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Massiff Attack
We get our first glimpse of Massiffs (dog sized lizard creatures) on Tatooine. There's a pair fighting over a bone in the Tusken camp. But they were originally supposed to be indigenous to Geonosis as well.
After landing on Geonosis, Obi-Wan goes up a rocky trail where he is attacked by a pair of Massiffs. He makes short work of them with his lightsaber before continuing with his investigation.
Here is the excerpt from the screenplay included with the "Art of Episode II" book...
Scene 110- EXTERIOR GEONOSIS, ROCK FACE TRAIL-NIGHT
OBI-WAN climbs a steep, narrow trail. Suddenly, a CRY is heard close by. OBI-WAN stumbles slightly. His foot slips on the edge, sending a stream of pepples skittering into the darkness.
OBI-WAN listens. Silence. He draws his lightsaber but does not ignite it.
He sets off again and works his way around a narrow corner, to confront a crouching MASSIFF (a dog sized lizard) with slavering fangs! The beast leaps at him, and OBI-WAN ignites his lightsaber as the MASSIFF knocks him on his back.
Its jaws open wide. OBI-WAN stabs the creature, throws it off him, and jumps up.
A SECOND MASSIFF jumps him from behind. OBI-WAN swings around and cuts it in half. The MASSIFF flies over the cliff, HOWLING. It plummets to its death hundreds of feet below.
Evidence of this scene being filmed can be viewed in Making of Episode II #6 "It's All Magic". The pictures below are from that documentary as well. The last two pics are from the Art of Episode II book and the Image Attack series.
Sources:
-Script from Art of Episode II book.
-starwars.com: Making of EpII #6, Image Attack.
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