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Salacious B. Crumb is a Kowakian monkey-lizard who appears in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi as a companion of Jabba the Hutt. He sits on Jabba's dais in the palace and is characterized by a shrill cackle, food-stealing antics, and imitation of Jabba, his courtiers, and visitors. He functions as Jabba's unofficial court jester and palace companion.
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What does Salacious B. Crumb do to C-3PO in Return of the Jedi?
In the 1983 film, the cackling creature perched on Jabba the Hutt's dais plucks out one of C-3PO's photoreceptor eyes during the chaos aboard Jabba's sail barge. It is the character's most famous on-screen moment.
What species is Salacious B. Crumb?
He is a Kowakian monkey-lizard, a small scrawny species from the Star Wars universe. He was introduced in Return of the Jedi (1983) as Jabba's annoying court jester at the palace on Tatooine.
Who voiced Salacious B. Crumb?
His distinctive shrill cackle was provided by voice actor Mark Dodson for Return of the Jedi in 1983. Dodson was a prolific creature-vocalist who also worked on other 1980s genre productions.
Why does Jabba keep Salacious B. Crumb around?
In the backstory established for Return of the Jedi, the monkey-lizard earned a protected spot on Jabba's dais by amusing the crime lord with his imitations and mischief. The dynamic plays out on screen in the 1983 film, where he torments C-3PO and mimics members of Jabba's court.
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