In the very first episode of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, fans got to see Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) passing by a Kowakian monkey-lizard while passing by the marketplace of Nevaro.
While most fans believed the monkey-lizard to be Salacious B. Crumb, a court jester in Jabba's palace, The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau just recently confirmed in Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian that the creature isn't related to Jabba's jester at all.
The cameo does have deeper meaning to it though.
In the Disney documentary series (via Screen Rant), The Mandalorian episode director Dave Filoni tries to explain the process behind the Kowakian cameo, saying how it would have actually been funny to see a live monkey-lizard laughing while seeing one roasted.
"Originally he was laughing at the one being cooked and people thought that it was too mean. Because eating them wasn't too mean," Filoni explained during the round table discussion in the documentary series. " So then they made him have sad sounds, like ‘aaaaah!' and I'm like, ‘is that better...he's depressed that his friend is being eaten?"
Apparently, having the Kowakian monkey-lizard watch while his friend being cooked and realize that he might be next gave audiences a better image of the cycle of power after the fall of the Empire – turbulent and largely unpredictable.
The imagery of the Kowakian monkey-lizard also served a grim reminder of Salacious Crumb, a character that enjoyed the cruelty of Jabba the Hutt.
What do you think of the cameo? Did you think it was funny? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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