Rotta/Legends

"The wise and powerful Jabba has one more small condition: he demands you bring back the slime who kidnapped his little&hellip;punky muffin."

- TC-70

Rotta, nicknamed "Pedunkee Mufkin" (Punky Muffin) by his father and "Stinky" by Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker, was a Huttlet around the time of the Clone Wars and the offspring of Jabba Desilijic Tiure, grandson of Zorba Desilijic Tiure, and grand-nephew of Ziro, Jiliac, and Pazda.

Biography


Rotta was born in 32 BBY. Unlike most Huttlets, Rotta did not spend the first fifty years of his life inside his parent's brood pouch, as Jabba wanted him to directly experience the galaxy. In 22 BBY, during the Clone Wars, the ten-year-old Huttlet was kidnapped by his great-uncle Ziro, with the help of Count Dooku. The kidnapping prompted Jabba to make a deal with the Galactic Republic to rescue his son, in turn for free passage through his shipping routes.

While being held prisoner on Teth, his health deteriorated due to the planet's atmosphere. He was eventually rescued by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano. But with the Separatists attacking, they could not treat him in a med station on a Venator-class cruiser due to combat action taking place, so they took the Twilight to Tatooine. As Rotta's condition worsened, Ahsoka looked at the ship's cargo to see what could help him. With the help of a hologram of a med droid, Ahsoka gave him a pill that saved him. Rotta took a great liking to Ahsoka, and wanted her to be close to him at all times.

Unfortunately, the Twilight was shot down in Tatooine's orbit by enemy forces. Rotta seemed to sense the Dark Side approaching at one point, and hid inside Anakin's pack. To keep Rotta safe, Anakin had his pack filled with rocks to distract Count Dooku while Ahsoka and R2-D2 took Rotta to his father. When Magna Guards stood in their way, Ahsoka defeated them. Just as Jabba was about to have Skywalker killed, thinking the Jedi had killed his son, Ahsoka arrived with the lost Huttlet. Jabba was overjoyed by the safety of his son but still wanted the Jedi killed until Padmé Amidala brought proof Ziro orchestrated the kidnapping. Jabba was then willing to sign the Republic's treaty, but not before settling a score with Ziro first.

In 4 ABY Jabba's will claimed he did not have any children to run his criminal empire after his death. Rotta may have been disowned or dead at this point.

Behind the scenes
Rotta's name was first found on a LEGO Preliminary Image of an AT-TE set to be released under the Clone Wars TV series line. Further leaked information, including his LEGO pic, pointed to him being a young, or diminutive Hutt, and even being Jabba's son, or another close relative. A Clone Wars action figure card confirmed him as the son of Jabba.

"Rotta" means "rat" in Finnish and Icelandic and "the rat" in Norwegian. It also means "To ask" or "To question" in Greek.

Rotta was immortalized in 2008 by being made into an— albeit small —action figure by Hasbro.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars Official Movie Storybook
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Watch Out for Jabba the Hutt!
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Operation: Huttlet
 * "You can’t hit the brakes in space"
 * "Sith make the best pancakes"
 * "Every brick has a beginning"