Bantha fodder

Bantha fodder (Huttese: "bantha poodoo") was a slang term for a person deemed to have no value beyond something for a bantha to feed on. It literally referred to food for banthas, which was known for having a terrible smellThe Star Wars Book of Monsters, Ooze and Slime and attracting stink-flies.Dokuu: Jedi Lost script The term was also used as a synonym for nonsense, e.g. "Enough bantha poodoo flowing out of you to fill up this whole lake."Star Wars (2020) 40 The phrase "sack of bantha fodder" referred to a despicable person.
==History==
===Twilight of the Republic===
In 40 BBY,Star Wars: Timelines Rael Averross explained to Qui-Gon Jinn that he had attempted to contact his former mentor, Count Dooku, on the planet Serenno, but did not receive a response. When Jinn inquired about this, Averross merely shrugged, explaining that Dooku had become a ruler and was likely preoccupied with "courtiers, bureaucracy, and all the other bantha poodoo" that Averross himself had been contending with for the past eight years on Pijal.Master & Apprentice
During a card game on the moon of Dawk with the Devaronian criminal Coir Cion, Devi heard Cion's boast that he would soon be a free man. He asserted that after obtaining his pardon, he would abandon his life of crime and live legitimately, no longer needing to evade the law. However, Devi expressed doubt regarding Cion's chances of receiving a pardon, referring to it as "bantha poodoo."Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 3
While on Asusto, Jedi Master Lene Kostana observed that the entire planet was enveloped in the dark side of the Force, noting that trash was attracted to the planet "like stink-flies to bantha fodder."
===Fall of the Republic===
During the year 32 BBY, there was a fierce competition between the Dug Sebulba and another podracer pilot, Anakin Skywalker. Just before the Boonta Eve Classic was about to start, the Dug couldn't resist one last taunt directed at young Skywalker, and the two exchanged insults in Huttese. The young boy called Sebulba a "sleemo," and Sebulba retaliated by calling Skywalker "bantha poodoo."
In Theed on Naboo, an unnamed Gungan child on the street was terrified by Asajj Ventress, who warned the young Gungan to "watch it, or you'll be bantha fodder."Hyperspace Stories 5
===Imperial Era===
In 2 BBY, the Spectres joined forces with the pirate Hondo Ohnaka and the crime lord Azmorigan in a mission to loot an Imperial cargo ship. Upon boarding the rebels' ship Ghost, Azmorigan received a cold reception from the Spectres, particularly Hera Syndulla, who remembered him as the "sack of bantha fodder" who tried to buy her from "that sleemo" Lando Calrissian and make her his servant. Azmorigan responded that she was the feisty one who had hit him with a tray and claimed that he still technically "owned" her.
During the hunt for VaderTarget Vader 4 in 1 BBY, Dengar grew increasingly impatient as he received no reply from Urrr'k, exclaiming, "I know you can hear me, you bantha poodoo."
In 0 BBY, Greedo watched as C-3PO and R2-D2 accompanied Luke Skywalker into the Mos Eisley cantina, where Wuher cautioned that the droids must remain outside. Greedo reflected on Skywalker's foolishness, believing he would be lucky to make it through an entire drink in the cantina or to live for another year, labeling him as "untried bantha fodder."
Three years later, Zev Senesca was among the rebels stationed at Echo Base on the ice-planet of Hoth. Senesca observed that some the Rebels attempted to find solace in their surroundings on Hoth by extolling the natural beauty of the region, highlighting the magnificence of the expansive ice plains and glaciers. Nevertheless, he regarded such sentiments as "a load of bantha fodder" and would have willingly exchanged all the natural splendor in the galaxy for a toilet that did not subject one to freezing temperatures while seated.
In 4 ABY, following his capture by the ruthless gangster Jabba the Hutt, Han Solo was presented to Jabba for judgement. Solo attempted to beg for his life, but Jabba showed no interest. He declared that Solo may have been a skilled smuggler in the past, but now he was nothing more than "bantha poodoo."
==Behind the scenes==
A common misconception is that "poodoo" refers to a bantha's feces. However, despite referring to fodder, "bantha poodoo" as a synonym for nonsense is similar to the real-world noun "bullshit." The phrase "sack of bantha fodder," which refers to a despicable person, is similar to the real-world noun "dirtbag," and the vulgar slang phrase "piece of shit."
==Appearances==
*The High Republic: Escape from Valo 
*The High Republic: Beware the Nameless 
*Master & Apprentice 
*Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 3
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*Dooku: Jedi Lost script
*Hyperspace Stories 5
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
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*Target Vader 4
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*Star Wars (2020) 40 
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
*The Star Wars Book of Monsters, Ooze and Slime
==Notes and references==
Category:Slang