Mosep Binneed/Legends

Mosep Binneed, Jabba Desilijic Tiure's trusted Nimbanese accountant, was in charge of the crimelord's affairs in Mos Eisley. Mosep took a very personal hand in his less-than-mobile master's affairs. Not only did he manage the Hutt's finances, but also kept the Desilijic clan one step ahead of the competition by disrupting the affairs of anyone who would infringe on their territory. This often meant making use of his inborn ability to match wits and play politics, but Mosep also provided a physical extension of the Hutt's will.

Behind the scenes
In Marvel Star Wars 2: Six Against the Galaxy (part of the Marvel adaptation of A New Hope), a scene where Han Solo confronts Jabba in Docking Bay 94 was included, though it was deleted from the original release. Rather than portray Jabba as he appeared in the original version of the scene (a large human wearing furs, as played by Declan Mulholland), the likeness of an alien seen in the background during the Mos Eisley scenes was used. Later, in the "Special Edition" re-releases, Lucasfilm restored and altered the original scene to include a computer generated portrayal of Jabba the Hutt.

In 1995, long after Return of the Jedi established Jabba and all other Hutts as fat, slug-like creatured, this alien design was identified in Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens - Enemies and Allies as a Nimbanel. The character seen in the film was also named as Mosep Binneed, as opposed to his production nickname of "Walrus", "Ming", or "Mingo". Since the Nimbanel design had been used for Hutts, it was decided to make Mosep Jabba's henchman, and the Nimbanese a species of Hutt servants.

In Marvel Star Wars 28: What Ever Happened to Jabba the Hut? (sic) and Marvel Star Wars 37: In Mortal Combat, the "Nimbanese" portrayal of Jabba was used. The latter two issues can easily be retconned to feature Mosep, rather than Jabba. In fact, considering the active physical role "Jabba" takes in issue 28, the story would make more sense with Mosep rather than the relatively immobile Jabba. Some fans take this speculation one step further, by asserting that Mosep used the alias "Jabba the Hut", and that other mentions of Jabba using the "Hut" spelling are actually references to Mosep. There is, however, no official word from Lucasfilm on the matter as of yet.

In the radio adaptation, the scene in Docking Bay 94 was included, but the character confronting Solo was called "Heater" instead of Jabba. Some fans have speculated that "Heater" was another alias of Mosep.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope