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10/12/09 7:38 PM -
Creature Handler seen in Coruscant Developer Dispatch? 
by sado
, posted October 12th, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Update after the jump

It's a bit too early to tell on this but it is quite interesting the way that this NPC seen in the Coruscant developer dispatch video seems to have control over this creature:


This is obviously pure speculation right now but this is the first time that we have seen a creature in close proximity to an NPC or player without them fighting it at the time almost as if it were the person's creature. I can't wait to get my hands on the high-res version of the video to get a better look at this in the future.
 
Update: Earlier today, BioWare released a high def version of the developer dispatch and we were able to get a closer look at the mystery creature we noticed last week. While this single, still image isn't enough for any conclusive evidence, we believe that it most resembles a "narglatch". The general body shape combined with the tail and, what appears to be a crest points us to this conclussion. Of course this is all speculation, but here are a few images to compare:

 
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24 Comments
Comment by Savage_Spirit made on January 4th, 2010 at 8:26pm
I would guess that this is an NPC who sells or rents mounts. Swoop or creature, the choice is yours when travelling to the depths of Coruscant.
 
Comment by Scarybooster » Blog made on October 30th, 2009 at 10:54am
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Comment by Creature handler spotted? made on October 15th, 2009 at 3:23am
[...] Whether SWTOR will have such a profession, its not sure as its too early to tell, or maybe this could be a Vendor who sells mounts in game so players can get around. Either way, its a good find and you can read more here [...]
 
Comment by permacrete made on October 13th, 2009 at 10:08am
I think that another important point is that this beastie certainly isn't native to Coruscant... it had to have come here with its owner. If we saw this on Onderan (where the wild things are) then it would be more easily dismissed as almost certainly an NPC.
 
Comment by dave made on October 13th, 2009 at 2:34am
looks like a stegosaurus.
 
Comment by JimtheJedi made on October 12th, 2009 at 10:13pm
Walking Garbage Disposal? ;P
 
Comment by thoughtcrime made on October 11th, 2009 at 5:36pm
Hmm, I think it's just an npc pet, probably has a story behind it. But I don't doubt that the jedi class will have some sort of control beast ability. Perhaps a skill tree that will let you tame them for longer periods or something.

"Swoop bike" looks like a bench :p
 
Comment by Menok made on October 16th, 2009 at 6:16pm
well I doubt it though... the jedi would then have force (ranged buff/debuff) lightsabers (melee) and pets... that's just a wee bit too much for my taste.
 
Comment by Team made on October 9th, 2009 at 4:36pm
could just be a quest-giver with a pet that you need to go into the sewers and kill 20 rats until you get enough rat meat for him to give you 500xp and 50 credits.
 
Comment by Revix2k9 made on October 9th, 2009 at 1:22pm
creature handler , idk that class doesnt sound iconoic but it reminds of that fat guy who cried when luke killed the rancor.
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on October 9th, 2009 at 1:27pm
You didn't play SWG I take it? Creature Handler was a class in SWG(pre-NGE). Basically it was like Hunter from WoW, except with more focus on your pet. They could tame damned near any creature in the game, which made for a lot of variety. And yes, Malakili from RotJ was one inspiration for him. :)
 
Comment by Revix2k9 made on October 9th, 2009 at 4:06pm
i did know it was a class in SWG i just dont like it it feels uniconic to me.
 
Comment by Spongy made on October 10th, 2009 at 5:18pm
either way it was fun added variety.

I only dabbled w/ it just to get a creature i could ride. But i remember the first time i saw some guy w/ rancors outside a cantina i didn't know what CH was, i thought i was going to get eaten alive lol.
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on October 9th, 2009 at 4:13pm
That's why it was scrapped when the NGE hit and SWG got dropped down to 9 Iconic™ Classes. But I liked the idea of Creature Handler. Plus it worked well with Bio-Engineering, where a BE could make a pet for a CH. But I do see what you mean about it as an Iconic™ class in TOR. I don't see Creature Handler being a class in TOR.

Theoretically I could imagine a Beast Lord class though, like the Beast Lords of Onderon. But a class for TOR based just on a single group of people on a single obscure planet? Probably wouldn't work.
 
Comment by Revix2k9 made on October 9th, 2009 at 7:23pm
But certain NPCS can be creature handlers just not a playable class.
 
Comment by axjolla made on October 9th, 2009 at 4:00pm
before they nerfed it, we could control 3 rancors..pwn
 
Comment by Panzzer made on October 9th, 2009 at 12:54pm
Man that makes alot of sence actually, beastmastery was very popular in WoW, perhaps this will be implemented as a class in TOR?? But ya lets not get too carried away here, its just one photo, most likely an NPC, not a player.


p.s. swoop bike! soo excited
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on October 9th, 2009 at 12:54pm
Maybe it's just one of the wild creatures that rove the lower areas of Coruscant. Giant rats and such ya know? Maybe this is one of those that doesn't aggro, just roams around until players attack it.
 
Comment by TaboriHK made on October 9th, 2009 at 12:31pm
Ha, I feel like we're analyzing security cam footage now. And my vote is swoop, that's definitely what it looks like to me.
 
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Comment by sado made on October 9th, 2009 at 12:33pm
Same, just waiting on the higher res video to confirm that and a couple other things seen in the video.
 
Comment by Avaro made on October 9th, 2009 at 12:06pm
Whats the thing next to the guy that stands to the left of the creature guy?
 
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Comment by sado made on October 9th, 2009 at 12:06pm
Looks like some swoop bike, possibly an older version, or maybe a futuristic floor buffer. Too hard to tell for me at this point.
 
Comment by Avaro made on October 9th, 2009 at 12:13pm
If it's a swoop bike, bad parking spot. If it's a floor buffer "Stop chattin' and get back to work!"
 
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Comment by sado made on October 9th, 2009 at 12:25pm
Ha.

I re-looked over all the stuff in the video. There is definitely some left to dissect but most rely heavily on the high res video that is coming on monday.