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Warning! SPOILERS for The Book of Boba Fett episode 5.

The Book of Boba Fett seems to make an innocent joke about Jawas, but the moment retcons Star Wars' original designs for the characters. In The Book of Boba Fett episode 5, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) returns to the Star Wars universe and winds up on Tatooine looking for a ship. Unfortunately, Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris) gets him a vehicle that's not quite up to his Razor Crest standards. Instead, the ship is an N-1 starfighter that's seen better days. However, Din Djarin helps Peli Motto fix up the ship, and the Jawas are the unexpected heroes of the episodes. The little creatures deliver several parts that are pivotal to the final design.

Jawas have a long history in Star Wars. The creatures first show up in A New Hope, selling R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) to Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and his Uncle Owen (Phil Brown). The creatures repeatedly return in Star Wars' new Disney+ series, playing a significant role in both The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. In fact, it's because the Jawas want the Mudhorn egg in The Mandalorian season 1 that Grogu/Baby Yoda first shows off his powers.

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In The Book of Boba Fett episode 5, the series makes a joke about Jawas that seemingly retcons the characters. During the episode, Peli Motto claims she once dated a Jawa. She tells Din Djarin they're "furry" creatures. She later repeats the line for comedic effect. Unfortunately, the comment doesn't fit the Jawas' original designs. In legendary Star Wars concept designer Ralph McQuarrie's sketches, Jawas appear somewhat human-like, with no visible fur. And an unclothed toy Jawa making its way around the internet (via Twitter) was also seemingly missing fur.

If anything, the "furry" comment may shed light on how Disney and Lucasfilm represent Jawas in the future. While the original concept art for Jawas doesn't necessarily showcase furry creatures, the faces are somewhat rodent-like, making fur a possibility for the small humanoids. Additionally, though the drawings didn't emphasize Jawa fur, behind-the-scenes photos (via StarWars.com) reveal that the original Jawa actors appeared to have slightly furry gloves or sleeves under their Jawa robes. Since Peli Motto dated a Jawa and knows them intimately, it seems the Jawas are confirmed to be furry in the Star Wars universe.

Though the revelation that Jawas have a significant amount of fur is somewhat of a retcon from the original concept art, The Book of Boba Fett is all about changing Star Wars' past. After all, if the series didn't retcon Boba Fett's (Temuera Morrison) story, the bounty hunter would've died after he fell into the Sarlacc in 1983's Return of the Jedi. Jawas are already rodent-like in Star Wars, and the new revelation of them being furry simply leans into that description. The slight retcon is also good information for anyone in The Book of Boba Fett looking for Jawa love.

More: Why The Hutts Really Gave The Rancor To Boba Fett - Theory Explained

The Book of Boba Fett streams Wednesdays on Disney+.



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