Unidentified mercenary pilot

A Human male mercenary was employed by Jabba the Hutt. He was a guard on the second skiff during the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon^[2] in 4 ABY,^[1] where he was kicked by Luke Skywalker into the sarlacc and fell to his death. This guard wore a tan outfit and black helmet, and carried a DL-18 Blaster Pistol.^[4]

Behind the scenes

This character is on the receiving end of what is called a "Force kick," referring to a particularly poorly choreographed and shot fight sequence in Return of the Jedi, in which Mark Hamill/Luke Skywalker kicks the mercenary in the head, causing him to fall into the sarlacc pit. The term jokingly suggests that Luke uses Force telekinesis to make the henchman fall, rather than the physical impact of the kick.

The character was finally given the name Sion in the current Star Wars canon in 2023's anthology book From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi.^[5]

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Cine-Manga
• Escape from Jabba's Palace

Sources

• 1983 Topps Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Series 1 Card: Fury of the Jedi (backup link) (Picture only)
• Return of the Jedi Picture Puzzle Book (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (Max Rebo) (Picture only)
•  Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Jabba's Palace Sealed Deck Card: Mercenary Pilot (backup link)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 15 CAR 5-8: The Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon (Picture only)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 43 FET 21-24: Boba Fett (Picture only)
• Star Wars Trading Card Game — Return of the Jedi Card: Close Quarters (backup link) (Picture only)
• Jabba's Skiff Guards on Keeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)
• 2012 Topps Star Wars Galactic Files Series 1 Card: Skiff Guard (backup link)

Notes and references