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LEGO UCS Jabba’s Sail Barge obscure minifigures explained

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Don’t know your Vizam from your Wooof? Don’t worry: we’ve got you covered with a primer on LEGO Star Wars 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge’s most obscure minifigures.

Like the best LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series sets, 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge takes advantage of its premium price point to bring us a couple of brand new characters from a galaxy far, far away that otherwise wouldn’t make it into regular playsets. The designers have also seized the opportunity to update a couple of other minifigures we haven’t seen for several years.

But if you’re not steeped in obscure Star Wars lore, the identities of some of these characters might have passed you by. And fair enough: we’re not all walking Wookieepedias. Still, if you’re keen to learn more about some of the minifigures that may or may not be about to join your LEGO Star Wars collection thanks to 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge, here’s a quick rundown of those you might not immediately recognise… 

Max Rebo

Let’s start with the one you’ve most likely heard about, or even vaguely remember seeing plying his trade aboard the Khetanna (the in-universe name for Jabba’s barge). Max Rebo, or blue elephant guy, is one of Jabba’s court musicians and the leader of the Max Rebo Band – the Star Wars equivalent of Dave Matthews, you might say – who’s best known for sitting behind his Red Ball Jett keyboard.

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He made his LEGO Star Wars debut in 2013’s 75020 Jabba’s Sail Barge and now fetches a pretty penny on the aftermarket. His return in a $500 set in 2024 probably won’t do much to bring that price down…

Kithaba

A character who by all rights should have been included in 75396 Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit, Kithaba is a Klatooinian skiff guard who was present when things went belly up for Jabba’s gang at the pit of Carkoon. He originally appeared in 2012’s 9496 Desert Skiff, but has received a decent upgrade for 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge. It was probably the least the LEGO Group could do for an unfortunate slave who ends up being digested by the Sarlacc for 1,000 years.

Vizam

Now we’re getting into really obscure territory. Chances are you’ve never heard of Vizam, but leave it to the LEGO Group to put random background characters on the map, just as it did with Labria and Hrchek Kal Fas in 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina. This Nikto weapons master is probably best remembered for mounting a laser cannon to the rails along the barge’s top deck, then meeting an untimely end at the hands of Luke’s lightsaber.

75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge includes two portable cannons that can be mounted along the deck, ready for Vizam to open fire on our heroes, while 40730 Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber will be available as an exclusive gift-with-purchase if you fancy building a slightly more brutal tribute to this fallen warrior.

Wooof

Let’s just take a moment to admire the sheer audacity of whichever writer handed Wooof his backstory, because that name is just something else (even for Star Wars). Another Nikto belonging to Jabba’s inner circle, this guy was in charge of Jabba’s fleet when it got blown up, which is not an ideal thing to have on your military record. Luckily for him he didn’t have to think about it for long, because Luke killed him too.

October will see Wooof make his LEGO Star Wars debut, complete with a new specially-moulded headpiece. He’s far and away 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge’s most obscure minifigure, and he can be yours from October 3, when the UCS set goes on sale to LEGO Insiders for £429.99 / $499.99 / €499.99. Click here to check out its full minifigure line-up and take a closer look inside the 3,942-piece model.

Early adopters will receive 40730 Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber for free, and its companion set 75396 Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit is available now.

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Chris Wharfe
I like to think of myself as a journalist first, LEGO fan second, but we all know that’s not really the case. Journalism does run through my veins, though, like some kind of weird literary blood – the sort that will no doubt one day lead to a stress-induced heart malfunction. It’s like smoking, only worse. Thankfully, I get to write about LEGO until then.

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Chris Wharfe

I like to think of myself as a journalist first, LEGO fan second, but we all know that’s not really the case. Journalism does run through my veins, though, like some kind of weird literary blood – the sort that will no doubt one day lead to a stress-induced heart malfunction. It’s like smoking, only worse. Thankfully, I get to write about LEGO until then.

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