“ | All day, every day, Hutt say "Crumb, Salacious Crumb." he say, "Salacious Crumb, make me laugh now or I eat you.". | „ |
~ Crumb on Jabba. |
Salacious B. Crumb is a minor antagonist in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. He is a male Kowakian monkey-lizard who was employed as a court jester by the crime lord Jabba the Hutt.
He was voiced by the late Mark Dodson, who also voiced Daffy, Lenny, George, and Greta in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and puppeteered by Timothy D. Rose (who also puppeteered Admiral Ackbar).
Biography[]
Sometime in the early part of his life Salacious left his home world Kowak and ended up on a space station.
The little imp enjoyed the mischief caused to those aboard the station. When the crew finally had enough of him they hired some help to exterminate the pest but he avoid them by hiding on a ship owned by Jabba.
When the Hutt discovered the little creature he made his to trusted henchmen Bidlo Kwere and Bib Fortuna try to catch him. The monkey-lizard made them look like fools which made the hutt laugh he then asked the Kowalskian to become his court jester if he could make him laugh every day if he failed Jabba would eat him Salacious B. Crumb succeed in this task every day.
Many employees who worked for Jabba the Hutt found the jesters tricks annoying and tried to secretly kill him despite the attempts on his life Salacious B. Crumb managed survive and still retained his position as court jester all the away up to 0 BBY.
Salacious died 4 ABY, when Jabba's sail barge, the Khetanna, exploded. In the chaos, he attacked C-3PO, trying to rip out one of his eyes but R2-D2 shocked him and he jumped on to a chain. He was still hang up there when the barge exploded.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Jabba the Hutt
- Sy Snootles
- Bib Fortuna
- Oola
- Greedo
- Max Rebo Band
- Yarna d'al' Gargan
- Rystall Sant
- Giran
- Cane Adiss
- Doallyn
- Greeata Jendowanian
- Lyn Me
- Rappertuine
- J'Quille
- Ak-Rev
- Barada
- John Yowza
- Attark
- Umpass-stay
- Jubnuk
- Boba Fett
- Klaatu
- Buboicullaar
- Kithaba
- Barquin D'an
Enemies[]
- Han Solo
- Chewbacca
- C-3P0
- R2-D2
- Luke Skywalker
- Princess Leia
- Lady Vararian
- Rebel Alliance