The SARLACC (STAR WARS Creatures Explained)

First appearing in the awesome 1983 Return of the Jedi, The Sarlaccs were multi-tentacled omnivorous beasts that remained fixed in the ground waiting to feed on unsuspecting prey.
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[@D00M3R_MAVS]

wow that is far worse than I'd ever imagined as a kid. this thing always scared me, but I always thought you'd die pretty fast. it's gotta be the worst death ever concocted. lucas is a scar dude. ha ha.

[@ms.fish1238]

By far the worst death is being turned into a grab mind from halo it is tarafying

[@andyfamboi_6248]

Jerrol Hale nice

[@TheHappyBuddha]

Dude.... Warhammer 40k deamonculaba.... Litterally being used in a skin factory

[@chrisgreen6222]

After the rancor and the sarlacc failed to eat luke, I wonder what Jabba' s third ceature would have been

[@jonathancampbell7798]

chris Green himself

[@jackychang9148]

chris Green A Krayt Dragon?

[@SirMarshalHaig]

A Zerg infested Death Star?

[@cjdragon1988]

His mom!

[@deffonotdio6751]

Ur mom

[@Montageproduction123]

When i saw it's whole body, i realised it's way more scarier then i thought

[@akaricky658]

I would love to throw explosives and acid down it

[@anthony432]

@@akaricky658 You got your wish with Book of Boba Fett episode 4

[@thatguy4413]

I actually met the actor who played Boba Fett this weekend. When I asked him about the upcoming Fett movie he told me "best of luck to the actor" taking up his role.

[@special_needs_ra2303]

any chance that was during star wars identities

[@thatguy4413]

Phoenix Comic Con. It was brief but truly an awesome experience meeting the man behind the mask.

[@notmaddog4556]

I know where he lives

[@zapzone302]

when is that movie being released?

[@dak4465]

Boba fett survived the sarlacc

[@rainbowfury1019]

Did you know that after Boba Fett escaped his death in the Sarlacc, he learned his lesson to fire at the thing using his ship while he's in orbit in space.

[@nicholaskubin7712]

And he does it annually

[@bodeeeen]

sounds like he was traumatized

[@bigpigeon2384]

Nicholas Kubin a nice holiday tradition

[@snakezase2998]

And fell back into it

[@shanepeterson1339]

No he hovered over it in Slave I and burned it to death with the engines

[@indeo8309]

He protecc He attacc But most impotantly He sarlacc

[@Makarislethal]

Lol i hate you for this haha

[@thatguyoverthere9634]

Better yet He protecc He attacc But most importantly He escape the sarlacc

[@jamesfry552]

Expected it to be here not disappointed

[@kevinjohnson7300]

Ballsacc

[@andymadden8183]

Faith in humanity decreasing...

[@Giantshredder]

This is a nightmare to me, being claustrophobic. Those drawings are insane.

[@chrisrockett5897]

Yeah. Star Wars art and lore is crazy.

[@maybebebi7060]

Sure glad Jango Fett's legacy didn't end in the belly of the Sarlacc. I NEVER knew that it kept it's victims alive within it's stomach with supplied nutrients to slowly digest them for hundreds of years! That makes the victim's death beyond hell! *Shudder*...

[@forky1686]

Even more disturbing: when the victim is finally finished being digested, the consciousness of the victim remains inside the sarlacc for the rest of the creatures life, which could be thousands, or hundreds of years depending on the sarlaccs age. Imagine being a Jedi, when you think your agony is finally over and that you will be one with the force, only to be trapped inside this vile creature for hundreds, or thousands of years.

[@Beneficialitificul]

Well, no one can live long enough to have the misfortune of being digested for hundreds of years, let alone for a thousand, nutrients or not. That being said, you'd stay alive for a very very long time.

[@MrCB555]

That's what never made sense to me - why does the Sarlacc supply nutrients to its victims in order to digest them longer?

[@joesnyder8592]

Since it takes the consciousness of it victims may be this process takes so long that the victim Has to be put on some sort of life support so that It can effectively take its victims consciousness.

[@theenginar6651]

boba escaped

[@williamnorton9547]

In the 'Legends' Expanded Universe it was said that the sarlacc could store the memories of the suffering of its prey so it could enjoy their suffering again and again. That makes the creature just as vile as Jabba the Hutt.

[@ScoutTrooperTK]

That's beyond messed up

[@tomferrara7884]

Or Palpatine

[@RM22201]

Yeh the nerds that wrote that for legends are just weirdos who want to change everything in Star Wars to torture porn for absolutely zero reason.

[@turoreal]

@@RM22201 cool.

[@turoreal]

Anyways, that is so cool 😎

[@asgardiangod23]

"This is your last chance, free us...or die". Used to love this scene so much.

[@Mayhemm007]

Everything about a Sarlacc is horrifying.

[@Nogdog945]

I’d like to point out the one on Felucia was considered The largest and oldest of the Sarlacc race, it being featured in the video game Star Wars the force unleashed, being large enough to grab a full sized rancor and eat it whole with very little effort.

[@shark2697]

It's also in battlefront 2 from 2017 it's on the felucia map under the lake It tells you on the map and when you go in the lake u see the sarlac

[@aguynamednathan]

The "tongue" is one of the WORST, most POINTLESS additions. A gaping maw filled with teeth and tentacles was horrifying in the best way possible.

[@LtFransky]

Exactly! The CGI additions are annoying and insulting.

[@simonl7868]

LtFransky keep in mind that this movie is very old

[@LtFransky]

@@simonl7868 Dude, Im old enough that I watched the original Jedi in theatres. Don't try and tell me Lucas didn't screw up the movies with his changes

[@Adam-qv2bd]

It's more of a beak. But ya they screwed up the pussy pit, vagina dentata.

[@raiderking4019]

@@fishchair48 The sarlacc (in my opinion) is not suppose to be more alive. The gaping hole with teeth, would make it seem more terrifying. The beak just makes the pit less terrifying and it kinda looks stupid.

[@musicbrush9231]

I recently watched Return of the Jedi, which is why I looked for videos like this. I can't help but feel a sense of horror and dread the victims of sarlaccs go through after seeing Boba get swallowed whole.

[@jasonvoorhees5180]

I remember reading a wildlife book about star wars that I bought from borders as a kid. Apparently Giant Krait dragons _eat_ sarlacs

[@mrbooje6502]

*greater krayt dragon

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

Confirmed in the Mandalorian

[@bravepigster]

I gotta check this out

[@lastdayonearth8381]

All Hail The Krayt Dragons!!!

[@jandestiny626]

it's stupid how they gave it a beak and tongue. an animal of that size living in the desert would indeed be better suited being just a pit. maximum energy conservation

[@alexbenavidez4500]

I don't understand how they sustain themselves, or how it makes any sense to keep their prey alive They're consuming their prey for calories and nutrients right?? So why are they expending energy to keep them alive and past their regular lifespan too?? That's going to cost more energy that what you'd get by just eating them

[@doodaw2clipsandstreams592]

Alex Benavidez Maybe they don’t feed on nutrients but the suffering of the prey. As they don’t feed often they may as well have some company for a thousand years. Plus they’re evil and want the victim to suffer.

[@gggfightklub8449]

@@alexbenavidez4500 maybe its these evolutionary dead ends which cause the creature to be so rare

[@plokoon9868]

@@alexbenavidez4500 They might feed on stuff that needs to be alive like active cells. Not every monster needs meat.

[@RM22201]

@@doodaw2clipsandstreams592 you can’t get energy from suffering

[@bobshortforkate2364]

Always reminds me of an Ex Girlfriend....

[@filmcomicsexplained]

especially the telepathic torture lol

[@davidn5917]

Lmao

[@thequintessential5503]

I think you meant her "pit" was like sarlacc

[@Makarislethal]

Damn oral.must have been roughhhh

[@shingojira6612]

@@thequintessential5503 yeah, mine even has tentacles on it

[@shrimp8752]

It reminds me of a gravemind after hearing about that bit with the memory

[@adamismail2931]

Agreed. Probably where bungie got the idea for the flood.

[@Sidneymoch]

what if the sarlacc is the gravemind from halo2 and 3?

[@ms.fish1238]

Dude the star wars and the halo univers are one in the same

[@ChachoGSX]

R2 with a projection of Cortana. Make it happen anyone besides Disney!

[@comedytragedy1207]

The gravemind is far more terrifying than the sarlacc. The sarlacc keeps you alive to slowly digest you, while the gravemind breaks you infects you and let's you go through horrible and painful mutations. The guys who were turned into nests are the poorest bastards in the world.

[@garym6315]

Love how when The Mandalorian canonized Boba's survival it simultaneously made up for his gag death AND proved he was the ultimate badass for surviving it.

[@Tygermite]

This... this is hell! THIS IS LITERALLY HELL!!! The idea of finally dissolving into nothing, but still remaining conscious to forever be in pain and agony, while hearing the screams of other victims for all eternity is a hellish fate to be in. Lucky doesn't even begin to describe Boba Fett's situation when he escaped.

[@blacklanner5795]

FCE : No skeletal structure. Also FCE : Shows pictures of a clear skeletal structure. Complete with rib cross sections and limb attachment points.

[@vitiate5093]

Skeletal means bones or cartilage (the shit your ears are made of)

[@Blazingfireball977]

I had no Idea they were so huge!!!! It's an interesting beast.

[@deltacx1059]

I would be nuking every one of those things from orbit

[@giorgigarsevanidze6334]

Honestly, there's nothing left to suggest, or at least I can't think of any. That's a good sign! You guys have explored pretty much everything, that was on our minds. Thank you very much for the effort you put into these videos. It's worth every second of our time. Keep it going!

[@hats.71239]

Nothing more exiting than a day out to visiting the Ballsacc Pit...

[@russell28533]

the fact it keeps you alive for a thousand years, while you are slowly digested, is like the living embodiment of purgatory. Or waiting in line at the DMV.

[@arnomemes6006]

I love how Sarlacc Pit was able to pull down a spaceship, but not Lando Calrissian

[@RemusTheRegular]

Did anyone mention that the original movie didn't have the tentacles and beak? That was added in the 90s I think to enhance the scene

[@pauloconnor2242]

The original had tentacles but they added more along with the beak later on.

[@deckerbloodlust3629]

I had nightmates my entire childhood because of this thing Now I've learn more about it It continues

[@nothanks1337]

I love these star wars creature explained videos 👌

[@kiwiflare]

This is just unnecessarily terrifying

[@notvicbutmatt6669]

As always, thanks for the entertaining video.

[@billcox8870]

I just want to say I've been enjoying your videos. Nice work.

[@isaacvision2099]

now that is one evil animal

[@forky1686]

Isaac Vision209 how is it evil? It's just doing what it needs to survive

[@gameshark528]

@@forky1686, maybe it should evolve.

[@tomferrara7884]

fork guy in legends it evil. In canon it isn’t.

[@chuuska1972]

Thank you! I always wanted to know about the Sarlacc.

[@loboboogie8526]

And in an epic twist of fate I got a “digestive advantage” ad right befor Sarlac vid...

[@gamereditor59ner22]

Thanks for the information!! 😎👍

[@nickcruise293]

Loved the video!

[@SchizoGenius]

It almost looks like Graboids are really young Sarlaccs

[@joshs9463]

If I was a scientist in the SW universe, I would definitely figure out a way to extract one of these creatures into space in order to study every aspect of its physiology.

[@chrisrockett5897]

That sounds lit.

[@davidvasquez749]

Nice video man loved it

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thanks David :)

[@jacobleiva5311]

Thanks for the vid it was very great

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I feel pity to this monster now that Jabba's dead and probably could no longer feed it.

[@forky1686]

kirby march Barcena eh, I don't pity it, "you will know a new definition of pain and suffering as you are digested for a thousand years" It would get off lightly compared to what its victims endure

[@Bltrommer]

I don’t think it’s canon anymore but the sarlacc died after the events shown in ROTJ.

[@davidn5917]

If I was the owner of that thing i would feed it 10 big bags of Doritos and make it puke because that’s what happened to me once I ate so much Doritos that I puked in the middle of the night it was kind of disgusting tho 😬😬😬

[@russian_knight]

Still sand people...

[@memebastard1080]

Actually a sarlac can digest its food dor couple of hunderd or thousand of years and it had like 5 prey in its stomach now

[@OnlyOneKenobi]

Great video! ! 👍👍👍

[@scryla2000]

Excellent video!!!

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thanks scryla!

[@amansaxena6798]

Nice video bro...love your efforts

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thanks Aman!

[@wolfmannoon]

Fantastic commentary👍😎

[@sannyshootsshit3700]

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[@filmcomicsexplained]

Sounds good! adding it to the list now mate :)

[@Blazingfireball977]

If I remember correctly those are ventress's sisters. right?

[@Ocucuco]

That's right

[@mewtoo007]

The only thing I heared that a Sarlaac refused to eat was a Hutt. Not because they were at times kept as 'pets' buy because the Hutt was indigestible. Ironically enough, the Kyrat Dragon (I think that's what its called) could eat a sarlaac if the dragon was big enough

[@stewyv.8943]

Do gundarks next please, also great video as always!

[@soulreaver1983]

This video is absolutely awesome!😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MyWeedIsVeryGood]

*I feel like the Sarlacc could become one of the most intelligent beings in the galaxy, if it consumes tons of people, all while being able to absorb the conciousness of those people. Not sure if it ca only fuse minds with one being or all of them.*

[@widgren87]

Could you please do an in-depth video or several on the history and culture of the Mandolorians? They are my favourite culture in all of Star Wars. Anyway best of luck to you.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

sure! adding it to the list now :)

[@widgren87]

Vor enteye :-) Thank you looking forward to it.

[@williamnorton9547]

widgren87 I'd like if they also did the same thing for the Yuuzhan Vong: an enemy I consider WORSE than the Galactic Empire. No griping about them being 'non-canon'! Canon, Legends, Clone Wars, Rebels, Prequels, Original Trilogy, Sequels..... WE'RE ALL STAR WARS FANS!!!!!!

[@widgren87]

Lets hope he does one because the Vong are pretty cool :-)

[@mikahraptor8849]

*This is the way*

[@geoffreywilliams5234]

very cool man! thank you

[@inviktus1983]

Please cover The Expanse! :)

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thanks Jonathan! Much appreciated mate. And yeh was thinking of doing one on the protomolecule and the different races once I get to starting season 2!

[@viix3815]

Boba Fett: So awesome and badass not even a sarlaac can kill him. Imagine if he had been a Grey Jedi...

[@emigdiogreen7439]

Nice vid, hope u have a nice day.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thanks buddy! you too :)

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

I read a lot about the Sarlacc in the Essential Guide to Creatures & this thing is probably the most unsettling creature in all of Star Wars, I'm glad that they are the natural prey for my favorite Star Wars creature: the Krayt Dragon

[@jonathonworner360]

I'm reminded of the level from Star Wars: the Force Unleashed when Starkiller gets stuck in a Sarlaac...

[@Ye4rZero]

Always loved that moment when Luke unleashes his laser sword on the skiff barge!

[@jgillan92]

Awesome upload as always Niyat!!! Would you do a video on the Chimera from the Resistance game series if you haven't already my man 😊

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Yes of course buddy! its on the list :)

[@jgillan92]

FilmComicsExplained Awesome! Can't wait Niyat 😄👊❤

[@ryan94589]

Hey, you should do a video on the Gremlins!

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Yep! its on the list Ryan ,thanks :)

[@williamnorton9547]

Ryan W Now there's an idea!

[@captassassin5680]

Ok that wasn’t disturbing at all! But very cool, thanks for putting it out.

[@fierce-green-fire8887]

nice video. there wasn't an explanation of how the spores traveled through space once produced. Left out info about how the spores were released in an explosion and escaped a planet's gravity. But anything about the sarlacc is cool. thanks for the vid.

[@fierce-green-fire8887]

what was that last clip of boba fett from??

[@CookieTowerDefence]

Please do a video on The Descent, It is a great movie for those who have not seen it. Thank you for the entertainment and for making a video on The Outlander, love that underrated flick

[@jacenstarheart6256]

Interstellar Video, Totally Enjoyed! 👍👍💯

[@samstone8876]

Another great video, could you look at a film called "The Signal" quite a quirky one but interesting.

[@eduardor-o4884]

Man the music when he's explaining the digestive system and seeing the body and stomach with animals and other stuff god just makes my hair stand up. The horror of Being swallowed up by a hideous creature and then being digested for a 1000 years.

[@bakedbird7415]

you deserve more subs

[@TheLexiconDevils]

That lightsaber took an ETERNITY to fall ....

[@Tengu125]

How about the different Naboo sea monsters? I'd really like to hear some about them :D

[@IBringSuffering]

Nice. Could you make a video about Ceph from Crysis series?

[@filmcomicsexplained]

yep its on the list :)

[@IBringSuffering]

Awesome.

[@armintor2826]

They couldve just said "it big worm" but damn this much info is insane

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Love how they used the original Sarlacc for The Book of Boba Fett.

[@mattallen8136]

I’m not that huge into Star Wars but I have to admit that the Sarlacc Pit is quite possibly my most favorite thing about this whole universe.

[@ericgarcia4460]

When they added the beak, I kept waiting for it to say, "Feed me, Seymour"!

[@Andy22905]

So breeding left spore sac but how do the spores travel through space? And where did the species originate. Very interesting.

[@K_i_t_t_y84]

Really love your channel! Are you going to do a video on The Zerg and Sarah Kerrigan at some point?

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Yep its on the list Megan!

[@K_i_t_t_y84]

FilmComicsExplained Thank you so much, I really enjoy all your videos, it's a geek paradise for me and I appreciate your hard work and lovely accent. Can't wait to see it!! 💞

[@robert48044]

how much of an inspiration was the SARLACC on the fx team for Tremors

[@compatriot852]

Do more star wars species and planets

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Sure

[@Cultureghost]

Perhaps an exploration of magic and sorcery in the star wars universe?

[@filmcomicsexplained]

sure, will add that to the list now :)

[@alexd2927]

I always wanted to see how they filmed the Sarlacc scene

[@Prefix1998]

A krayt dragon managed to kill and eat one of these. Goes to show how much of an apex predator the krayt dragon is.

[@VoidHarbinger430]

You should do an analysis on one of the final bosses of a Sonic game E. G. Chaos, Solaris, Dark Gaia

[@slaws9336]

Cool

[@cameronhunter5673]

wheres the clip at the end of the video (boba seemingly getting out of the sarlacc and activating his ship) from?

[@Simon-dd7rh]

Can you explain the virus in Cooties (2014)?

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Sure! adding it to the list now :)

[@Bughunt89]

When you started talking I was like “damn it I wanna watch the rest of the movie!”

[@brotherhoodpaladin2403]

Damn i love this channel you cover everything thing i am curious about or what i thought i knew but just learned didn't know sarlac was semi sentient

[@BanilyaGorilya]

The version I have is just an agape put with teeth and tentacles. It hadn’t been GeorgeLucased yet. My parents also don’t know if Fett escaping is canon or not.

[@jebbroham1776]

That sarlacc's like "Hot DAMN I must be at Golden Corral right now"! :D

[@smokestack3327]

The sarlacc reminds me of my sister all it does is eat and complain

[@marnv2956]

Thank you and God bless

[@javajeff714]

I ever read the comic about sarlacc live cycle and its very bizzare,gross,and also terrifying cycle that more horrifying even before becoming the famous sarlacc worm.I really liked that comic honestly since its explain a lot about how it lives and survive in the desserts environment.Also I really wanna see the upcoming bobba fett star ward movie tho.

[@Extaun]

They probably find a way to make boba fett a transgender

[@panzerkampfwagon4349]

Bro the The greater Krayt dragon must be HUGE if it a full grown sarlacc

[@Sevoran90120]

you should do one on the Krayt Dragon

[@XavierAncarno]

Please do *Salacious Crumb*

[@noahdaigle1981]

I would love it if you could explore the Balrog from lord of the rings.

[@bravescavenger3228]

Please make a video about the Lambent from Gears of War.

[@V4zz33]

That digitalized stuff is pretty lame, I prefer the original.

[@V4zz33]

@Marcelo Firpo Not this digital stuff.

[@dylanwhipple9882]

@@V4zz33 WHAT DIGITAL STUFF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

[@ghosttoast8610]

@@dylanwhipple9882 the beek