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While it might not have been Luke’s proudest moment, Han Solo saved Skywalker from certain death in the Empire Strikes Back by slicing open a freshly dead Tauntaun and shoving the unconscious Jedi into the depths of the animal’s guts. Still warm, the heat of the dead animal saved Luke from freezing to death in the harsh Hoth climate.

This Dead Tauntaun wedding cake briefly immortalized the iconic Tauntaun scene before it was quickly eaten, digested and shat out by wedding guests. Such is the circle of life.

Update: Thanks to our commenter for pointing out the original source of these photos. “These shots were taken by mod4 photographic and the cake was made by Courtney at Cake Nouveau.”

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When I first saw the these renderings of the Kvant Motorbike, sort of a cross between a snowmobile and a motorcycle, my first thought was “Wow, those really would have been a convenient way for the Rebels to get around Hoth. The tauntauns just didn’t seem to be cutting it.”

Wouldn’t most people be dreaming about owning one of these babies themselves, rather than worrying about the comfort of Luke Skywalker? I think I have issues. (Though, to the tauntauns credit, the guts of Kvant Motorbikes aren’t nearly as comfy and warm as the smelly innards of those clumsy mount creatures.)

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