Jabba's private box

"You're on your own here. Follow this path until you reach a red hallway. That will lead straight to Jabba's private box. If you survive the meeting, maybe I'll see you later."

- Ann Gella, to Qui-Gon Jinn

Jabba's private box was one of Jabba Desilijic Tiure's houses in 32 BBY, located in Mos Espa Grand Arena.

Occupants
Jabba's private box was a personal house of Jabba, and the Hutt used it when he attented the Boonta Eve Classic podrace. It is unknown whether he used it when there were no races to watch. When Jabba was in the box, he was always accompanied with several of his servants and slaves, like Interpreter, Bib Fortuna , Diva Shaliqua , Tann Gella , R5-X2 , Chokk , and many others.

Sometimes Jabba also invited guests for the suite, like his rival Gardulla Besadii the Elder and corrupted Senator Orn Free Taa.

There was at least one permanent occupant, a gladiator beast called Jabba's champion. It lived in a small room, which was filled with pointed spikes, next to the arena of the suite. Jabba sometimes dropped fighters to the arena, and watched as they dueled the predator.

Description
Jabba's private box wasn't as large as Hutt's main house, Jabba's Palace. Suite had few parts: the small room of Jabba's champion, the spike-pit arena, which was connected to the hall of Jabba's bed, and the balcony, which he used to watch the podarace.

History


In 32 BBY, Jabba lodged the suite in order to attend the Boonta Eve Classic podarace, where the Hutt betted great amounts for winning podaracer, mostly Sebulba. However, he didn't care about the sport itself, and only thinked about the profits he earned. Sometimes he even fell asleep during the race. Due to that, he was always looking forward for some entertainments, and he was more than happy to hear about the Jedi whose ship had been stranded on Tatooine: Qui-Gon Jinn. The Jedi Master needed peggats to made a bet with the junk dealer Watto. With his slaves, Tann and Ann Gella, Jabba lured the Jedi in the arena of the suite. He then promised to give a needed money to Jinn, if he could beat his champion warrior. With no other options left, Jinn agreed, and the battle between the Jedi and Jabba's champion went off, and ended when Jinn slayed the creature. Jabba thanked him for "worthy entertainment", and released him. Shortly afterward, Jabba started the race. However, it ultimately leaded to the win of Anakin Skywalker, and loss of both Sebulba and Jabba's betted money.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace video game