Rapotwanalantonee Tivtotolon
Biographical information
Homeworld	Manpha[1]
Physical description
Species	Shawda Ubb[1]
Gender	Male[2]
Height	0.3 meters[1]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rebellion era
Affiliation	Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire[1] Max Rebo Band[1] Rebaxan Columni

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Rapotwanalantonee Tivtotolon^[1], also known by the stage name of Rappertunie^[1], was a Shawda Ubb musician from Manpha and member of the Max Rebo Band. He was able to spit paralysing poison at individuals when threatened.^[1] This poison was able to paralyse a human for a quarter of an hour.^[2]

BiographyEdit

Filled with the desire to explore, Rappertunie took up the growdi to finance his travels. He played his instrument, the Growdi Harmonique^[1] (a combination of a flute and water organ)^[2], as well as the bi-tuminal wind cuspers^[source?] and the pit horn^[source?], at scattered settlements, eventually reaching the capital and gaining passage offworld. Despite his preference for the swampy atmosphere of Manpha, Rappertunie took a position in the Max Rebo Band playing on Tatooine. Eventually, the arid heat affected Rappertunie’s playing and attitude, which prompted him to push for the band to leave the lucrative gig. He declined to accompany the group assembled to execute Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca. Fortunately for him, this was his salvation, as Jabba Desilijic Tiure died in the explosion of his sail barge at the Great Pit of Carkoon.

Rappertunie continued his music career for a short while after departing Tatooine, but settled down to be a computer engineer for Rebaxan Columni, working on their MSE-6 droid line.

Behind the scenesEdit

Rappertunie was added to the extended musical number in the Special Edition of ROTJ. He was played using a traditional puppet digitally inserted into the film.

Rappertunie's backstory and Kermit the Frog's backstory share similar themes. Both start their music careers playing an instrument in a swamp, which leads to them going on to bigger and better things and eventually achieving stardom. This may be an unintentional homage to Jim Henson.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (post-1997 releases) (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novel
• Escape from Jabba's Palace

SourcesEdit

Wookieepedia has 3 images related to Rappertunie.

• Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Special Edition Limited (Card: Rappertunie)
• Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook - Special Edition (as Rapotwanalantonee)
• Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
• "Who's Who in the Max Rebo Band"—Star Wars Insider 67
• Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 75 (MAX10, The Max Rebo Band)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III ("Rappertunie")
•  Rappertunie in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia

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