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|nickname       = The Fat Minister
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|world          = [[Nar Shaddaa]]
|born           = ca. 2300 BBY, [[Nal Hutta]]
|died           = 1998 BBY, Nar Shaddaa
|species        = [[Hutt]]
|gender         = Male
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|eyes           = Red
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|affiliation    = *[[Kajidic Masidii]] <small>(Renounced)</small>
*[[Court of the Fat Minister|Durgulla's Court]]
|role           = Lord of Nar Shaddaa
}}

'''Durgulla Masidii''', called '''The Fat''', was the Hutt ruler of Nar Shaddaa during the early [[New Sith Wars]]. Formerly a member of the ''kajidic'' [[Masidii]], Durgulla renounced his family ties in 2004 BBY. Beloved by the peasantry, he styled himself '''The Fat Minister''' and forced the [[Hutt Cartel]], bloodlessly, from Nar Shaddaa.<ref name="Zenith">''[[Dark Days I: Zenith]]''</ref>

==Biography==
In 2004 BBY, Durgulla renounced his [[kajidic]] and invoked a peasant uproar to remove the [[Hutt Cartel]] from Nar Shaddaa.<ref name="Cinder6">''Dark Days I: Zenith'', Cinder VI</ref> Fearing a bloody revolt, the other Hutts complied and returned to [[Nal Hutta]].<ref name="Cinder6" /> With his potential rivals removed, Durgulla named himself lord of Nar Shaddaa. He adopted the title of "Fat Minister", originally bestowed upon him by peasant petitioners, shortly afterward. Sometime afterward, he claimed the legendary smuggler [[Marcus Kregg]] as a debtor after a purposely-sabotaged spice run.<ref name="Kregg1" />

In late 1999 BBY, he was visited and challenged by [[Xira Morr]] on behalf of her patron, [[Urga Masidii the Elder]].<ref name="Kregg1">''Dark Days I: Zenith'', Kregg I</ref> Durgulla pitted Morr against a newly-acquired [[terentatek]] in his menagerie; when she was defeated, he enslaved her.<ref name="Xira1">''Dark Days II: Periapsis'', Xira I</ref><ref name="Kregg3">''Dark Days I: Zenith'', Kregg III</ref>

Durgulla was visited by the [[Sith Lords]] [[Darth Cinder|Cinder]] and [[Darth Fell|Fell]], disguised as traveling Jedi.<ref name="Fell3">''Dark Days I: Zenith'', Fell III</ref> Claiming that Jedi were bad for business, Durgulla deceived them into making a one-sided bargain.<ref name="Fell3" /> When they returned, terms fulfilled, Durgulla planned to kill them.<ref name="Kregg6">''Dark Days I: Zenith'', Kregg VI</ref> Concurrently, Durgulla and his court were attacked by the combined might of the Hutt Cartel, led by Urga Masidii the Elder and his retainer, [[Ootono'nemura|Nem]].<ref name="Fell7">''Dark Days I: Zenith'', Fell VII</ref>

On Urga's orders, Durgulla's court was slaughtered, and the Fat Minister was killed by his concubines.<ref name="Fell7" />

==Personality and traits==
Durgulla was a creature of impulse, and openly participated in a lifestyle of lavish hedonism.<ref name="Fell3" /> Like most Hutts, he believed munificence and excess were hallmarks of success. He, unlike his kin in the [[Hutt Cartel]], believed that such gifts should be shared with his subjects.<ref name="KreggV">''Dark Days I: Zenith'', Kregg V</ref> He hosted regular assemblies and spectacles in the [[Nar Shaddaa Forum]] to appeal to his subjects, including the Nar Shaddaa peasantry, and also held elaborated parties both at his palace<ref name="Fell3" /><ref name="Kregg5">''Dark Days I: Zenith'', Kregg V</ref> and aboard his pleasure barge, ''[[Gourmand]]''.<ref name="Kregg2">''Dark Days I: Zenith'', Kregg II</ref><ref name="Kregg3" />

Durgulla was remarkably large for a Hutt, requiring two daises to support his bulk.<ref name="Fell3" /> [[Marcus Kregg]] opined that the Fat Minister grew in size every time they met.<ref name="Kregg1" /> As with most Hutts, Durgulla practiced [[slavery]]<ref name="Fell3" />, though he was considered to be "generous" to his slaves.<ref name="Kregg3" /> Most of his slaves were acquired from the [[Nar Shaddaa Undercity]] by his "concierge" [[Arvis Xiu]].<ref name="Fell3" /> He also took many concubines, preferring "exotic" humanoids.<ref name="Kregg3" /> Those chosen were lavished with opulent bedchambers and gifts, routinely to excess.<ref name="Kregg3" /><ref name="Kregg5" />

When addressing his subjects and those he liked, Durgulla spoke in the common form of [[Huttese]] that dominated trade in the [[Outer Rim]]. However, when dealing with other Hutts and individuals whom he did not like, he employed a dialect called "[[High Huttese]]" that was mostly unintelligible to non-Hutts.<ref name="Kregg1" /><ref name="Kregg5" /> This allowed him to maintain the upper hand in negotiations and to make lopsided bargains that always worked in his favor.<ref name="Kregg5" /><ref name="Kregg6" /><ref name="Fell3" />

==Behind the scenes==
Durgulla the Fat was created by [[Astrid Meadows]] to serve as an antagonist for the second act of ''[[Dark Days I: Zenith]]''. The character was designed to simultaneously exploit and subvert Hutt stereotypes. On one hand, Durgulla exemplifies the worst qualities of the Hutts: he is gluttonous, indolent, monstrous in size, and revels in appearing grotesque. On the other, he displays a generous streak towards members of other species&mdash;however warped it may appear. The core idea behind his character was "Jabba in ''Return of the Jedi'', but worse."<ref name="AN">Author's notes</ref>

==Appearances==
* ''[[Dark Days I: Zenith]]'' <small>(''First appearance'')</small>
* ''[[Dark Days II: Periapsis]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
* ''[[Star Wars: Dark Days]]

==References==
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[[Category:Court of Durgulla the Fat]]
[[Category:Kajidic Masidii]]