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In this episode I will be going over 7 interesting facts you might not know about Jabba the Hutt.
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Number 1: Jabba had an alliance with the Empire
Jabba the Hutt is a 600 year old gangster and crime lord.
He became a big reason for trafficking of illegal goods, piracy, and slavery.
He also led the Grand Hutt Council during the Clone Wars, and eventually, his loyalty
would fall to the Empire.
This would give him and fellow Hutts immunity against the imperial suppression of criminal
activity in the Outer Rim.
This alliance would also result in Darth Vader gifting Han Solo to Boba Fett to give to Jabba.
Number 2: Jabba Eats People
According to sources, Jabba the Hutt eats an average of nine meals a day to maintain
his figure.
However, that might not be including snacks, such as people.
That’s right, Jabba often promises to eat people, but it’s not an idle threat by any
means.
In the 1995 Star Wars Legends comic titled Jabba the Hutt: The Dynasty Trap, he was imprisoned
for killing Rusk Nuum, which his sister Norba Nuum had secretly bargained for him to do.
However, when she came down to his cell and offered to free him, Jabba pulled her through
the cell door and ate her alive instead.
Number 3: Jabba the Fuzzy
Originally, Jabba the Hutt was meant to be a fuzzy creature, a concept that differs drastically
from the eventual, slug-like character he became.
Jabba, also had no clearly defined gender during the early concepts.
It was also stated that Hutt’s had both male and female organs in 2001's The Essential
Guide to Alien Species.
However, this was later overturned with Lucasfilm making it canon that Hutt’s could be either
male or female.
Number 4: Jabba was originally meant to be in A New Hope
In the original theatrical cut of Star Wars, Jabba never appeared on the screen.
However, the special edition of A New Hope had a new scene where a computer-generated
version of Jabba met with Han Solo near the Millennium Falcon.
The scene itself was shot in 1977 but it was cut from the final movie.
Original actor Declan Mulholland had been cast as Jabba wearing a fur coat, but that
wasn’t meant to be the final version.
George Lucas had shot the scene with plans to replace him with an alien using stop-motion
technology.
However, Lucas decided the technology wasn’t quite there yet and cut the scene entirely
from the original.
Number 5: Jabba needed 7 People
Jabba’s massive physical size made bringing the Hutt to the screen a major challenge.
They couldn’t just put one person into a slug costume.
The final puppet took two people to stay inside Jabba’s head, one to operate the left arm
and head, and another to work the right arm, tongue and provide the voice.
A third person also stayed inside and would move the tail.
Outside the puppet there was a fourth person below who pumped to make it look like Jabba
was breathing.
A fifth would stand behind to pull strings to move Jabba’s mouth, and a sixth would
work Jabba’s eyes by remote control.
There was even another person who would rub gel all over Jabba to make him look slimy,
making that a total of seven people to operate the slug.
Number 6: Jabba’s a nudist
Most species wear clothes to stay warm or for protection, but the Hutt’s have thick
layers of blubber to keep them warm and their leathery skin can help protect them from physical
attacks.
With Jabba always been o-natural in the movies and TV shows, it would be easy to think that
is how all Hutt’s are.
However, from what we have seen of the other Hutts, they have been wearing some form of
clothing, making Jabba a nudist.
Number 7: Jabba’s death
Jabba’s death was actually inspired by the murder of Luca Brasi in The Godfather.
However, some viewers have wondered how such a small women, such as Leia, could hold down
such a massive 3000 lb creature.
Some fans believe that the answer lies in the Force, which helped to give Leia the strength
to kill her capturer.
This would make sense, as she otherwise might of struggled to do so completely on her own.
And there you have it!
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