Mamacore

Mamacores were a species of non-sentient carnivorous creatures from the water moon of Trask.

Biology and appearance

Mamacores had a large circular mouth lined with sharp teeth.^[1] They were visually similar to^[3] the sarlaccs of the planet Tatooine.^[4]

History

One member of this species was held in captivity by Quarren boatmen, who regularly fed the beast. At one point, this mamacore attempted to eat the youngling Grogu alive together with his hover pram, but was attacked soon after by the Mandalorian warrior Koska Reeves, who saved him.^[3]

Behind the scenes

"That mouth was pretty much all there was to the Mamacore design. Doug Chiang may have artwork somewhere that suggests what the rest of the creature looks like, but I never saw it. From the beginning, it was boarded and prevised as this big mouth rising out of the water."

―Visual effects animator Hal Hickel^[5]

A mamacore first appeared in the Mandalorian Season Two episode "Chapter 11: The Heiress,"^[3] which was directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and written by Jon Favreau, and first aired on November 13, 2020.^[6] ILM visual effects animator Hal Hickel said in an interview for the 172th and final issue of the magazine Cinefex, that his team only ever designed the mouth of the creature and never saw any concept art showing the rest of it's body.^[5]