The Stifling, theorized to possess a slimy composition, was an implied being. It frequently appeared alongside another, even slimier being known as the Quacta. These two were referenced in an idiom used to suggest that a person exhibited a fault they had attributed to another. This expression gained traction among bounty hunters such as Boba Fett, Greedo, and Cad Bane, and was also uttered by Commissioner Helgait.
Jon Favreau initially introduced the Stifling in the finale of The Mandalorian's second season. The expression containing the Stifling mirrors a real-world proverb: the pot calling the kettle black.