What Are the B'omarr Monks - Star Wars Explained

Star Wars fans probably recognized the spider-like droid featured at the beginning of the first trailer for The Book of Boba Fett from their brief appearance in Return of the Jedi. They’re actually an order of monks called B’omarr monks. They were members of a mysterious cult that removed their own brains so they could contemplate the mysteries of the universe without the distraction of a physical body. So they put their brains in jars which were then attached to the spiders. The B’ommar had monasteries on several worlds across the galaxy. Jabba took over the one on Tatooine, but allowed the monks to remain there, because he liked the creepy sight of them.
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[@15oClock]

"I will take your temple." *Sad B‘omarr noises* "But you can stay." *Happy B’omarr noises* "Because I like how creepy you look." *Confused B’omarr noises*

[@TylerCharlesFisher]

"But you get a free frogurt!"

[@zexonhairi7215]

*Sad B'omarr noises*

[@technicallywrong9075]

"you also get a free jar cleaning"

[@leeterry96]

The most kind thing Jubba has done

[@edenjung9816]

​@@TylerCharlesFisherdoes it include potassium benzoaid?

[@hunterkiller1440]

So Jabba's palace used to be a monk monastery ?

[@El_Omar2203]

Yup

[@taylorh.3484]

Exactly like how the Massassi ruins were occupied by the Rebel Alliance on Yavin IV.

[@Curttehmurt]

technically it still is, it's just also Jabba's Palace

[@CupOfThea97]

@@Curttehmurt roommates

[@Hackerking10010]

Yeah

[@mylesmendoza69]

Loved riding these dudes at Jabba's in Lego Star Wars: The Original Trilogy

[@crunchysalmons]

where we all actually recognize these things from

[@youreinthematrix87]

Lmao don’t make me feel old

[@technicallywrong9075]

Too late, I'm feeling it

[@mr.ragnetti]

My Man!

[@badenhowell3312]

You've gotta hand it to them, those guys are survivors, considering they're still there long after Jabba's demise...

[@arcturus960]

They have no body, so no rot and no age

[@contentbot2.9]

I find it interesting how the shot of the B’omarr walking almost looks like it’s animated in stop-motion. And since Lucasfilm did bring back practical miniatures for The Mandalorian, could it be that they’re bringing back these more practical effects for future series/films?

[@directorforplastic7929]

Even though it’d probably be more expensive and time-consuming, I’d love for stop-motion to make a comeback in terms of how they’re incorporated into big budget action stuff like how they used to be for Star Wars, the terminator, and the OG Batman.

[@leftygurl]

i doubt it, but i do like they're bringing it back in style at least, especially for conveying how creepy these guys are

[@NinjaSushi2]

Lucas is finally realizing that no amount of computer graphics can replace physical objects. If only he realize that in the 90s.

[@almerakbar]

Fun fact: both the prequels and the sequels had an extensive use of practical miniatures. An example would be the AOTC Geonosis arena, which was a miniature.

[@lemurlime8040]

Everyone asks what are B'ommar Monks are but never how B'ommar Monks are

[@SD_Marc]

hahaha

[@Video-tg6lp]

Stresso approves of this comment

[@Stablemable2]

The monks and The Decraniated make quite a pair.

[@TheHeston83]

yep

[@LiteralTable756]

Anakin: Smugglers take over these monasteries, turn them into their own personal retreats. Ahsoka: And the monks just let them? Anakin: Smugglers usually get what they want, one way or another.

[@thestarkknightreturns]

There are in-lore stories about how some of the B'omarr monks gone mad with the "transcendence" practice of having their brains removed and put in those bowls. Some got cold feet right before the procedure and feared losing their body, but the Order wouldn't let them retract their consent and proceeded with the operation nonetheless. Some of them even screamed internally for years before finally accepting their condition.

[@Compucles]

So they had no mouths yet they must scream?

[@thestarkknightreturns]

@@Compucles yes exactly

[@Compucles]

In Legends, after Jabba's death, some of his surviving men including Bib Fortuna were forcefully "inducted" into the Order when the monks retook the monastery for themselves.

[@Iceskyguy]

They also had a monestary on Teth that was used by Ventress and Dooku to hold Jabba's son, Rotta captive. I guess there's some irony in that. I'd actually completely forgotten about the B'omarr until yesterday when people were freaking out about them but I knew that spider looked familiar from somewhere!

[@MCLegoboy]

These also exist as LEGO minifigures, too! There's a crystal ball type piece with a trans-neon orange stud that you place inside, and then it's capped off with old robot arms and katanas for legs. The whole assembly is actually built with the studs upside-down. It's not a 1:1 perfect replication, but it gets the point across. 4480 Jabba's Palace from 2003, that was my first introduction to the B'omarr Monks as I never really noticed the one in the background in Return of the Jedi, and then one day I paid closer attention and was like, "Hey, that's the katana thing!"

[@sullymanning6713]

I use the word "perfect" way too much, but I really do mean it when I say that the katana piece is THE perfect piece for these guys.

[@juancarlosrodriguezKFP]

I love how C-3PO freaks out when he sees one of those things in ROTJ. It reminds me of when Woody saw the toys in Sid's room in Toy Story

[@TheHeston83]

the B'omarr Monks are Nightmare fuel

[@GunNutproductionsOG]

I have to wonder if these things were just a weird background thing Lucas wanted to have walking around Jaba’s palace and this whole cult of monks was something somebody later went with or Lucas was like “give me some flavour to this palace, what was it before Jaba had it?”

[@Daniel-Strain]

That's how almost EVERY detail of the Star Wars universe, that wasn't a direct mainline plot element, came into being.

[@AntonioBarbarian]

It's from the ROTJ novelization I think, so it's the former, with some input from Lucas probably.

[@anothisflame8266]

Star wars was one of those things where the original creator just kinda just kinda curated and agrigated all the cool ideas others came up with. Kinda like what Lovecraft did with his mythos. He only wrote like, 4 books total of the over 19 volumes various authors wrote. Honestly such writting styles are something to celebrated since it's basically the fans of a work writting the mythos. No way in hell Lucas was creative enough to come up with even half this stuff. This is the man who wrote the prequels and made interstellar war with space wizards BORING.

[@Spitfyur]

@@anothisflame8266 ya I agree I always say George Lucas came up wit the frame work and everyone else fleshed out his universe and made it a thousand times better , the man could never have created half of the things in the Star Wars universe

[@Daniel-Strain]

@@anothisflame8266 Except the prequels were great.

[@emmy9345]

Imagine putting your Brain in a jar and then regretting it later. Absolute hell for eternity.

[@latewizard301]

Me who recognized them from Lego Star Wars 2 as a kid 😎

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

What are those things? Nightmare fuel

[@egon2499]

Good for Halloween and Horror: Spiders, brains, cults

[@---Tre---]

I didn't know they were robots. Cool!

[@Candlemancer]

Well they're not. They're technically cyborgs, just a very extreme example.

[@TheLastBabyMan]

"LOBOTOMITE!"

[@flatlo]

I wish I could live as a B’omarr Monk to be honest. That’s right up my alley.

[@evrint]

What mystery of the universe would you first contemplate?

[@BoBnfishy]

*doesn't want a physical body* *also wants a robot spider body*

[@publiclyshamed5383]

The B’omarr Monk is one of my favorite Star Wars action figures

[@captaindc3889]

Maybe Bib Fortuna lost weight..

[@adamplona9438]

The B'omarr could make a cool legendary force connection or guardian of something deeper buried under Jabba's palace. With lack of knowing what they are or do... Disney could make a whole new story line or sub theme?

[@jordanwhite352]

Man, between this and Jabba and the comics it's just so interesting. That is personality even compared to other huts is how like the unashamedly morbid he is. Like he is literally like a goth Hutt. 🤣

[@jediclonekag13]

I absolutely love how cool and creepy the B'omarr monks look.

[@stevenabsolom1188]

In legends, Bib Fortuna was forced into the cult after escaping the sail barge.

[@cinematicplays2644]

Excited for book of boba fett

[@mr.ragnetti]

That's who that was in Lego starwars!

[@angeleaterstudios1004]

People really ignore that Jabba is low-key goth af. He takes active joy in surrounding himself with macabre and creepy things, from these giant robot spider monks to the frankendroids he has wander the deserts with a hitlist.

[@lcm361]

Also, this was Bib Fortuna's fate in legends, for a time.

[@TheDeadCobraTheDeadCobra]

Monks would treat they're body as a temple they would care for the flesh

[@parjai97]

And they took Bib Fortuna and removed his brain

[@yvehirsch-smith1077]

Not all B’ommar monks were attached to the spider droids, most actually stayed on the shelves in the bowels of the monastery (Jabba’s Palace) and were tended to by other monks (who have not obtained their enlightenment and still were in body) Fun fact: if a brain of a yet not completely enlightened monk was removed, the brain would scream for years to come. At some point, the bodied monks would then attempt to return the brain to the body, which had a low chance of succeeding…and most of those hasty monks then died without becoming one with the galaxy.

[@LEV-1138]

Six years ago i read about the B'ommar monks and that apperiance in the trailer hyped me verry up! :)

[@Mike_L.]

Why do DS1 Stormtroopers reference them in ANH? Which then got a nod in RO? Perhaps I misheard the name…

[@Andrew-uh4wf]

You can ride them in the complete saga

[@chunkycomet9117]

There was a similar thing in fallout where in one of the games vaults, the rich inhabitants had transferred their brains to robots for the benefits of eternal life

[@andersondonttalkoutloud]

They do remind me of the Headless Munks from Doctor Who

[@melvindp69]

they will call brainwalkers and jabba the Hutt use them as a punishment for his enemies

[@leftygurl]

i had a reference book of droids and cyborgs as a kid, i think i tore the page with these guys out because it so disturbing to me.

[@Spacemonkeynz]

it looked very tiny to me in a trailer. I didn't make the connection with the one in ROTJ

[@chrisa4460]

Tash Arranda was temporarily kidnapped and her brain was put into a spider Droid while someone else put their brain I to her body.

[@samstubbs2005]

That's bonkers! I never knew that.

[@FindingTheForce]

Jabba… the only character who wants large creepy spiders crawling around his palace! 😬

[@Compucles]

Unless you count the Forbidden Forest as Rubeus Hagrid's "palace."

[@yeetmaster75]

Lol I knew what those were thanks to a LEGO Star Wars book.

[@giantrobot9000]

I loved these creatures more when they didn’t have a kinda stupid backstory, and were just creepy giant spiders walking around in the background.

[@AngelaSmith_1970]

Some people just gotta get away from themselves, respect Dude 🤣💀😎✊🏽

[@acls1239]

I respect that kind of dedication to the universe Is usually it's rewarded with death

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Alex! 🧠+🕷️=💭

[@missa2855]

I recognise them from Jabbas Palace in lego star wars 2

[@kevincalgta]

Star wars explained could you make a video relating to the question that I have how many temples did the bowmar order actually have which is the only one that I know of was on tatooine which is the Palace of Jabba the Hutt

[@trentallison5470]

It’s like the robobrains from fallout

[@PureNeptune]

Well that's horrifying

[@guilty_mulburry5903]

saw these in a lego lore book when i was a kid and was obsessed with finding more information about them, I was too dumb too look up more online lmao

[@optillian4182]

So, Jabba kept the freaky spider brain-bots around for the aesthetic?

[@cburg]

I think the intern was in charge of this scene, its so janky its unreal

[@DownWithBureaucracy]

Okay B'omarr

[@bentbliley]

i rode these things all the time in lego star wars... this is very much not what i wanted to hear before going to bed, lol

[@nicks_wild_life]

What's the point uncovering the mysteries of the universe if you can't give your knowledge?

[@jonathan4158]

Always wonder what those weird spider droids are called.

[@Jaredvic]

thing looks stopmotion

[@reapersritehand]

Wow "because they wore creepy " no mention of how they became brains in a jar or they fact Jabba used that technique as a punishment

[@henrycastro4651]

I always love the made-up stories they come up with for these creatures 👍

[@Zod543]

They are not made up

[@WhiteWolf496]

The shot in the trailer for me is a kinda mind fek... it looks like its tiny from the way the shot is composed and its kinda like a forced perspective shot... but I know that they're big because of ROTJ

[@JoaquinBauman]

I recognized the spider from Lego star wars

[@2ctheocean]

I remember them from the lego game lol

[@rumpelforeskin]

Ok b'omarr

[@fernandobernal6506]

And why they dont put the brain inside the machine that gives them better protection that a fish bowl??? Even in ghost in the shell humans put his brain in a titanium casing

[@dareka9425]

So these monks gave up their humanoid body and use mechanical metal subtitutes that clank around?

[@lukewinchester3108]

Silly question, but is that information cannon or legends? I remember the legends stories including the one involving Bib Fortuna, but don’t think I’ve read anything canonical about them?

[@skoomadesu2553]

Robobrain

[@grizzlymang1930]

Why get rid of legends just to canabilize it?

[@zekewolfskehl8599]

Ohhh damn

[@jackalbright4599]

Too bad Star Wars had to STEAL this idea from the Dune novels.

[@yodasdad]

The monk/spider in RotJ walked slow and carefully as if carrying its brain in a fishbowl. The one in this new trailer seems to move too fast.

[@lukewinchester3108]

Congratulations, you’ve found a problem that doesn’t exist.

[@the_wandering_viking9031]

Such a stupid design, put the brain inside the machine so the glass wont break

[@LaaightRmns116]

Bro quit copying people