Can the Hutts create a Large Army?

Started by queeq2 pages

And not allowed.

They'd be more in guerilla warfare with a Republic army about.

i think the Hutt's defeated Xim the Despot and his army thousands of years ago, but i'll can it because it's EU😛 although that would make a nice expansion for Empire at War 😎

EU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOP IT NOW!

😂 ah well the thread was asking for it, hutt army and all? besides i like a bit of EUschmoll

This question requires EU seeing as how there's only been one Hutt in all of the 6 movies (not counting Jaba's entourage in TPM).

I think the hutts could pull it off. By themselves they could weild blasters. Their girth indicates they'd probably be able to take some damage before being taken out. They'd probably utilize vehicles of some kind, whether they be fast moving ones or huge siege weapons and tanks. Then past that they'd be able to put a lot of money out for mercs. If Jaba's palace is any indication to how Hutts lived it seems Hutts already have small armies of followers that they'd command.

The hutts could be a force to be reckoned with.

EU necessary for Thread Question to be answered; Activating Anti-Contradiction programming from Queeq not closing thread once this became apparent.

Pre-Republic days saw a Hutt empire of sorts following their victory over Xim. In the Old Republic days, there was a large enough standing Army combined with the Jedi to keep the Hutts in line, military-wise. As of the post-Ruusan era, the Republic was already so big and bloated from a corrupt bureaucracy that it would have been too expensive time consuming and unnecessary to maintain such a force that could truly be called an "army." Then the Empire comes around and by no means would the Hutts dare tango with the biggest military build up in known history. Then you have the collapse of Jabba's reign and the Black Sun resulting in feuding Hutts and other crime syndicates competing for what's left. Then you get the failed Darksaber project, a tentative agreement with New Republic officials, a power vacuum arising from the Empire's slow decay (numerous War Lords tearing things up, the New Republic taking control, Thrawn, the Empire Reborn, Palpatine returning.) Throw in the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, and the entire post-ROTJ era makes for poor recruitment in a Hutt army.

Yada yada yada, there's an answer to the thread. It's EU, Queeq, kill this.

I will move it.

This question was asked and answered in Darksaber. See how it ended up for the Hutts.

how was it answered? Durga made a super weapon and it was destroyed, he didn't hav an army.

but I think the thought of hutts with armies is a lil funny, they'd be too busy too commande anything while they stuffed their faces :]]

I think the nHutts could create a large army. Whether they would be successful in winning a match is uncertain.

Well, I'm sure they did have an army. Bastila said they used to rule the galaxy before the Republic existed so it would make sense for them to have an army.

A mercenary army of sorts, but nowhere near as trained or disciplined as government armies.

They wouldn't be able to produce an army of that calibre, considering the people that seek work from them.