- "The most gracious Jabba has one more small condition: he demands you bring back the slime who kidnapped his little…punky muffin."
- ―TC-70, translating her master Jabba the Hutt
Rotta, nicknamed "Pedunkee Mufkin" (translated as Punky Muffin) by his father and also nicknamed "Stinky" by Ahsoka Tano, was a male Hutt and the son of Jabba the Hutt. During the Clone Wars, he was secretly kidnapped by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, which was orchestrated by Count Dooku with help from Ziro, Rotta's great-uncle. The plot was meant to discredit the Jedi Order and scuttle negotiations between the Galactic Republic and the Hutts, but the Jedi were able to rescue him. He was kidnapped by Asajj Ventress and taken to the planet Teth. A Jedi rescue team consisting of Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano traveled to Teth to rescue him. He then became sick and nearly died on his way to Tatooine but survived thanks to Ahsoka Tano. After Anakin Skywalker and Tano evaded Dooku, who tried to kill Rotta and blame the Jedi, Rotta was returned to his father.[3] Rotta was later present when Baron Notluwiski Papanoida visited Jabba's Palace.[6] In 20 BBY,[7] Ventress returned to Tatooine, and wished to avoid attention from Jabba as she had previously kidnapped his son.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
Rotta appears in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film, where he was vocalized by David Acord.[3] Per Supervising Director Dave Filoni's initial series concept, Rotta was intended to be a character in the series alongside his father, Jabba. The concept was later developed into the theatrical film.[9] Rotta's part in the story of The Clone Wars film and him being carried by Anakin on his back were inspired by the 1989 Samurai movie Shogun's Shadow.[10]
Continuity[]
In Hyperspace Stories 6, it is revealed that Rotta was recently born. A doll with a bow is seen being made by Brewhada,[11]which means it is set before Hyperspace Stories 1 where the very same doll appears. The events Hyperspace Stories 1 occur before the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film, where Rotta is portrayed as visibly smaller and younger.[5]
In a Star Wars.com blog post, Rotta is described to be 55 years old during the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars film. This article gives precedent to Hyperspace Stories 6 and assumes the age given in the blog post is an error.[12]
Appearances[]
- Hyperspace Stories 6
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sphere of Influence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Hunt for Ziro" (Mentioned only)
- "The Lost Nightsister" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (Mentioned only)
- "The Lost Nightsister" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (2020) 39 (Variant cover only)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Rotta the Huttlet in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ In Hyperspace Stories 6, a conversation between Jabba Desilijic Tiure and Greedo reveals that Jabba had recently become a father to Rotta, which occurs between 24 BBY and 22 BBY per the reasoning here.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rotta the Huttlet in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sphere of Influence"
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Bounty" to 20 BBY.
- ↑ "The Lost Nightsister" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark
- ↑ The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- ↑ Highlights of the 'Star Wars' Animation Panels at Dragon Con 2018 on TWG (September 8, 2018) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ Hyperspace Stories 6
- ↑ The Clone Wars Rewatch: A Sith Plot Unravels in the Theatrical Release (Part 3 of 3) on StarWars.com (backup link)