- "The Lars family. According to the records, they've…never paid their water tax. How did we let that happen?"
"We'll make up for it right now. Take every last drop." - ―Two of Jabba's enforcers, while approaching the Lars moisture farm
A water tax was a form of taxation imposed on the moisture farmers on Tatooine, a desert world in the Outer Rim Territories, by the crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Jabba's enforcers collected water from the farmers, sometimes by force, on behalf of their master. According to rumors, Jabba used the water to be constantly bathed, but those rumors were false; according to Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jabba never bathed.[1]
Jabba was eventually killed by Princess Leia Organa.[2] However, in a vision of an alternate life granted to an elderly Jedi Master Luke Skywalker through the Force, Jabba remained alive. In this life, Skywalker had never left Tatooine and had instead married his childhood friend Camie Marstrap. Jabba continued to charge his water tax and the two were careful to always pay it, so as to not be in debt to the dangerous gangster.[3]
Appearances
- Star Wars (2015) 7 (First appearance)
- Star Wars (2015) 15 (Mentioned only)
- Legends of the Alliance (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Death Star Trooper Databank A-Z: Davish Krail–Kuat Drive Yards
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Biggs Darklighter Highlights of the Saga: Someone to Watch Over Me
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 7 Droid Directory: LOM-series Protocol Droids