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Yotts Oren here is easily one of the most obscure of any of the Skiff Guards. In fact, the name Yotts Oren was only recently given to the character by Star Wars continuity guru Leland Chee. We're talking really recently, like July of 2011 recently. However, Yotts hasn't been totally ignored over the last 28 years, he was a part of the early Return of the Jedi merchandising push in 1983: sold as both a 6" porcelain figurine and a figural mug from Sigma. Making him one of the three Green Niktos to be sold under the name of "Klaatu" in the early days.
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| Yotts Oren is very difficult to spot when the action gets going, but he is most noticeable as the guard hanging off the right side of the Second Skiff in the screenshot below: |
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| A couple of pretty clear shots of Yotts from behind as he charges after Luke:
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| Yotts Oren falls into the waiting tentacles of the Sarlacc. 28 years down, 972 years to go. Hang in there, Yotts! |
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Other images:
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| A production photo of Yotts Oren from the film: |
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| The original "Klaatu" Green Nikto mask. Judging by the headgear, it appears that this particular mask belongs Yotts Oren himself: |
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| This is the hand-painted bisque porcelain figurine of Klaatu, made by Sigma in 1983: |
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| As you can see, this figurine is clearly based on Yotts Oren (hopefully, you can't see where I had to Krazy Glue his right arm back on): |
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| The underside of the figurine's base: |
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| The tag that came with the figurine which lists the rest of the characters in this series. Apparently, Klaatu was originally supposed to be a reference to the alien's species, not a particular individual. Exactly when that was changed, I'm not sure; but I'm blaming Decipher. |
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| A size comparison with Klaatu figures past and present, just in case anyone out there was planning to buy one on Ebay, shave the base off and stick it on your vintage Tatooine Skiff. Obviously, that's not going to be possible (well, technically it would be possible, it would just look a little weird): |
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