Was Jabba the Hutt really a bad dude?

[2 Cycle]

All we hear about Jabba is he is a gangster. However, I have been analyzing the movies and I noticed a few key things that may change your opinion. Jabba provides shelter and employment for his friends. He also houses rare beasts like rancor rather than letting them die in the wild. It just doesn't seem like he will mess with you unless you cross him. Han Solo pretty much told him to eff off so he got what he deserved. Seems to me Jabba and his buddies pretty much just sit around eating frogs all day and mind their own business. Am I right?

 

[BeardedCrow]

Well he is a gangsta because a true gangsta is a gentlemen (maybe Jabba is a gentleman in his home world haha) and only conflicts with likewise people and will dine at fancy places.

 

[RUDE BOY]

He also houses rare beasts like rancor rather than letting them die in the wild.

Didn't he feed rancor a slave girl just for fun? sounds like a "bad dude" to me.

 

[Gettinbetter]

He also gave Leia some nice new jewelry and bought her some clothes to match. That was nice of him.
He took Luke and friends on a desert tour to see some rare creatures that the general public don't have access to.
Pretty solid.

 

[2 Cycle]

Luke walked in and told Jabba to free his friends or die. How would you respond if you were Jabba?

 

[t-dub]

If a Jedi comes in and says something like that you TAKE THE DEAL!!!

 

[Farid]

Beyond being connected to the intergalactic narcotics trade, he also was involved with intergalactic humanoid trafficking . I'd say he was pretty bad.

 

[063_XOBX]

If you consider the EU stuff then not only was he gross by human standards but even the other Hurts thought he was a weirdo pervert for being into humans.

 

[DDave]

I'm just happy they didn't make him a girl!

 

[2 Cycle]

No worse than some of the girls in my college dorm

 

[t-dub]

No worse than some of the girls in my college dorm

Maybe you need to join a Frat or get an off campus pad . . .

 

[Papa Woody]

If you consider the EU stuff then not only was he gross by human standards...

But perhaps Jabba was svelte and buff by Hutt standards...

 

[macbill]

A worm CAN turn....

 

[2 Cycle]

See, I think Jabba was just an alpha character. Knew what he wanted and which buttons to push. In the new Darth Vader comic, Vader force chokes Jabba out of nowhere. Then, Luke shows up in Return of the Jedi and talks crap in the throne room. Han owed him a bunch of money obviously. What a bunch of dicks! Jabba acted appropriately

 

[crawdad]

bad dudes can act appropriately, it comes down to whether or not it benefits him or not. i saw jabba's hut more like a cult commune under barbaric dictatorship than a slave dungeon, individuals have their place there but a tension always exists and your life balances on it when you enter.

 

[2 Cycle]

Look at what Vader does to Jabba in his new series. Can anyone blame Jabba for acting like he does? Check out the series by the way, there are 25 issues most are up on YouTube and awesome

 

[Farid]

I think you're confusing being a rational actor with being a decent person. You can be the worst of the worst and still be a rational actor.

Saddam Hussein is a good example. I don't know anybody who would say he was a good guy (besides a few Egyptians lol) buy I know plenty of people, myself included, who think taking him out was a terrible decision because he was a rational actor that could be negotiated with. Doesn't mean he wasn't a terrible person responsible for awful crimes.

That said I still feel awful watching the video of his execution, nobody deserves a death like that. I think that's probably how you feel watching Jabba get chocked by Vadar.

 

[Morty]

He Bad!

 

[DDave]

He Bad!

If he's Jabba the Hut, then this would be Jabba's Hun?

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Edit:

Spoiler: scary

 

[Morty]

Scary indeed! One things for certain, your one of the good guys @DDave . Thanks for the uplift.

 

[DDave]

Scary indeed! One things for certain, your one of the good guys @DDave . Thanks for the uplift.

Thanks @Morty

 

[syrupy]

Jabba was an addict, pure and simple. It was his downfall. He hit the hookah pipe day and night. It caused him to make bad decisions, and he paid a dear price for that. He couldn't even stay awake during the thrilling Pod Race sequence in Ep. 1. The pipe cost him everything. Poor Jabba.

 

[2 Cycle]

Jabba was addicted to frogs as well. Didn't help his waistline

 

[crawdad]

Jabba was addicted to frogs as well. Didn't help his waistline

i think his kind evolved from frogs.

waxy monkey tree frog

would eating something that you share an evolutionary path with make one a cannibal?