Mosep Binneed/Legends

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Mosep Binneed, Jabba Desilijic Tiure's Nimbanese accountant, often went by the pseudonym "Jabba the Hut." The name gives Mosep the word "Hut" as a title, as opposed to identifying him as a member of the Huttese race.

Huttese was a highly complex language. As such, many Hutts considered it a point of honor to speak only in that tongue. Another peculiarity among their culture was their reluctance to give clan names, that is their second name, to anyone. Because of this, most Hutts simply went by their first name followed by "the Hutt." It is likely that Mosep, because of his prominant status as Jabba's right hand man, recieved the honorific as a sort of half-joke. Though not quite one of them, the Nimbanel was considered (at least by Jabba) as good as family. The name is both a title of respect and an elaborate Huttese pun. The name may also be a pun in both Huttese and english, refering to the fact that "Hut," in Basic, means only "little house," and that Mosep's chief base of operations was out of Jabba's Tatooine town house in Mos Eisley, a secondary palace that was far from little.

Mosep took a very personal hand in his less-than-mobile master's affairs. Not only did he manages 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 extention of the Hutt's will across the galaxy. He personally handled the problem of Han Solo's extensive and prolonged debt, confronting him personally on at least three occasions. When threats and negotiation failed, Mosep personally negotiated a bounty with Boba Fett to capture the elusive smuggler alive and have him brought before the judgement of their mutual master.

Mosep as "Heater"
Another of Mosep's nicknames was "Heater," probably referring to the way in which he turned up the heat on Jabba's most outstandingly delinquent accounts. Under this appellation, Mosep also ran a small Tatooine luxury cruise that capitalized on Luke Skywalker's infamy after the Battle of Yavin. The cruise was constructed to be nearly identical to Jabba's personal sail barge Khetanna, though he made sure to keep it slighly smaller as a point of respect to the Hutt.

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 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. In Marvel Star Wars 28: What Ever Happened to Jabba the Hut? (sic) and Marvel Star Wars 37: In Mortal Combat, this same portrayal of Jabba was used. These issues has since been retconned to feature Mosep, rather than Jabba. In the radio adaptation, the scene was included, but using a character named "Heater" instead of Jabba. This is the source of Mosep's other nickname.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Alan Dean Foster, A New Hope (novelization)
 * Marvel Star Wars 2: Six Against the Galaxy
 * Brian Daley, A New Hope (radio play)
 * Marvel Star Wars 28: What Ever Happened to Jabba the Hut?
 * Marvel Star Wars 37: In Mortal Combat
 * Donald F. Glut, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (novelization)

External link

 * Pablo Hidalgo, Cantina Roll-Call: Shedding Light on Some Alien Aliases, StarWars.com, 2003