Gardulla the Elder is a Hutt crime lord and a villain in the Star Wars franchise. She is a minor character in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and the Clone Wars TV series and a major antagonist in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter.
She was voiced by Susan Boyd.
History[]
Gardulla is one of the two most powerful crime lords on Tatooine, the other being her rival Jabba the Hutt. Despite having numerous conflicts with her rival, Gardulla managed to have a wealthy empire through slavery. She at somepoint had Anakin Skywalker and his mother as slaves until she lost them to Watto in a podracing bet.
She also lost a lot of money due to gambling but still had her slaving business that eventually shuts down because the Republic outlawed slavery. Gardulla was arrested and sentenced to life prison. She managed to escape and reinstate her criminal empire.
During the Boonta Eve Podracing Race, Gardulla betted on Sebulba and hired her dancer to find someone to sabotage Anakin's podracer to ensure her winnings. However, the saboteur targetted the wrong podracer and Anakin won the race.
Involvement with the Bando Gora[]
Sometime after the race, Gardulla made deals with the Bando Gora and their leader Komari Vosa. She used her vast connections to help the cult transport the death sticks. At the same time, Gardulla hired Longo Two-Guns to
Gardulla on her personal skiff.
attack Jabba's territories which resulted with four of Jabba's associates. Jabba posted a bounty on Longo which was collected by Jango Fett. Fett's partner Zam Wessel inflitrated Gardulla's place but was later captured and imprisoned by Gardulla.
Jango Fett confronted Gardulla and questioned her about Komari Vosa. The Hutt refused to tell Jango anything and told him that he didn't what he was up against. Jango pushed Gardulla from her throne into her krayt dragon who ate her shortly after Jango stated that "Jabba sends his regards." But Jango kills the Krayt Dragon before he could fully digest her, allowing Gardulla to crawl out of its stomach and exit through its mouth and survived her encounter with the bounty hunter.
Clone Wars[]
Gardulla during the Clone Wars.
During the Clone Wars Gardulla represented Jabba as head of the Hutt Council on Nal Hutta where she was tasked in retrieving a holo-diary containing crimes that would hurt the families from Jabba's uncle Ziro the Hutt. Ziro later escaped her clutches and hired Cad Bane to bring him back or find the diary. Bane returned with neither.
At the time of Galactic Civil War, the Empire started to ban all slavery except theirs. Jabba asked Gardulla to make a deal - she would get all slavery operations, while he would have all other criminal activities. Soon, Gardulla was arrested by the Empire and disappeared.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Gardulla's criminal empire
- Jabba the Hutt (rival sometimes; deceased)
- Humanoid slaves
- Twi'lek slaves
Enemies[]
- Jedi Order
- Galactic Republic
- Jabba the Hutt (rival sometimes; deceased)
- Jabba's criminal empire
- Jango Fett (deceased)
Trivia[]
- Gardulla makes an appearance in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
- Gardulla is the only Hutt believed deceased but finally revealed alive. As she did not appear in The Book of Boba Fett as The Twins to reclaim Jabba's territory, her fate is actually unknown.
- Gardulla is one of two Hutts who can reclaim Jabba's territory as the fate is unknown. The other is Rotta, Jabba's son.
