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Jabba the Hutt (/ ˈ dʒ ɑː b ə / JAH-bə) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a large, slug-like crime lord of the Hutt species. Jabba first appeared in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi , in which he is portrayed by a one-ton puppet operated by several puppeteers.
Bib Fortuna makes his first appearance in Return of the Jedi (1983), the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy. [7] The film begins with Han Solo, one of the protagonists of the Star Wars franchise, being held captive by Jabba the Hutt and frozen in a slab of metal substance called carbonite. [1]
In The Phantom Menace (1999), Jabba appears alongside Gardulla the Hutt, the prior owner of main character Anakin Skywalker and his mother, Shmi. She is explained as having lost them while betting on a podrace with junk dealer Watto , [ 3 ] and reappeared in The Clone Wars episode " Hunt for Ziro ". [ 4 ]
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The Hutt Twins, commonly referred to as just The Twins, are one male and one female, who are cousins of Jabba the Hutt. They are from the planet Nal Hutta and come to take control over Jabba's empire on Tatooine, after the death of Bib Fortuna, who took over Jabba the Hutt's throne when he died.
Desperate for money, Han and Chewbacca take a spice smuggling run from Jabba the Hutt (who has inherited his aunt's criminal empire) through the Kessel Run. However, they are met mid-Run by an Imperial patrol, and are forced to abandon their cargo in deep space while the Falcon is searched and escorted to a nearby world. When they come back to ...
Tales from Jabba's Palace is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The book was edited by Kevin J. Anderson and published on December 1, 1995 by Bantam Spectra . Contents
As the disciple of Count Dooku, she helps him with his plan to turn Jabba the Hutt against the Galactic Republic by kidnapping his son Rotta. Ventress fights Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and apprentice Ahsoka Tano, who rescue Rotta, and later also battles Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, who defeats her, forcing her to flee.