Khetanna/Legends

"A Hutt without a sail barge is like a smoke moth without wings."

- Translated from Huttese

The Khetanna was a Ubrikkian Industries Luxury sail barge, owned by the crimelord Jabba Desilijic Tiure. He used it to travel over the Dune Sea of Tatooine, and for pleasurable expeditions to the Great Pit of Carkoon. It was generally accompanied by two skiffs, which carried the Hutt's guards.

Characteristics


The Khetanna was a modified luxury sail barge which had three decks with the upper one being covered by two large orange sails. It should be noted that the sails did not have any navigational role since the barge was propelled by solar-powered energy cells located in the craft's nose. The sails were primarily for a decorative purpose, but they also protected passengers from the glaring light of Tatooine's twin suns. Additionally, they could carry the vessel in moderate winds. The upper deck also had a small private lounge which was used by Jabba's favorite henchmen and guests.

As the vehicle was designed to transport sentient passengers for extended trips, the Khetanna's middle deck held a large banquet room which could double as a throne room for Jabba and his entourage. Jabba used this deck when he ordered Luke Skywalker thrown into the Pit of Carkoon, and it was here that he died by strangulation at the hands of his newest slave girl, Leia. The mid-deck also held an armory, guest rooms, a fully-stocked kitchen and the cockpit of the vehicle.



The barge's lower deck was composed of navigation sensor array, engines, redundant steering systems, a series of prison cells, a droid storage chamber, armory, guest rooms, a repair shop and several live food tanks containing living animals which the crime lord would feast on at his pleasure.

When the crime lord acquired the vessel, he also installed a custom-mounted blaster cannon on the upper deck which could disable most vehicles and had the handrails drilled to hold portable antipersonnel heavy blasters. An advanced sensor suite also allowed the crime lord to escape detection from his foes. Also on the barge were several decorations such as masks and several decorative bas-reliefs.

History


When Jabba the Hutt acquired the Khetanna, he used it for both business trips and lavish parties and tours across the deserts of Tatooine and to participate along with other repulsorcraft like Bantha-II cargo skiffs in the crime lord's personal fleet on raids against his opponents. Jabba would enter and exit the barge by a large boarding hatch at the observation deck level on the starboard side of the vessel.Due to the reputation of the infamous Jabba, the vessel earned a feared reputation among her master's enemies.

Jabba used the barge to take Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca to the Great Pit of Carkoon, where they were to be fed to the sarlacc. The sail barge was destroyed during the fight that ensued over the Pit after Luke Skywalker retrieved his lightsaber. The Jedi, during his escape from the Khetanna, oriented the primary blaster cannon towards the deck and fired the weapon with a kick. The sail barge was quickly torn apart by the laser fire.

Parts of the Khetanna were eventually used to line the interior of the Doe See'ybark Bootana restaurant.

Appearances

 * Podracing Tales
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
 * Boba Fett: Hunted
 * Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
 * Shadows of the Empire comic
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2: The Emperor Commands
 * And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale
 * Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand
 * The Ordeal of Boba Fett
 * Three Against the Galaxy
 * Heir to the Empire
 * The Last Command
 * Recovery
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)

Non-canon appearances

 * Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
 * The Revenge of Tag & Bink
 * The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition
 * The Lost Lightsaber