- "Zaril travelled to Tatooine… meeting with the B'omarr monks… members of a mysterious cult that removed their own brains so they could contemplate the mysteries of the universe without the distraction of a physical body."
- ―Thom Hudd
The B'omarr Order,[4] which consisted of B'omarr monks, was a religious order that believed in isolating themselves from all physical sensation to enhance the power of their minds. To that aim, enlightened monks had their brains transplanted into nutrient-filled jars.[5] Whenever they wanted to move, those bottled-brains used spider-like droid walkers.[1] Older monks used four-legged walkers, but younger monks used a six-legged variant.[6]
The order possessed multiple regeneration gems, which at the time of Jabba the Hutt were stored underground behind triple doors.[7]
History[]
- "This looks like one of those B'omarr monk monasteries that I read about in my studies at the Temple."
- ―Ahsoka Tano
The order built monasteries in the galaxy, including a monastery on the jungle world of Teth in Wild Space. Some of their temples were taken over by smugglers, who turned them into their personal retreats.[2] The B'omarr monks were also present on Tatooine,[1] but Jabba the Hutt assumed control of their monastery, turning it into his personal palace.[8] Despite that, Jabba allowed the monks to still roam around his appropriated palace, as he enjoyed the gruesome sight of them.[6]
At some point, Jabba's cousin Crakka attempted to steal the brain of the thief Zaril from the B'omarr Order's Catacombs where the other living brains of the Order were being held. During the attempt, Crakka was detected by the Order, incurring their wrath. As Crakka made his escape, Salacious B. Crumb interrupted him, causing him to drop the brain. When confronted by Jabba, Crakka attempted to offer the secret's of Zaril's brain but the brain had already been severely damaged by the drop to yield any secrets. Seeing no use in the brain and still angered by Crakka's betrayal, Jabba did not hesitate to let the Order take their vengeance on Crakka and add her brain amongst the Order's current collection of bottled brains in the Catacombs.[3]
In 4 ABY, B'omarr monks were present at Jabba's Palace when Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker came to rescue the Corellian smuggler Han Solo from captivity.[9] Shortly after Jabba's death, the monks took over the palace and allowed the Whiphid bounty hunter J'Quille to join them after he found himself unable to leave the planet.[6] By 9 ABY,[10] Bib Fortuna had taken over the palace before he was killed by Boba Fett.[11]
Behind the scenes[]
The B'omarr Order first appeared in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, in the form of brains attached to spider droids.[9] The droids were based upon sketches by the Star Wars original trilogy concept designer Ralph McQuarrie, which later appeared in the Star Wars Legends 1995 book The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, where the B'omarr were originally identified.[12] They were later identified in the 2015 reference book Ultimate Star Wars.[4]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film (Mentioned only)
- Han Solo & Chewbacca 1
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 4 (In flashback(s))
- Bounty Hunt
- Choose Your Destiny: An Escape Mission
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- "Satisfaction" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
- "Satisfaction" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi audiobook
- "The Key to Remembering" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- "The Key to Remembering" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi audiobook (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa"
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ SWCC 2019: 9 Things We Learned from The Mandalorian Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes that The Mandalorian is set about five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 4 ABY. Therefore, the events of The Mandalorian must have taken place around 9 ABY.
- ↑ The Mandalorian — "Chapter 16: The Rescue"
- ↑ The Illustrated Star Wars Universe