Barada

Barada was a Klatooinian who served the crime lord Jabba the Hutt four years after the Battle of Yavin. When Jabba attempted to execute a group of Rebels at the Great Pit of Carkoon on the planet Tatooine, Barada was one of the crime lord's minions who traveled with the prisoners to the pit. At the execution, however, the Rebels fought to free themselves, and in the struggle the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker slashed Barada with his lightsaber and killed the Klatooinian.

Biography
The Klatooinian Barada served the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure four years after the Battle of Yavin. While the Klatooinian was in the Hutt's employ, Jabba was in possession of the smuggler Han Solo frozen in carbonite, which he displayed in his Jabba's Palace on the planet Tatooine. Solo's companions in the Alliance to Restore the Republic hoped to rescue their comrade, planting some of their number amongst Jabba's court. Princess Leia Organa, and then Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker both attempted to free Solo, but ended up Jabba's captives along with the Wookiee Chewbacca.

After Jabba's rancor failed to kill Skywalker, the crime lord demanded that Solo, Skywalker and Chewbacca all be executed at the Great Pit of Carkoon, where they would be fed to a sarlacc. Barada was amongst the henchmen Jabba assigned to ride in a secondary skiff, to travel alongside the skiff carrying the prisoners to the pit. Once at the pit, Skywalker's astromech droid R2-D2, who was serving in Jabba's court, armed the Jedi with his lightsaber, which he used to quickly slay all of the henchmen on the skiff with him. The Jedi then lept across to the vehicle carrying Barada, and killed a number of the men on it before the Klatooinian attempted to attack him. Skywalker dodged the blow and slashed at Barada, killing the thug. The Rebels went on to slay Jabba and destroy his sail barge, killing many other members of his court in the process and escaping.

Personality and traits
Barada had green skin and blue eyes.

Equipment
Barada wore a white shirt, blue pants and an orange bandana while at the Great Pit of Carkoon. The Klatooinian also wore a backpack and carried a battle-staff weapon.

Behind the scenes
Barada first appeared in the novelization of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, written by James Kahn and released in 1983. The Klatooinian then appeared in the movie itself later that year, played by Dirk Yohan Beer, who went uncredited for the role. The name Barada was first used in the movie novelization, which is considered part of the Star Wars Legends continuity; however, in the novel the character Barada is described as being on the prisoner skiff, where as the movie character later identified as Barada in the Legends continuity is clearly visible on the second skiff. The canon reference book Star Wars in 100 Scenes by Jason Fry confirmed in 2014 that the Klatooinian on the second skiff is indeed Barada.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi