Basilisk War Droid - which version do you most like?

I agree with Ordo. Thats one of my favorite pictures of the Basilisk.

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Tracyn Ordo wrote:

...although the one Mesh has posted is pretty BA it just seems to be lacking in the nose guns department... Lol yes I am a sucker for many BFG's!

lol. The miniature I posted can actually come in the box which has cover art of the picture you posted. And I agree that the mini needs more nose-guns, too. Razz

http://www.coolstuffinc.com/images/Products/Misc%20Art/Star%20Wars%20Miniatures/pack_bountyhunters.jpg

But yeah, those last two pictures are how I always thought Bes'uliike were supposed to look, and therefore which version I would pick to represent them. As for why the Virago was used in the KotOR game, I'm not sure. (Only played one of them all the way through and really don't remember it all that well.) Though the Wookiee article does say that Xizor contracted MandalMotors. /shrug

Also just noticed that the one on the right in the second picture of the OP (the one of the "new KotOR comics"), actually has the little fins kind of like the Virago. So I dunno. XD

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I looove that miniature! *insert drooling maniac smiley*

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Completely random thought here...(and I don't know if this is sad or an "aha" moment...)

I was watching one of the many preschool shows with my son today, and they had a small segment about...

BASILISK LIZARDS!!

So, I just learned something new today. I thought "Basilisk" was simply a term tossed around in the Star Wars Galaxy because it was a made-up word. It turns out this droid is probably modeled after one.

Amazing what you learn on TV these days...my son is learning more Star Wars stuff that I even imagined I could teach him! Razz

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Ms.MaraJade wrote:

BASILISK LIZARDS!!

So, I just learned something new today. I thought "Basilisk" was simply a term tossed around in the Star Wars Galaxy because it was a made-up word. It turns out this droid is probably modeled after one.

Hahaha. Have you ever seen/read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets? The main monster in that is a Basilisk.

Historically, the Basilisk is a mythological reptilian creature.

Quote:

"In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power to cause death with a single glance."

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Hi Mesh'la,

No, I do not follow Harry Potter, but I did see on the Internet that Basilisk was a mythical creature as well. I was just pointing out my ignorance for the world around me and how a child's show taught this "old lady" something new. Laughing

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Basilisk war droids were originally produced by the Basiliskans, an extinct lizard-species, which they modeled after themselves - according to Wookiepedia. And I've got an impression that after the Mandalorians had conquered them, they were used in the production of the droids as spare parts, so to say.

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You got that partly right. The Mandalorians did conquer them, but when they saw how the Basiliskans fought, they used them for grunts. I saw a few pictures of Mandalorians fighting side by side of Basiliskans. The Mandalorians then used the Basilisk War Droids after all the Basiliskans died in their army.

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Also partly right.

Basiliskans were an intelligent lizard species native to the planet Basilisk in the Core. They were the creators of the Basilisk War Droids, that were rumored to be modeled after themselves. During their war with the Mandalorians, the Basiliskans chemically poisoned their own planet, in a last effort to defeat their conquerors.

After the war the Mandalorians found a new use for the Basiliskans. With their tough hides and claws (not to mention how easily they could be trained) and their intelligence the Mandalorians used them as weapons for aerial and ground fighting during later wars. Because of this the Basiliskans degenerated and became nothing more than beasts. As such they were re-named the Lagartoz War Dragons.

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I generally love any element in SW that's exotic, and Basiliskan tech is the most exotic next to Vongese tech. I wonder what kind of society they had. Here's an idea: bug worship. Think about it. Every Basiliskan tech we've seen so far has had a bug hull design: the Kyramud looks like a wasp, the Shadlaar looks like a cockroach and the Basilisk looks like a very weird bug combined with lizardy claws. Makes me wonder if the planet before it's conquest had architecture supposed to resamble hives, from mounds to beehives.

Perhaps a bit off-topic but still... on topic.