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- "The cyborg may have been a sleemo before, but he was our sleemo."
- ―Bossk, about Beilert Valance
Sleemo was a Huttese insult.
Description[]
- «Don't count on it, slime ball.»
- ―A translation using "sleemo"
Sleemo was a curse in Huttese.[3] It translated to Basic as "slime ball."[2] It was most popular in the Outer Rim.[4]
History[]
In 32 BBY,[5] as Tatooine native human Anakin Skywalker, in preparation for the Boonta Eve Classic, adjusted his podracer, Dug rival Sebulba taunted the young boy. Skywalker remained steadfast and insulted the Dug using "sleemo."[6]
Sometime before 22 BBY,[7] on the[8] moon[9] Nar Shaddaa,[8] human[10] bounty hunter Jango Fett inquired with a Lannik if they knew the thief that stole the Hope of Glee Anselm. After Fett subdued a k'lor'slug that the Lannik had beset upon him, the Lannik confessed to being ignorant of the thief's identity. As the bounty hunter attempted to leave, the Lannik threatened him. Fett responded by calling the Lannik a "sleemo" for starving the k'lor'slug and removed the shock collar from her.[8]
In 22 BBY,[11] Fett hired Clawdite bounty hunter Zam Wesell to assassinate Padmé Amidala. After failing to kill Amidala in her apartments on the[12] planet[6] Coruscant, Wesell was chased through Galactic City by human Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. After the Jedi captured Wesell, Fett killed her with a poisoned saberdart.[12] In her dying breath, she cursed Fett[3] using "sleemo."[12]
In 21 BBY,[13] Kenobi and Skywalker captured the Faust Doctor Nuvo Vindi, preventing him from releasing the Blue Shadow Virus. As the Jedi prepared to take Vindi to Theed, Skywalker referred to the doctor as a "sleemo."[14]
Later that year,[15] Togruta Padawan Ahsoka Tano called the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane a "sleemo" after he had flaunted his victory over the captured Padawan.[16]
Behind the scenes[]
"Sleemo" first appeared in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace,[6] which was released on May 19, 1999.[17]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
- William Shakespeare's The Clone Army Attacketh: Star Wars Part the Second
Sources[]
Karabast! 7 Galactic Slang Terms for Everyday Use on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 39 (Helmets: Zam Wesell) (Indirect mention only)- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Oga's Cantina: R-3X's Playlist #1 (in The Sleemos' name)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Oga's Cantina: R-3X's Playlist #2 (in The Sleemos' name)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Bounty Hunters 39
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (Subtitles from Disney+)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Helmet Collection 39 (Helmets: Zam Wesell)
- ↑ Karabast! 7 Galactic Slang Terms for Everyday Use (Catrina Dennis) on StarWars.com (July 27, 2016) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace to 32 BBY.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ "Stolen Hope" takes place prior to the death of Jango Fett, which is dated to 22 BBY in Star Wars: Timelines.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Stolen Hope" — Revelations (2023) 1
- ↑
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 81 (Guide to the Galaxy: Nal Hutta and Nar Shaddaa)
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates Jango Fett hiring Zam Wesell and Wesell's death to 22 BBY.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" to 21 BBY.
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Mystery of a Thousand Moons"
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Cargo of Doom" to 21 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Cargo of Doom"
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition