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| Kithaba | |
| Continuity: | Star Wars |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Type: | Assassin |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Klatooinian |
| Location: | Klatooine Tatooine |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Died: | 4 ABY |
| First: | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) |
Kithaba is a fictional alien featured in the Star Wars multimedia franchise. Played by an unidentified extra, he had a very minor role in the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
Biography[]
Kithaba was a member of the Klatooinian race. He was an assassin who was active during the waning years of the Galactic Civil War. In 4 ABY, Kithaba was in the employ of notorious galactic crimelord Jabba the Hutt and worked out of Jabba's palace in the Dune Sea on Tatooine. Kithaba was on the first Bantha-II cargo skiff, piloted by Vedain, that brought captured Rebel Alliance heroes Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Chewbacca to the Great Pit of Carkoon where they were to be fed to the nesting Sarlacc. At the moment before the execution was to commence, Luke Skywalker rebelled against his captors and began swinging at them with his lightsaber. Jabba's minions scurried to keep control of the chaos, but Kithaba was caught by surprise and fell from the skiff. He tumbled down the inclining sand depression and became the first victim to satiate the Sarlaac's hunger that day. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Kithaba was created by franchise developer George Lucas, director Richard Marquand and writer Lawrence Kasdan.
- Kithaba's preferred weapon of choice is a vibro-lance.
- Kithaba is occasionally mistaken for Barada, who is another Klatooinian from the film who appears during the same scene.
- Kithaba is but one of many nameless background characters to appear in Return of the Jedi. His name was provided on his own card in the Star Wars Customizable Card Game: Jabba's Palace Limited expansion pack.