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Jabba's rancor

Legends Canon version → Linked from 115 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

Jabba's rancor was a rancor given to the Hutt kajidii Jabba Desilijic Tiure as a birthday present from his henchmen. It was kept beneath a trapdoor in his chamber at his palace. He was fond of dropping people into the rancor's pit and watching them be eaten.

Text and facts from the “Jabba's rancor/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Homeworld
Dathomir
Died
4 ABY (39:3:4 GrS), Tatooine
Species
Rancor
Gender
Male
Height
5 meters
Mass
1,650 kilograms
Eyes
Black
Skin
Brown
Families
new
Parents
new
Partners
new
Siblings
new
Children
new
Affiliations
Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire
Owners
Jabba Desilijic Tiure
Malakili

Appearances

50 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Battlefront II (non-canon)
  2. The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Crisis on Coruscant
  3. A Rancor Comes to Tatooine
  4. A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale
  5. We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale (mentioned only)
  6. "We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale" audio drama (mentioned only)
  7. Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale (mentioned only)
  8. "Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale" audio drama (mentioned only)
  9. Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force
  10. Scoundrels (mentioned only)
  11. Tatooine Manhunt (mentioned only)
  12. Ortugg's Letter Home (mentioned only)
  13. A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9 (mentioned only)
  14. Payback: The Tale of Dengar
  15. Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM (mentioned only)
  16. And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale (mentioned only)
  17. Star Wars: Demolition
  18. Shadows of the Empire 3 (mentioned only)
  19. That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb
  20. Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale
  21. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  22. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization (first appearance)
  23. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  24. Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
  25. Star Wars Manga: Return of the Jedi 1
  26. Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale (mentioned only)
  27. Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef
  28. A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale (mentioned only)
  29. Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees
  30. Let Us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale
  31. Han Solo's Rescue
  32. A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale
  33. Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade
  34. Jabba's Palace Pop-up Book
  35. Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale (mentioned only)
  36. Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale (mentioned only)
  37. Return of the Jedi 2
  38. A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett (mentioned only)
  39. The Mandalorian Armor (as a hologram)
  40. Slave Ship (mentioned only)
  41. Hard Merchandise (mentioned only)
  42. The Truce at Bakura (mentioned only)
  43. The One That Got Away
  44. Heir to the Empire (mentioned only)
  45. Dark Force Rising (mentioned only)
  46. Jedi Search (mentioned only)
  47. Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy (mentioned only)
  48. Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance (mentioned only)
  49. Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty (mentioned only)
  50. The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances: 5
  1. Star Wars: Battlefront
  2. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  3. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  4. LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
  5. The Phantom Clone

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