Bib Fortuna

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**Bib Fortuna** was a male Twi'lek who lived on the desert world of Tatooine. Fortuna had served as the criminal lord Jabba the Hutt's Majordomo and his chief of staff for decades, handling the day-to-day operations at his master's palace. People who would attempt to do business with the Hutt needed to make it past his pasty-faced Majordomo, Bib Fortuna. The dark robed attendant often hovered near Jabba's ear, offering advice and feeding information. Bib Fortuna followed the rules of protocol in the Hutt's court (such as they were), and spoke only in Hutt language, though he understood other tongues. Bib Fortuna's affiliation with Jabba stretched over decades. Bib Fortuna had been a liar, sneaky, greedy, trickster and lustful. He was good at making deals and manipulating others into carrying out his orders. Like Jabba enjoys torturing of the enemies and slaves.

## Biography

### Early Life

A Twi'lek, **Bib Fortuna** hailed from the homeworld of his kind, Ryloth. At some point in Fortuna's past, Bib was found guilty of exporting Ryll and was casted out from the Twi'lek society. Jabba found him and asked for his assistance with smuggling for him. When it was evident Fortuna may be caught again, he asked for a bigger position in Jabba's criminal enterprise. Bib served as a Majordomo to the Hutt criminal lord Jabba as far back as in the era of the Trade Federation Invasion of Naboo. In that same year, Bib attended the race Boonta Eve Classic, which his master Jabba hosted to commemorate the Boonta Eve holiday. From his master's private balcony, he witnessed the victory of a local slave human boy by the name of Anakin Skywalker against current reigning racing champion Sebulba.

### In Service to the Hutts

#### Majordomo to Jabba the Hutt

During the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance, Bib had stayed in Jabba's service. At a point between the Battle of Yavin and Battle of Hoth, Bib contacted the mercenary Saponza and his partner in Jabba's name. The men had reacted violently to the presence of Jabba's henchmen around Saponza's homestead, killing six of them. Fortuna let the two mercenaries know they had made an enemy of his master. During a later time, the Hutt's own henchmen razed Saponza's estate to the ground in retaliation, and Bib contacted Saponza once again to gloat over his misfortune and warn him that Jabba's revenge was not over. Later in the war, Bib Fortuna had greeted two droid visitors to his master's palace. The two mechanical units, called C-3PO and R2-D2, claimed that they had a gift for the Hutt. Bib demanded that they hand over that gift to him so he could bring it to Jabba himself, but the droid visitors had answered that their instructions were to give it only to the crime lord himself. Bib relented, and led the droids into the throne room, where they delivered a holographic message from their owner, the rebel hero and fledgling Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker.

In the message, Skywalker asked to bargain for the life of his friend Han Solo, whom the Hutt detained, offering both the droids in exchange. Fortuna was present when Leia Organa arrived under the disguise of a bounty hunter Boushh along with Han Solo's friend Chewbacca, demanding the release of Han Solo under the threat of a thermal detonator, and also witnessed her capture when she attempted to free Solo herself. When Luke eventually arrived at the palace, Bib Fortuna then admitted him into the throne room, despite having been given explicit instructions not to do so until Jabba the Hutt had finished his nap. Fortuna was influenced by Skywalker's mind trick, though he was not as weak-minded as some of Jabba's other guards. Skywalker only succeeded in his mind trick by finding and exploiting Bib's weak point, his loyalty to the Hutt. After Skywalker had killed Jabba's pet Rancor, he was imprisoned and then sentenced to death, with Jabba the Hutt wanting him to be executed at the Great Pit of Carkoon. Bib accompanied the Hutt and many palace denizens to the pit, though Bib died after Luke, Leia, Solo and Lando Calrissian managed to flee then destroy Jabba's sail barge.