Laa


The Laa, also known as the Fantailed Laa fish, were a species of scalefish found on the planet Naboo and the moon Jedha. They lived alongside six other scalefish species in the waters around the city Otoh Gunga in Lake Paonga, and could also be found in the Abyss, where they were preyed upon indiscriminately by the large colo claw fish and opee sea killers that dwelt there. Tiny yobshrimp lived in the gills of tee scalefish, and they were then licked out and eaten by laa.

In 9 BBY, the Sakavian fisherman Skoova Stev caught a Fantailed Laa fish on Jedha and put it in a fish tank at Pyloon's Saloon.

Laa, albeit unidentified, first appeared in the film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Their identity were later confirmed to be canon in the 2015 reference book Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know. The species was identified as the Fantailed Laa fish in the video game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which was developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts on April 28, 2023.

Laa, along with fellow scalefish doo, ray, mee, faa, see, tee, appear to be a reference to the real-world musical scale; i.e, "Do, Re, Me, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do."

Behind the scenes


The Fantailed Laa fish in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

The Fantailed Laa fish in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Laa, albeit unidentified, first appeared in the film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Their identity were later confirmed to be canon in the 2015 reference book Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know. The species was identified as the Fantailed Laa fish in the video game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which was developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts on April 28, 2023.

Laa, along with fellow scalefish doo, ray, mee, faa, see, tee, appear to be a reference to the real-world musical scale; i.e, "Do, Re, Me, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do."

Sources


  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
  • Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
  • Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
  • Star Wars: Alien Archive

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