chucklebutt Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Might seem silly, but I wonder how they're always in power. You don't really see "normal" hutts. They're always leaders of crime rings or something. Do they use compulsion?? Thanks for your answers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtinOrdo Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Tradition and the fact that theyre too fat and large to do anything useful except give orders. If they werent in charge you would never see em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKingFisher Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 My understanding is that their entire race basically evolved as slave masters. For centuries they've done nothing but boss around "lesser" species...and since they give birth a-sexually, eventually they each have a child that eventually replaces them or is given their own command. Besides, I'm sure lots of them don't have power...but a Hutt without an army for protection is dead meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patoman Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Hutts are normally gigantic and live obscenely long lives (centuries, millennium?). Though, they could be uncommon in number to aid luxurious lifestyle dominating other races mirroring very large animals on earth. (blue whales are not as numerous as birds and rats). Long lifespans and large but not overly prolific. Quality over quantity. Read up on the nerd lore, while not depicted 'in movie' cannon it says they are among the most dangerous opponents being they have giant mass blocking any vital organs (being able to shrug off blaster shots like burns) and can move forward like a giant caterpillar or slug, with a mass close to a elephant and crush anything. The question would be, while large do they usually remain immobile because of choice of decadence or being incapable of it. I would gauge its a matter of choice, they only move if they have to. Edited December 19, 2011 by patoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malsvir Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Hutts are always in power because they have no morals and LOTS of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVarrak Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Hutts are normally gigantic and live obscenely long lives (centuries, millennium?). Though, they could be uncommon in number to aid luxurious lifestyle dominating other races mirroring very large animals on earth. (blue whales are not as numerous as birds and rats). Long lifespans and large but not overly prolific. Quality over quantity. Read up on the nerd lore, while not depicted 'in movie' cannon it says they are among the most dangerous opponents being they have giant mass blocking any vital organs (being able to shrug off blaster shots like burns) and can move forward like a giant caterpillar or slug, with a mass close to a elephant and crush anything. The question would be, while large do they usually remain immobile because of choice of decadence or being incapable of it. I would gauge its a matter of choice, they only move if they have to. A lot of the more welathy Hutts use hoversleds to move or palanquins or something of the sort. They live an average life span of about 1000 years, coming into adulthood somewhere around the 400-500s. They are not so much slave masters as incredibly wealthy jerks. Their slaves are actually indentured servants, who are under contract for so many years but the contract can be extended if the servant does something bad. Slavery itself is illegal in Hutt law because its not profitable. While slaves do cost very little, they are not so easy to control. Insubordination, rebellion, and competition killing off the slaves make slavery very costly to the Hutts. Hutts are also indigestible, which is why the Sarlaac cannot eat them. There have been skinny Hutts, but they are seen as weak, since size is a symbol of power to the Hutts. There have also been Hutts with hair, but they are seen as abominations and shunned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkknight Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Also...Hutt Jedi Baby! http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Beldorion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfninjajedi Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Black Sun > Hutts imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cegenaus Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Black Sun > Hutts imho. youre comparing an organization to a race, doesnt really work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfninjajedi Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 youre comparing an organization to a race, doesnt really work Well the question also contains about the Hutts being crimelords and the like, not just the species themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Casus Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 How do hutts even HAVE power? If everyone turned on them then they would be completely helpless under all that sludge. Never made sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bountykingjan Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Black Sun > Hutts imho. Correction what you mean is Black Sun > Hutt Cartel. Can't compare an orginization to a species and two Hutt Cartel > Black Sun imo. Also Hutts are either in power or out of work that is the way of their people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bountykingjan Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 How do hutts even HAVE power? If everyone turned on them then they would be completely helpless under all that sludge. Never made sense to me. They have money and rare goods and mindless body guards to through at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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