{"id":261681,"date":"2021-05-28T19:16:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T16:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jabbas-pet-gets-a-name\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T19:16:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T16:16:27","slug":"jabbas-pet-gets-a-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jabbas-pet-gets-a-name\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jabba&#8217;s Pet Gets A Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jabba&#8217;s Pet Gets A Name<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9--><em>Welcome to The Bad Batch Explained, our weekly column dedicated to those rough and tumble Clone Wars leftovers and their march through a bold, new galaxy far, far away. In this entry, we\u2019re charging into Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 5 (\u201cRampage\u201d) and exploring how it connects to Return of the Jedi and the greater Star Wars universe. Yes, there are spoilers here.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>As Tech says to his boys, a rampaging adolescent Rancor was not the distraction I was anticipating. Did we need further examination into how Jabba the Hutt\u2019s monster stable came together?\u00a0When it comes to <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>, \u201cneed\u201d should never be in our vocabulary. Expansion is all that matters. And going forward, now, every time you watch <strong><em>Return of the Jedi<\/em><\/strong>, you\u2019ll be just as weepy as the Rancor\u2019s handler when Luke Skywalker brings that sharp gate crashing on her skull.<\/p>\n<p>The Rancor we meet in Jabba\u2019s palace <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Pateesa\">is named Pateesa<\/a>. Obviously, he was a mighty titan who routinely gobbled the dopes who foolishly made pests of themselves against the Tatooine crime lord. We thought he was a unique specimen within Jabba\u2019s crew, but we now know he was not alone. There were others. Or at least one other: Muchi.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/simpsons.fandom.com\/wiki\/Poochie\">Don\u2019t confuse her for Poochie<\/a>, because <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong>: <strong><em>The Bad Batch<\/em><\/strong> has most definitely not jumped the shark. Instead, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> continues to broaden what we know about the franchise, coloring in those edges and making <em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2018 canvas all the richer. In this franchise, every walk-on has a name and a history. What you see on first-pass will no doubt be stretched into an epic by the writers and artists who come after.<\/p>\n<p>After last week\u2019s encounter with Fennec Shand, Hunter desperately wants to know who is pulling her leash. Clone Force 99 cannot afford a bounty on their heads. They can\u2019t retreat into hiding without squaring that problem.<\/p>\n<p>Seeking answers, the squad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>s to Ord Mantell, the wretched hive of scum and villainy first mentioned by Han Solo in <strong><em>The<\/em> <em>Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/strong>. It\u2019s where the scoundrel encountered a bounty hunter that encouraged him to make amends with Jabba. Naturally, the bustling thieves den is the perfect environment for our clone deserters to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>Echo brings them to a dusty bar where a Jedi informant named Cid is supposed to reside. After some verbal rigmarole, the bartender reveals herself to be the one-time Republic spy and agrees to help the clones if they accomplish a job for her first. Reluctant but eager, Hunter accepts Cid\u2019s terms. They weren\u2019t created to be mercenaries, but here they are \u2014 sellswords.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the planet, a Zygerrian gang is running a small slaving operation. We\u2019ve seen these bandits throughout the franchise, causing problems in cartoons, comics, and video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, but they made their first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance in the <em>Clone Wars<\/em> episode \u201cKidnapped.\u201d In that storyline, Ahsoka Tano realizes that oppression is not uncommon in her glorious Republic. It\u2019s one of several instances that eventually leads to her disillusionment with the Jedi. The Zygerrians serve a similar function here for the squad\u2019s youngest recruit, Omega.<\/p>\n<p>Clone Force 99 agrees to trade credits and information for Muchi\u2019s rescue. \u201cRescue\u2026\u201d That word is not quite right. And Hunter knows it. With money as their end goal, Muchi is as much a product for them as she is for the Zygerrians. The idea doesn\u2019t sit well with the soldiers, but those on the run must bend their morals.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter quickly receives other worries to focus on. Unfortunately, their Zygerrian infiltration does not go well, and they are captured and shackled alongside the rest of the slaves minutes after engaging with the enemy. Luckily, they kept their kid sidekick Omega back on the ship. Whether it\u2019s her potential Force sensitivity or her tiny size, the youngling does a much better job sneaking about the Zygerrians.<\/p>\n<p>Omega discovers Muchi chained inside a detainment box. When the Zygerrians uncover her, she releases its restraining bolts, and the teenage Rancor im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely tears through the camp. Watching this little King Kong utterly devastate her captors is one of the greatest joys that <em>Star Wars<\/em>: <em>The Bad Batch<\/em> has given us so far. It\u2019s pure mayhem. Bodies being yanked, flung, and dropped on their melons. Muchi is a tiny beast, but a beast nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>The adolescent Rancor design accentuates the creature\u2019s cuteness. Imagine <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chibi_(slang)\">a Chibi version<\/a> of the monster that nearly made Luke Skywalker a snack. It\u2019s short, squat, and squeaky. But not lumbering.\u00a0Pateesa slowly plods toward his meal in <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em>, but in <em>The Bad Batch\u00a0<\/em>Episode 5, Muchi\u2019s got speed on her side. Once she\u2019s loose, the Zygerrians don\u2019t have a chance. She turns their bones into butter.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, George Lucas envisioned the Rancor as an homage to Godzilla. He anxiously wanted a man in a suit to bring the pain to Luke, but the costume they constructed was too elaborate and expensive. And, honestly, it failed to elicit any ounce of terror from the crew. So, Lucas turned to master monster-maker Phil Tippet.<\/p>\n<p>Tippet built the wire-rod puppet you see in <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em>. The result is a vicious, gargantuan beast and the logical extension of everything Ray Harryhausen invented. Sure, in reality, the critter was only eighteen inches tall, but the Rancor will forever tower above us. Despite his short stature and his tiny runtime in <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em>, the meaty mass looms large in the <em>Star Wars<\/em> franchise. It\u2019s the kind of design you want to mold into plastic and drop into your toy chest.<\/p>\n<p>He may have died in Jabba\u2019s basement, but he thrived in our childhood bedrooms. In return, <em>Star Wars<\/em> creators continue to find ways to expand the Rancor concept. Different specimens of the creature have appeared in <em>The Clone Wars<\/em>, the <em>Star Wars<\/em>: <em>Battlefront <\/em>video games, and the most recent\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_High_Republic_4\"><em>High Republic<\/em> comic book<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We love Tippett\u2019s beastie. It\u2019s only fitting that the original finally get a neighbor and a friend.\u00a0We can never watch <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em> in the same way again. Pateesa\u2019s death is now given an extra blast of sorrow and hope. There are more citizens of the <em>Star Wars<\/em> universe to mourn his passing than <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Malakili\">Malakili, the Rancor keeper<\/a>. There is Muchi, too. At the same time, after Pateesa perishes, Muchi may still be out there somewhere, roaming the desert dunes of Tatooine.<\/p>\n<p>The Rancor was a beautiful monster born from George Lucas\u2019 love for Godzilla and Tippett\u2019s adoration for Harryhausen. He was more than the raddest toy in the toy box. He was wonder. He was awe. Muchi is not quite there yet in <em>The Bad Batch<\/em>, but she\u2019s well on her way.<\/p>\n<p>People complain that these prequels often make the <em>Star Wars<\/em> universe smaller. Must everything be connected? Does it matter if Pateesa the Rancor has a friend or not?<\/p>\n<p>I say yes. With one half-hour episode, <em>Star Wars<\/em>: <em>The Bad Batch<\/em> transformed the Rancor into something more than a design, more than a toy. The Rancor from <em>Return of the Jedi<\/em> is now a proper character with a relationship and a narrative that extends beyond his introductory appearance. That\u2019s an addition, not a subtraction.<\/p>\n<p>But also, I\u2019d like a new toy in this style. Make it happen, Hasbro.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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