克雷特龙（krayt dragon）

南方战士

翻译：Darth Maul、南方战士

krayt dragon 克雷特龙

Homeworld:
Tatooine
母星：
塔图因

Size:
10 meters (canyon dragon)
体型：
10米（峡谷龙）

Diet:
carnivore
食性：
肉食

正史



An enormous serpentine-like reptile, the mighty krayt dragon lurks in the loose sands of the Tatooine wastelands. A peril to colonists and natives alike, the krayt dragon is fearsome enough that even Tusken Raiders keep their distance.
作为一种巨型蛇状爬行动物，强大的克雷特龙潜伏在塔图因废土的松砂下。不管对殖民者还是对当地人，克雷特龙都是巨大的威胁。它们可怕到连塔斯肯袭击者都敬而远之。

电影



Making the Jundland Wastes all the more dangerous are immense reptiles stalking the craggy canyons in search of prey. These huge predators are known as krayt dragons and their bone-chilling howl is enough to send even ferocious Sand People skittering for cover.
巨大的爬行类动物在崎岖的峡谷中潜行，搜寻猎物，把绛德兰荒地变得更加危险。这种巨型猛兽被称为克雷特龙。他们的吼叫令人心惊膽寒，甚至足以让凶残的沙民四散逃窜，寻找掩护。

衍生宇宙



The name krayt dragon encompasses a number of subspecies, all of them horrific. The canyon dragon is a 10-meter tall example of the desert reptile, its body stretching out to 30 meters when full grown. Krayt dragons grow throughout their lifespan, becoming increasingly stronger with age. Its head is crested with five tapering horns, and its face is armored with dermal bone plates.
克雷特龙这个名字包含了几个亚种，全都非常可怕。峡谷龙是一种10米高的沙漠爬行动物，完全长大后，其体长可达30米。克雷特龙的一生都在生长。它们会随着年龄的增长而越来越强壮。其头顶有五个尖角，脸上还有角质骨板。

The height of summer is mating season for the krayt dragon, and the canyons echo with terrifying howls. Even fierce Tusken Raiders flee at this sound, as frenzied dragons have been known to unleash terrible destruction and carnage.
盛夏是克雷特龙的交配季节。峡谷中回荡着恐怖的叫声。据说狂暴的克雷特龙会造成可怕的破坏与屠杀，因此甚至连凶猛的塔斯肯袭击者听到这种声音后都退避三舍。

The Tusken Raiders have an awe-filled reverence for the krayt dragons, respecting the beast's ferocity and killing power. One reported rite of passage for Tusken youngsters is the hunting of a krayt dragon, though tales of success are rare.
塔斯肯袭击者敬畏克雷特龙，崇拜这种野兽的凶残与致命。据说塔斯肯少年的成年人仪式之一是捕猎一头克雷特龙，但很少听说有成功的。

Krayt dragons have gizzards to aide in their intake of food. These gizzards are sometimes home to neatly polished precious stones that some call Krayt dragon pearl. The beauty of these stones, coupled with the extreme danger faced when trying to harvest them, have caused Krayt dragon eggs to be worth a fortune.
克雷特龙依靠砂囊来帮助食物消化。这些砂囊里有时藏有完全光滑的珍贵石头，有人称之为克雷特龙珠。这些石头的美丽，再加上试图获得它们所要面对的巨大危险，使克雷特龙的蛋价值连城。

While the canyon dragon is an impressive sight, it is dwarfed by the greater krayt dragon, a desert titan found amongst the endless dunes. The greater dragon actually submerges itself in the shifting sands, and can use its ten powerful limbs to swim through the dunes.
峡谷龙虽然令人叹为观止，但在大克雷特龙面前却相形见拙。大克雷特龙是生活在无尽沙丘中的沙漠巨兽。实际上，大克雷特龙能使自己潜入流沙之中，利用十条有力的腿在沙丘中穿梭。

Some xenobiologists postulate that the krayt dragons are the degenerate descendents of the fabled Duinuogwuin Star Dragons. Another relative of the beasts is the stockier kell dragon.
有些异族生物学家推测克雷特龙是由传说中杜伊诺格伍因星龙退化后的后裔。这种野兽的另一个亲戚是更矮壮的凯尔龙。

幕后



Although a krayt dragon does not appear in A New Hope, its bleach-white skeleton does appear during Threepio's trek across the Dune Sea. These sauropod bones were made of Fiberglas, and left in the Tunisian desert after production wrapped. Incredibly, the skeleton remained untouched for almost two decades, when archeologist and Star Wars Insider contributor Dr. David West Reynolds revisited the Tunisian location in 1995 and found the bones.
尽管克雷特龙并未出现在《新的希望》中，但其白色的骨架确实在3PO穿越沙丘之海时出现。这些蜥脚类动物的骨架由玻璃纤维制成，在影片制作完成后被留在了突尼斯的沙漠中。不可思议的是，在随后的将近二十年中，这具骨架原封不动，考古学家兼《星球大战知情者》杂志撰搞人戴维·韦斯特·雷诺兹博士在1995年重返突尼斯拍摄现场时发现了这些骨骸。

Some sources, however, indicate that these bones belong to a "sand worm," and not of a krayt dragon. Xenobiologists are currently unavailable for comment.
然而，有些资料表明这些骨骸属于一种“沙虫”，而不是克雷特龙。异族生物学家目前还难以评论。