Jabba the Hutt

Jabba the Hutt
Star Wars character
Jabba as he appears in Return of the Jedi (1983).
First appearance	Return of the Jedi (1983)
Created by	George Lucas
Portrayed by	Declan Mulholland (Episode IV; deleted scene, later restored and overlapped with CGI for 1997 Special Edition and subsequent releases) David Alan Barclay/Toby Philpott/Mike Edmonds (puppeteers in Episode VI)
Voiced by	Joel Brooks (as "Heater," Star Wars radio drama) Larry Ward (Episode VI) Ed Asner (Return of the Jedi radio drama) Randy Thornton (read-along storybook CDs) Uncredited actor (Star Wars post-1997 versions and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace) Clint Bajakian (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (video game), Star Wars: Demolition, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter) Kevin Michael Richardson (Star Wars: The Clone Wars film and TV series, and Disney Infinity 3.0) David W. Collins (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) Michael Donovan (Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles) Will Beckman (Kinect Star Wars)
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Species	Hutt
Affiliation	Hutt Cartel, First Order
Homeworld	Nal Hutta; resident of Tatooine

Jabba Desilijic Tiure, commonly known as Jabba the Hutt, is a fictional character and an antagonist in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He is depicted as a large, slug-likealien. His appearance has been described by film critic Roger Ebert as a cross between a toad and the Cheshire Cat.

In the original theatrical releases of the original Star Wars trilogy, Jabba the Hutt first appeared in Return of the Jedi (1983), though he is mentioned in Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and a previously deleted scene involving Jabba the Hutt was added to the 1997 theatrical re-release and subsequent home media releases of Star Wars. Jabba is introduced as the de facto leader of the Desilijic-Hutt Cartel, and the most powerful crime boss on Tatooine, who has a bounty on Han Solo's head. Jabba employs a retinue of career criminals, bounty hunters, smugglers, assassins and bodyguards to operate his criminal empire. He keeps a host of entertainers at his disposal at his palace: slaves, droids and alien creatures. Jabba has a grim sense of humor, an insatiable appetite, and affinities for gambling, slave girls, and torture.

The character was incorporated into the Star Wars merchandising campaign that corresponded with the theatrical release of Return of the Jedi. Besides the films, Jabba the Hutt is featured in non-canon Star Wars Legends expanded universe literature. Jabba the Hutt's image has since played an influential role in popular culture, particularly in the United States. The name is used as a satirical literary device and a political caricature to underscore negative qualities such as morbid obesity and corruption.