When viewers last saw Boba Fett, he took over Jabba's Palace alongside Fennec Shand, claiming the throne for his own. While this move signifies Boba taking over Jabba the Hutt's criminal empire, the throne itself would have been a more recent addition to the palace since Jabba never needed a seat suited for humanoids. Well, the first trailer for Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett shows the throne in more detail, and the armrests are of particular interest.
They depict rancors, a species that Jabba was known for keeping as pets to devour enemies or even people who just annoyed him. However, because Bib Fortuna, not Jabba, would have been the one to commission the throne, the use of rancors signals Bib's own connections with the creatures, as seen in his heartwarming care for Muchi, a young rancor, in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
Rancors first appeared in the Star Wars franchise in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Jabba kept a rancor, Pateesa, below his throne room and trapped anyone who angered him with the rancor as a form of execution. However, when he sent Luke Skywalker to the pit, the Jedi killed Pateesa in self-defense. And in a brief, quieter moment, Pateesa's handler Malakili sobs when he finds Pateesa's body, showing that any creature in the galaxy can have people who love them, no matter how monstrous they appear at first glance.
And Pateesa was not the only rancor that Jabba kept, either. In "Rampage," the fifth episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Sid gives Clone Force 99 a mission to rescue Muchi, who the team assumes is a young humanoid girl. Instead, they discover that Muchi is actually a baby rancor and one of Jabba's pets. At the end of the episode, their client is revealed to be Bib working on behalf of Jabba. At first, Bib's impatience and anxiety over the mission might be interpreted as his fear of Jabba's anger. However, when Muchi returns, Bib's joy shows that he clearly is personally invested in Muchi's health and well-being. The affection is also mutual, with the closed captioning for the episode indicating that Muchi purrs when Bib embraces her.
And the trailer for Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett hints that Bib's affection for rancors extended beyond just Muchi. In the clip, the throne in Jabba's Palace is shown in more detail, and the armrests feature rancor heads carved into the stone. The creatures are depicted mid-roar to make them -- and the person on the throne -- look more intimidating. However, Bib's adoration of Muchi suggests that his affection for rancors is more similar to people in the real world's affection for their pets, and the decorations might be similar to someone who loves cats adding feline accents to their decor.
So, while the armrests in Jabba's Palace might include rancors for the intimidation factor, Bib likely commissioned the throne in order to honor the rancors, including Muchi, that he adored. From their first appearance in the franchise, rancors have been used to show that all creatures deserve love and affection no matter how terrifying they are, and it just so happens that Bib is one of their biggest champions.
See how rancors play into the events of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett when the series starts airing on Disney+ Dec. 29.