9 More Star Wars Subplots That Went Literally Nowhere

9. Jabba The Hutt's Son, Rotta

2008's animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars introduced fans to Jabba the Hutt's son Rotta, who is kidnapped in an attempt to turn Jabba against the Republic.

By film's end Rotta is indeed rescued and returned to his father, but in the 15+ years since its release, he's basically vanished into the ether. Bar a few fleeting mentions in The Clone Wars series and some short stories, Rotta has had no presence whatsoever in the Star Wars universe.

It's an odd omission given that, following Jabba's death, it'd certainly make sense for Rotta to step out of the shadows, even accepting that a Hutt's long lifespan would've still left him incredibly young.

Despite many fans hoping he'd show up in the recent Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett, it came and went without even a passing reference to Rotta, leaving them to ponder whether he's even still alive.

At least there's hope that the franchise could return to his story at some point, most likely in a more small-scale anthology series like Tales of the Jedi.