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Tauntaun

Speciescanon

Also known as Tauntauns

Facts

Average height
1.3 to 2 meters at the shoulder 2.7 meters total
Eye colour
Dark

Members of the species

  • Murra (tauntaun)
  • Riba
  • Sunshine
  • Arno (tauntaun)
  • Boz
  • Reebak
  • Unidentified Tauntaun youngling
  • Keelak
  • Pombo
  • Tova

Appearances

156 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

  • Reference books 52
  • Games 24
  • Novels 22
  • Short stories 14
  • TV episodes 12
  • Activity books 11
  • Comics 10
  • Comic stories 5
  • Films 4
  • Audio 1
  • Web 1

Films

TV episodes

Comics

Comic stories

  • Tales from Wild Space: A Tauntaun Tail (2019)
  • Epilogue (2019)
  • The Lost Stories, Part 3 (2020)
  • Return to Hoth (comic story) (2023)
  • Return to Echo Base (2024)

Novels

Short stories

  • Size Matters Not (The Original Trilogy Stories) (2015)
  • Survival on Hoth (2015)
  • A Good Kiss (2020)
  • A Naturalist on Hoth (2020)
  • Eyes of the Empire (2020)
  • Heroes of the Rebellion (2020)
  • Hunger (short story) (2020)
  • Rendezvous Point (short story) (2020)
  • Rogue Two (short story) (2020)
  • She Will Keep Them Warm (2020)
  • The Whills Strike Back (2020)
  • Luke on the Bright Side (2022)
  • Reputation (Boba Fett) (2023)
  • When Fire Marked the Sky (2023)

Games

  • Star Wars: Commander (2014)
  • Star Wars: Galactic Defense (2014)
  • Star Wars: Card Trader (2015)
  • Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015)
  • Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (2017)
  • Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
  • Legends of the Alliance (2017)
  • Star Wars: Datapad (2019)
  • Bossk Operative Expansion (2019)
  • Sabine Wren Operative Expansion (2019)
  • Rebel Veterans Unit Expansion (2019)
  • Tauntaun Riders Unit Expansion (2019)
  • Imperial Shoretroopers Unit Expansion (2019)
  • Dewback Rider Unit Expansion (2019)
  • Darth Vader Operative Expansion (2020)
  • Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)
  • Star Wars: Hunters (2021)
  • Star Wars Outlaws (2024)
  • Legends of the Force (2025)
  • Rebel Alliance Unit Card Pack (2025)
  • Tauntaun Riders Unit Expansion (new edition) (2026)
  • Captain Solo & Commander Skywalker on Tauntauns Expansion (2026)
  • Echo Base Defenders Army Box (2026)
  • Star Wars: Smugglers Gambit (2026)

Audio

  • The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Storybook and CD (2015)

Activity books

  • Star Wars: Where's the Wookiee? (2015)
  • Star Wars Maker Lab (2018)
  • Star Wars Ultimate Sticker Collection (2018) (2018)
  • Star Wars: Where's the Wookiee? Colouring Book (2018)
  • Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020 (2019)
  • Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021 (2020)
  • Star Wars: Word Search and Coloring Book (2020)
  • Star Wars: Scratch Artist (2021)
  • Star Wars Mazes (2021)
  • Galactic Society of Creature Enthusiasts Activity Journal (2021)
  • Star Wars Crossword Puzzles: And Other Word Games from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. . . . (2024)

Web

  • Star Wars: 100 Defining Moments (2015)

Reference books

  • Star Wars Workbook: Kindergarten Math Skills (2014)
  • Star Wars Workbook: Preschool ABC Fun (2014)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 9 (2014)
  • Ultimate Star Wars (2015)
  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 29 (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 32 (2016)
  • Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (2016)
  • Star Wars: Complete Locations (2016) (2016)
  • Star Wars, Objets du mythe (2016)
  • Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (2016)
  • Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide (2016)
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 33 (2017)
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 38 (2017)
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 5 (2017)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 58 (2017)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 54 (2017)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 69 (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
  • Star Wars: On the Front Lines (2017)
  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded (2017)
  • Créatures et peuples de la galaxie (2017)
  • Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
  • Star Wars: Aliens, Creatures & Beasts (2018)
  • Dawn of Rebellion (2018)
  • The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Creatures & Aliens (2018)
  • Unlimited Power (2018)
  • Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
  • Star Wars: Alien Archive (2018)
  • Star Wars: Creatures vs. Aliens (2019)
  • Star Wars: Who's Who in the Galaxy: Character Storybook (2019)
  • Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills (2019)
  • Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
  • Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide (2019)
  • Star Wars: Book of Lists (2020)
  • Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu (2020)
  • Star Wars: Fascinating Facts (2020)
  • The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star (2020)
  • Star Wars: A Galaxy for Everyone (2021)
  • The Star Wars Book of Monsters, Ooze and Slime (2021)
  • Star Wars: Galactic Baking (2021)
  • Hoth and Other Planets in the Outer Rim (2022)
  • Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy (2024)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
  • Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (2025)
  • Cinematic Classics: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (2025)
  • Star Wars: Galactic Drinks (2026)
  • Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)
  • Star Wars: Star Pilots (2026)
  • +2 more

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