Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye actually gave fans their own version of Dune's iconic sandworm, but changes in habitat actually made it worse.
The terrifying sandworms from the Dune series were actually stolen by Star Wars and accidentally made worse in the process. The sandworm is one of the most iconic creatures in the Dune franchise. While the overall story for the original Frank Herbert novel is more complex, the sandworms on the planet Arrakis have stuck out as the most recognizable part because of how scary they can be.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT In Terry Austin and Chris Sprouse's 1996 comic adaptation of Alan Dean Foster's novel Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Luke and Leia find themselves on a swamp planet called Mimban in search of a Kyber Crystal at a mysterious temple. However, they come across a massive creature called a Wandrella that interrupts these plans.
Geonosis Should Have Been the Wandrella's Homeworld The best way that Star Wars could have fixed this issue would be to place it on a planet where the Wandrella could blend in easier. The most obvious place to put it would be on a desert world like Tatooine or Jakku, but the similarities would end up being too close to the original Herbert novel. Instead, perhaps the best planet where the Wandrella could reside is Geonosis, home of the epic Jedi battle in Attack of the Clones.
While the Wandrella does look cool and could be a threat, the decision of where its home planet is makes it not as scary as its inspiration. There are countless planets in the Star Wars universe, and placing the franchise's take on Dune's beloved sandworm on a planet more fitting for its design would have prevented it from being ruined.
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