Ardon Crell

Ardon "Vapor" Crell was a Human male moisture farmer on the planet Tatooine, who joined the local 253 sector of the Moisture Farmers of Tatooine organization by 4 ABY. A liaison between local 253 and the crime lord Jabba the Hutt, Crell was responsible for collecting the moisture farmers' money and delivering it to the Hutt for protection against Tusken Raiders. In 4 ABY, Crell was present in Jabba the Hutt's palace when several of Jabba's Rebel prisoner Han Solo's fellow Rebels arrived in an attempt to rescue their companion, who was held in the palace's dungeons. Those events led to Jabba sentencing Solo and fellow Rebels Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca to death at the Great Pit of Carkoon. Crell and other members of Jabba's court accompanied the crime lord on his luxury sail barge Khetanna in order to witness the executions. However, the captives fought back, and the Khetanna was ultimately destroyed.

Biography
The Human male Ardon Crell lived during the Galactic Civil War, a conflict between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire. By 4 ABY, he became a moisture farmer on the planet Tatooine, who joined local 253, a sector of the Moisture Farmers of Tatooine organization. He had by then also acquired the nickname "Vapor." Crell was chosen by his peers to serve as a liaison between local 253 and the crime lord Jabba the Hutt. The moisture farmers agreed to pay Jabba in exchange for protection from Tusken Raiders, and Crell was responsible for both collecting and delivering the protection money.

In 4 ABY, Crell was present in the audience chamber of Jabba the Hutt's palace on Tatooine when Alliance operative Leia Organa, disguised as the bounty hunter Boushh, arrived with the intention of rescuing fellow Rebel Han Solo, who was kept prisoner in the palace's dungeons. Organa arrived with the Wookiee Chewbacca, ostensibly as her captive, and threatened to destroy the palace with a thermal detonator. Organa won the Hutt's favor, but that night rescued Solo and attempted to escape the palace with him. Crell and others in the Hutt's palace accompanied the crime lord as he caught Organa and Solo, who were subsequently imprisoned. Fellow Rebel Luke Skywalker then arrived at the palace to demand the release of all three prsoners, and the Hutt dropped Skywalker into the pit of his pet rancor. However, Skywalker killed the rancor, prompting the Hutt to sentence Skywalker, Solo and Chewbacca to death at the Great Pit of Carkoon.

Ardon Crell and other members of Jabba's court accompanied the Hutt on the luxury sail barge Khetanna in order to witness the execution of the captives. However, the captives fought back, leading to the death of Jabba and destruction of the Khetanna.

Personality and traits
Ardon Crell represented local 253 in interactions with Jabba the Hutt, and was responsible for collecting the protection money and paying it to the crime lord. Like others in the Hutt's courtroom, Crell panicked when Organa threatened to destroy Jabba's palace with a thermal detonator. Ardon Crell had black hair, brown eyes and fair skin. He also wore a red headband.

Equipment
Ardon Crell wore a jumpsuit, across which he carried an ammunition bandoleer.

Behind the scenes
Ardon Crell first appeared as an uncredited extra during the Jabba's palace scenes as well as on the Khetanna in 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. In April 1998, Crell was first named and given a backstory on a card in Jabba's Palace Limited, an expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Manga: Return of the Jedi 1