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monition ! This article contain spoilers for Star Wars # 39Rancors have played a major part inStar Warslore since the years of the original trilogy , something which has continued to this sidereal day . A rancor almost killed Luke Skywalker inReturn of the Jedi , a rancor almost killed the titulary clone troopers in theBad Batchbefore prove itself an improbable ally , and a gall save the day inThe Book of Boba Fett . And now , another meaning instance take a rancor just happened inStar Warscanon , and this one came with a vital spell of information : the rancor ’s plot - change new weakness .
This rancor - in - interrogation is actually the same one Luke fight inEpisode VI , only this fourth dimension , it ’s Lando Calrisian who falls intothe rancor ’s colliery under Jabba ’s Palace . The rancor ’s name is Pateesa , a male of its species , and incredibly aggressive . Pateesa is also used to have his solid food autumn from the same opening that Luke ( and now Lando ) fell through in their respectiveStar Warsstories , so it ’s no surprise he ’d attempt to wipe out someone upon their entry into his domain .
Lando incur himself in this position after he and Lobot infiltrated Jabba ’s Palace see for a particular droid they needed . However , unbeknownst to them , the palace had been run over with threat - infected droids . While head for the hills from the droids , these heroes settle into the pit of Jabba ’s Rancor , Pateesa , which should have signify a brutal decease sentence for them . Luckily , the ‘ talky droid ’ they total there to get knew exactly how to take down a rancor : frequency flak .
Star Wars Confirms Certain Frequencies Can Beat A Rancor (Temporarily)
In a trailer forStar Wars#39 by Charles Soule and Madibek Musabekov , Lando , Lobot , and the talky droid are staring down the hungry rancor , with an regular army of Scourge - infected droids making their way into the colliery as well . Then , the talky droid told Lando and Lobot to cover their ears , and it released an intense frequency . In a issue of seconds , the rancor was pink out , and the three of them made a tally for it . regrettably , he would only stick around unconscious for ten instant , which was scantily enough time for everyone to make it out .
Lando asked the talky droid on the dot how it pulled that off , and the droid let out that a sure frequency causes a resonance in the gall ’s inner pinna , which then gives the creature feelings of vertigo , resulting in unconsciousness . What ’s good is that Pateesa woke up Rubia tinctorum than he was when he was knock out , and the only matter leave in his quarry were the flagellum - infected droids .
Rancor’s New Weakness Is A Game-Changer In Star Wars Lore
give that bitterness ’s have and presumably will always play a major part inStar Warslore , this new impuissance is an absolute biz - record changer . Just in theBad Batchalone , the team had to swear on their training and ready - intellection to keep themselves alive long enough to not only fight a gall , but also secure it safely . If they ’d have known about this little antic , it die without saying that Tech could have whipped something up for them in no clip flat . On the other hand , however , a gall played an intact role inThe Book of Boba Fettby effectively securing the triumph for the show ’s hero . If the foe had known a certain frequency would take it down , the series may have ended a bit more grimly . Plus , Luke Skywalker would n’t have almost died battle this very same rancor if Lando had just passed this information along to him before they infiltrate Jabba ’s Palace to salvage Han .
Whether this method acting of taking down a resentment - even temporarily - could have been used to benefit the protagonists or antagonists of any givenStar Warsstory , it ’s clearly a game changer for the entire instal universe .
Star Wars # 39by Marvel Comics is usable October 18 , 2023 .
