Grand Hutt Council

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Grand Hutt Council

TheGrand Hutt Council, also known as theHutt Grand Council and theHutt Council, was the ruling body of theHutthomeworld ofNal Hutta, which included a number of high profile and influential clan-families, who led the powerfulcrime family known as theHutt Clan from thehot,swampyplanet.

During theClone Wars,Jabba the Hutt andMarlo both led the Hutt Council. It was during the war that the Grand Hutt Council allied themselves withMaul and hisShadow Collective, assisting the organization with itstakeover ofMandalore.

History[]

Following theGalactic Republic'sarrest ofZiro the Hutt for the kidnapping of his great nephewRotta,^[7] the Council feared that Ziro would reveal theCouncil's records to theRepublic Senate. The Hutt Council hiredbounty hunterCad Bane to free Ziro and turn him over to them.^[1] After Bane'ssuccessful rescue of Ziro,Gardulla and the Council demanded that Ziro hand over the records. Ziro refused to do so and was imprisoned. After Ziro made his escape, the Council hired Bane to track him and the records down. Though Bane failed,Sy Snootles was able to giveJabba himself the records after shekilled Ziro.^[3]

WhenMaul and hisShadow Collectivearrived onNal Hutta, Jabba and the council refused to join them, merely laughing at them. However, after defeating a large group of bounty hunters and killing one of the council members,Oruba, Jabba andGorga agreed to join Maul,^[5] aiding the Shadow Collectivetakeover ofMandalore.^[8]

After theRebel Alliancedestroyed theDeath Star,Nal Hutta Kal'tamok reported that the Grand Hutt Council had issued an earnings announcement on thatday which contained a peripheral acknowledgment of the Alliance's victory atYavin.^[9]

When anauction intended to sell notorious smuggler and Rebel Alliance memberHan Solo, who had been frozen in carbonite and stolen from thebounty hunterBoba Fett, onJekara was announced byCrimson Dawn leaderQi'ra, the Grand Hutt Council,^[10] along with the Empire and numerous other criminal factions from across of the galaxy, arrived to join in on the auction. Solo was eventually bought by Jabba, but before Jabba could take his prize, the auction was invaded byDarth Vader,^[11] who after defeating Qi'ra, ordered his forces to take Solo away as he left to face the rebelLuke Skywalker.

Shortly thereafter, abattle in Jekara's orbit between the forces of the Hutts and the Imperial forces, provoked byBokku, began. During the battle, the Grand Hutt Council was killed by Darth Vader, who withdrew from his confrontation with Skywalker after being informed that theEmperor had ordered him to end the Hutt insurrection personally.^[12]

Jabba was left as the sole leader of the Hutt Clan after Vader's actions,^[12] with the Sith Lord also learning that Bokku had been an agent of Crimson Dawn.^[13] After Fett reclaimed Solo during the battle, Jabba told Fett of his new position before paying the bounty hunter for delivering Solo to his custody at long last.^[12] Jabba ruled until his death during theRescue of Han Solo.^[14]

Behind the scenes[]

The Grand Hutt Council first appeared in theseason three episode "Evil Plans," which first aired in theNovember 5,2010.^[1]

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