Hutts

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The Hutts are a fictional alien race in the Star Wars universe. They have appeared in The Phantom Menace and throughout the original trilogy, with the exception of The Empire Strikes Back and the original theatrical release of A New Hope, although it is only in "The Phantom Menace" that we see Hutts other than Jabba the Hutt. They also appear in various Star Wars games, including those based off the movies, and The Knights of the Old Republic series. None of these however are very friendly and all are criminally involved.

Their native language, Huttese, is a lingua franca of galactic organized crime.

Origins

The Hutts evolved on a planet called Varl, and their solar system had twin suns, like Tatooine, named Evona and Ardos, which the Hutts worshipped as Gods. Unlike Tatooine, Varl was supposed to be a forest planet. According to Hutt legend, Evona was absorbed by a black hole, and Ardos collapsed on itself over grief for its mate. Since the Hutts survived the deaths of their Gods, they believed they had become Gods, hence their egocentrism. Scientists discount this theory, and believe the more likely tale that the Hutts destroyed their world in a civil war.

After Varl's devastation, the Hutts migrated to a planet called Evocar, and displaced the peaceful natives through canny business practices, even going so far as to evict them. The Hutts renamed their new planet Nal Hutta--"Glorious Jewel" in Huttese. Nal Hutta is the capital of Hutt Space, the species' empire.

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. Kossak was a famous Hutt conqueror of this time who defeated Xim the Despot at the Third Battle of Vontor, according to Galaxy Guide 12 - Aliens: Enemies and Allies and the Han Solo Trilogy.

Physiology

Hutts are an evolutionary mix. Generally, they are considered Gastropods because of their form of locomotion, moving along their tail. They have two stubby arms, and a large mouth to consume food. Hutt skin is extremely thick, and when combined with their redundant organs and tough flesh, can result in Hutts being able to survive direct blaster fire hits. Hutts are hermaphrodites, bearing male and female reproductive organs. Typically, Hutts are referred to as males, but when it comes time for a Hutt to reproduce, it will change from male to female for a substantial period of time, and will during that time be referred to as "her" rather than "him". In some cases, certain Hutts seem to assign themselves permanently female gender roles. It is unknown whether this is a personal choice, or biological in nature.

Hutts reproduce asexually, thus a Hutt has only one biological parent. However, it would seem that if the parent of a Hutt has a "mate", the child considers both Hutts its parents (Jabba the Hutt was said to have both a mother and a father). Hutts can claim a lifespan of 1,000 standard years.

Hutts are also unique in that they are one of the few species that are immune to the Force. Jedi mind tricks have no effect upon the Hutts. This doesn't mean that Hutts don't exist within the Force, like the Yuuhzan Vong and there have been Hutts that are Force-users. The exact extent of this anti-Force resistance is unknown.

Society

There is an old Hutt saying: Blood is thicker than slime. Nal Hutta is ruled by the Clans of the Ancients, which is composed of leaders of the eldest clans on Nal Hutta. Many Hutts leave their home world to form kajidics, or criminal empires, under the control of the Clan. Hutts hold their families in very high regard--except when leadership of the clan is available. Hutts kill members of their species, and their families, for advancement of power, but that is their way.

If a non-Hutt kills a Hutt, then it will usually result in a death-mark, or bounty, being put on the offending party. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Leia Organa-Solo were the most famous recipients in their role in the death of Jabba the Hutt. The death mark against lasted for about ten years before it was removed by Durga the Hutt during the Darksaber incident. However Hutts' grudges last a very long time and the deathmark was reinstated after Durga's death.

Hutts do not generally reveal their family names to non-Hutts (close subordinates, such as councilors are very familiar with Huttese clan politics, as they must to advise and orchestrate attacks and business well); as such only a few Hutt clans are known by name. The two most prominent are Desilijic, the Clan of Jabba the Hutt, and Besadii, currently the most powerful.