Bobbajo
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- "History...Is an interesting thing. We know only...the versions we are told. It does not mean...that there are not...other truths."
- ―Bobbajo[2]
Bobbajo was amaleNu-Cosian[2] with awhite beard who lived onJakku approximately thirtyyears after theBattle of Endor.[6] He carried a group of animals around in cages, includingfrog-likegwerps,chicken-likepishnes, alonlan, twozhhee and an ill-temperedworrt namedJ'Rrosch.[2][4] His calm demeanor helped settle down the animals while hetransported them.[5] He roamed between the settlements of theplanet telling stories to local villagers and entertaining children with the talents of his menagerie. He claimed his creatures were responsible for thedestruction of thefirst Death Star, but few believe him. This earned him the names of the "Storyteller" and the "Crittermonger."[2] Bobbajo was the only other vendor known to be allowed to sellfood inNiima Outpost byUnkar Plutt. His customers, however, were restricted solely to spacers.[7]
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Behind the scenes[]
Bobbajo was first shown in "Star Wars: Force for Change - A Message from J.J. Abrams," a video released on YouTube in2014 in whichJ.J. Abrams introduced the charity campaign Star Wars: A Force for Change. The video was filmed on the set ofStar Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens and showed the creature walking behind Abrams while he talked, at one point drawing the director's attention. He was one of the first new characters from Episode VII to have been shown. He was portrayed byAidan Cook in the film, and Cook was credited as "creature and droid puppeteer."[8]
Appearances[]
- "All Creatures Great and Small"(reprinted inTales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I)(First appearance)
"Better the Devil You Know, Part I" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 1- Choose Your Destiny: A Scavenger Mission
- "Destroyer Down" —Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down
- Star Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens
- The Force Awakens Adaptation 1
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises — "Rey Strikes Back"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.1Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑2.02.12.22.32.42.5"All Creatures Great and Small" —Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I
- ↑Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Head-to-Head
- ↑4.04.14.2
Star Wars: Force for Change - A Message from J.J. Abrams on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)(Posted on StarWars.com) - ↑5.05.1Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑
Star Wars: Episode VII Set to Roll Cameras May 2014 onStarWars.com(backup link) - ↑Rey's Survival Guide
- ↑ 2016 Star Wars The Force Awakens Series Two Aidan Cook as Bobbajo Foil Auto #18/25 onwww.dacardworld.com (backup link archived onFebruary 20,2020)
