Cabuck Junior

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Cabuck Junior, also known just as Junior, was a Drezar male born around 135 BBY. Their parent Cabuck owned the Lomi Usqi Noodle Shop on the world Ueda and sometimes brought Junior to work with him. In 132 BBY, the parent and child were both present at the shop when the assassin Mae-ho Aniseya killed Jedi Master Indara there.

Biography

Cabuck Junior, also known as just Junior, was a Drezar male born[2] around 135 BBY[1] to Cabuck, the owner and bartender of the Lomi Usqi Noodle Shop in Point Ueda village on the planet Ueda,[2] who sometimes bought them to work with him.[4] Junior's parent was able to use his wide-set eyes to watch out for his son while also attending to multiple guests.[2]

Cabuck Junior grips their father's leg tightly and buries their face against it as Cabuck places his hand on the child's head.

Cabuck Junior hid their face from Mae-ho Aniseya.

In 132 BBY,[5] the assassin Mae-ho Aniseya attacked and killed Jedi Master Indara in the shop as Cabuck watched from behind the bar. Once the Jedi was dead, Aniseya approached Cabuck and prepared to throw a knife at him, but paused upon hearing the whimpering of Cabuck Junior, who was clutching their parent's leg. The child buried their face in Cabuck's leg, and the bartender placed a hand upon Cabuck Junior's head. The assassin then left without harming either and Cabuck turned to tend to his child.[3]

Personality and traits

Cabuck Junior was a shy child[2] with brown skin and green eyes.[3]

Equipment

During their encounter with Aniseya, Cabuck Junior wore a gray shirt with matching pants and boots as well as a brown satchel and clutched a[3] handmade[6] blue toy[3] of the Reshtini[2] Kesmer Faloodi[6] tightly.[3] They also possessed a spinner toy made from a repurposed tankage seal.[2]

Behind the scenes

Concept art of Cabuck and Cabuck Junior showing them with purpler skin and hats.

Costume concept of Cabuck and Cabuck Junior by Sophie Fretwell

Cabuck Junior appeared in "Lost / Found,"[3] the first episode of the live-action television series Star Wars: The Acolyte, which aired on Disney+ on June 4, 2024.[7] The child was designed by[8] senior animatronic designer[3] Adrian Parish who then worked closely with[8] junior animatronic designer[3] Matthew Hart to build it.[8] Cabuck Junior was puppeteered by Claire Roi Harvey, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Beccy Henderson, and Parish.[9]

Martin Rezard designed and sculpted Cabuck Junior's head and hands, sculpting the head in ZBrush. Brian Best then used ZBrush to create a 3D mould that was printed and reinforced in fibreglass before foam was added. The hands were a traditional plasticine sculpt.[10] The character's costume was designed by costume designer Jennifer Bryan with a concept illustration of it drawn by illustrator Sophie Fretwell. The illustration showed Cabuck Junior with purple skin and wearing a wide-brimmed hat.[11] The scenes in the shop were filmed at Shinfield Studios,[12] England.[13] The character was first identified in an entry for Cabuck in the StarWars.com Databank[4] posted by July 20, 2024.[14]

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide establishes that Cabuck Junior was three years old during the events of Star Wars: The Acolyte. StarWars.com "Lost/Found" Episode Guide | The Acolyte on StarWars.com (backup link) states that the events of Star Wars: The Acolyte take place 100 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 32 BBY. Therefore, The Acolyte takes place in 132 BBY. As such, Cabuck must have been born around 135 BBY.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 The Acolyte logo Celebration Star Wars: The Acolyte — "Lost / Found"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 StarWars-DatabankII Cabuck in the Databank (backup link)
  5. ↑ StarWars.com "Lost/Found" Episode Guide | The Acolyte on StarWars.com (backup link) states that the events of Star Wars: The Acolyte take place 100 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 32 BBY. Therefore, The Acolyte takes place in 132 BBY.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Instagram-Logo Beccy Henderson (@youngsterbeccy) on Instagram (post on June 26, 2024): "Fun fact: The Bartenders child is holding a handmade teddy of the Noodle Slurper" (backup link)
  7. ↑ StarWars.com The Acolyte Teaser Poster, Premiere Date Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Facebook icon Matthew Hart (@MattDoesFX) on Facebook (post on June 8, 2024): "Wow, what a dream come true.Back in 2022, I was invited to join the best creature crew around to work on The Acolyte. I never thought I'd be making Animatronics with the best in the business! I have been welcomed with open arms by the whole crew and am loving this chapter of my career! Creature 1 - I did a tiny bit of work on the 'bulb' on this mask built by Matt Macmurray and was great seeing it in the first scene of the first episode! Creature 2 - I built the child when I first started, working closely with and from the designs of @adyfparish. It was a beautiful puppet. Creature(s)3 - I added a sequencer and puppeteered these autopilot droids, meched by Karl Gallivan and built by the Model makers. Creature 4 - TT-8L-OT - my first mech! Working with @theforge_props to come up with this fun guy. Nice to see it used in the opening scene of episode 2! Bring on the next episode....the Creatures we all built look incredible ❤️" (backup link)
  9. ↑ Instagram-Logo Claire Roi Harvey (@claireroiharvey) on Instagram (post on July 6, 2024): "This youngling in The Acolyte. Gotta have a place on the grid for them. Dreamy team from design through to performance and another joy to puppeteer with @lynnrb3 @youngsterbeccy & @adyfparish oh and peep the toy…it’s the Noodle Slurper!! 👀 #theacolyte #starwars #starwarscreatures #animatronics" (backup link) (screenshot)
  10. ↑ Email from Martin Rezard on October 5, 2025 — Used with permission
  11. ↑ ArtStation-Logo Sophie Fretwell (@sophie_fretwell) on ArtStation: The Acolyte - Crowd costume Illustrations (backup link)
  12. ↑ Premium-Era-real The Acolyte: A journey to the filming locations Part 1: Madeira on Fantha Tracks (backup link archived on December 4, 2024)
  13. ↑ Lucasfilm The Acolyte Visual Effects Supervisor Julian Foddy on Lucasfilm's official website (backup link)
  14. ↑ Wiki-shrinkable July 20, 2024 revision of the "Cabuck" article on Wookieepedia