Buboicullaar / Legends Buboicullaar , commonly known by Bubo , was a frog - dog in Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s court who served as Jabba ' s bodyguard . Before becoming a member of Jabba ' s court , Bubo had been a spy and assassin for many years . Around 5 BBY , Bubo had arrived on the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine and joined the Hutt ' s court . Thought to be a simple - minded creature , Bubo was used by a Gran assassin named Ree - Yees , who had been assigned to murder Jabba . Imperial engineers had a small panel placed under Bubo ' s skin , which allowed Ree - Yees to track the shipments of the components for the bomb he planned to use to kill Jabba . During his stay on the desert world , Bubo became friendly with the B ' omarr monks , the ancient religious order who lived deep within Jabba ' s Citadel , becoming a close companion of the unorthodox monk Evilo Nailati . Bubo ultimately foiled Ree - Yees ' plot to kill Jabba ; he hated the Gran with a passion because of his cruel treatment . However , Jabba was eventually killed by the heroes of the Rebel Alliance , and his Palace was once again left in the hands of the B ' omarr , who had built it originally . Bubo willingly allowed the monks to extract his brain from his body and place it in a spider droid , where he could ponder the infinite for all eternity . Biography . Buboicullar was brought to Jabba ' s Palace by unknown circumstances several years preceding the Hutt ' s death . Most of Jabba ' s court believed Bubo was a stupid and unintelligent beast , but in reality Bubo ' s species , which was known by much of the galaxy as " frog - dogs " , were misunderstood beings capable of considerable intellect and cunning . Bubo used people ' s misconceptions of his intelligence to his advantage , doing nothing to change their perception , so he could skulk around the palace without drawing attention to himself . Although he kept watch for unwary intruders , he was not as tough as he looked and sounded . When C - 3PO and R2 - D2 entered Jabba ' s throne room , to present Luke Skywalker ' s hologram plea for the release of Han Solo , Bubo acted as sentry and barked viciously at C - 3PO , startling him . When Bubo arrived on Tatooine , a planet which he hated , he was thrilled to learn of the presence of the B ' omarr Monk s , an ancient order of priests who had built Jabba ' s Palace . He quickly sought them out , and became friendly with one of the enlightened monks , Evilo Nailati , who became his teacher . Bubo was tended by his alcoholic partner , Ree - Yees , who was known to be a frequent visitor of Jabba ' s court — because of this , Bubo had been hired to kill Jabba along with the Grannish operative . Ree - Yees had gotten Imperial surgeons to place a small computer panel under Bubo ' s flesh , which could be activated by pulling off one of the frog - dogs sores . Ree - Yees used the panel to order components for a bomb , which were to be placed on Jabba ' s sail barge . When the final order arrived hidden in a crate of Goatgrass , Bubo got to it before Ree - Yees , and took the detonator out . When Ree - Yees arrived , searching for his detonator , Bubo hid in a press , just out of Ree - Yees ' s reach . With Ree - Yees desperately trying to reach Bubo , which was made much more difficult by the mass amount of alcohol he had consumed , Bubo teased him , placing the detonator on the tip of his tongue , before letting it slide into his mouth . Thus , Bubo had foiled Ree - Yees ' assassination attempt on Jabba , by eating a crucial component to his thermal detonator . After Jabba ' s death at the Great Pit of Carkoon , Bubo willingly allowed the B ' omarr Monks to place his brain in a jar so he too could ponder the infinite . He became friends with fellow newcomers to the B ' omarr , Tessek and Bib Fortuna . Personality and traits . Bubo had been an assassin and spy for a long time , and knew how to mask his presence from others . He was an unemotional killer , who only killed people for the money . Buboicullaar was extremely intelligent , although most of Jabba ' s denizens did not know this . Although Bubo did nothing to correct people ' s thinking , he hated those who used him for their own gain , such as Ree - Yees , whose death was celebrated by the tiny frog - dog . The frog - dog loved to eat , and fantasized about eating whole Jawas or feasting upon Salacious B . Crumb . Bubo had also tasted Ree - Yees . Behind the scenes . Buboicullaar is referred to as " the bubo " in " " . This implies that Bubo may be a nickname in general for all frog - dogs . Alternatively , it could be a mistake .