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Daft-Vader Registered: Aug '08	Date Posted: 12/31/08 6:45am Subject: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	In ANH, how does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail? in all appearances, Jabba is seen as someone who gets angry very easily, and Since his goons are all with him, I would have thought that Jabba would have seen it as a mark of disrepsect, and had him eliminated so that it wouldn't spread what he let Han do? "I saw some smuggler walk over Jabba's Tail - He must have gone soft!" I know that the real reason is that the shot was taken before Jabba was really a slug, but still... Daft-Vader -----signature----- Official Coolian & JC Musketeer Lando Calrissian for Galactic President/Gummy for President/Bow Before Darthelinth Propaganda Minister and LORD of the SWC Empire; Senator for Mustafar
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TwiLekJedi Title: Classic Trilogy Manager Registered: Jun '01	Date Posted: 12/31/08 7:30am Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	Doesn't he immediately talk about "plus a little extra"? I think that soothes a Hutt quite a bit. Damn, I haven't seen the movies in a while... -----signature----- We do what we must Because we can For the good of all of us Except the ones who are dead
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Rogue...Jedi Title: Comms and Arena Admin ready for basketball Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 12/31/08 7:34am Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	Yeah, the plus a little extra probably helps, plus Jabba seems to be in a good mood overall, perhaps granting him a little more leeway, though I'm sure he was annoyed by it. -----signature----- The Arena's Favorite Baseball Player Tournament - Come vote! http://boards.theforce.net/the_arena/b10777/29864047/p1/ I approve of NYCitygurl's sig
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TwiLekJedi Title: Classic Trilogy Manager Registered: Jun '01	Date Posted: 12/31/08 7:41am Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	they did make him more annoyed in the DVD, at least in contrast to the SE -----signature----- We do what we must Because we can For the good of all of us Except the ones who are dead
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DarthLassic007 Registered: Nov '02	Date Posted: 12/31/08 8:17am Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	Just the relationship they had. Jabba respected Han. -----signature----- Veni, Vidi, Vici. - Julius Caesar
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Kyle Katarn Registered: Jul '98	Date Posted: 12/31/08 9:10pm Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	Didn't Jabba say that Han was his "best"? Jabba probably realized that Han stepping on his tail came with employing him in the first place. When you have someone who is the best at smuggling, you're able to overlook a bit of disrespect from them as long as they get the job done. -----signature----- The ones who love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest And visit their graves on holidays at best The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please If it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand them
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Katana_Geldar Title: Former CR Tasmania, AU' Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 1/1 4:29pm Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	Yeah, that's why you send bounty hunter's after him. Respect! -----signature----- Jacen and the two Vergeres http://gmgeldar.wordpress.com/vergere-essay/ Now, if you don't mind, I am somewhat preoccoupied telling the laws of physics to shut up and sit down.
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ILuvJarJar Registered: Oct '08	Date Posted: 1/1 6:24pm Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	TwiLekJedi posted: Doesn't he immediately talk about "plus a little extra"? I think that soothes a Hutt quite a bit. Damn, I haven't seen the movies in a while... He calmed down after Han offered extra and Jabba likes money so he forgot about his tail. -----signature----- ROTJ < ESB < ATOC < ANH < ROTS < TPM < TCW Star Wars Battlefront Elite Squadrons: Fall 2009 Proud President of the Salacious Crumb fanclub Star Wars>>>>>>>>My Social Life It is well worth it.....
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Daft-Vader Registered: Aug '08	Date Posted: 1/3 10:02am Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	ILuvJarJar posted: TwiLekJedi posted: Doesn't he immediately talk about "plus a little extra"? I think that soothes a Hutt quite a bit. Damn, I haven't seen the movies in a while... He calmed down after Han offered extra and Jabba likes money so he forgot about his tail. He didn't calm down after Han was thawed from Carbonite, and offered to pay Jabba Triple It probably is though that Jabba did respect Han a bit, because he was one of the best smugglers, al;though I bet the bounty he placed on Han was more then the lost spice. Daft-Vader -----signature----- Official Coolian & JC Musketeer Lando Calrissian for Galactic President/Gummy for President/Bow Before Darthelinth Propaganda Minister and LORD of the SWC Empire; Senator for Mustafar
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ILuvJarJar Registered: Oct '08	Date Posted: 1/3 11:26am Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	Daft-Vader posted: ILuvJarJar posted: TwiLekJedi posted: Doesn't he immediately talk about "plus a little extra"? I think that soothes a Hutt quite a bit. Damn, I haven't seen the movies in a while... He calmed down after Han offered extra and Jabba likes money so he forgot about his tail. He didn't calm down after Han was thawed from Carbonite, and offered to pay Jabba Triple It probably is though that Jabba did respect Han a bit, because he was one of the best smugglers, al;though I bet the bounty he placed on Han was more then the lost spice. Daft-Vader At the moment money calmed him down because all Han did was step on his tail. When he offered to pay Jabba triple, Han was already in a deep load of ****. -----signature----- ROTJ < ESB < ATOC < ANH < ROTS < TPM < TCW Star Wars Battlefront Elite Squadrons: Fall 2009 Proud President of the Salacious Crumb fanclub Star Wars>>>>>>>>My Social Life It is well worth it.....
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TwiLekJedi Title: Classic Trilogy Manager Registered: Jun '01	Date Posted: 1/3 11:30am Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	yeah, when he was offered triple in RotJ he had been keeping Han as a wall decoration - I'd say that's quite a different mood from a little indecency during "friendly" negotiations -----signature----- We do what we must Because we can For the good of all of us Except the ones who are dead
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Kyle Katarn Registered: Jul '98	Date Posted: 1/3 4:33pm Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	Then there's the fact that Han went at least a year or two (maybe longer) without paying off Jabba in the first place. Something like that is just asking for trouble - as well as suspension of any and all tail-stepping-on privlidges. -----signature----- The ones who love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest And visit their graves on holidays at best The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please If it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand them
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obi-rob-kenobi4 Registered: Apr '07	Date Posted: 1/11 4:34pm Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail? - Date Edited: 1/11 4:44pm (2 edits total) Edited By: obi-rob-kenobi4
	1.) It makes Han look like more of a badass and fearless. When the Mob boss came to intimidate him he shrugged it right off and flexed his muscles right back before reassuring him that he would get his money. 2.) Physical contact between CGI characters and actors is ALWAYS good. 3.) Jabba probably didn't even feel it that much to realy mind because he has a very thick hide, like the shark from Jaws for example, when sheriff brody shot the shark with a 357. magnum 6 times it didn't get through the skin. Im shore in a GFFA Hutts can be like that. 4.) It shows they have more of a history together and that they don't mind each other that much, a kind of "intimacy". After all, if it were anyone else he could just kill them but Han is getting a warning, probably because hes been a good muscle for jabba in the past witch also adds more to the han arc of how he starts out as a selfish character because jabba is a mob boss type of character and han has had no problem working for him. These are some of the nice things that people can get out of that scene, but some people only like to read negativity into it. -----signature----- "You call THIS a diplomatic solution?" "No, I call it aggressive negotiations." so this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause..... who am I, where am I going? -Tony Soprano
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Jedi_Shades Registered: Apr '07	Date Posted: 1/11 6:03pm Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	At the time, Jabba still expected Han to be profitable. If Han was truly the best, then he must have been bringing in quite a bit of money for the Hutt, and Hutt's love money. However, this begs that question of why Jabba would put the bounty on Han in the first place; was it just to get his attention, or did he really want Han eliminated? Greedo certainly interpreted it as "kill Han." If Jabba really wanted Han dead, why didn't he order his men to simply kill Solo when he arrived at the docking bay? If he didn't want him dead, why did he put a bounty on him? Hutts hold grudges, and seem incapable of placing anything before their own interests, so I think it is safe to assume Jabba didn't overlook Han walking on his tail out of the goodness of his heart. So, I think either Jabba expected to make money off of Han, and so saw it as an investment, or Jabba was scared of Han, and afraid to be in the area if Han was free, armed, and hostile, despite his bodyguards. Either that, or in Hutt culture stepping on someone's tail isn't at all offensive or improper...but I think that isn't likely. Of course, maybe it was just because Han needed to survive because he had already appeared in the rest of the movie and two more besides, and killing him at the beginning of ANH would introduce a serious continuity problem.
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NeoBaggins Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 1/11 8:18pm Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	He steps on Jabba's tale for the same reason other "alterations" are questioned; Lucas choosing gags over consistancy. It just goes in line with the more wacky direction he was taking the characters. When ROTJ came out, Jabba was scary and you could not bargain with him. He was evil and viol. There is no logical way the same Jabba would allow Solo to step on him on top of costing him money. The Jabba portrayed in ROTJ would have had him desentigrated on the spot. No questions. Now hes getting his tale stepped on and spitting frog heads into kongs as comedy relief. He's basically Garfield the cat in slug form. -----signature----- You hear that? That's the sound of inevitability. You hear that? That's the A train. You hear that? That's the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way.
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Arawn_Fenn Registered: Jul '04	Date Posted: 1/11 9:07pm Subject: RE: How does Han get away with walking over Jabba's Tail?
	Because he's just that cool. He's like Fonzie. -----signature----- "James T. Kirk was a great man... but that was another life."
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