Geezum Geezum was a Snivvian male who in 4 ABY was present in the palace of the crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure when the Jedi Luke Skywalker killed Jabba ' s rancor Pateesa . While the Snivvian watched , the crime lord sentenced Skywalker and his allies Han Solo and Chewbacca to death , ordering they be fed to the sarlacc . Geezum traveled to view the executions on board the sail barge " Khetanna " , conversing with the Ugnaught Yoxgit and a human guard enroute . Upon reaching the pit , Skywalker managed to defeat the guards accompanying him while the slave Leia Organa plunged Geezum and the other passengers of the barge into darkness by closing its shutters . She then killed Jabba , and together with Skywalker , destroyed the barge . Biography . Trouble at the palace . The Snivvian male Geezum was present in the palace of the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure on the planet Tatooine in the year 4 BBY , when the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker killed the criminal ' s pet rancor , Pateesa , after Jabba tried to feed the Jedi to the beast . Geezum stood in the palace ' s throne room as Skywalker was dragged from the rancor ' s pit before Jabba alongside his Rebel allies Han Solo and Chewbacca , who had been being held in the Hutt ' s dungeons . Jabba sentenced the three prisoners to death , declaring they would be fed to the sarlacc that lived in the Dune Sea . Geezum then accompanied Jabba and much of his court onboard the Hutt ' s personnel sail barge " Khetanna " to witness the executions . While the barge traveled , Geezum stood at one of its windows conversing with the Ugnaught Yoxgit and one of Jabba ' s human henchmen . As the trio conversed , the protocol droid C - 3PO , who was serving as the Hutt ' s translator , bumped into the astromech droid R2 - D2 in front of them , spilling several of the drinks the astromech had been serving to the barge ' s passengers . Chaos at the Great Pit of Carkoon . Upon reaching the Great Pit of Carkoon where the sarlacc dwelt , Geezum stood behind Jabba and his slave Prince ss Leia Organa while the Hutt offered Skywalker and his allies a final chance to plead for their lives . Before he could be pushed into the pit , the Jedi managed to overpower the guards on the Bantha - II cargo skiff he was being transported on using his lightsaber , which R2 had been secretly carrying for him . Organa used the distraction to close the barge ' s shutters , plunging Geezum and the other passengers into darkness . As the Snivvian dashed around the barge in a panic with the other members of the court , Organa strangled Jabba using her chains . Skywalker then managed to board the " Khetanna " and together with Organa destroyed it before escaping with the rest of his allies . Personality and traits . Geezum had fair skin , brown hair and black eye s . Equipment . While on Tatooine , Geezum wore a white shirt and pants with a brown scarf , glove s and boot s . He wore a black belt and an orange Bandolier . Behind the scenes . Geezum was portrayed by Peter Allen in , which was released on May 25 , 1983 . The character was not named in the film , but was given a name by a card in the " Jabba ' s Palace Limited " set of cards for the Legends " Star Wars Customizable Card Game " released by Decipher , Inc . in 1998 . The name was first used in canon by the reference book " " , released April 4 , 2017 .