Son of a bantha

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"Yah, I know BoShek. That son of a bantha has more warrants for his arrest than I got fur on my face."
―Clyngunn to an Imperial Security Bureau interviewer[1]

"Son of a bantha," or sometimes "son-of-a-bantha," was a disparaging phrase used throughout the galaxy, serving both as an exclamation and an insult.

History

"Son-of-a-bantha, who dealt this mess?"
―Zan Yant playing sabacc[2]

Zabrak surgeon Zan Yant exclaimed the phrase "son-of-a-bantha" in frustration when dealt a poor hand in sabacc.[2]

Writer Keets Freely referred to Bog Divinian as a "son of a bantha."[3]

Imperial gunner Tenn Graneet mentally exclaimed "son of a bantha" when coming face to face with Darth Vader on the Death Star.[4]

Aminni exclaimed "son of a bantha" upon discovering that her datapad had been stolen from her.[5]

During an interview with the Imperial Security Bureau regarding fellow smuggler Boshek, the ZeHethbra named Clyngunn remarked that "that son of a bantha" had more arrest warrants than Clyngunn had fur on his face.[1]

Behind the scenes

"Son of a bantha"[3] and "son-of-a-bantha"[2] are similar to the real-world vulgar slang phrase "son of a bitch" and the variant "son-of-a-bitch."[6] The idiom "son of a bitch" also exists in Legends continuity.[7] Similar phrases from Legends include "son-of-a-kath-hound,"[8] "son of a monkey-lizard,"[9] "son-of-a-mynock,"[10] "son of a rancor,"[11] "son of a space slug,"[12] and "son of a murglak."[13]

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Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 SWInsider "Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy" — Star Wars Insider 89
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web
  4. ↑ Death Star
  5. ↑ Honor Among Thieves
  6. ↑ Premium-Era-real son of a bitch on Collins English Dictionary: "vulgar slang • 1. a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel 2. a disagreeable matter; a chore 3. (used as an exclamation of impatience, irritation, astonishment, etc.) • Also: son-of-a-bitch" (backup link archived on August 15, 2023)
  7. ↑ Tyrant's Test
  8. ↑ Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
  9. ↑ Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
  10. ↑ Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka
  11. ↑ "Side Trip"
  12. ↑ "Crisis of Faith" — Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition
  13. ↑ Legacy (2006) 2