Bib Fortuna

**Bib Fortuna** was a Twi'lek male who lived on the desert planet Tatooine. He served as Jabba Desilijic Tiure's majordomo and chief of staff for decades, handling all of the day-to-day operations at Jabba's Palace. By 32 BBY, Fortuna had assumed the position as Jabba's majordomo, and it was he and the Hutt who oversaw that year's Boonta Eve Classic, in which a nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker won the podrace.

By the time of the formation of the Galactic Empire, Fortuna continued to serve Jabba as his right-hand-man. In 19 BBY, Fortuna contacted Cid and asked that she retrieve a rancor, Muchi, from Zygerrian slavers. With the help of Clone Force 99, Murchi was brought to Fortuna, who in turn brought the rancor to Jabba. Twenty-three years later, and Fortuna continued to serve Jabba. That year, Luke Skywalker and the Alliance to Restore the Republic went to Tatooine to rescue Han Solo. During a battle over the Great Pit of Carkoon, Jabba was killed by Princess Leia Organa and his sail barge, *Khetanna*, was destroyed.

Following Jabba's death, Fortuna assumed control of his palace as a crime lord, becoming obese in the process. In 9 ABY, Fortuna was killed by bounty hunter Boba Fett, who took over his throne.

## History

Fortuna survived the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon, although he was presumed to have died when the *Khetanna* was destroyed. As Jabba's sail barge exploded, Fortuna escaped on a private skiff, seeking to take control of Jabba's criminal empire.

By around 9 ABY, Fortuna had gained control of Jabba's palace, having amassed servants and slaves of his own, and become an obese crime lord. Lyn Me, a Twi'lek dancer who had danced in Jabba's Palace in 4 ABY, began hearing rumors about Fortuna's return to the palace, and planned to see the obese crime lord for herself, though she was aware of what could happen.

   Years into Fortuna's reign, after the second rescue of Grogu, Boba Fett and Fennec Shand arrived at the palace, killed Fortuna's guards and released a slave. Fortuna greeted Fett and said he believed the bounty hunter had died, and that he had heard many rumors regarding him. Fett immediately shot Fortuna, killing him and assuming Fortuna's throne in the palace.

Following his death, Boba Fett visited the many vassals of Jabba the Hutt and Bib to continue the crime underworld on Tatooine. Unlike Bib Fortuna and Jabba, Boba ruled with respect, catching the eye of many, like his companions Lyn Me and Indiana Jones, among others. According to Fennec Shand, Fortuna was a terrible leader with no right to the throne.

## Personality and traits

A pasty-faced male Twi'lek who served Jabba the Hutt for decades, Fortuna greeted all those who sought an audience with the Hutt, forcing those who wanted to meet with Jabba to maneuver past the majordomo. Even so, Fortuna at times understood his duties included denying visitors permission to see Jabba, whom he called his master. The majordomo held great patience thanks to his job, needing to deal with individuals ranging from haughty emissaries to drunken ruffians. Even so, the Trandoshan Cid felt that Fortuna could get too impatient and nervous when an operation was taking a long time. Additionally, his master's own volatile mood was another possible job hazard, especially because Jabba did not have the same respect Fortuna held towards him; Jabba believed Fortuna to be a fool. Indeed, the majordomo proved to be weak minded enough for Luke Skywalker to use a mind trick on him.

Fortuna often wore traditional black robes made from Jalavash worm silk, which accentuated his natural paleness, along with half-gloves and studded slaver wristbands. A pair of soft-soled shoes allowed the Twi'lek to walk down the corridors of Jabba's palace as silently as a wraith. He also kept a poisoned dagger concealed in the folds of his robes. In addition to his native Rylothean, Bib Fortuna also spoke Huttese, and he could at least understand Galactic Basic Standard, the "common tongue" of the civilized galaxy.

When he became Jabba's majordomo, Fortuna grew even more power-hungry. He came to believe he would acquire the wealth and influence necessary to conquer Ryloth and mold his fellow Twi'leks into the kinds of subjects the Empire valued—spies, bounty hunters and mercenaries. By saving his race from "exotic slavery," Bib Fortuna hoped he would bring back honor to his name and that of his ancestors.

Fortuna had been among the first to attract the attention of the Empire to Ryloth by selling ryll spice off-world. While he had thought the Twi'leks would adapt to life in the wider Empire, they did not. His own people had come to hate him utterly, but he still wished to bring them out of the horrors of slavery. He also performed a ritual of where he listed to himself each of the day's annoyances he had experienced every night before he slept.

When not leaving Jabba's side to greet visitors or travel off-planet, Fortuna often remained at the side of his master, whispering advice and information. When talking, Fortuna elected to only speak Huttese despite understanding other languages and sometimes using words from Galactic Basic. Fortuna was also willing to threaten business partners in order to try to get better results. Able to represent Jabba on off-world missions, a visit from the greatest ally of the Hutt was considered an honor, although Cid mocked Fortuna during one such occasion. Nevertheless, Fortuna cared greatly about Jabba's interests, being overjoyed when the rancor Muchi was rescued. Fortuna also cared greatly for Muchi, calling the rancor his "sweet girl." Following the minimal protocol rules that existed in Jabba's court and marking excessive concerns with propriety and modesty, Fortuna was mortified upon hearing Sy Snootles's saucy lyrics for the song *Jedi Rocks*. While he was a crime lord, Fortuna was obese and scared of Boba Fett, attempting to act friendly to the bounty hunter, only for his attempts to fail when Fett executed him.

## Appearances

* Beyond the Dune Sea II (Mentioned only)
* The Sand Will Provide (Mentioned only)
* *Boba and Fennec* (First appearance)
* *Lyn Me: The Dancer* (Appears as a corpse)
* Gambit on Geonosis (Mentioned only)
* *From a Certain Point of View* (Mentioned only)