Hoth Stuff

Hoth Stuff was a fathier that competed in a fathier race in the city of Canto Bight on the planet Cantonica^[2] in 34 ABY.^[3] During the race, the jockey Arca Yroca^[2] rode Hoth Stuff during a fathier race on the racetrack and whipped the mount's hind quarters with an^[1] electrocrop.^[2] After the race, they were kept at the racetrack stables where they were freed by the Resistance agents Finn and Rose Tico, who rode with the herd through Canto Bight and out beyond the city.^[1] Hoth Stuff had brown fur and black eyes.^[1] They shared their name with the planet Hoth.^[4]

Behind the scenes

Hoth Stuff first appeared in the film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi,^[1] which was released on December 15, 2017.^[5] The fathier's name is visible in the film written in Aurebesh on a pair of binoculars that Finn uses to view the fathier race.^[1] The name Hoth Stuff was one of several possible names offered by Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo to director Rian Johnson, with other options being Kessel Runner and Mynock Minute. Johnson chose Hoth Stuff,^[6] which is a reference to the 1983 Marvel Comics comic book Star Wars (1977) 78, subtitled "Hoth Stuff."^[7]

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (First appearance)

Sources

• The Star Wars Show: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Secrets Explained on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)

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