Bubbles

Bubbles was a rathtar that lived in the Lonisa City Zoo on the Outer Rim planet Valo during the High Republic Era. By 230 BBY, Bubbles became injured and broke out of the zoo, encountering the Jedi younglings Kildo, Gavi Takitaken, and Tep Tep. After Tep Tep used the Force to calm Bubbles down as the Jedi healed its injuries, she brought the rathtar back with her to the Valo Jedi temple.

While Bubbles was in the temple, Jedi Master Eicho saw the rathtar and passed out, and it attempted to eat him. After the incident, Eicho spoke harshly to the youngling about bringing Bubbles to the temple and told her that she could not keep it. In 229 BBY, Kildo and Tep Tep told Jedi Padawan Ram Jomaram about Bubbles.

Biography

The rathtar Bubbles lived in the Lonisa City Zoo within Lonisa City on the Outer Rim planet Valo during the High Republic Era.^[1] At one point by 230 BBY,^[2] Bubbles became injured and broke out of the zoo. After breaking out of the zoo, the rathtar encountered three Jedi younglings: the Alcedians Kildo and Tep Tep, and the human^[1] Gavi Takitaken.^[3] As the younglings healed its injuries, Tep Tep^[1]—who had a special Force connection to animals^[4]—used the Force to calm Bubbles down. Once the rathtar was healed, Tep Tep brought Bubbles back with her to the Valo Jedi temple, though the rathtar was barely able to fit through the temple's door as a result of its size.^[1]

While in the Jedi temple, Bubbles was seen by Jedi Master Eicho who went into shock and passed out. The rathtar tried to eat the Jedi, but ultimately did not eat Eicho. After the incident, the Master spoke harshly to Tep Tep about bringing Bubbles to the temple and refused to let her keep the rathtar. As Eicho recovered from his shock, he canceled his meditation lessons with the three younglings for two weeks. In retaliation to how the Master had spoken to his friend about the incident with Bubbles, Kildo put a spotted spider in Eicho's bag when he returned to the temple after his recovery, causing the Master to have to leave the temple to recover again.^[1]

In 229 BBY,^[2] when the three younglings introduced themselves to Jedi Padawan Ram Jomaram, Tep Tep and Kildo recalled the incident with Bubbles and Eicho, which Kildo felt had been hilarious. Tep Tep stated that she would not have let the rathtar eat the Jedi Master, to which Kildo noted that Eicho had not know that.^[1] In 228 BBY,^[5] when Force-consuming Nameless creatures were set loose on the Galactic Republic Elite-class vessel Innovator, Tep Tep suggested that she could try talking to them. In response, Jomaram noted the creatures were not a rathtar, reminding her^[6] of Bubbles,^[1] and that the Nameless only destroyed.^[6]

Personality and traits

Bubbles stood six meters tall, barely being able to fit through the Valo Jedi temple's door due to its size. When the rathtar came across Jedi Master Eicho, Bubbles tried to eat him. While a member of a carnivorous^[1] species,^[7] Tep Tep considered Bubbles cute.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Bubbles was first mentioned in Escape from Valo, a 2024 junior novel written by Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's^[1] Phase III.^[8]

Appearances

• The High Republic: Escape from Valo (and audiobook) (First mentioned, in book)
• The High Republic: Beware the Nameless (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)

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