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- "You will, therefore, be taken to the Dune Sea and cast into the Pit of Carkoon, the nesting place of the all-powerful sarlacc."
- ―C-3PO, translating Jabba the Hutt
The Great Pit of Carkoon, also known as the Sarlacc Pit, was a large sand basin located within the Dune Sea, on the desert planet of Tatooine.[3] Inside the pit was a creature known as a sarlacc, which could swallow an individual whole and slowly digest them over one thousand years. Due to its proximity to Jabba the Hutt's palace, the crime lord used the pit and its sarlacc for torturous executions. The pit was the location of the rescue of Han Solo, which took place shortly before the Battle of Endor. Jabba was killed next to the Great Pit of Carkoon in the Khetanna by Leia Organa.[2] The pit, alongside the sarlacc inhabiting it, was later destroyed when Fennec Shand dropped one of Slave I's Seismic charges into it.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
The sound of the sarlacc was created from sounds of alligator hisses, as well as the sounds of some of the Return of the Jedi crew's stomachs after eating pizza.[5]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- Star Wars Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "A New Home"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Home One"
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales – "Gambit on Geonosis" (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Boba Fett - Bounty Hunter (ROTJ) - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Han Solo - Rebel General - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Salacious B. Crumb - Jester - Base Series 1)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: ABC-3PO
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
Star Wars Helmet Collection 2 (Helmets: Boba Fett–Notorious Bounty Hunter)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 7 (Databank A-Z: Bongo–Bowcaster)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 12 (Databank A-Z: Cosians–Dagobah)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 (Databank A-Z: Dengar–Domino Squad)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 17 (Databank A-Z: Ewoks–Finn (FN-2187))
Star Wars Helmet Collection 18 (Databank A-Z: First Order–Fyrnocks)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 19 (Helmets: Lando Calrissian; Weapons & Uniforms: Jabba's Skiff Guards; Highlights of the Saga: The Death of Jabba the Hutt)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 32 (Databank A-Z: Kel Dor–Ki-Adi-Mundi)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 37 (Databank A-Z: Luggabeast–Malakili) (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 43 (Databank A-Z: Leia Organa)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 48 (Databank A-Z: Sabe–The Separatist Council) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Legacy"
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Connections"
"The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars - The Official Magazine 101 (Database: Before the dark times…)
"Tatooine" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
Lando | Star Wars A to Z on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian: Making of the Season 2 Finale
- Under The Helmet: The Legacy Of Boba Fett
Star Wars: The Black Series (Pack: Boba Fett (Re-Armored) Premium Electronic Helmet) (backup link)
Sixth Scale Figures (Pack: Boba Fett) (backup link)
Sixth Scale Figures (Pack: Boba Fett (Deluxe Version)) (backup link)
The Book of Boba Fett Cargo Hold: "Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
The Best of The Book of Boba Fett: 5 Highlights from "Stranger in a Strange Land" on StarWars.com (backup link)
The Book of Boba Fett Cargo Hold: "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
The Best of The Book of Boba Fett: 5 Highlights from "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm" on StarWars.com (backup link)
Star Wars Inside Intel: Mandalorian Armor on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Disney Gallery: The Book of Boba Fett
Boba Fett in the Databank (backup link)
Barada in the Databank (backup link)
Chewbacca in the Databank (backup link)
Desert Skiff in the Databank (backup link)
Han Solo in the Databank (backup link)
Jabba the Hutt in the Databank (backup link)
Lando Calrissian in the Databank (backup link)
Princess Leia Organa in the Databank (backup link)
Sarlacc in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Great Pit of Carkoon)
Sarlacc Pit in the Databank (backup link)
The Khetanna (Jabba's Sail Barge) in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The Mandalorian Seasons 1 and 2 take place during 9 ABY and Boba Fett saving Fennec Shand's life - and subesquent death of the sarlacc - happened in the same time period.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- ↑
The Book of Boba Fett – "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm"
- ↑
Drawing from the Present: Familiar Creatures in a Galaxy Far, Far Away on StarWars.com (backup link)