Jabba the Hutt

Jabba Desilijic Tiure, or simply Jabba the Hutt, (596 BBY–4 ABY) (offspring of Zorba The Hutt) is a character in the fictional Star Wars galaxy. He appears in, chronologically, the first, fourth, and last chapters of the series, ', ', and '. Jabba is of the Hutt race and, like most of his species, a gangster. Hutts are a large slug-like race with thick, leathery skin, human-like arms, large amber eyes, and wide mouths. A Hutt may weigh in excess of several tons. They speak Huttese, a language reminiscent of Quechua.

Outside of Star Wars films

There are rumours that the name of Jabba the Hutt is based on Czech words - žába and had (English: toad and snake). Authors looked for the most ugly spelled words. Or, like "Alderaan", it may have come from a disused real-world star name of Arabic origin: see Alderaan (real).

Related Topics:
Czech - Toad - Snake - Arabic - Alderaan (real)

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In the radio version of the series, a version of the scene with Han Solo added to Episode IV was included, with a new character called Heater replacing Jabba.

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In the Expanded Universe, the death of Jabba cancelled the debts of many individuals and as such, Luke was held with considerable favour for removing that dangerous complication in their lives.

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Years after Jabba's death, many Hutts preferred that Jabba lived. If he did live, there would have been no Darksaber project. The disastrous deal that the Hutts made with the Yuuzhan Vong would never have happened.

Related Topics:
Darksaber - Yuuzhan Vong

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In the movie Spaceballs, Jabba the Hutt was parodied as "Pizza the Hutt", a cheesy blob whose name is also a reference to Pizza Hut. Pizza the Hutt, like Jabba, dies in the movie. However, his cause of death is eating himself.

Related Topics:
Spaceballs - Parodied - Pizza the Hutt - Pizza Hut

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Jabba the Hutt also got his own comic book. It was called The Art of the Deal and features Jabba, Bib Fortuna and the rest of Jabba's crew, where he — through the adventures he gets in — lectures in dirty tricks and exchanging of favors.

Related Topics:
Comic book - The Art of the Deal - Bib Fortuna

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