Amanaman/Legends

Amanaman was another name for the Amanin species, and was also the nickname given to a specific male Amani present at Jabba the Hutt's palace; his real name was unknown on Tatooine.

Biography
Amanaman resembled a yellow giant, shriveled planarian, with long gangly arms, and a green back and stripe pattern. Amanin were also known by the colloquial name "head hunters" due to their tendency to collect their victims' heads as souvenirs, and Amanaman was no exception; for a time around 4 ABY he wielded a staff from which three prized heads grotesquely hung, and kept a dried decapitated corpse, all from unidentified victims, at his side.

Behind the scenes

 * Amanaman appeared in Return of the Jedi and was played by puppeteer Ailsa Berk. Since Amanaman does not speak, she is officially credited as a "mime artist."
 * An Amanaman action figure was created by Kenner in 1985. It is one of the last seventeen Vintage era figures.
 * Amanaman would be resculpted 16 years later in 2001 by Hasbro in the Power of the Jedi line. The figure came with Salacious B. Crumb, his old ceremonial staff, and for the first time actually included his macabre decapitated corpse.
 * Amanaman can be seen several times in Jabba's Palace. He is first seen when Jabba reveals Han Solo frozen in carbonite. He can also be seen when the Max Rebo Band performs - although he is reclining so he is hard to spot -, he is seen again when Leia and Han are discovered, and the last time he is seen is when Luke and Han are sentenced to death.

Appearances

 * A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale webstrip
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi