Amanaman

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Amanaman was the nickname of an Amani male criminal, bounty hunter and headhunter from the planet Maridun. He kept the skulls of the fugitives he scoured the galaxy for and used them to decorate his staff, earning the moniker Head Hunter for his collection. Amanaman spent time lurking at the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure's palace on the planet Tatooine during the Era of Rebellion.

Biography[]

Amanaman,^[1] whose real name was unknown on the^[5] planet^[6] Tatooine,^[5] was the nickname of an Amani male criminal,^[1] bounty hunter, and headhunter from the grasslands of^[3] the Outer Rim planet^[7] Maridun.^[1] He scoured the galaxy to hunt down fugitives and kept their skulls to use them to decorate his staff,^[2] amassing a gruesome collection. For this, Amanaman was known as the Head Hunter. The Amani was also a little-seen member of the^[1] Hutt crime lord^[8] Jabba Desilijic Tiure's court,^[1] lurking in his palace^[9] on Tatooine^[6] during the Era of Rebellion.^[4]

In 4 ABY,^[10] Amanaman was present inside Jabba's Palace when two droids, C-3PO and R2-D2 arrived to display a holographic message of Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker, bargaining for the release of the smuggler Han Solo. Amanaman stood near two Humans,^[11] proudly displayed his staff,^[12] and laughed when the Hutt declined and referred to the smuggler as his "favorite decoration."^[11]

Shortly after, Amanaman reclined in a booth with the^[11] Quarren accountant Tessek^[13] while the Max Rebo Band performed.^[11] Jabba demanded that his dancer, Oola, repeat her performance. Joh Yowza, a singer for the Max Rebo Band, thought Jabba was demanding him to preform again and the band kicked in. When Oola was dropped into the rancor pit below for refusing to sit with Jabba,^[14] Amanaman stayed sat in the booth^[11] while others rushed to see into the pit.^[14]

Personality and traits[]

Amanaman stood at 1.88 meters and weighed 85 kilograms.^[3] The planarian-like individual^[4] had long^[15] gangly^[4] arms^[15] like sticks^[16] and big hands^[15] like clubs.^[16] Amanaman had red eyes^[1] and yellow skin with a green back and stripe pattern.^[4]

Skills and abilities[]

Amanaman used a rolling attack when fighting.^[3]

Equipment[]

From around 4 ABY,^[4] Amanaman carried a staff,^[16] used as a weapon,^[1] that hung the^[5] three^[15] prized^[4] shrunken heads^[16] of his^[5] unidentified^[4] victims.^[5] He also kept a dried decapitated corpse at his side, also from an unidentified victim.^[4] Other weapons used by Amanaman included a grenade, a blaster pistol, and a spear.^[3]

Behind the scenes[]

Amanaman appeared in Return of the Jedi and was played by puppeteer Ailsa Berk.^[17] Since Amanaman does not speak, Ailsa is officially credited as a "mime artist."

Amanaman is visible during several scenes 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—and he is seen again when Leia and Han are discovered. The last time he can be seen is when Luke and Han are sentenced to death.