The species was originally created during the pre-production phase of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, a film that was released during 1999. Detailed concept art was drawn by Terryl Whitlatch, but the character was cut from the film. The design was later reused for the character "Bullseye" Navior in the 1999 video game Star Wars Episode I: Racer, which brought the species into canon for the first time.
The species was originally created during the pre-production phase of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, a film that was released during 1999. Detailed concept art was drawn by Terryl Whitlatch, but the character was cut from the film. The design was later reused for the character "Bullseye" Navior in the 1999 video game Star Wars Episode I: Racer, which brought the species into canon for the first time.