Star Wars: 10 Truly Disturbing Side Character Backstories

Jabba the Hutt was a pretty reprehensible character. When he wasn't orchestrating his criminal empire from the comfort of a chaise lounge, he was taking pleasure in the discomfort of others. Having an appetite for flesh, Jabba often bought enslaved Twi'leks - who were famed for their dancing skills - to feast his eyes upon.

One unlucky individual was Oola. Originally born into a high status Twi'lek family, she spent years training at a highly acclaimed dance school, going on to flaunt her skills on Tatooine. By some misfortune, however, she found herself enslaved and forced into servitude by Jabba.

This is where it gets more than a little disturbing. In the Star Wars expanded universe, we get far more information about Oola's life in Jabba's Palace. Jabba forced her to dance for him and "give him pleasure"; she's described as being "defiled" by the worm. She was beaten when she refused his "carnal embrace" and even considered committing suicide to avoid the ordeal of being Jabba's sex slave.

Truly messed up stuff.

It's worth mentioning that since Disney took over the Star Wars franchise, all these details resign in the books now ascribed as legend, rather than canon.