑ Star Citizen Alpha 3.16.2 LIVE.8675309 Patch Notes. Spectrum. Retrieved 2022-04-01
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