Wooof/Legends

Wooof was a male Kadas'sa'Nikto who was a slave of Jabba Desilijic Tiure, serving as the crime lord's chief pilot on the planet Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War.

Biography
Born and raised on Tatooine, Wooof was once a freelance smuggler and an excellent pilot, until his job went bad and he found himself in debt to Jabba for a sizeable amount, becoming another of the Hutt's perpetually indentured servants. Jabba found use for him as a pilot for his many spacecraft, including his personal space yacht, though Wooof himself was more comfortable behind the controls of a starfighter. During the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon, Wooof died on the deck of the Khetanna when his blaster fire was deflected back at him by Luke Skywalker.

Behind the scenes
"The Green Nikto seen in Jabba's palace was called Klaatu, though Wooof was one of the production names used for this character."

- Leland Chee

According to Leland Chee, the Kadas'sa'Nikto in the Throne Room was originally named Klaatu, but he has been renamed Wooof (an original production name for Klaatu) by Decipher. On July 6, 2011, Chee revealed that to be a mistake, and that Wooof and Klaatu were separate characters, in his Keeper of the Holocron blog on Facebook.com.

Klaatu was named for Klaatu barada nikto, a phrase from the 1951 film The Day The Earth Stood Still. "Klaatu" is the name of the humanoid alien protagonist in the film.

The "Klaatu (Palace)" action figure made by Kenner in 1983 was based on Wooof. However, in the same year Kenner also produced a "Klaatu (in Skiff Guard Outfit)" action figure which was based on the actual Klaatu. The two characters are in fact different. Hasbro's 1999 "Klaatu" figure included in the Jabba's Skiff Guards set was also based on Klaatu.

A new Wooof action figure has been included in the 2010 Hasbro lineup.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi