Kenner POTF Barada (Kithaba)

 Kithaba may be best known as one of the first individuals on Luke's prisoner skiff to get knocked overboard and into the Sarlaac pit. However he was not the first to lose his life as he would be grabbed and swallowed by the Sarlaac. His Kenner card lists his name as Barada, with his name of Kithaba coming from West End Games in 1987.

Kithaba is a member of the Barada species and served as a slave to Jabba. That's his official Disney Canon back story anyway. In Legends he was an assassin! If we're judging back story than Legends > Disney Canon but it's the toy I'm talking about here.

As always it's a simple 5 POA figure, but as you'll see in the front and back views in the photos below, there is a LOT of detail in this "simple" figure. The bandana on his head, his "back pack", bandolier and belt pouches also stand out. Compare this figure to a 1978 Walrus Man or Hammerhead and you can see how the detail is much better on the alien figures. Even the clothing is painted (almost) the correct color as seen on screen (his bandana is a different color onscreen). He comes with a Skiff Guard staff as his only accessory but he could hold any spare blaster you got. But any accessory you give him he will hold best in his right hand.

Now is he essential? It pains me to say this but no. If you were fortunate to get the Kenner Tattooine Desert Skiff, then you needed him to round out the Skiff Guards. Other than that, he isn't a needed figure. But he is one of the best sculpted Kenner figures and he's a unique looking alien. For a completist only would he be needed. Loose prices start at $15 with a carded Barada (Kithaba) going for close to $700. Images from Galactic Figures.