Chigg

Chigg was an Abednedo male pirate. In 232 BBY, he purchased a jellyfruit from the pirate gang of Taborr Val Dorn, who had stolen a crate of them and was selling them in the Yarrum Tower marketplace. While eating the fruit, he bumped into the pilot Nash Durango, who had disguised herself as a pirate, knocking her over. After Chigg helped her up, she and three Jedi younglings ultimately recovered the stolen fruit for the Jellyfruit Festival on the planet Tenoo, which Chigg attended courtesy of an invitation from Durango. The Abednedo later was present on Tenoo for Visitor's Day and also visited the eatery Hap's Sap Tap on two occasions.
Chigg and his crew gave up pirating and turned to selling exotic Outer Rim fruits for a living. When their group's ship got stuck in mud on the planet Galjaero, they sent out a distress signal, which was answered by Durango and the Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs. Though their first attempt proved unsuccessful, Chigg helped Brightstar attach a tow cable to their ship, allowing Durango's vessel—the Crimson Firehawk—to pull the craft to safety. Afterward, Chigg and his crew of former pirates visited the Starlight Beacon space station with the younglings.
==Biography==
===Jellyfruit Festival===
Chigg was an Abednedo male pirate who hung around Yarrum Tower marketplace on the planet Yarrum during the High Republic Era. In 232 BBY, he bought a jellyfruit from the pirate Taborr Val Dorn and his gang. While he was chomping on the fruit, which he found scrumptious, the pilot Nash Durango, disguised as a pirate, collided with the imposing Abednedo and fell over. Chigg turned around, took a bite of the juice-dripping fruit, and greeted her, helping her get up and making sure she was all right. The Abednedo patted Durango on the head and apologized as he continued to munch on his jellyfruit. One of Durango's other disguised companions, the Jedi youngling Kai Brightstar, asked in a put-on gruff voice where he acquired the jellyfruit.
Chigg, who had not known the delicacy's name, pointed out Val Dorn, who he said had stolen a crate of them. Durango and the Jedi had come to Yarrum in search of the stolen goods, so another youngling, Lys Solay, thanked Chigg, though she initially forgot to imitate a pirate's deep voice. Chigg then walked off. Later, when the Jedi and Durango had re-acquired the fruit, Solay revealed that Val Dorn had stolen from an old farmer, which Chigg and some other pirates found particularly unimpressive. The pirates laughed at Val Dorn's gang and then walked away. That night, Chigg and another pirate attended the Jellyfruit Festival on the planet Tenoo, to which Durango had invited them in the spirit of including everyone, even pirates, in the merrymaking. Chigg enjoyed a jellyfruit and a beverage from the Hap's Sap Tap eatery. Afterward, due to the Jedi younglings' kindness, the Abednedo and his crew chose to stop stealing from others as pirates and instead gather and sell rare fruits from around the Outer Rim.
He was present on Tenoo again for Visitor's Day, which attracted visitors from all over the galaxy. The Abednedo later visited Hap's Sap Tap on Tenoo but eventually chose to leave alongside the establishment's other patrons when a Tikotiko creature spilled an orange-colored beverage on top of him. On another occasion, he and another patron sat at a table at Hap's Sap Tap and had their beverages spilled on them when a holo-dart—thrown by the Jedi youngling Nubs—collided with his drink.
===Stuck on Galjaero===
Later the same year, Chigg and his crew of former pirates—including a Chagrian, a Kyuzo, a Twi'lek, and another individual—traveled to the planet Galjaero to acquire a rare type of fruit grown there. When their ship got stuck in the mud, they sent a distress signal. The Abednedo left the immediate area to gather fruit while his colleagues unloaded crates from their craft to make it lighter. While Durango was transporting Solay, Nubs, and Brightstar to the Starlight Beacon space station aboard her ship, the Crimson Firehawk, they responded to the call for help. However, they assumed Chigg's colleagues were holding the ship's legitimate owners inside to steal their cargo and attacked the group. Durango and Chigg quickly informed their colleagues of the situation, with the latter assuring his crew that their rescuers were trustworthy because they had shared their jellyfruit with him on Tenoo.
Working together, the Jedi younglings attempted to lift the ship out of the mud while Chigg and his crew used tools to pry it upward. However, the group's efforts accidentally pushed the vessel too far, causing a mudslide that sent it over a cliff and near the entrance to a creature's den. As the creature's tentacles moved to drag the ship closer, Brightstar and Chigg prepared to attach a tow cable to the crew's ship while it was distracted by their other friends throwing fruit at it. The Abednedo leaped onto the top of the pirate vessel and fastened the cable, allowing Durango to pull the starship free using the Firehawk.
As his crew loaded their ship, Chigg inquired what had brought the Jedi near Galjaero to answer their call. Brightstar—noticing the Abednedo's excitement when he mentioned their destination—invited the former pirate to join them on Starlight Beacon. After the crew finished loading their ship, they traveled through hyperspace with the Firehawk to the station. Once there, he explained to Jedi Master Estala Maru that the younglings had been late due to answering his crew's distress call. The Master was surprised by their presence but nonetheless invited them to tour the facility with the other Jedi.
==Personality and traits==
Despite being an imposing pirate, Chigg helped Durango get up and apologized for their collision. He laughed at Val Dorn's unremarkable piracy. Following the Jedi younglings' kindness at the Jellyfruit Festival, Chigg and his crew gave up their pirating profession and instead opted to become traders of exotic Outer Rim fruits. The Abednedo was pleased to encounter Durango and the other younglings on Galjaero, working together with them to save his crew's ship. He also expressed excitement over the opportunity to visit Starlight Beacon, having heard many things about it. Chigg had patterned brown skin, green eyes, and white sideburns.
==Equipment==
Chigg wore a tattered green-and-white shirt and pocketed brown pants. He also donned brown shoes, fingerless gloves, and a brown belt with a lighter-colored buckle. His crew owned a starship, which they used to transport exotic fruits across the galaxy.
==Behind the scenes==
Chigg first appeared in "The Jellyfruit Pursuit," the first part of the fifth episode of the animated series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. He was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who also plays Jedi youngling Nubs in the series. The episode was released on May 4, 2023.
==Appearances==
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*Young Jedi Adventures: The Jellyfruit Pursuit
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==Sources==
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:Abednedo
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns
Category:Males
Category:Merchants
Category:Pirates