Tet’niss, the ‘Skeleton Crew’ Mama Crab, Holds Original Trilogy Secrets!
Episode 6 of Skeleton Crew introduced one of the biggest monsters the crew has faced so far, and she held a ton of references to the Original Trilogy!
Jan 3, 2025
Episode 6 of Skeleton Crew introduced one of the biggest monsters the crew has faced so far, and she held a ton of references to the Original Trilogy!
Kristin Baver recently shared a bit about the creation of the latest (and heaviest) Star Wars model over at StarWars.com, and the process included quite a few nods to the history of the franchise.
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Tet’niss, the mama crab from “Zero Friends Again” was created practically using stop motion animation techniques
The puppet was created by Tippett Studio in Berkely, California, who worked on the Original Trilogy
Tippet Studio, founded by legendary animator and creature creator Phil Tippett, was responsible for the animations of the tauntauns and AT-ATs as well as other famous designs like the djarik table from A New Hope, Max Rebo from Return of the Jedi, and even designs for The Force Awakens, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and The Rise of Skywalker
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For Tet’niss, the studio worked alongside the legendary Doug Chiang to digitally render the design before 3D printing the majority of the large pieces
The real fun began when the modelers started to “kitbash” by adding pieces of Original Trilogy model kits to enhance the chaotic look of the crab
The final design includes pieces of R2-D2, C3PO, K2SO, and more!
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For more on the crustacean creation, be sure to check out the full article on StarWars.com as well as our review of “Zero Friends Again”!
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Eric Eilersen is a Senior Writer at Youtini and co-host of The Youtini Show. He loves collecting Star Wars Funkos, lightsabers, and LEGO as well as playing video games, reading Brandon Sanderson novels, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his partner and pets. You can follow him at @EricEilersen.
