Rappertunie

• Appeared in:
  
  I
  II
  III
  IV
  V
  VI
  CW

• Homeworld:
  Manpha

• Species:
  Shawda Ubb

• Gender:
  Male

• Size:
  .3 meter

• Affiliation:
  Max Rebo Band

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From the Movies

The smallest member of the Max Rebo Band, the pot-bellied Rappertunie played a harmonica-like instrument.

From the Expanded Universe

Rappertunie is the marquee-friendly stage name of Rapotwanalantonee, a Shawda Ubb musician from Manpha. Unlike his fellow swamp-dwellers, Rappertunie had a wanderlust that had him touring the various scattered Manphan communities and eventually took him off-world altogether. To fund these trips, Rappertunie made a living as a successful musician.

Rappertunie plays the growdi, a native Shawda Ubb instrument that is a combination water-organ and flute. He despised the Tatooine desert as the arid climate dehydrated his naturally moist skin. In order to avoid exerting himself, Rappertunie rarely moved from his growdi perch.

A being as small as Rappertunie ran the risk of being eaten in Jabba's palace. Luckily for him, the Shawda Ubb have a number of natural defenses. Rappertunie could spit a paralytic poison capable of immobilizing a human for a quarter-hour.

Behind the Scenes

Rappertunie's production nickname was "Jedi Rapper." He was a puppet digitally composited into new and existing footage for the Special Edition release of Return of the Jedi.