Gleep Glossary: A Star Wars Story #75 - Malakili the Rancor Keeper
Added 2025-03-21 10:00:10 +0000 UTCOn this month's patron-curated edition of our Star Wars Gleep Glossary, we're chatting about everyone's favorite shirtless animal trainer, Malakili the Rancor Keeper!
Malakili was a Corellian who grew up in the slums of the moon, Nar Shaddaa. He was originally hired as a beast master for Hutt circuses, which seemed like a sweet gig at the time. However, when one of his creatures broke loose and killed a circus patron, Malakili was, like most in Star Wars, sold into slavery! He eventually went on to serve inside Jabba's palace where he was assigned to take care of the beloved Rancor and the two formed a sincere bond. When the Rancor was killed by Luke Skywalker, Malakili was shattered and, after briefly considering ending it all, went on to, what's that say? Open a string of successful chain restaurants? Whatever you say, Star Wars!
Gleep Glossary: A Star Wars Story is a show where the guys try to honor the history and legacy of Star Wars characters, most of whom we've been told don't matter anymore!
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Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
Comments
Was Circus Horrificus a Juggalo ep?
James Bergquist
2025-03-31 18:46:42 +0000 UTCWell done Eric, the Master of Glop and Glops!
Smaug
2025-03-24 16:31:20 +0000 UTCThe scene of him crying over his dead rankor friend really stuck with me as a kid.
Will See
2025-03-24 14:44:32 +0000 UTCThis character’s action figure goes all the way back to the original 80s Kenner line. For some reason I had him, even though I didn’t have the rancor toy to go with him. His hat was removable and he possibly had the largest arse of any figure (maybe beaten out by the Gamaurrean Guard)
Craig
2025-03-23 06:15:46 +0000 UTCAll that stuff about him riding the rancar in a demolition drbey is from the video game star wars demolition and Salacious crumb dancing on his head is what happens when you get the bad ending as him.
Mark D Myers
2025-03-22 20:25:17 +0000 UTCAnd who could forget kiss psycho circus for Sega dreamcast?
Mark D Myers
2025-03-22 20:05:45 +0000 UTCI just want to pop in here real quick to say how genuinely thrilled I am that Eric has been slowly getting back into extreme levels of soundboard use for this show. 🤌
Busiris
2025-03-22 16:27:47 +0000 UTCThe term "This is cinema" has been played out to the point where it has lost all meaning. But the first time I saw Malakilli weep over the loss of the Rancor as a child, I realized that scene IS cinema.
CharlesGrodin'sToupee
2025-03-22 03:27:24 +0000 UTCgod this poor loser… the experience of laying in bed and being like “god I may be a hungover fuck but I’m not getting enslaved for a second time” cannot be discounted
TJ Guiney
2025-03-22 01:28:20 +0000 UTCIm sorry, Tatooine has flash floods?
Gabe Ramos
2025-03-21 22:05:54 +0000 UTCI just dig listening to this every month because at the very least I'm gonna hear 🎵CERVEZA CRISTAL🎵 at least once.
johnny stocker
2025-03-21 21:10:16 +0000 UTCBeen diving back into the BIOOS catalogue, from that googledrive file that some legend named Nimeni Niemand uploaded in August of 2018. It went around amongst a group of us online warriors a few years back (you remember). There is more BIOOS influence on the vibe of the Gleep Glossary than the layman would have you believe.
RJ Cunningham
2025-03-21 20:40:09 +0000 UTCThis was one of the funniest GG eps recently. I couldn’t believe his story could get sadder but by the time he got sold into slavery…AGAIN I was dying😭😭😭
nadia
2025-03-21 19:16:11 +0000 UTCAw man, Scraps AND Nibbles?
StylinGreymon
2025-03-21 19:10:09 +0000 UTCGeorge Wendt is a Hutt obviously
Matt
2025-03-21 19:09:14 +0000 UTCI've never been this excited to hear 4 guys talk about male nipples before🤣
Deitrich Tennin
2025-03-21 17:19:35 +0000 UTCCrystal Moon Restaurant limited series, but it's just Cheers with Malakili in the Danson role
Matt
2025-03-21 14:13:28 +0000 UTCI'm so glad my request finally got through after all these years. And no, I couldn't afford to do the Star Wars hotel. I had to bust raw at the Holiday Inn across the street.
Kevin Poole
2025-03-21 14:00:39 +0000 UTCPerfect, no notes. One grillion points for the Dinner With Andre deep dive. :) Clearly Crystal Moon--the two remaining open--is where every table can get all the Nal Hutta, and Nar Shaddaa we want!
Zora McBride
2025-03-21 13:11:13 +0000 UTCHell yeah, been waiting all week for this one! Newly purchased tall-glass-o'-water maker in hand, breakfast on the way, great start to the day! Eric, thanks so much for giving us a new TJ Hooker ep! You guys remain the best. :) <3
Zora McBride
2025-03-21 12:49:15 +0000 UTC
