- «So you keep calling me the almighty Sarlacc, which feels a bit cheeky, to be honest. Absolutely nobody has ever bothered to ask my opinion about anything before, and you keep feeding people to me without my consent. How exactly am I all-powerful?»
- ―The sarlacc, to C-3PO
The "almighty Sarlacc" was the sarlacc that inhabited the Great Pit of Carkoon on the planet Tatooine. It floated through space until landing on Tatooine, during the time when the planet still had lush rainforests. The sarlacc then hibernated long enough that it woke to a desert climate. Although most sarlaccs ate flesh, this one preferred vegetation, and especially did not want to eat sentient beings. Despite attempting to communicate this to visitors in the Sarlacc language, they did not understand and regularly pushed each other into the Almighty Sarlacc's mouth. Unable to spit them out, it would store them it its ninth stomach.[4]
The almighty Sarlacc spoke to the protocol droid C-3PO about its state of constantly being force-fed, delighted to find someone who could understand its language. It told C-3PO about its life and experiences, and asked that it stop being force-fed living beings. When it discovered that C-3PO was in the service of Luke Skywalker, it attempted to convince him that serving others was not his higher purpose. C-3PO explained that he was created to serve, and that he needed to assist in a great struggle. After C-3PO was gone, the sarlacc was left with only the company of Boba Fett, but was glad when he escaped.[4]
Sometime after Fett's escape, he and Fennec Shand returned to search for Fett's armor. To escape from the almighty sarlacc's tentacles, Shand destroyed it with a seismic charge.[3]
Appearances[]
- The Odyssey of Star Wars: An Epic Poem
- "Galactic Tales: Valnir and Laizhu" — Star Wars Insider 222 (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
- Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! audiobook
- Rescue from Jabba's Palace
- Return of the Jedi – Jabba's Palace 1 (In flashback(s))
- "Fancy Man" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
- "Fancy Man" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi audiobook
- "My Mouth Never Closes" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
- "My Mouth Never Closes" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi audiobook
- "The Chronicler" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Indirect mention only)
- Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo 1 (In flashback(s))
- Aftermath: Life Debt (Mentioned only)
- The Book of Boba Fett Junior Novel
- The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land" (In flashback(s))
- The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine" (Vision to Boba Fett) (In flashback(s))
- The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa" (In flashback(s))
- The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm" (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
- Bad Batch Declassified: 5 Highlights from "Paths Unknown" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The Odyssey of Star Wars: An Epic Poem states that the Almighty Sarlacc was 30,000 years old, and Star Wars: Timelines dates the Rescue of Han Solo to 4 ABY. Therefore, the Sarlacc was born around 29,996 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines places the present day events of The Book of Boba Fett in 9 ABY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "My Mouth Never Closes" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi