![]() Max was a founding member of Evar Orbus and His Galactic Jizz-wailers, but after Orbus's death, he is elected the group's new leader. He plays a Red Ball Jett keyboard, which is similar to a circular reed organ. Max Rebo is the stage name of Siiruulian Phantele, a stocky Ortolan keyboardist and eponymous leader of the Max Rebo Band. He is never seen again, but rumors among Tatooine's moisture farmers claim that the sound of Kitonak pipes have been heard from the far reaches of the desert.ĭroopy was played by Deep Roy in a full bodysuit for both versions of Return of the Jedi. After the band flees Jabba's barge following his death, Droopy quits the group and wanders off alone into the desert to search for other members of his race. Following Orbus's death, he is freed and given his familiar stage name by bandmate Sy Snootles. Droopy's actual birth name is a series of unpronounceable flute-like whistles, but he was renamed Snit by Orbus, who purchased him as a slave and forced him to join his band due to Snit's musical talents. He plays a chidinkalu horn, an instrument that resembles a clarinet. For the 1997 Special Edition re-release of Return of the Jedi, the band was quadrupled in size while Sy was computer-generated.ĭroopy McCool is the stage name of a slow-minded Kitonak musician and original member of the Max Rebo Band. Max and Droopy were portrayed by actors in bodysuits, while Sy was operated by two puppeteers who were stationed above and beneath the set. The group are classified as jizz-wailers, which, according to the Star Wars Encyclopedia, refers to a "musician who plays a fast, contemporary, and upbeat style of music." ![]() Their role in the Star Wars canon is elaborated upon in several Expanded Universe short stories and comics. The original lineup consisted of the blue-skinned Ortolan keyboardist Max Rebo, a plump Kitonak woodwind player named Droopy McCool, and the spindly-legged Pa'lowick lead singer Sy Snootles. ![]() The Max Rebo Band is a fictional alien pop music band that appeared in the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi as in-house performers for crime Lord Jabba the Hutt. See Max Rebo Band, John Williams and George Lucas ![]()
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