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Great Pit of Carkoon

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

The Great Pit of Carkoon, also called the Mouth of Sarlacc by Zorba Desilijic Tiure, was located within the Northern Dune Sea on the planet Tatooine. The large depression in the sand was the home of a rapacious, if slow-eating, adult sarlacc. Its consciousness was merged to that of its ancient victim, Susejo.

Its proximity to Jabba's Palace, paired with the torturous death provided by the sarlacc, made it an ideal spot for executions to be carried out for Jabba the Hutt's pleasure.

It was the place of the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon, and the subsequent death of Jabba.

Text and facts from the “Great Pit of Carkoon/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Created
By 3996 BBY
Location
B'omarr Flats, Northern Dune Sea, Tatooine
Affiliations
Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire

Appearances

51 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: The Old Republic
  2. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
  3. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught
  4. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith
  5. Star Wars: Battlefront
  6. Star Wars: The New Droid Army
  7. The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Crisis on Coruscant
  8. Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
  9. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (non-canon)
  10. A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale (mentioned only)
  11. We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale (mentioned only)
  12. "We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale" audio drama (mentioned only)
  13. Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale (mentioned only)
  14. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
  15. Droid Trouble
  16. Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders
  17. Payback: The Tale of Dengar
  18. And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale
  19. Star Wars: Demolition
  20. Nerf Herder
  21. Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale
  22. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  23. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization (first appearance)
  24. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  25. Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef (mentioned only)
  26. Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees
  27. And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale (mentioned only)
  28. Let Us Prey: The Whiphid's Tale (mentioned only)
  29. Tongue-tied: Bubo's Tale (mentioned only)
  30. Fast Friends
  31. A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale
  32. Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale (mentioned only)
  33. The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays
  34. Shaara and the Sarlacc: The Skiff Guard's Tale
  35. Return of the Jedi 2
  36. Prophecies and Destinies
  37. A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett
  38. The Mandalorian Armor
  39. Hard Merchandise (mentioned only)
  40. The Truce at Bakura (mentioned only)
  41. The Ordeal of Boba Fett
  42. Star Wars (1977) 81
  43. X-Wing Rogue Squadron 1 (mentioned only)
  44. Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (mentioned only)
  45. Mission from Mount Yoda (mentioned only)
  46. Queen of the Empire
  47. Prophets of the Dark Side (mentioned only)
  48. Tatooine Ghost (mentioned only)
  49. Heir to the Empire (in a vision)
  50. Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur (mentioned only)
  51. The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances: 7
  1. Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure: Return of the Jedi
  2. Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc
  3. The Revenge of Tag & Bink
  4. The Lost Lightsaber (in a flashback)
  5. The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition
  6. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  7. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

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