Appearances A Hutt first appeared in the film
Return of the Jedi (1983), and was designed by
Phil Tippett.
Jabba the Hutt is a crime lord that keeps an imprisoned
Han Solo as a trophy. Only mentioned in the original releases of the first two Star Wars films, he reappeared in a
deleted scene that was completed for the
Special Edition of A New Hope in 1997. In
The Phantom Menace (1999), Jabba appears alongside Gardulla the Hutt, the prior owner of main character
Anakin Skywalker and his mother,
Shmi. She is explained as having lost them while betting on a
podrace with junk dealer
Watto, and reappeared in
The Clone Wars episode "
Hunt for Ziro". Jabba's infant son Rotta is featured in
The Clone Wars film; other Hutts feature in the series. The Twins referred to a Hutt brother and sister who were crime lords during the New Republic Era. They were cousins of Tatooine crime lord Jabba.
Ecology Adult Hutts are similar to shell-less
gastropods in appearance and movement. In the novelization of
Return of the Jedi, it is mentioned that Hutts were born
bipedal, but their "rump legs" fused together over time due to lack of movement. Hutts are extremely
long-lived and reproduce
asexually, nursing their young in pouches like those of
marsupials. Hutts have separate sexes in canon, no longer being hermaphroditic as they were in the Legends continuity. According to Legends, all members of the species are
hermaphroditic.
Economy Hutt Space Hutt Space is a "special autonomous region" of the
Star Wars galaxy on the border between the Mid Rim and the Outer Rim Territories, and located to the galactic east of the Core Worlds. It encompassed the Si'Klaata Cluster, bordered on the Tion Hegemony, and consisted of a thousand inhabited worlds. Hutt Space was named for the Hutt species, who dominated the region. Hutt Space remain freed of Imperial rule owing to its trade of wealth, influence and cooperation with the authorities on Imperial Coruscant. Noted as being a haven of corruption, piracy, and home to the disreputable elements of the galaxy, the Galactic Empire considered Hutt Space an "open festering wound" carved across Imperial space.
Hutt Cartel The Hutt Cartel was a loose confederation of criminal families, mercenary elements, and front organizations. The Hutt Cartel were financially invested in every illicit enterprise in the Outer Rim; engaged in spice smuggling, slavery, gambling, extortion, and bounty hunting. The nature of this consortium prohibited any strong central authority.
Culture Nal Hutta Hutts live on the planet
Nal Hutta—"Glorious Jewel" in Huttese. Nal Hutta is the capital of Hutt Space, the species'
empire. The primary moon of Nal Hutta is Nar Shaddaa. Before the establishment of the
Old Republic, the Hutts were the dominant species in the galaxy, although they never built up an extensive empire; their dominance focused instead on trade and economic empires.
Grand Hutt Council The Grand Hutt Council is the
de facto ruling body of the Hutt species, and by extension, the highest authority in all of Hutt-controlled space. The council was composed of the most influential and high-profile Hutt leaders, its members were responsible for the day-to-day affairs of Hutt Space. When dealing with a foreign power, they elect one of their own to act as 'Head of State'. Despite pretense of legitimacy, its
kleptocratic "government" reflected the corrupt nature of its enterprises, being prone to instability as Hutt families engage in endless shadow wars against their rivals.
Huttese language The Hutts' native language, Huttese, is a
lingua franca of galactic organized crime. The language is a constructed language, with many distorted English words, most having the same syllables as English. Its phonology is said to be based on the
Quechua language. Non-Hutts also speak Huttese, including the
Max Rebo Band,
Bib Fortuna, and
C-3PO. ==Reception==