Photo and Details For The Animatronic Loth-Cat From AHSOKA Made by the Creators of Grogu
A new photo has been released that gives fans another look at the new creature coming to the Star Wars universe. An animatronic Loth-Cat was created for the upcoming series Ahsoka, and it was made by the crew that brought us Grogu, aka “Baby Yoda.”
As revealed in the Ahsoka trailer, the cuddly critters native to the planet Lothal will be factoring into Ahsoka Tano’s solo adventure – and while the creatures’ brief appearances in The Mandalorian have been CGI, the one here is a fresh animatronic from the Legacy team.
The cast of the series talked to Empire about the new creature at Star Wars Celebration, with live-action Hera Syndulla actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead saying, “It was real, it was there!” The Loth-cat puppet was a particular favourite of Natasha Liu Bordizzo, who’s bringing Rebels’ Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren into live-action. “That was my little buddy!” she laughs. “That cat, the complexity of the design… I mean, it has a real skeleton under there, because that’s how they control such intense facial expressions and everything.”
“It would snarl and look cute,” says Ahsoka herself, Rosario Dawson. “Really, the detail was next-level.”
Check out the photo and let us know if you think this little guy is as cute as Grogu! Or wait to get a better look when Ahsoka premieres on Disney+ this August.