Unidentified light-emitting alien

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An unidentified light-emitting alien was employed by Jabba Desilijic Tiure in 4 ABY. This individual, accompanied by a Gamorrean guard, guided protocol droid C-3PO towards Jabba's throne room.

Behind the scenes

"Looked just like that. Everyone laughed. Never got shot."
―Phil Tippett, on the Lightman[1]
Set footage of the character

Set footage of the character

This character, informally known as "Lightman," was originally created for the Throne Room sequence in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. The intention was to create a light-emitting alien in post-production, but the character was cut from the film before then.[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ TwitterLogo Phil Tippett (@PhilTippett) on Twitter (post): "Looked just like that. Everyone laughed. Never got shot." (backup link)
  2. ↑ Premium-Era-real Return of the Jedi's Mysterious 'Lightman' Was Cut - for Being Too Silly on ComicBookResources (January 29, 2022) (backup link archived on February 16, 2023)