Thug
Thug was a green-skinned Gamorrean who served as a bodyguard to Jabba the Hutt,[1] a crime lord who operated out of a palace on the planet Tatooine.[2] Thug served alongside Thok, a Gamorrean who left Jabba's criminal empire[3] by 0 ABY.[4] Thug was still working for Jabba when Thok returned to the Hutt's service following the latter Gamorrean's role in assisting the Galactic Empire's Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin in a coup against Emperor Palpatine that took place in[3] 3.5 ABY.[5]
In 4 ABY,[6] Thug was one of the Gamorrean guards present in Jabba's Palace at around the time[1] that several Alliance to Restore the Republic operatives arrived in attempt to free their ally, Han Solo, who was held prisoner in the palace.[2] Thug wielded a double-bladed Gamorrean Battleaxe, and was one of the many whom Jabba considered big, strong, and dumb guards who were good individually, and better when utilized in numbers.[1]
Behind the scenes
Thug was created onset for 1983's Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the third film of the original trilogy. A photo of the Gamorrean was included in the 1998 Star Wars: Behind the Magic CD-ROM,[7] although in-universe it is unclear if the character is in the film.[2] Thug was first named in 2001, for the Star Wars Customizable Card Game's Reflections III expansion set.[1]
Sources
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic (First pictured)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Reflections III (Card: Thok & Thug) (backup link) (First identified as Thug)- Ultimate Sticker Book: Star Wars
- Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars
"Rogues Gallery: Pigs in Space!" – Star Wars Insider 138
Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Reflections III (Card: Thok & Thug) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!) mentions Thug was serving Jabba the Hutt along with Thok, a Gamorrean who left Jabba's criminal empire when Imperial Prefect Orun Depp, who was killed in Tatooine Manhunt, was still alive. Tatooine Manhunt has Luke Skywalker's X-34 landspeeder for sale before Depp's death, and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope depicts Skywalker selling his landspeeder in events dated to 0 BBY by The New Essential Chronology. Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley mentions Eugene Talmont became Tatooine's Imperial Prefect after Depp's death, with Star Wars Missions 5: The Hunt for Han Solo having Talmont as prefect a "few weeks" after the Battle of Yavin, which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY.
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Reflections III (Card: Thok & Thug) (backup link) is concurrent to the Siege of Jabba's Palace, which The New Essential Chronology dates to 4 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Behind the Magic