The Castilon gorgs were a non-sentient subspecies of the amphibious gorg. Bitey was a member of the species.
Biology and appearance
The Castilon gorg[2] was a non-sentient[1] subspecies of the amphibian gorg. They were considered as a carnivorous creature, often eating large insects and other animals.[2]
History
Between around 233 BBY and 232 BBY,[5] a Castilon gorg found it's way into a toolbox in Nash's garage where it was discovered by RJ-83. RJ-83 chased the Castilon gorg, but when the Castilon gorg helped clean up the garage, RJ-83 allowed the Castilon gorg to rest in a toolbox.[6] Another Castilon gorg made noise in the dark while Nubs attempted to sleep, which bothered him until he located the Castilon gorg and figured out that by using it as an eye mask with the lights on, he was able to sleep.[7]
In 34 ABY,[8] a Castilon gorg was acquired by the Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono after a deal he made with the merchants Flix and Orka in exchange for starship parts needed to fix his racing starfighter the Fireball. The Castilon gorg was originally planned to be eaten as lunch, but the pair merchants decided to keep the amphibian and named him Bitey.[3]
Behind the scenes
The Castilon gorg, albeit unidentified, first appeared in the two-episode pilot "The Recruit" of the first season of the animated series Star Wars Resistance,[3] which released on October 7, 2018.[9] The gorg subspecies was later identified in 2022 through a merchandise sold at the real world Creature Stall in the themed-land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.[2] The gorgs were designed by Colas Gauthier.[10]
Appearances
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Star Wars: Fun with Nubs — "Nubs Can't Stop Sneezing" - Star Wars: Fun with Nubs — "RJ Makes a Friend"
- Star Wars: Fun with Nubs — "Nubs Tries To Sleep"
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Star Wars Resistance — "The Recruit" (First appearance) -
"The Recruit - Part 1" — Star Wars Resistance Animation 1 (Illustrated on clothing) - "The Recruit - Part 2" — Star Wars Resistance Animation 2 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars Resistance — "The Triple Dark"
- "The Triple Dark" — Star Wars Resistance Animation 3
- Star Wars Resistance — "Fuel for the Fire" (Illustrated on clothing)
- Star Wars Resistance — "The Children from Tehar"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Synara's Score"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Bibo"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Dangerous Business"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Neeku's Reward"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Bucket's Quest"
- Star Wars Resistance — "The Rematch" (Illustrated on ship)
- Star Wars Resistance — "The New Trooper" (Illustrated on ship)
- Star Wars Resistance — "The Disappeared"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Descent" (Illustrated on ship)
- Star Wars Resistance — "No Escape: Part 1"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Into the Unknown"
- Star Wars Resistance — "A Quick Salvage Run" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Resistance — "Live Fire" (Illustrated on ship)
- Star Wars Resistance — "Hunt on Celsor 3" (Illustrated on ship)
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Star Wars Galactic Pals — "Huttlet" (as a toy) -
Star Wars Galaxy of Creatures — "Gorgs" - Star Wars Resistance — "The Engineer"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Rendezvous Point"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Kaz's Curse"
- Star Wars Resistance — "The New World" (Illustrated on ship)
- Star Wars Resistance — "No Place Safe"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Rebuilding the Resistance" (Illustrated on ship)
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Creature Stall (First identified as Castilon gorg) - Star Wars Resistance — "The Escape"
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (Illustrated on ship)
Sources
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First Look Trailer - Star Wars Resistance | Disney on the official Disney YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) (First pictured) (Illustrated on ship) -
Meet Team Fireball | Star Wars Resistance on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) -
"Database" — Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 99 -
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Returns for Season 2 on StarWars.com (backup link) - Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy (Picture only)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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Bitey in the Databank (backup link) - Gorg in the Databank (backup link)
- Office of Acquisitions in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Creature Stall
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars Resistance — "The Recruit"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxy of Creatures — "Gorgs"
- ↑
4.11.23 SW Celeb Tues Wrap Up Press Blast by The Walt Disney Studios on Getty Images (April 11, 2023) (backup link) places Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures 200 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which corresponds to 232 BBY according to Star Wars: Timelines. The series itself spans at least a year, per The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: Volume II. As Star Wars: Fun with Nubs in the same time period, it must also take place around those years.
- ↑ Star Wars: Fun with Nubs — "RJ Makes a Friend"
- ↑ Star Wars: Fun with Nubs — "Nubs Tries To Sleep"
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
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Star Wars Resistance on Walt Disney TV Press website (original link is obsolete)
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Amy Beth Christenson (@artbyabc) on Twitter (post on March 16, 2019): "Part 6 #StarWarsResistance shout-outs: COLAS GAUTHIER designed the Gorgs, Aunt Z’s droid G1-7CH, the Colossus engineering room, Kel and Eila’s room, and the Colossus Trash Incinerator room, just to name a few! Thank you, Colas!" (backup link)
External links
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Disney Parks Star Wars Galaxy's Castilon Gorg Blue Frog Creature New with Tag on Walmart (backup link)
