# Star Wars and nerf herders **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 11, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680 "2015-09-11T16:30:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680/1 "2015-09-11T16:30:19Z")
Aside from Princess Leia’s famous put-down in TESB – has any Star Wars film, or associated spinoff, featured a herd of nerfs? ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680/2 "2015-09-11T16:35:43Z")
Is Family Guy an associated spin off? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680/3 "2015-09-11T16:44:56Z")
> **[Nerf](https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Nerf)** > > Nerfs were a species of furry, non-sentient animals raised for their milk, meat, and hide. They could be found on a variety of planets across the galaxy, from Alderaan to Lothal. Despite their usefulness, nerfs were often regarded as disgusting... Scroll down ◾GalaxyCite “Jedi Protector”—Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 13 ◾Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Mentioned only) ◾Red Harvest (Mentioned only) ◾Star Wars: The Old Republic ◾Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel … Brian ---
**Author:** ![askyermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce73a5/32.png) [@askyermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askyermom)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680/4 "2015-09-11T16:47:54Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Aside from Princess Leia’s famous put-down in TESB – has any Star Wars film, or associated spinoff, featured a herd of nerfs? I have always heard it “Nerf Hurters” so this really makes me feel better in any case. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680/5 "2015-09-11T16:51:21Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > Is Family Guy an associated spin off? You my nerf herder. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680/6 "2015-09-11T17:10:51Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > [Nerf | Wookieepedia | Fandom](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Nerf) > > Scroll down > ◾GalaxyCite “Jedi Protector”—Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 13 > ◾Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Mentioned only) > ◾Red Harvest (Mentioned only) > ◾Star Wars: The Old Republic > ◾Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel > … > > Brian I was going to mention the Star Wars MMO… they appear in the game as non-hostile (if I recall correctly) animals on Alderaan. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680/7 "2015-09-11T17:24:04Z")
I’m surprised that the Nerf people haven’t brought out a Star Wars tie-in “Nerf Herd” [https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;\_ylt=A0LEVw7tDfNVHbIAa6FXNyoA;\_ylu=X3oDMTEzMmp0YW42BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVklQNjE1XzEEc2VjA3Nj?p=Nerf+Herd&fr=yfp-t-901#id=29&iurl=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-C3CsYib3W0I%2FURq2eeBs5OI%2FAAAAAAAABrE%2FNVJIm7y0jx0%2Fs1600%2FNerf%2BHerder.jpg&action=click](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEVw7tDfNVHbIAa6FXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzMmp0YW42BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVklQNjE1XzEEc2VjA3Nj?p=Nerf+Herd&fr=yfp-t-901#id=29&iurl=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-C3CsYib3W0I%2FURq2eeBs5OI%2FAAAAAAAABrE%2FNVJIm7y0jx0%2Fs1600%2FNerf%2BHerder.jpg&action=click) [https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;\_ylt=A0LEVw7tDfNVHbIAa6FXNyoA;\_ylu=X3oDMTEzMmp0YW42BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVklQNjE1XzEEc2VjA3Nj?p=Nerf+Herd&fr=yfp-t-901#id=1&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fc2.staticflickr.com%2F6%2F5212%2F5496435140\_92426102cd\_z.jpg&action=click](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEVw7tDfNVHbIAa6FXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzMmp0YW42BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVklQNjE1XzEEc2VjA3Nj?p=Nerf+Herd&fr=yfp-t-901#id=1&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fc2.staticflickr.com%2F6%2F5212%2F5496435140_92426102cd_z.jpg&action=click) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680/8 "2015-09-11T18:51:36Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > I was going to mention the Star Wars MMO… they appear in the game as non-hostile (if I recall correctly) animals on Alderaan. They’re not initially hostile, but their “nameplates” are yellow (as are banthas on Tatooine), which means that, if you attack them, they _will_ come after you, and trample / headbutt the snot out of you. (Also, they are about the size of elephants.) When I first started playing SWTOR, my Smuggler character accidentally caught a nerf in the blast radius of one of her grenades, and she wound up being trampled to death by it. She’s decided that nerfs are deadly monsters now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-and-nerf-herders/730680/9 "2015-09-11T18:55:07Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > When I first started playing SWTOR, my Smuggler character accidentally caught a nerf in the blast radius of one of her grenades, and she wound up being trampled to death by it. She’s decided that nerfs are deadly monsters now. 😉 heh.