Droopy McCool Droopy McCool , once known by the alias Snit , was a Kitonak member of the Max Rebo Band . McCool ' s true name was a series of whistles which was incomprehensible to most non - Kitonaks . He was from the planet Kirdo III , and played a flute made from a hollow chidinkalu plant from his home planet . Biography . Early life and Sy Snootles . It was unclear how Droopy left Kirdo III , but he reached Orvax IV with a slaver company . A melancholic Kitonak , he longed for the companionship of others of his species . It was on Orvax IV that Droopy , under the name Snit , was bought by Evar Orbus . Orbus was the lead voice of a music group , Evar Orbus and His Galactic Jizz - Wailers , also featuring Max Rebo and Sy Snootles . However , Orbus would rather say that he " hired " Snit instead of buying him . Snit ' s belly was big enough to hide his legs , and partner Rebo was envious of what he considered a great feeding . Snootles was fond of Snit . Due to the Kitonak ' s natural patience , Snit could listen to the singer ' s complaints and thoughts for hours without saying a word , and then he would gently soothe her pains and fears . Snootles believed that it was Snit who kept the group together . Orbus got a contract with Chalmun to play music in his cantina , on Tatooine . He led the group to Tatooine , but they were met by Figrin D ' an and the Modal Nodes , and a fight broke out between the two bands . Orbus confronted the attackers and died in the attempt , while the rest of the group ran away . Then , Snit declared that he was unsatisfied with his name and wanted a stage name . Snootles wanted to help him , until Snit chose a new name in Kitonese that even her vocal apparatus could not reproduce . She convinced him to accept the stage name she made up , " Droopy McCool . " His stage name was fitting , referring to his " cool " personality . Max Rebo Band and Jabba ' s palace . The group was re - named the Max Rebo Band , now only under Rebo ' s wing . This new incarnation was discovered by Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s talent scout and former majordomo , who got them an audition with Jabba himself . Jabba was impressed with the Rebo Band and offered Rebo a life contract in exchange of all the food they could eat . Rebo accepted before Snootles could stop him . " Droopy " did not have a chance to say anything either , but he considered that it was a bad deal ; he ate once a month and they had a load of chooba slugs . During their first night at Jabba ' s Palace , a Gamorrean guard noticed that McCool was a Kitonak and mentioned that he had seen other Kitonaks on the Dune Sea . He left before Droopy said anything , but this idle chat gave him something to think about . " McCool " was famous because he never fit in with the crowd , and because he had a quasi - mystic behavior . However , as the other courtiers on Jabba ' s Palace were usually busy , almost nobody paid him any attention as long as he continued with his work . He only seemed to speak with Sy Snootles . Droopy McCool was in Jabba ' s Palace , almost performing , when Boushh appeared with Chewbacca on 4 ABY . However , his behavior at this moment was not perceived by any of the witnesses . Droopy went with the Rebo Band on Jabba ' s sail barge to the Great Pit of Carkoon , and soon a large fight developed between Jabba ' s thugs and his victims . It was on this battle that Jabba died , ending thus the Rebo Band contract . The sail barge was suddenly unstable and the band was afraid . They did not help Jabba ' s minions against his enemies , although Rebo and Snootles argued about pros and cons of leaving the barge ( Rebo was afraid of losing such a good contract as they had had ) . McCool and Snootles jumped without a second thought , and Rebo was pushed from the barge because of an accident . They were recovering in the sand , where Snootles explained that she had a contract with Lady Valarian in mind . However , Droopy was uninterested . He was said to be hearing " his brothers " , other Kitonaks on the Dune Sea . Rebo heard nothing and was skeptical about that , but could not convince Snit . The Kitonak left for the desert to not be seen again . Years later , some old moisture farmers said that they had heard chindinkalu flutes during the night , in the darkest corners of the desert , and others believed that it may have been Droopy and his pals playing music while waiting for the Cosmic Egg . Behind the scenes . Droopy McCool was portrayed by Deep Roy , uncredited , in " " . New footage of McCool was filmed for Special Edition of " Return of the Jedi " , however it is unclear if it was Deep Roy again .