Guri Guri was a Human replica droid , designed to be an almost perfect replica of a Human female , and the only one of her kind engineered as an assassin . She was created around 7 BBY by the Imperial researchers Simonelle and Massad Thrumble for Prince Xizor , head of the Black Sun crime syndicate . After being sold to Xizor for nine million credits , Guri served as his lieutenant and was one of the few individuals the necessarily paranoid crime lord believed he could trust . Xizor left Guri to attend to much of the day to day running of Black Sun and many incorrectly assumed that she was the leader of the syndicate . Guri also served as an assassin , eliminating several of Xizor ' s enemies , including Imperial Advisor Fendrilon Koozar , the Ubese bounty hunter Boushh and the leaders of the rival company Ororo Transportation . In 3 ABY , Xizor charged Guri with arranging the assassination of Luke Skywalker , hero of the Alliance to Restore the Republic and son of Xizor ' s rival , the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader . After an attempt on Skywalker ' s life by a Black Sun operative failed , Skywalker ' s sister Leia Organa sought Xizor ' s help in uncovering who was behind it . Xizor sent Guri to rendezvous with Organa and bring her to him on Coruscant . Skywalker later attempted to rescue Organa , infiltrating Xizor ' s Palace and confronting the Dark Prince . During the encounter , Guri fought with Skywalker , but was defeated by the young Jedi . However , Skywalker spared her life and Guri was able to escape the subsequent destruction of the palace . After the fall of Black Sun and the death of Xizor , Guri set out on a personal quest to locate Thrumble and get him to purge her assassin programming so she could start a new life , though Xizor ' s niece , Savan , attempted to stop her and to ensure the droid ' s continuing service to Black Sun . Despite Savan ' s efforts , Guri was able to track down Thrumble on Hurd ' s Moon and was successfully reprogrammed . After defeating Savan , Guri teamed up with Dash Rendar , working together as a mercenary team before agreeing to serve as the template for a new range of human replica droids . Biography . Creation . By around 7 BBY , the Falleen Prince Xizor had secured his place as the leader of Black Sun , the most powerful crime syndicate in the galaxy . Xizor ' s position necessitated a certain degree of paranoia and , with little trust for those around him , the Dark Prince sought out a completely loyal lieutenant , one who did not suffer from the same fallibilities as a sentient . Meanwhile , the Galactic Empire had begun research into the development of Human replica droid s , the project being led by Simonelle and Massad Thrumble . The researchers were able to acquire both the plans and a prototype of a Human replica droid that had been developed as part of the aborted Project Decoy , possibly with Black Sun ' s assistance , which would serve as the basis for Guri . Though Guri was originally intended to be only a prototype , Xizor quickly saw the potential of the project and commissioned them to construct a Human replica droid to serve as his second in command . The researchers modified Guri for Xizor ' s purposes and sold her to the Dark Prince . Guri cost Xizor nine million credits , and he considered her worth every decicred . Her long , silky blond hair and clear blue eyes , combined with a fit and healthy looking figure , gave her the appearance of a beautiful Human woman in her early twenties . Her voice was cool and even , with no discernible accent . Guri ' s lungs breathed air and her heart pumped blood , although , like all her organs , they were entirely synthetic , consisting of bio - fibers . Her bone structure was constructed of high - strength , polymer - covered alloys , and thousands of micro - gyros embedded in her joints gave her a perfect sense of balance . Both her bones and organs appeared entirely Human when scanned , as did her flawless , cloned skin . The skin was the only truly organic part of Guri ' s body , cloned from genuine Human skin specifically for her . Her muscles , however , would not fool scanners — in order for them to provide her with greater strength , they were made of a material that scanned as an unknown tissue . One of the few ways that she could be seen to differ from Humans was that her body temperature was ten percent cooler than was considered normal , cold enough to kill a Human . Her AA - 1 VerboBrain processor was extensively modified by Simonelle , the Ingoian scientist ' s biggest contribution to her development , to allow her to keep track of all the duties Xizor would require of her . Positronic Human behavioral programs allowed her to act Human — she could eat , drink and perform any other function needed to pass for a normal woman . She was also capable of emulating all of the " more intimate " functions of a Human woman , and Xizor occasionally made use of her abilities in that regard . The processor was also loaded with tactical assessment data , combat , espionage and assassination techniques . Guri ' s processor was so sophisticated that even when Project Decoy was completed after the Battle of Endor , it failed to produce a droid with Guri ' s level of autonomous thought . Guri ' s eyes hid advanced sensors , providing her with infrared , low - light and telescopic vision , while her locked - access memory recorded input from her sensors , including audio recording . She also had an integrated , encrypted comlink for secure communications . Guri ' s ability with languages was also impressive — she could read and write in both Basic and Falleen , while her vocabulator and translator unit allowed her to speak a variety of languages including Basic , Falleen , Huttese , Rodese and Ryl . She was ambidextrous and could carry up to five kilograms in her internal storage . Guri was unique as the only one of her kind programmed to be an assassin . Upon completion , her programming was complemented by extensive exercise to tone her muscles and combat training to ensure that she had all the skills required , including the use of a variety of weapons , though she would rarely need to use them . With her training complete , Guri ' s speed , combat skills and stealth capabilities made her the ideal assassin . Service to Black Sun . A unique creation . After completing Guri , Simonelle and Thrumble went their separate ways — Thrumble continued to work for the Empire , while Simonelle started operating out of a hidden enclave in the Minos Cluster . Soon after Guri was turned over to Xizor , he decided to ensure her uniqueness by preventing her creators from producing any more like her . Thrumble ' s position within the Empire guaranteed his safety , however the creator of her processor had no such protection . Therefore , Xizor ordered Guri to travel to Simonelle ' s workshop and kill the scientist . However , Simonelle had anticipated Xizor ' s actions and constructed a replica of himself . Arriving at Simonelle ' s base , Guri entered the workshop and approached what she believed to be her creator . Striking quickly , she knocked him back into a computer console . Wasting no time , Guri grasped his neck and squeezed until blood began to pour from his eyes , nose and mouth . The confrontation was over in seconds and Guri returned to her master . The real Simonelle went into hiding to prevent Xizor from learning the truth . Duties . Guri became Xizor ' s most trusted employee , serving as his lieutenant , chief bodyguard and enforcer . The " Dark Prince " made use of Guri to perform much of the day to day running of Black Sun , her duties including gathering information from the organization ' s vast network of spies , locating potential candidates to perform jobs for Black Sun , manipulating records to cover traces of their activities and organizing Xizor ' s meetings . She also performed roles in his legitimate businesses , including appointing Tavvar Va ' ran to the position of Master Chef at the Manarai , an exclusive Coruscant restaurant which was part - owned by Xizor . Xizor came to value her advice and would frequently ask her opinion of his plans . However , her duties extended beyond these administrative duties and Xizor frequently made use of her abilities as an assassin to deal with his enemies and to enforce loyalty within Black Sun . Since she so frequently acted directly on Xizor ' s behalf , most of those outside Black Sun ' s upper levels assumed that Guri was in charge of the organization , an assumption which neither Xizor or Guri did anything to discourage as it provided him with a degree of freedom of movement and , from Guri ' s point of view , served as an added layer of protection for her master . Likewise , Guri ' s true nature was unknown to all but the Dark Prince . New friends . After the death of Aruk Besadii Aora , his son Durga Besadii Tai enlisted the help of Black Sun in his quest to become leader of the Besadii kajidic , having them eliminate his rivals . This left the Hutt in debt to Black Sun and Xizor intended to use Besadii to get a foothold in Hutt Space and to take a share of Besadii ' s glitterstim operation on Ylesia . Durga , however , was unwilling to relinquish his power lightly . Guri suggested that she could eliminate Durga , but Xizor was adamant that it was better to manipulate the Hutt into falling into service to Black Sun . It was eventually Durga ' s desire to discover who was responsible for the assassination of his father that led him to commit to Black Sun . An investigation uncovered evidence pointing to Jiliac Desilijic Tiron and Xizor dispatched Guri to deliver the evidence in person to Nal Hutta and to assist Durga in getting his revenge . Upon hearing the news , the Hutt was furious and set off to confront Jiliac under the Old Law with Guri at his side . After reaching Jiliac ' s Winter Palace , the two Hutt leaders fought while Guri stood guard , ensuring that Jiliac ' s nephew , Jabba Desilijic Tiure , not get involved . When Jiliac lay dead , Durga emerged and , still angry but lacking the energy to fight Jabba , ordered Guri to kill him . She refused , stating that her orders were only to ensure Durga ' s revenge against Jiliac — Jabba was not to be harmed . Instead , she insisted that Durga leave with her . Around 1 ABY , Guri , accompanied by two Black Sun enforcers , traveled to Dathomir aboard a YT - 2400 light freighter to investigate the planet ' s recently established Quarantine Zone . While on Dathomir , Guri helped a spacer to conduct their own search of the Quarantine Zone , providing them with an encrypted code that would allow them to enter the zone , and telling them to make contact with Doctor Zahara Cody in Camp Alpha . New enemies . When the Ubese bounty hunter Boushh was hired by Black Sun but , after capturing the bounty , demanded fifty percent more than his contract had specified , Xizor sent Guri to meet with him . Guri took her ship , the " Stinger " , to Gelgelar for the rendezvous . Making her way to Boushh ' s location , she entered to find the bounty hunter standing behind a makeshift table , his weapon trained on her . Needing a distraction before she could strike , Guri went along with Boushh ' s demands , allowing him to frisk her for weapons and then placing a case full of credits on the table and opening it . Boushh kept his weapon trained on Guri as he reached into the case to check it was all there . It was at this point that Guri got her distraction when the small dinko hidden in the case bit Boushh ' s hand , the pain causing him to drop his weapon . Guri ' s high kick struck him on the head and snapped his neck . Crushing the dinko in her hands , Guri picked up Boushh ' s corpse and returned to the " Stinger " , along with his Nimbanese prisoner . Another target of Guri ' s was Fendrilon Koozar , an advisor to Emperor Palpatine who was known to interfere with the business of others . During one of Koozar ' s visits to the Manarai , Guri approached Master Chef Va ' ran and requested that he give Koozar a " house special " , a code which indicated that he should discreetly poison Koozar ' s meal . She remained at the Manarai to watch over the chef ' s work , leaving only after the tampered food was served to Koozar . Following Guri ' s instructions , Va ' ran used a combination of chemicals which triggered a hallucinatory episode in Koozar — after leaving the restaurant , the Imperial wrested the controls of his luxury airspeeder from his droid pilot and was killed upon crashing into the Ministry of Land Management . When the small time smuggler Owal Sopil , unaware that he was working on contract to Black Sun , attempted to skim cargo during runs , he was quickly apprehended and taken to a remote bunker complex on the Forest Moon of Endor where the local Black Sun Vigo would decide his fate . Guri was sent to accompany the Vigo on a visit to the bunker to deal with both Sopil and other matters personally . However , while she was there , Sopil ' s brother Reik , aided by the smugglers Dash Rendar and Lando Calrissian , mounted a rescue attempt . Guri joined the Vigo and three Abyssin guards in attempting to repel the rescue party . At some point following the Battle of Yavin , Black Sun learned that the Corellian smuggler Dash Rendar was providing transportation to the swoop racer Kimmi Chyler as she traveled between races , while secretly transporting cargo for the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Guri was dispatched to intercept the smuggler while he was on Corellia for the race at Agrilat . Accompanied by a pair of Black Sun operatives , Guri tracked a pair of Bothan spies to Kor Vella , where they met with Rendar and his spacer bodyguard to pass on a datafile containing Imperial battle plans . Soon after the Bothans departed , Guri confronted Rendar and his companion , but they fought back and were able to escape . The final swoop race of the season took Rendar , Chyler and the bodyguard to Mos Espa on Tatooine . Xizor Transport Systems was looking to sponsor a swoop racing team and Xizor held a party , to which the trio was invited . Guri was also in attendance with her master but refrained from confronting Rendar at the party . However , after the party , she and Xizor followed the group to a nearby cantina where Rendar was delivering a datapad to the Jedi Knight and Rebel hero Luke Skywalker . Xizor ordered Guri to kill the group and to take the datapad , but Skywalker and the others put up a strong defense . As the fight spread into the Mos Espa streets , Xizor was knocked down and Guri moved to protect her master . Deciding that they had learned enough about Rendar ' s involvement , Xizor opted to retreat , with Guri covering him as they fled . On another occasion , Vigo Green , in an attempt to discredit his rival , Vigo Sprax , leaked a list of Black Sun ' s operatives under Sprax in the Sisar Run which tied several of Black Sun ' s cover operations back to the organization . Upon discovering the list ' s existence , Sprax mounted an operation to retrieve it before it could fall into the hands of the Imperial authorities . The datapad was eventually recovered by agents hired by Kalend Thora and Mal Biron , on behalf of Sprax and Guri traveled to Yen - 2 to retrieve the datapad , which she promptly destroyed . More importantly , during the recovery operation , the agents had also uncovered information which implicated Green as the source of the leak . Returning to Coruscant , Guri informed her master of what had been discovered . Upon hearing that Green was a spy , Xizor called a meeting of all the Vigos where he had Guri throttle the traitor in front of the others . Green ' s violent death would serve as a warning to the other Vigos not to cross the Dark Prince . Ororo massacre . Xizor later discovered that Ororo Transportation had been attempting to take over Black Sun ' s spice operations in the Bajic sector and he ordered Guri to send a clear message of the price of crossing him . Meeting with their representatives , Tuyay , Dellis Yuls and Z . Limmer , together with their Gamorrean bodyguards , Guri presented Black Sun ' s accusations which the group initially denied . Later in the meeting , however , Tuyay lost his composure and announced that they no longer intended to be used by Black Sun . Moving quickly , Guri stood and leaped over the table picking up Tuyay and throwing him at the bodyguards , knocking them over before they had a chance to draw their blasters . Yuls moved to pull his own blaster but Guri grabbed his wrist and broke it before he could fire . Tossing the weapon away , she snapped his neck before piercing Limmer ' s throat with her fingertips . As Tuyay got back to his feet , Guri grabbed his throat and began to choke him . Unaware that she was a droid , Tuyay futilely attempted to choke her back before losing consciousness . Taking a blaster from one of the downed bodyguards , Guri shot them both , together with Limmer and Yuls , in the head . Finally waiting for Tuyay to regain consciousness , Guri promised to pass on his message to Xizor , before shooting him in the eye . The entire confrontation was over in a matter of moments . Hunt for Luke Skywalker . Shortly after the Battle of Hoth , Xizor learned that Luke Skywalker was the son of Darth Vader . Involved in a power struggle with the Dark Lord of the Sith , Xizor ordered the termination of Skywalker . The Dark Prince trusted Guri to oversee the operation , instructing her to pursue several possible leads on Skywalker . She was to determine his location by retrieving information from within the Rebel Alliance fleet and to attempt to bribe Alliance personnel to arrange for an accident to befall him . In addition , Xizor told her to have their operatives arrange for assassins in several key locations and to ensure that an operative followed Boba Fett , in case Skywalker attempted to rescue his friend Han Solo , who had recently been captured by the bounty hunter . Guri made use of the Vigos in carrying out her instructions to capture Skywalker . The Rodian Clezo ' s " safari outfitting " service could be used to recruit a bounty hunter capable of tracking Fett without leaving any traceable connection to Black Sun , while the Nalroni Sprax had contacts within the Alliance , who frequently purchased starship parts from his salvage business . Guri started to get results within days , personally selecting a bounty hunter to pursue Fett and learning that he was heading for the Imperial enclave on Gall in the Zhar system . When Sprax reported that Skywalker ' s former starfighter group , Rogue Squadron , was also headed to the Zhar system , to a hidden base on Kile , Guri determined that there was a high probability of Skywalker making an attempt to rescue Solo in the system . Sprax also informed her that Rogue Squadron ' s chief technician , Viera Cheran , was increasingly dissatisfied with her role within the Alliance . Hoping to enlist Cheran ' s help , Guri had one of Black Sun ' s moles approach the technician and offer her 50 , 000 credits to arrange a " technical malfunction " aimed at killing Skywalker if he were to rendezvous with the Rogues . Cheran agreed and Guri arranged for the credits to be transferred to her account , using a network of dummy financial corporations established by the Mon Calamari Vigo Perit to ensure that the payment could not be traced to Black Sun . As Guri expected , Skywalker teamed up with Rogue Squadron in an attempt to rescue Solo on Gall . Cheran arranged for Wes Janson ' s astromech droid to take control of his T - 65 X - wing starfighter and fire upon Skywalker ' s during the mission . Skywalker escaped the initial assassination attempt and Cheran was killed by Wedge Antilles while attempting to kill Skywalker upon his return to Kile . However , the situation turned in Xizor ' s favor when , unaware of the Dark Prince ' s involvement , Leia Organa decided to make contact with Black Sun in the hopes of finding out who was responsible for the attempt on Skywalker ' s life . Xizor dispatched Guri to Rodia to meet with the Rebel . When Guri arrived at Rodia she was told to meet Organa at the Next Chance casino . Suspicious of Guri , Organa had arranged for some security in the form of Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca who would be nearby while she and C - 3PO met with the Black Sun representative . The initial meeting achieved little , with Guri claiming that she had business to attend to on a local moon and had to cut the meeting short , however it did leave the Rebels with the distinct impression that there was something unusual about Guri . Returning to Coruscant , Guri was debriefed by Xizor . Guri felt that Organa looking into Black Sun was dangerous and advocated killing her , together with Calrissian , Chewbacca , C - 3PO and anybody who knew they had been to Rodia to leave no traces . However , Xizor had other plans for Organa and told Guri to meet with her again and bring her to Coruscant so that he might personally find out what she knew . When Guri returned to meet with Organa again , the Rebels had installed a scanner device which quickly confirmed their suspicions — Guri was not Human , although it could not identify what she was . With the scanner having failed , Organa had C - 3PO put a sleeping potion in Guri ' s tea , hoping that during the couple of hours she was knocked out , the Rebels could conduct a closer examination of her person and effects . After that failed to have any effect the two continued to trade diplomatic small - talk until Guri tired of proceedings and attempted to abduct Organa only to be restrained by Calrissian , Chewbacca and Dash Rendar , who had arrived after the first meeting , while the group decided what to do . After much discussion , Organa agreed to go to Coruscant with Guri in the " Stinger " , taking Chewbacca with her . To allow Organa to make it onto Coruscant without being identified , Guri provided her with Boushh ' s clothes and helmet , which she had kept after his death . Fall of Black Sun . Xizor attempted unsuccessfully to seduce Organa but she could still prove useful to him as bait for Luke Skywalker . Sure enough , Skywalker came to mount a rescue bringing Calrissian and Rendar with him and linking up with Chewbacca who Xizor had allowed to escape . However , Xizor had underestimated how capable the group was . After losing two units of guards , he ordered Guri to bring Organa to him . Organa , however , was already prepared when the droid arrived . She hit Guri over the back of the head as she entered the room , a blow that would have rendered a Human unconscious , but which only caused Guri to momentarily lose her balance . It was enough for Organa to get outside and lock the door . As she ran , Guri began to smash the door down . After making her way out of the room , Guri returned to Xizor and the two of them set off to confront the intruders personally . When they finally caught up with them a firefight broke out . While Skywalker deflected blaster bolts with his lightsaber , the unarmed Guri took a heavy chair and hurled it down the corridor towards them . Chewbacca shot it down with his bowcaster . Realizing that they were outnumbered , Xizor retreated to a nearby room while Guri covered him and then called the guards for backup . As the guards arrived and a stalemate developed between the two groups , Guri slipped away . A worthy challenge . The Rebels escaped after planting a bomb , leaving only five minutes before Xizor ' s Palace was destroyed . As they fled , the group ran into Guri . Having seen his abilities in the previous fight , Guri had decided that Skywalker would be a worthy challenge for her abilities . She persuaded the young Jedi to throw aside his lightsaber and fight unarmed . Using the Force , Skywalker was able to evade Guri ' s attacks . Momentarily losing his concentration , Skywalker was knocked to the floor by Guri who moved to strike a killing blow . With the help of the Force he was able to move away from her blow and used a leg sweep to send her to the floor , igniting his lightsaber . Skywalker had defeated her , but rather than destroying her , he extended an offer for her to come with him and join the Rebel Alliance . Guri declined , explaining that overcoming the controls implanted in her programming would be impossible for the resource - strapped Rebels . Skywalker reluctantly abandoned her to the palace and made his way to the roof with the other Rebels to rendezvous with the " Millennium Falcon " . Guri , however , made her own way to the roof and , taking a para - wing glider , leaped from the top of the palace to safety . As the Rebels took off , Skywalker noticed the missing paraglider and came to suspect that she had escaped . Life after Black Sun . Aftermath . Xizor , too , escaped the destruction of his palace and attempted to stop the Rebels leaving Coruscant . However , the Dark Prince paid the price for his personal war with Darth Vader as the Dark Lord of the Sith arrived in his flagship , the " Executor " , and destroyed Xizor ' s skyhook , the " Falleen ' s Fist " . The death of Xizor at the Battle over Coruscant left a power vacuum at the top of Black Sun , leading to a power struggle between the Vigos to take over the organization . The death of her master also had a big effect on Guri . Dropping out of sight , Guri spent months coming to terms with what had happened and contemplating her future . She was aware that , with the knowledge and abilities she possessed , she could have taken over Black Sun herself and become rich and powerful , yet at the same time she began to wonder just how Human she could be . Journey to Hurd ' s Moon . Shortly after the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor Guri began a quest to locate her designer , Massad Thrumble . Since retiring from Imperial service , Thrumble had kept out of galactic events and was now the owner of a cantina on Hurd ' s Moon which served as a front for his workshop . The journey to Hurd ' s Moon would not be simple , however . While traveling in the " Stinger " , Guri encountered a Star Destroyer , still loyal to the Empire . The Imperials ordered Guri to shut down her engines but the droid had other intentions . With the Star Destroyer in pursuit , Guri activated a spread of proton torpedoes from her well - armed vessel , destroying the Imperial capital ship . While Guri conducted her search , she was unaware that there was another party looking for her . On Coruscant , Xizor ' s niece and last surviving relative , Savan , had plans to take control of Black Sun . Savan knew that Guri retained all of Xizor ' s secrets and that possession of the droid would give her a clear advantage over her rivals for the leadership of the criminal organization . Shortly after Guri defeated the Star Destroyer , the Rodian Prevaro approached Savan with news of Guri ' s whereabouts . Savan , in turn , contacted the Hiitian bounty hunter , Kar Yang , and hired him to locate and retrieve Guri . Rescue of Doc . After arriving at Hurd ' s Moon , Guri made her way to the cantina , after first fighting her way through a group of thugs who attempted to rob her . Once there , she finally made contact with Thrumble , who instantly recognized her , and what she was . Guri explained that she didn ' t want to be an assassin anymore and asked him to reprogram her , offering him whatever price he wanted . Thrumble agreed to help but refused the offer of credits , explaining that he was more interested in the challenge than in money . However , there was one thing preventing Thrumble from helping Guri — his associate , a unique medical droid called Doc , had been kidnapped by Zan and Zu Pike for delivery to the scientist Spinda Caveel . Without Doc to assist him , Thrumble would be unable to help Guri . In exchange for Thrumble ' s help , Guri set off for Caveel ' s base on Murninkam . As the " Stinger " approached Murninkam , Guri came under attack from droid - controlled picket starfighters . Though she succeeded in destroying one the second managed to hit her ship , causing her to crash into a swamp on the world below . Neither Guri or her ship was seriously damaged , however , and as the " Stinger " sank into the swamp , Guri surfaced and began to make her way through the forest . The journey was not easy and Guri had to fight her way through the myriad predatory creatures that resided there . She eventually found her way to Caveel ' s base . Although it was protected by a deflector shield , Guri took advantage of a small hole , opened to allow the Pike sisters to pass through on their swoops , leaping through the hole after them to gain entrance to the facility . Once inside , Guri made her way to the laboratory , where she confronted Caveel and the mercenary sisters . As the Pike sisters reached for their blasters , Caveel stopped them . He too recognized what Guri was and wanted her taken alive . However , Guri easily foiled their attack , leaving them both unconscious on the floor . With some assistance from Doc , Caveel was incapacitated and the two droids fled the base on a swoop . Returning to the swamp , Guri summoned the " Stinger " which rose to the surface but she was unaware that Kar Yang had followed her to the planet and , as she prepared to leave , he attached a homing beacon to her ship . On Coruscant , Savan learned that Yang intended to betray her and keep Guri for himself . However , Savan had one advantage over the bounty hunter — Savan possessed Guri ' s control codes , based on her family ' s genetics , which would force the droid to obey her . Therefore , Savan headed for Hurd ' s Moon to take control of Guri . Reprogramming . The " Stinger " arrived back at Hurd ' s Moon , pursued by Yang . Returning with Doc to Thrumble ' s cantina , Guri was taken to the scientist ' s laboratory to begin her reprogramming . The risks involved were great — one slight miscalculation could cause Guri ' s entire mind to be wiped — yet despite this , Guri was adamant that she wanted to proceed . Just as the procedure was about to begin , Yang arrived . With his weapon trained toward Guri , Yang ordered the HRD to secure Thrumble and then led her out . However , Yang had underestimated Guri ' s abilities . Waiting until they were clear of Thrumble , she pounced on Yang , tearing at his heart with her bare hand . Moments later , the bounty hunter lay dead on the floor . After recalibrating his instruments , Thrumble once more connected Guri and he and Doc began the reprogramming . When the procedure was complete Guri awoke with no memory of her time at Black Sun . There was no time to ascertain how successful the operation had been — Savan had arrived with a group of mercenaries to capture Guri . To make matters worse , Caveel and the Pike sisters had also come to Hurd ' s Moon to reclaim Doc , along with Guri ' s head , having abandoned hopes of taking her alive . As alarms rang out in Thrumble ' s laboratory , alerting him to the presence of the intruders , another group arrived — Leia Organa and Lando Calrissian had uncovered Savan ' s plot and , accompanied by Luke Skywalker , Han Solo and the droids R2 - D2 and C - 3PO , had followed her to Hurd ' s Moon . The interference of the Rebels was enough to give the Pike sisters cause to reconsider the arrangement . Deciding to leave , the two killed their employer in the process . Savan , however , would not be so easily put off . Escape . With no time to explain to Guri why so many people were after her , Thrumble and the two droids fled the laboratory , hoping to use the " Stinger " to escape . Their progress was slowed when Guri began to suffer delayed synaptic shock from her reprogramming and Thrumble had to support her as she walked . This allowed Savan ' s thugs to catch up with them . Acting on instinct , Guri defeated the mercenaries easily . Although she had forgotten what she used to do , she could still remember how to do it . The group resumed their course for the " Stinger " but Savan herself soon found them . With her weapon drawn , she offered Guri a job working for her . When Guri refused , Savan whispered Guri ' s control codes . At first it appeared that the droid was indeed under Savan ' s control , but once the Falleen dropped her guard , Guri turned on her , knocking her to the floor . Later , as Savan was led away by the authorities , Thrumble explained to Skywalker about Guri ' s reprogramming . After speaking to her and realizing that she truly had no memory of her former life , Skywalker decided to let her go , giving her the chance of a normal life . A new life . Afterwards , Guri walked into a bar , where Dash Rendar , also believed dead around the time of the death of Xizor , offered to buy her a drink . The two eventually formed a mercenary team , and were recruited by Admiral Gial Ackbar of the New Republic to help place a spy on the Tof fortress world of Saijo , teaming up with New Republic agents Kyle Katarn and Bey for the mission . Around this time , Guri was one of several agents who conducted shadow operations for the New Republic under the command of General Airen Cracken . Knowing what Guri was , Rendar quickly conceived of a plan — by copying Guri ' s technology , he could create more of the valuable Human replica droids . Guri agreed to serve as a template for the development of more HRDs and served as Rendar ' s partner during the research and development phase . Afterwards , the two went their separate ways , though the development of the technology continued through Onadax Droid Technologies . Personality and traits . Although Guri physically resembled a Human female , there was a coolness about her which could be attributed to her true nature as a Human replica droid . This coolness was part of her ability to kill without any sign of conscience or emotion , and she often considered killing to be the easiest solution to problems . Programmed to protect Xizor at all costs , Guri was devoted to him in all matters of his life — she was even known to hold his clothes while he spent time with a mistress . As Xizor ' s most trusted advisor Guri was in the unique position of being able to speak her mind , saying things that no other would dare say to the Dark Prince and he valued her counsel when it was offered . Even so , Guri was not one to speak unnecessarily and would generally not offer an opinion unless it was requested . Although often terse , Guri exhibited a sometimes playful sense of arrogance ; for example , when she massacred the leaders of Ororo Transportation , she took the time to allow Tuyay , knocked out in the initial fray , to regain consciousness so that she could have the last word before killing him . This smug attitude and apparent enjoyment of power were further illustrated by her dry and self - assured responses when Leia Organa and the other Heroes of Yavin interrogated her . At the end of this interrogation , when her captors moved to remove the metal bonds they had trapped her with , she burst them herself in a dramatic show of superhuman strength . Guri also wanted to be stretched to her limits , preferring to perform jobs which she saw as challenging . It was this desire to push herself to her limits that led her to seek out a duel with Luke Skywalker . Following the fall of Black Sun , Guri lost what had previously been her main purpose in life , to protect Xizor . It produced a dramatic change in her personality as she began to question her programming and to wonder if she could be something more . Her quest for a new beginning was pursued with the same determination which she had always applied to her work with Black Sun , though neither her decision , or the process was easy for her and she was troubled by the memories of everything she had done . Guri ' s reprogramming caused her to change further . Although she still possessed the ability to fight , she no longer had any memory of her time as an assassin , nor would she ever be one again with her assassination programming removed . She was also free to act independently , with her enforced loyalty to Xizor ' s family purged during the procedure . She also showed signs of a sense of humor — initially pretending to have lost her entire memory during the reprogramming and even smiling for the first time . Behind the scenes . Guri was created for " " , a 1996 multimedia project set between and , and appeared in its novel , comic and incarnations . After Lucasfilm began working on the project in , author Steve Perry was brought in to write the novel for Bantam Spectra . At an early creative meeting at Skywalker Ranch in November 1994 , Perry proposed several characters who were incorporated into the final story , including Guri , who Perry envisioned as Xizor ' s most able lieutenant , bodyguard and assassin . Early designs of the character were produced by game designer Jon Knoles and comic artist Kilian Plunkett . The Topps featured paintings by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt based on reference photographs ; Olga Hildebrandt posed in costume as Guri for these images . Guri appears in both the Nintendo 64 and PC versions of the " Shadows of the Empire " video game and was voiced by Lisa Fuson in the PC version . At one point , Hasbro / Kenner had plans to create a Guri action figure in their , but it was never carried forward . Concept art exists that shows the Guri figure would have come with a large gun and depicted her with " battle damage " . Guri was later depicted in the " " " " set of Decipher ' s " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game , in which she is portrayed by an unnamed model . She also appeared in Perry ' s 1998 comic series " " , illustrated by Ron Randall , the 2009 " Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game " expansion " The Shadow Syndicate " and the 2003 video game " Star Wars Galaxies " . Joe Corroney ' s of Guri in the " Star Wars Insider 89 " article " " " " was based on the appearance of artist Leah Mangue . Jon Knoles experimented with different colors for Guri ' s attire , before settling on the mix of red and gray which is seen in both the game and comic . Guri ' s costume is similar in overall design in the Topps trading card series , but is colored yellow and blue and leaves her legs exposed . The " Star Wars Vehicles " trading cards , " Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game " and " " Underworld : A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy " " use the attire shows in the original trading cards , while the " Customizable Card Game " image used a costume design following the comic series . There is some uncertainty regarding the date of Guri ' s creation . The " Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook " established that she was created by Simonelle based on the results of Project Decoy . Massad Thrumble ' s involvement , together with that of the Empire , was not mentioned until " Shadows of the Empire : Evolution " and was clarified in later sources . The novelization of " Shadows of the Empire " identified her skin as ten years old in 3 ABY , suggesting that her creation was circa 7 BBY , and this has been repeated in several other sources . Her inclusion in " Rebel Dawn " showed that she was indeed created prior to 2 BBY . Yet Project Decoy was supposedly conducted by the Rebel Alliance , which was still being established at this time .