Arok / Legends Arok was an elder Hutt and a member of the Hutt Ruling Council during the Clone Wars . He led the Besadii kajidic during the Clone Wars and sat on the Council until 15 BBY , when he mysteriously disappeared and was replaced by Aruk Besadii Aora . Biography . Born within the mighty Besadii clan somewhere on one of their controlled worlds in Hutt Space , Arok was an influential member of his clan . At some point , he became the head , or Kajidii , of the Besadii clan and earned a position on the Hutt Grand Council . He also had the symbol of his clan tattooed on his upper left arm . Around 21 BBY , during the galaxy - spanning Clone Wars , Arok discussed the plans to release Ziro Desilijic Tiure from Republic custody with other Hutt council members including Jabba Desilijic Tiure , Gorga Desilijic Aarrpo , Oruba , and Marlo . They sought his release not out of loyalty , but rather because Ziro had potentially damaging information about Hutt activities . After the bounty hunter Cad Bane succeeded in freeing Ziro by holding the Republic Senate hostage , Ziro was brought before the Hutt Council on Nal Hutta . When he informed the council he knew all too well that his release was due to a holodiary he possessed which contained the Hutt Council records , Arok angrily implied that the council could just as easily kill him . Ziro casually shrugged off the threat and stated that if he were killed , the diary would end up on the steps of the Senate . Afterwards , Ziro was taken to a holding cell . Later , Arok and the council were entertained by the singer , Sy Snootles , who performed the musical number Da Hutt Moda . Arok found the Pa ' lowick very entertaining . Arok did not speak when Jedi Knights Obi - Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos appeared before the Council and informed them of Ziro ' s escape . Later , Arok , Gardulla Besadii the Elder and Gorga found that Ziro had escaped from his cell and claimed that the Jedi had freed the Hutt . Cad Bane disagreed and informed the Hutts that Ziro had been freed a long before the Jedi had arrived . Arok and the other Hutts managed to persuade Bane to attempt to recapture Ziro before the Jedi were able to return him to Republic custody . A year later , a Sith named Darth Maul , his apprentice Savage Opress and the leader of Death Watch , Pre Vizsla , arrived in the Hutt Council chambers , requesting their allegiance and their territories in exchange for their lives being spared . Arok , Marlo and Oruba were the only Hutts present , while Gorga and Jabba attended by hologram . The Hutt council laughed at the Sith ' s demands and summoned numerous bounty hunters to attack the intruders . During the skirmish , one of the bounty hunters was thrown into Marlo , which Arok was shocked by because the intruders proved to be more powerful than the bounty hunters . When Maul and his forces retreated outside , Arok and Marlo managed to escape , but left Oruba behind , leading to his death . Some months later , Arok was a guest of Prime Minister Lom Pyke on Oba Diah . Along with Gorga , Arok was present when Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi arrived to speak to Lom about Silman and Sifo - Dyas . Personality and traits . A Hermaphrodite like the rest of his species , he took on a masculine personality . Already considered an elder Hutt by the Clone Wars , he seemed to have enough power in his kajidic that he became the clan ' s kajidii . It was said that he also had a smoking habit and thus carried with him a cigarette - type Hookah . Arok was a Hutt with average build and blue and yellow skin . He also had orange eyes and a different type of wrinkles on his body than other Hutts . At some point , like most of the Hutt Council , he had the symbol of his clan — the Besadii s — tattooed on his left arm . Behind the scenes . Arok is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker . Just as his " Hunt for Ziro " co - star Marlo the Hutt is patterned after actor Marlon Brando , Arok ' s voice and appearance are styled after another actor famous for playing criminals , . Arok is also seen in the of the , by Titan Magazines . In it , he was identified of having a smoking habit .