Diva Funquita

«*And that little boy of yours, keep him out of sight. Little boys... trust me on this one, slave.*»
―Diva Funquita, to the slave Shmi[src]

**Diva Funquita** was a female Theelin who served as the majordomo of the Hutt crime boss Gardulla Besadii the Elder. In 20 BEF, she was present in Gardulla's palace when a shipment of slaves arrived, and Funquita advised the slave Shmi to keep her son away from the other slaves. Funquita continued to serve as Gardulla's majordomo into the Clone Wars era, where Funquita would die while trying to take Carine Rock for Gardulla's purposes.

## Biography

### Rise to prominence

Funquita, a female Theelin, was born on Nal Hutta to slave parents. Eventually, Funquita became a slave to Gardulla Besadii the Elder, a Hutt of the Besadii kajidic who ruled from a palace on the desert planet Tatooine. Funquita impressed Gardulla with her bookkeeping skills, and Gardulla freed her and made Funquita her majordomo. She was the majordomo when there was an influx of slaves, including Shmi and her young son Anakin. Shmi was assigned to kitchen duty, and Funquita advised her that she should keep her son out of the sight of the other slaves who were known to target young children.

Funquita was present at the Boonta Eve Classic podrace in 13 BEF, where she introduced Gardulla to a prominent Coruscanti figure, Romeo Treblanc. Treblanc took interest in another one of Gardulla's Theelin slaves, Diva Shaliqua, who he believed could become a singer.

### Death

"*Lady Carina! This territory has been bought by Gardulla Besadii the Elder.*"
"*I don’t remember putting it up for sale.*"
"*All the same, it is now the property of the Besadii kajidic. And you’ve just been evicted.*"
―Funquita and Carina Shan[src]
Funquita continued to serve as Gardulla's majordomo well into the Clone Wars, and around a time when Gardulla, who ruled Mos Espa, came into conflict with Lady Valarian of Mos Entha. The small market town of Carine Rock was located between the two cities and Gardulla wished for it to be under her control, and so purchased it. However, the rock was still inhabited by Carina Shan as well as several others.

Funquita took a skiff to the rock, alongside two Kajain'sa'Nikto guardsmen, where they announced their intentions to Shan and her entourage, but when Shan refused to leave, a skirmish ensued. Funquita ordered the two Nikto to engage Shan, but in attempting to leave, Shan shot Funquita in the back, killing her. Despite Funquita's death, Shan and her allies were forced to leave the rock via a series of subterranean tunnels.

## Personality and traits

Funquita was a female Theelin whose skin was light in color, with red splotches. She had reddish-pink hair which she styled into spikes standing vertically. Funquita could be caring to slaves, due to her own experiences as one, but for the most part was staunchly loyal to Gardulla.

## Appearances

* "Origins of a Name"
* *Passageways*
* *Soul Searching* The Liberator — *Freeing the Body* (Mentioned only)

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *Expanding the Unexpanded*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Passageways*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Origins of a Name"
4. ↑ *Star Wars*: Episode I *The Phantom Menace*