Rennek Rennek was a Human male who worked as a nerf herder for the Tatooine - based Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure . In the year 4 ABY , Rennek was present in the audience chamber of Jabba ' s desert palace when the droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , and later Princess Leia Organa , arrived there to free their imprisoned Rebel Alliance cohort Han Solo from Jabba ' s clutches . Biography . The Human male Rennek lived during the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . He found work as a nerf herder for Jabba Desilijic Tiure , a Hutt crime lord based on the planet Tatooine . Rennek personally oversaw the herding of Jabba ' s nerfs . In the year 4 ABY , Rennek was in the audience chamber of Jabba ' s desert palace , standing right behind the crime lord ' s throne , when the droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 arrived on behalf of their master , Luke Skywalker , to free their captive ally Han Solo , who was frozen in carbonite and hung on display within the palace . During the incident , Rennek was among those within the courtroom who witnessed the Hutt drop the slave dancer Oola into the pit of his pet rancor , and rushed forward to witness her demise . Rennek again stood behind Jabba ' s throne in the audience chamber when Rebel Alliance leader Leia Organa , in the disguise of the bounty hunter Boushh , also arrived with the Wookiee Chewbacca as her alleged prisoner , ostensibly to bargain for the bounty on Chewbacca ' s capture . Organa threatened to destroy the palace with a thermal detonator if the Hutt did not comply with her demands . After winning Jabba ' s favor , Organa later freed Solo — the true reason she had arrived at the palace — and attempted to escape with him , but both were caught and subsequently imprisoned . Personality and traits . Despite his scruffy appearance , Rennek was a lethal combatant with an expertise in unusual combat techniques . He could defeat the toughest of Jabba ' s Gamorrean guards — attributes not reflected by his trifling assignment as the Hutt ' s nerf herder . When Oola was eaten by Jabba ' s rancor , Rennek joined others in the courtroom in laughing at the dancer ' s fate . He had dark skin , black hair , and brown eyes . Equipment . As a nerf herder , Rennek wore a white fur - trimmed coat during his time at Jabba ' s Palace . He also wore a white shirt with interconnected tubing , which ran along the middle of his torso and down between his legs . Behind the scenes . Rennek first appeared as an extra in the Jabba ' s Palace sequence of the 1983 film . The character ' s first scene , featuring the Max Rebo Band ' s performance of " Lapti Nek , " was cut from the film ' s 1997 Special Edition release , but Rennek is still visible in new footage of the Max Rebo Band ' s performance of " Jedi Rocks " created for the Special Edition . The cut footage for " Lapti Nek " is included in , which was commercially released for the " " LaserDisc in 1993 . The character was first identified by name on the " Rennek " card as part of the May 1998 " Jabba ' s Palace Limited " expansion set of the Decipher , Inc . " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . According to a " Star Wars " CCG fan site , Rennek was named as an anagram of toy manufacturer Kenner . The " Rebellion Era Sourcebook " , published in 2001 , includes an image of Rennek next to the entry of another character , Corporate Sector Authority Viceprex Jace Lorrin .