HUTTS: Cultural Index

[@ISAF_Ace]

rick: hutts are born as infants buzz: hum yes the ground here is made of floor

[@ISAF_Ace]

seriously though I love the videos and keep it

[@CertifiablyIngame]

I sort of meant 'live young' rather than from eggs or something. Dunno why I said infants.

[@josiahzabel8596]

@@CertifiablyIngame you should have talked about their war with Xim The Despot(at least mentioned it, there's not a lot of info). maybe another video like The Orion Syndicate?

[@ISAF_Ace]

@@CertifiablyIngame nah its fine. also would love to see something on maybe the zann consortium or maybe on the delta quadrant powers like the hierarchy or benthans

[@cmdrshprd4219]

Nice gtu iconography

[@jasonulysess3652]

I prefer to think of Hutts collecting "pretty" beings like rich women having dogs they can keep in their purses. Even putting them in stupid pointless outfits.

[@Kainlarsen]

Interesting thought! I looked at it as if they were collecting dolls.

[@Me-qp8vz]

@@Kainlarsen Same thing really.

[@MxRelli]

The Hutts have fascinated me since I was very young. My grandmother started playing the Original Trilogy for me when I was in diapers. And they were the first sci-fi/space fantasy race that REALLY made me curious. Where are they from, what do they eat, how do they breed, what kind of society do they have if any?? And once again Rick just rolls up with a fist full of facts I’ve wondered for over 3 decades, but have been WAY to lazy to research on my own. Thanks for enabling my lazy. You’re my hero.

[@notapyro4017]

I still remember how the Young Han Solo novels had one of Han's early lessons about hutts be that they are smarter than you, don't try to figure out the master plan, just be a cog in the machine. Also several other hutt characters would gossip about Jabba's humanoid fetish.

[@wilmagregg3131]

i admit the huttlings are adorable though its like if you turned a pug into a ball

[@davidjones3165]

The Han Solo trilogy?

[@SchultzDorinda]

@@wilmagregg3131 Yeah, Ahsoka was all "he is so cute. " And Anakin just responded with "Just see what he'll grow into."

[@canyonntt6969]

Calling them slow I feel is inaccurate. They are described as having a "devastating charge". One took on a whole squad of Vong warriors and almost won the fight. He was unarmed. Old powerful ones like Jabba stop moving because they don't need to. It's a power trip essentially. They don't need to do anything, everything is brought to them or they are carried. A real world equilvant would be Henry VIII. He was an amazing warrior and athlete in his younger years. When he got older he ate tons because he could and got fat because well he didn't need to not be fat. He was the king he didn't need to do anything, everything was handled for him. Same thing with Hutts. I can see a 1000lbs, in shape, Hutt warrior being an absolute terror on the battlefield.

[@smof1]

I'd like to see you do the Goa'uld if you haven't already (I need to look and see)

[@hamishsewell4214]

Oh definitely!

[@the_kraken6549]

Not yet! I’m only on season 2! ;] Nah tho I’d love to watch that once I’ve finished SG-1

[@ParagonRex]

Do the Goa'uld from Stargate

[@thomaslaurita8538]

My personal belief about the Hutts being a binary gendered species is that they really are hermaphroditic, but chose to be either masculine or feminine. This fits both canon and legend.

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

We know from Ziro in the Clone Wars that some Hutts are capable of speaking almost entirely in Galactic Basic, using Huttese only with their own kind...

[@nobodyyouknow1065]

There’d better be at least a mention of Pizza....

[@Wi-Fi-El]

Didn't he eat himself to death when he got locked in his limo?

[@kylejacques8577]

If you don't pay your debts, Pizza orders out for you

[@hokusman100]

“ATE HIMSELF TO DEATH”

[@DMSProduktions]

Yes, he was 1 of the lesser known of Jabba's cousins!

[@vanhende]

8:19 I love that picture!.. I also like the Hutts in general, something about an unapologetic scumbag that revel in being hated.

[@giladpellaeon1691]

Part of the "legends" lore is the Hutts slowly took Varl from it's original inhabitants through a mixture of open purchases, loan-sharking and extortion until fully dispossessing them. The original inhabitants have since devolved into semi-sentient creatures that plague Nar Shaddaa, the Smuggler's Moon, a underworld ecumenopolis. Also the Hutts skin is so thick it is near blaster proof, plus they are immune to Jedi mindtricks.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

Nal Hutta, not Varl. And you're talking about the Evocii. They show up in TOR as still Sapient, but have lost it by the time young Han ended up there in "The Hutt Gambit."

[@Interitus1]

In Legends, it said the Hutts moved with their tail and could be surprisingly fast when doing so.

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

ah yes another of many things lost when legends became legends it's almost like legends is the star wars version of lostech (that is a BattleTech term for technology that was lost during the horrific wars in that universe)

[@stephenlangsl67]

I wonder if the general life span of an Albino Hut is the same as a normally pigmented Hut. It would also be quite interesting to see a pure white Hut with pink eyes.

[@balrogdahomie]

While not aliens, a culture I would love to see a video on the Principality of Zeon, from Mobile Suit Gundam. They definitely have grown their own distinct society and worldview from the Earth Federation by UC 0079. While the culture and beliefs of Zeon change drastically depending on when you look at it (Pre-Republic, Republic, Principality, Zeon Remnant Terrorists, Neo Zeon, and 2nd Neo Zeon), I feel they all have fairly interesting aspects. That said, I suspect just covering the Republic, Principality, and Post-One-Year-War periods would be more than enough for a condensed cultural profile. It’s very interesting how the original culture of the sides as effectively “space labor colonies that pay tribute to the federation that made them possible”, combined with Zeon Zum Deikum’s radical philosophy of NewType Evolution and independence, to turn into a revolutionary body... that very swiftly was taken over by fascist forces, who corrupted his ideas into something utterly horrific.

[@JackgarPrime]

Zeon is definitely one of the longest-running sci-fi cultures to pull from. Although they didn't stay around very long in-universe time, there's still a lot of info out there.

[@leviosdraekion6993]

That would be awesome assuming he is into anime at all of course.

[@balrogdahomie]

Levios Draekion he has covered a species from Macross before, so I assume he isn’t averse to the idea

[@leviosdraekion6993]

@@balrogdahomie did not know that.

[@nasanodia736]

Great idea, that opens up the variety of genre's of Culture explored by the Channel!

[@wilmagregg3131]

the huttlets are still absolutly adorable its like a reptillian pug ball

[@Kitsula]

I'd like to see a cultural index on the Silurians some day. You already did Star Trek's version with the Voth, let's see the original Who incarnation.

[@joshuawells835]

The Votan Races from Defiance. The Castithans in particular can be ruthless.

[@nervastudios2616]

Somebody else knows Defiance? Ah shit sweet i love that show. And to a lesser extent the game.

[@joshuawells835]

@@nervastudios2616 I haven't played the game, but yes, I know the show and I've been asking this channel to cover the Votans for maybe a few years now.

[@Reddotzebra]

In far back Legends content (As in: The Old Republic) we actually get an example of a hutt that got a taste of legitimate business and desired to keep the rest of his dealings above board. However we then find out that despite him seeming to be genuine about this, he still lies abut his past and sends us after his previous gang. So while hutts may consciously try to do good things, their "unique" perspective on morality still gets in the way.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

I still consider TOR Canon even to Disney, as it's far enough back anything in Disney Canon still isn't AS far back as of yet, and a lot can change in 3000-ish years. (Not to mention the fact that in the old canon, the Republic and Sith Empires literally bombed each other into the Stone Age and had to re-discover a lot of tech).

[@michaelfourie]

Though there isn't much on them yet (hopefully), the Sload from the Elder Srcolls series would/ could be interesting.

[@michaelbrown8195]

I would like to see him do this with a race from the elder scrolls too.

[@CJ-Wolf]

Honestly anything elder scrolls would be awesome

[@tonyanthony5105]

Yes please. This made me think the exact same thing - either of you

[@golgarisoul]

If you start going down the rabbit hole of D&D / Spelljammer, you'll probably have to do videos on the Gith after you do the Mind Flayers. And I do recommend trying to stick to a more Spelljammer lens while doing your Cultural Indexes on D&D stuff, as that would be very much in line with your mostly Sci-fi channel. Cheers.

[@DavidWilson-sm2ym]

Hutts are not as "less able" as you make it sound. One-on-one, even Mama Hutt was formidable.

[@drahcir8402]

No mention of the ancient Hutt's being a warrior culture? With it being their destruction of Varl that inspired a great change in their culture, into what we know today.

[@Swift96]

Have you considered doing an entry for one of the alien races from the Stargate franchise, such as the Goa'uld?

[@videovoidtv]

Your channel is a revelation! Always amazing content on the Cultural Index...

[@davidaston5773]

Mr. Cert I honestly love you and Josh Snares because you do something original but creative. Best of all? Makes newbies to Star Wars/Trek, Doctor Who ect engaged. Please would it possible to do Blake's 7, Lords of the rings and others ? Peace.

[@ultramaximusreviews]

You should do some Andromeda stuff like Trance the Sun avatar, or the Neitzcheans, the Heavy Worlders, or AIs and ships

[@pantherslair]

It would be rather cool, if done right, for there to be a series on the Hutts from Hutt Space. Maybe the rise of Jabba or the Hutts interactions with the Empire. I wonder if Filoni or Favreau have thought about that as a possible idea for a future series.

[@ericmadsen7470]

Imagine the Hutts engaging in business with The Ferengi.

[@SymbioteMullet]

There are only two outcomes, in my mind: absolute and total war, or symbiosis/hybridisation. I can't imagine either side of that interaction have anything but strong feelings about the other

[@DarthAzabrush]

The Mentors of Thoros Beta would own them both in a fortnight. Arwlwlwlwlwlwlugh!

[@richmcgee434]

500 pounds is absurdly light for a creature that size and build. There have been six foot tall humans who weighed over 1000 pounds, and the world record's 1400. Unless Hutts are mostly hollow (maybe they're filled with gas bladders or something) that weight should be a lot higher, maybe a full order of magnitude higher.

[@italym6410]

I love big jabba

[@swiftythegathering]

The Freman from Dune might be an interesting one to take a look at

[@nathanhingson7048]

mind flayers. there has to be so much lore on them

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Rick, you should consider doing a cultural index on the species from Warcraft, a lot of canon material to work from and very interesting lore.

[@Auburn_Zero]

I think the Mindflayers sound very interesting. And they open a door for cultural indexes of other D&D characters. Have you already done Cultural Indices Doctor Who races like the Sontarans or the Ood? I assume the get mentioned in Whovian sources outside of the TV programme.

[@claraalebrook5335]

I dont know if you did this one yet.. Jedi? Thank you.

[@nicholascampbell1752]

At 4:56 in the top right hand corner the is mispelt as "thr"

[@UncleNavi]

2 typos, Rick. 2. You break my heart. Also great choices for your next index. If you research Illithid (my choice), make sure that you read the circles of Zerthimon from the game Planescape: Torment. It's 2nd edition canon and an excellent writing style. Expect to have to pay lip service to the Gith.

[@SymbioteMullet]

I'd love to see you take on the crazy temporal mechanics of the illithidae!

[@nervastudios2616]

Today i learned the existence of Huttlets. And i want one.

[@PREPFORIT]

Thank you for ALL OF THESE !

[@JimmyTurner]

I saw a Steven crowder ad before this and im like damn crowder is branching out on his content lol.

[@meatballgirl3179]

Ooo Mindflayers sounds fun! Especially as someone Who DM's for a group when I'm not being a colossal space nerd

[@DanteLauert]

Tricky vote. I need both!

[@markfergerson2145]

So, a cross between the Ferengi and the Mafia families. Makes sense.

[@XX-sp3tt]

MIND FLAYERS!

[@zukato4119]

The Hive from Destiny would be a cool video

[@debbieannsmith8962]

Very interesting video!!! 👍👍👍😎

[@metalhowl666]

loved this

[@bigz4339]

Interestingly, the Mando'a (Mandalorian native Language) word for "coward" is "hut'uun".

[@jacksonstott2152]

i really want to see kryptonians once for the index pls

[@incognitoperson1211]

One of my favorite star wars races. The hutts

[@wargriffin5]

"The Hutts aren't hermaphrodites, they're dual-gendered..." *WHAT?*

[@scottmantooth8785]

*duel-gendered or gender fluid...maybe they just like to identify as one particular gender over the other depending on their mood or to conform with the social gathering at the time without all the tedious paperwork and having to re register with planetary census records departments*

[@kenwshmt]

@@scottmantooth8785 as are earth worms, they are both male and female.. the trick is, which ever gets the spirm winds up being the female.

[@scottmantooth8785]

@@kenwshmt *so during high school... they take themselves to the prom?*

[@waltermc3906]

@@scottmantooth8785 ...in this case he is referring to gender in duel gender by its classic definition synonymous with the word sex, and NOT the very recent meaning that conflates gender with gender roles and claims that it is a "social construct". "gender fluid" is simple delusion, created by the sheople that continue to conflate gender with gender roles and gender identity.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@waltermc3906 Correct! Self recognition is in the MIND, sex is in the BODY & biome!

[@markvaughan653]

Another interesting Star Wars species to explore are the Zygerians, who were infamously renowned as slavers (see The Clone Wars).

[@marshallhuffer4713]

Do a video on the space stations of Star Trek.

[@DMSProduktions]

Oooh hooh hooh hoooooo jabba wonky!

[@wolfvane16]

Can you do a video on the Gems from Steve Universe

[@scottmantooth8785]

*no mention of their love of musicals or proclivities towards interpretive dance...maybe that's just head cannon or the voices in my head*

[@XanderKHD]

In Legends material, there was only ONE species that the Hutts feared above all others, as well as everyone in the Galaxy at the time: The YUUZHAN VONG. During the invasion of the galaxy, the Hutts tried to be on their good side as "allies" in their conquest, but when their power hungry nature lead to back-stabbing and betrayal, how did the Yuuzhan Vong respond? With orbital bombardments and bioweaponry of the Hutt species. Nal Hutta was almost rendered INHABITABLE due to the Vong's wrath. As a famous Jedi Master once said: "There's always a BIGGER fish..."

[@kimarous]

In fairness, the Hutts counted on the idea that their services were necessary to the wider galaxy - that they were THE underworld, that everyone needs the underworld at some point, and therefore they were untouchable. A single person or a rebellious planet was understandable and manageable; even if a Hutt or two died in the resulting conflict, it wasn't a threat to their entire way of life. It was INCONCEIVABLE to them that there would be a power that not only had the power to wipe out entirely, but also have ZERO FUCKS about doing so.

[@Reddotzebra]

The one planet in the universe that the Vong actually left in a better ecological state than when they found it.

[@destructimus]

Do mind flayers next. As someone who never got into d&d but watched Stranger Things, that would be cool to learn about .

[@t.d.mcintosh]

what is the name of the song that you use at the beginning? I was checking the sources you left in the description but i couldn't find it, i need the name

[@dvader518]

How about the angara and kett from Mass Effect: Andromeda?

[@cmdrshprd4219]

Nah the kett are boring

[@CharlesUrban]

Uhh-huh-huh-huh-huh. Which Hutt was the Dark Jedi in the pre-Disney EU? Was it Zorba? Or was that the Hutt who commissioned the Darksaber?

[@andromidius]

What I want to know is... how did they maintain their power? They are slow, clumsy and bulky. Anyone fighting a Hutt could just... walk away faster then the Hutt could slither. Money has to come from somewhere, so how did they gain their initial power? We know they are resistant to force suggestion, so perhaps they are able to dominate weak willed people into doing their bidding 'willingly'?

[@Reddotzebra]

They had power armor. A Hutt in full battle rattle is basically a meat tank, with a big self actuated gun turret on one shoulder like the Predator.

[@Kainlarsen]

What would you say to a video about the Vorlons from Babylon 5?

[@RamonGil]

Hi Rick, I love your videos, all different kinds, keep up the good work. I have a question, are you familiar with the Dune universe? I ask because the idea of the Hutts was "borrowed" by George Lucas from Dune's God Emperor, Leto the 2nd, who was a human that merged with the sand worms of Arrakis and lived to be about 4000 years old. Will you cover, or have you covered, in your videos some of the Dune Lore? Things like the Bene Gesserit, the Guild Navigators, the Mentats, etc. Being that the Dune movie from Denis Villeneuve is releasing soon, it might not be a bad idea. Just a thought.

[@incognitoperson1211]

Can you do the Tamaraneans from Dc comics please ??

[@I86282]

Bery Nice.!

[@KalRandom]

I know your not suppose to ask this kind of question. But how would they ever mine, smelt, and build a ship? A how would a species like that ever develop to a space fairing civilization in the first place.

[@williamcollett2216]

GGGAAAARRRRRRR! DAMN YOU @CERTIFIABLYINGAME ! CHOOSE BETWEEN MY FAVORITE DND MONSTER OR MY FAVORITE DARK SIDE FACTION! IMPOSSIBLE!!! With all seriousness though thank you for the video love what you do... both please?

[@greanstreak04]

Greasy Rain? Wasn't that a Prawnce song???

[@volk551]

It's not a question of if a Hutt will gain power, but when.

[@ClanOKeefe]

The Rakata or the Yuuzhan Vong maybe?

[@michaelsweet8397]

Hi Rick can you do Star Wars Lore on The Gammoreans pig like species please???

[@kfcroc18]

finally I always voted for them but they never won.

[@DarthAzabrush]

The Mentors of Thoros Beta would make a good subject for this. As Sil himself might say arwlwlwlwlwlwlwlwlwlwlwlwlwlugh!

[@nobody-sp9ps]

Please do nechian from Andromeda

[@toddkurzbard]

One thing I have NEVER understood...... In the "Special Editions" of ANH, WHY does Jabba let Han get away with stepping on his tail and insulting him? If I were Jabba, and he stepped on MY tail and sassed me in front of my minions, I'd immediately have him executed, not only for his insolence, but allowing Han to get away with it would just make me look weak. A crime lord who rules by fear can NOT allow that to happen without the most painful of punishments. A feared crime lord would kill him on the spot and say, "clean up this mess". Yet Jabba does almost NOTHING, outside of a "you get one more chance to pay me just because I like you, and that's it". That's NOT the act of a feared crime lord. That's the act of a weak pushover. And Jabba is not a weak pushover. So, what's up with that then?

[@Paulafan5]

Jabba liked Han and psychopathic crime lords would give second chances to people they like and killed people without cause that they didn't like.

[@italym6410]

@@Paulafan5 poor jabba I'd protect him and be his bestfriend and loyal love

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@Paulafan5 That, and up till Han had to ditch his cargo, he'd been one of Jabba's absolute best smugglers with dozens of successful runs, hence the line of "even I get boarded sometimes."

[@wcapewell3089]

Please ro the Goa'uld from star gate next.

[@mastertadakatsu]

Has Rick done the Baterians and the Vorcha

[@VarangianGuard13]

"The Hutts are Hermaphrodites" (Canon) **Mouse Laughter** "Every species in MY GALAXY has two genders and fits my clean happy narrative.. Or Else."

[@attila535]

How can we forget Polpo the one hutt stuck on Earth. "Sadly he killed himslef, when he mistook a gun for a banana.

[@rebeljesus3470]

Mind flayeis sound awesome

[@Jamex07]

I wonder how the Hutts and the Ferengi would get along.

[@tomxaros48]

both!

[@iamdmc]

So it's just as correct to say "Jabba the Hutt" as "Han the Human"? I always thought the Hutts were a family

[@matthewjay660]

Ho, ho, ho! No Rick-a no botha.

[@sergiotc78]

I like how George Lukas created so much cool sounding gibberish....And now millions of nerds worship it...

[@Paulafan5]

It's like how people got so obsessed with that Dragon soap opera show and then got mad that their fav character wasn't on the Iron Throne, except Star Wars is a rich universe while GoT isn't.

[@alexwilcox4075]

Night sisters!

[@hamishsewell4214]

The Gangs of Necromunda of Warhammer 40k Lore

[@TheVeritas1]

Rick, Excellent job on the Hutts. For the next video, I'm picking Mind Flayers, which look interesting.

[@sarasifg]

I'd like an index on mind flayers

[@peterdanior4538]

Are Hutts capable of speaking languages other than Huttese? Since Jabba understood "English" I wondered if not speaking it was a choice or if they are physically incapable of it

[@Paulafan5]

It was a choice, I think, to show he's the one in control. He chose not to speak "English" and have someone translate for him to show he's the boss.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@Paulafan5 it's called "Galactic Basic" in Star Wars. There's actually a few trade Languages that're mentioned in the lore, Huttese and Basic just happen to be the most commonly used.

[@CloneTrooper-yz2ov]

Saiyan should be next please

[@Redrung]

They made business here on planet earth called "Pizzahutt"

[@RenLokison]

You know, I don’t have much hope for it, but the Alternian Empire ( Trolls ) of the Homestuck universe would make an interesting episode.

[@gabrielahimsa4387]

i vote all :D

[@oisinm332]

Mind Flayers please

[@inuboy867]

Mind Flayers please.

[@ScorpioHighlander]

Huh... you know I'm a little disappointed you didn't make mention of my favourite Hutt; Blotus. The only known Hutt to be elected to the office of Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic... and known historically as one of the finest chancellors the Republic ever had bringing about a great deal of prosperity all the while overcoming the stereotypes his spices invoked.

[@jameswilliams2075]

The one know hut jedi only turned sith when he saw he could push normal people around easily they naturally crave power and crime is an easy way to get it