- Appeared in:
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
CW
- Homeworld:
Manpha
- Species:
Shawda Ubb
- Gender:
Male
- Size:
.3 meter
- Affiliation:
Max Rebo Band
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From the Movies
The smallest member of the Max Rebo Band, the pot-bellied Rappertunie played a harmonica-like instrument.
From the Expanded Universe
Rappertunie is the marquee-friendly stage name of Rapotwanalantonee, a Shawda Ubb musician from Manpha. Unlike his fellow swamp-dwellers, Rappertunie had a wanderlust that had him touring the various scattered Manphan communities and eventually took him off-world altogether. To fund these trips, Rappertunie made a living as a successful musician.
Rappertunie plays the growdi, a native Shawda Ubb instrument that is a combination water-organ and flute. He despised the Tatooine desert as the arid climate dehydrated his naturally moist skin. In order to avoid exerting himself, Rappertunie rarely moved from his growdi perch.
A being as small as Rappertunie ran the risk of being eaten in Jabba's palace. Luckily for him, the Shawda Ubb have a number of natural defenses. Rappertunie could spit a paralytic poison capable of immobilizing a human for a quarter-hour.
Behind the Scenes
Rappertunie's production nickname was "Jedi Rapper." He was a puppet digitally composited into new and existing footage for the Special Edition release of
Return of the Jedi.
