Rotta / Legends Rotta , nicknamed " Pedunkee Mufkin " , translated as " Punky Muffin " , by his father and " Stinky " by Ahsoka Tano , was a Huttlet born into the Desilijic kajidic around the time of the Clone Wars and the offspring of Jabba Desilijic Tiure , grandson of Zorba Desilijic Tiure , great - nephew of Ziro , Jiliac , and Pazda , and cousin of Gorga and Grubba Desilijic Aarrpo . Biography . Rotta was born in 32 BBY , to the well - known Hutt crime lord and kajidii Jabba Desilijic Tiure of the Desilijic clan . Unlike most Huttlets , Rotta did not spend the first fifty years of his life inside his parent ' s brood pouch , as his father Jabba wanted him to directly experience the galaxy . In 22 BBY , during the Clone Wars , aged just 10 standard years old , Rotta took part in a pleasure cruise on his father ' s barge , when his escort skiffs were attacked . With a sole survivor left to share the news with Jabba , the Huttlet was kidnapped by Dark Acolyte Asajj Ventress at the direction of Sith Lord Count Dooku , and in cooperation with Rotta ' s great - uncle , Ziro . Taken aboard the " Trident " , he was flown to the B ' omarr Monastery on the planet Teth . The kidnapping prompted Jabba to make a deal with the Galactic Republic to rescue his son , in turn for free passage through his shipping routes . While being held prisoner on Teth , Rotta became sick , possibly due to his being unaccustomed to the planet ' s atmosphere . Sometime after his imprisonment , Rotta ' s cell door was opened and the distressed Huttlet started to wail when he saw Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano . Before leaving , Ahsoka commented upon Rotta by saying he was " so cute " , to which Skywalker replied by saying that Rotta would not be so cute when he grew up . However , while being taken back to the monastery ' s front exterior , Ahsoka realized that Rotta was sick and informed her master , prompting Skywalker to call for a backpack to put Rotta in . However , Separatist reinforcements arrived and attacked the squad , prompting Rotta and the others to go back inside . While Rex and the clones stayed at the entrance , Rotta , who was still being carried by Ahsoka , Skywalker , and R2 - D2 , went deeper into the monastery . They eventually stopped in the throne room ; by this time , Rotta was asleep and Ahsoka put him down onto the throne . At some point , Rotta woke up and started to crawl under the throne . When Captain Rex , under the influence of Ventress , called for their position , Skywalker went looking for Rotta and dragged him out from under the throne . Once the group made it to the docking station at the back of the monastery , they were confronted by Ventress and two droidekas , which prompted R2 - D2 to close the door . When Skywalker said that they had run out of options , Rotta wailed , pointing out to the others that there was another docking station with a ship on it . After a duel ended between Ventress — who cut through the door R2D2 had previously locked — and Tano , Rotta and the others flew to the docking station via can - cells . Once at the docking station , Skywalker had R2 carry Rotta , with Ahsoka destroying several battle droids and another droid . R2 then carried Rotta onboard the ship , though once on board , Skywalker continuously tried to help his troops , endangering Rotta ' s safety , though Ahsoka convinced him not to . While heading towards their ship , vulture droids chased them and ended up running into the star destroyer ' s side - docking doors , prompting Rotta to wail . With the group unable to take Rotta to a med station onboard the frigate , they had to take the ship to Tatooine . However , as Rotta ' s condition worsened , Tano had to go in back to look for medical supplies , and while she was gone , Anakin reassured Rotta that they would get him to his father alive , showing that he was developing a begrudging fondness for the Huttlet . With the assistance of a hologram of a medical droid , Tano was able to successfully treat Rotta ' s illness , though the medication caused him to burp . During the trip through Hyperspace , Rotta eventually fell asleep but was eventually woken up during a dogfight between the Jedi and several IG - 100 MagnaGuards . The " Twilight " was eventually shot down in Tatooine ' s orbit by enemy forces . Once they crashed , Anakin took Rotta and carried him on his back and started to walk across the treacherous Dune Sea . At some point , Rotta seemed to sense the dark side approaching , and hid inside Anakin ' s pack . To keep Rotta safe , Skywalker had his pack filled with rocks to distract Count Dooku while Tano and R2 - D2 took Rotta to his father . When Magna Guards stood in their way , Tano defeated them . Ahsoka and Rotta eventually made their way to his father ' s palace , but just as Jabba was about to have Skywalker killed , thinking the Jedi had killed his son , Tano arrived with the lost Rotta . Jabba was overjoyed by the safety of his son and Ahsoka handed Rotta over to him after he woke up . However , once Jabba was about to have Rotta ' s saviors executed , he closed his eyes , but Rotta ' s great - uncle Ziro Desilijic Tiure called for Jabba . Instead of Ziro appearing , Senator Padmé Amidala appeared and brought proof that Ziro orchestrated the kidnapping . Jabba was then willing to sign the Republic ' s treaty , but not before settling a score with Ziro first . A year later , when Notluwiski Papanoida arrived at Jabba ' s Palace searching for his daughters , Rotta was also present with his father . After the Baron ' s arrival , Rotta started to play with a bug and beat it to death on Jabba ' s tail , prompting Jabba to tell Rotta to stop . The Baron appealed to Jabba ' s sense of fatherhood , asking him to help him find his own missing daughters . Jabba looked to his son , smiled , and relented , allowing Papanoida to present evidence against the bounty hunter , Greedo , and take the Rodian with him afterward . In 20 BBY , Jabba heard of the activities of the Shadow Collective and sent Rotta away from his palace before Darth Maul and his criminal army arrived . In 4 ABY , Zorba Desilijic Tiure , Rotta ' s grandfather , produced Jabba ' s Will , which claimed that he did not have any children to run his criminal empire , and therefore Zorba was to inherit it . The Hutt courts later declared Jabba ' s " Will " a forgery . Personality and traits . Born as a Hutt into the wealthy Desilijic kajidic , Rotta appeared to often be pampered by his father , the successful crimelord Kajidii Jabba Desilijic Tiure , as demonstrated when Rotta was on a cruise by himself with two skiff escorts . Rotta appeared to often be scared at some points , though had good reasons to be too . Even though Rotta was young , he was able to solve problems easily when others could not , as was shown when Ahsoka and Anakin could not solve the problem of being trapped by Ventress , but Rotta could . Rotta also appeared to be very cheerful and easily amused , for example , when Anakin had his " we ' re in trouble look " , Rotta and Ahsoka were amused when Tano said that they couldn ' t miss it . Rotta had grayish - green colored skin , with orange - brown eyes . Rotta was also small , with 0 . 43 meters as his height . Behind the scenes . Rotta ' s name was first found on a LEGO Preliminary Image of an AT - TE set to be released under the line . Further leaked information , including his LEGO pic , pointed to him being a young , or diminutive Hutt , and even being Jabba ' s son , or another close relative . A Clone Wars action figure card confirmed him as the son of Jabba . In " Star Wars Galaxies " , a backpack was sold during the 2009 Galactic Moon Festival resembling a plush Rotta in the GAR backpack . However , the Republic symbol is replaced with the glowing moon and bat of the Galactic Moon Festival .