Barada/Legends

Barada was a Klatooinian who served as chief mechanic for Jabba the Hutt's sail barge Khetanna. He was one of the most loyal and hardworking of Jabba's servants and his loyalty would last until his death at the battle at the Great Pit of Carkoon.

In his youth on Klatooine, Barada was disrespectful of his parents and was sold into servitude to a garage owner. The owner of the garage lost it to Jabba in a game of Sabacc and now Jabba not only owned the garage, he owned Barada as well. This was unfortunate for Barada as he was only 2000 credits short of paying for his freedom from the garage before Jabba took over. To keep Barada in his service Jabba paid him the exact amount that Barada had to pay him for room and board.

Soon Barada was put in charge of Jabba's repulsorpool taking care of the various vehicles that Jabba had acquired. The biggest vehicle Barada maintained was Jabba's Ubrikkian Luxury sail barge.

Though Barada was mainly a loner he found a friend in Ephant Mon. Often Ephant sought information from Barada as he was one of the more well informed denizens in Jabba's service. When Jabba captured Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca Barada was one of Jabba's guards who escorted them on a desert skiff to the Great Pit of Carkoon.

Jabba had underestimated the Jedi and his friends. Skywalker launched an attack against Jabba's henchmen, and a battle broke out above the sarlacc. Barada joined in the melee, but was one of the first to fall, cut down by Skywalker. In death, Barada was finally free of Jabba

Behind the scenes

 * Barada was named for Klaatu barada nikto, a phrase from the 1951 film The Day The Earth Stood Still.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Tales of the Bounty Hunters
 * Payback: The Tale of Dengar
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Tales from Jabba's Palace
 * Old Friends: Ephant Mon's Tale
 * The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays
 * A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale