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Banai, Kitster

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this nine-year-old boy was one of Anakin Skywalker's best childhood friends. A resident of Mos Espa and a slave owned by Gardulla the Hutt, Kitster and Anakin had many adventures, when they weren't working for their masters. Kitster was good at keeping secrets, and the biggest secret of all was that he knew who his father was. Kitster was four years old when he was captured when the ship owned by his father, Rakir Banai, was boarded by pirates. Years later, Kitster continued to eke out an existence on Tatooine, eventually buying his freedom after working as a steward at the Three Moons hotel. However, even after accepting a position as majordomo at the Rendala Estate, Kitster couldn't earn enough credits to keep himself and his new wife, Ulda, out of debt. Ulda eventually left him, and Kitster later married Tamora. They had two children, but Kitster was forced to sell his souvenirs of Anakin in order to maintain his income. One of them was a holocube that attracted the attention of many podracing fans, but also Leia Organa Solo, who had come to Tatooine to acquire the moss-painting Killik Twilight. When Imperial forces tried to obtain the artwork, Kitster took matters into his own hands and stole the painting, fleeing into the desert. He was pursued by both Han Solo and the Imperials, finding a brief respite with Herat's Jawa clan before they were stopped by the Imperials. During this interruption, the Jawas' sandcrawler was attacked by Sandpeople, and Kitster was taken captive by the Tuskens. Killik Twilight was also taken, leading the Solos on a further chase. The Sandpeople planned to sacrifice him to the vengeful ghost that roamed the Valley of the Spirits, but he was rescued by the Solos. After the Shadowcast information was destroyed and Killik Twilight turned over to Grees and his companions, Kitster tried to explain to Leia why he refused to acknowledge the fact that Anakin eventually became Darth Vader. In Kitster's mind, Anakin never lost sight of the fact that he was Shmi Skywalker's son, even after he fell to the Dark Side of the Force. Kitster's words helped Leia realize that her fear of her father was grounded in a one-sided argument, and she began to see him as the child Kitster remembered.