Buboicullaar/Legends

Buboicullaar, commonly known by Bubo, was a Frog-Dog in Jabba Desilijic Tiure's court who served as bodyguard. Before becoming a member of Jabba's court, Bubo had been a spy for many years.

Biography
Buboicullar was brought to Jabba's Palace by unknown circumstances. Most of Jabba's court believed Bubo was a stupid beast, but in truth Bubo's species, known by much of the galaxy as "Frog-Dogs", were in truth misunderstood beings capable of considerable intellect and cunning. Although he kept watch for unwary intruders, he was not as tough as he sounded. Bubo used people's misconceptions of his intelligence to his advantage, doing nothing to change peoples' perceptions of him, so he could skulk around the palace without drawing attention to himself.

He was frienly with the B'omarr monks, particularly Evilo Nailati, an unorthodox male monk.

The Frog-Dog loved to eat, and fantasised about eating whole Jawas or feasting upon Salacious Crumb. Another being who was the perfect size for him to digest, Ghoel, was friendly with Bubo.

When C-3PO and R2-D2 entered Jabba's throne room, to present Luke Skywalker's hologram plea for the release of Han Solo, Bubo acted as sentry and barked viciously at C-3PO, startling him.

Bubo was tended by the alcoholic Gran Ree-Yees. Ree-Yees had gotten imperial surgeons to place a small computer panel under Bubo's flesh, which could be activated by pulling off one of the Frog-Dogs sores. Ree-Yees used the panel to order components for a bomb, which was to be placed on Jabba's sail barge. When the final order arrived (hidden in a crate of Goatgrass), Bubo got to it before Ree-Yees, and took the detonator out. When Ree-Yees arrived, searching for his detonator, Bubo hid in a press, only just out of Ree-Yees' reach. With Ree-Yees desperately trying to reach Bubo (made all the more difficult by the mass amount of alchohol he consumed), Bubo tease him, placing the detonator on the tip of his tongue, before letting it slide into his mouth. Thus, Bubo had foiled Ree-Yees' assassination plot to kill Jabba, by eating a crucial component to his thermal detonator.

After Jabba's death at the Great Pit of Carkoon, Buboicullar willingly allowed the B'omarr Monks to place his brain in a jar so he too could ponder the infinite. He became friends with fellow newcomers to the B'omarr, Tessek and Bib Fortuna, among others.

Behind the Scenes

 * A Bubo action figure was made along with a B'omarr monk and Wol Cabasshite in a 3-figure set named Jabba's Palace Court Denizens. It was release in 2004 by Hasbro as part of the Saga line. Bubo will be re-released soon in the 12 inch format, as part of Sideshow Collectibles' Buboicullaar creature pack.


 * Jabba's Frog-Dog's nickname was Bubo, and this may be derived from the old 'bubose plague', a real-life illness that spread in England long ago and gave people bubose, or large swellings. Bubo has lots of warts and spots, and this may be where he got his nickname.

Appearances

 * Jabba the Hutt: Betrayal
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Goatgrass: The Tale of Ree-Yees
 * Tongue-tied: Bubo's Tale
 * Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale

Notes and references
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