Jimm Doshun Jimm Doshun , also known as " the Starkiller Kid " was a Human male native to the village of Onacra on Aduba - 3 . Orphaned at the age of three , Doshun was raised by an obsolete tractor - robot , FE - 9Q , and grew to become a rebellious teenager . His village was victimized by Serji - X Arrogantus and the Cloud - Riders gang , and when the elders refused to actively fight their aggressors , Doshun grew irritable . Hoping to impress a local girl , Merri Shen , Doshun equipped himself with weaponry and set off with FE to the spaceport of Tun Aduban . There he found the smuggler Han Solo , who was putting together a ragtag team of gunslinger s to defend Onacra from Arrogantus . Doshun impressed Solo , and was granted entry into the team . Together with the other members of the team , later dubbed the Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 , Doshun helped defend Onacra from both Arrogantus , and a gargantuan beast of ancient origin . With the attackers driven off , Doshun had impressed Shen , and the two were later married . Doshun later fell afoul of the lethal bounty hunter Beilert Valance , from whom he helped defend Onacra once again . In the following years , he sired two children with Merri . Biography . Early life . Jimm Doshun Human male was a native of Onacra , a farming village on the remote Aduba - 3 . When he was three years old , his parents were killed in a high - hound attack . In the wake of their deaths , he was raised by the villagers of Onacra as a collective whole . The daily nurturing of the boy fell to the Doshuns ' aged tractor - robot , FE - 9Q . The droid attempted to pass on the Doshuns ' values and education to young Doshun , and although the boy openly rebelled against the droid , he felt a great deal of affection for it . As a teenager , Doshun became difficult , and found himself in a great deal of trouble time and time again . FE would often provide support , but Doshun continually exploited the fact that the droid was programmed to do exactly as he willed . He was furious that the town elders would not defend themselves against the marauding Cloud - Riders of Serji - X Arrogantus . Doshun armed himself with a sling and his hunting knife , confident that he would be able to hold his own . He also sought to impress a local girl , Merri Shen , in spite of his youth and inexperience . In 0 ABY , Doshun was incensed by the news that one of the town leaders , Ramiz , planned to travel to the spaceport of Tun Aduban to enlist aid in finally mounting some sort of defensive measure against Arrogantus — especially in light of the fact that the port had actually spawned the likes of Arrogantus and his Cloud - Riders . " The Starkiller Kid " . Determining that he would travel to Tun Aduban himself , Doshun armed himself with a blaster pistol , dubbed himself " The Starkiller Kid " , and brought FE - Q9 along with him to the township , which he himself had never visited before . The sixteen year old and the droid managed to sneak into Locru ' s Central Saloon , hoping to join a posse that was being assembled there . When the man organizing the posse , Han Solo , interviewed Doshun , the young boy admitted that he hoped to get offworld . Solo believed that FE would be of use , but he demanded that Doshun provide him with three reasons why he should be brought along . The young man explained that he had been stuck on Aduba - 3 all his life , and despaired that he would go insane if he stayed there any longer . Solo inquired as to Doshun ' s experience in operating a blaster — the young man assured that he was a seasoned gunman , but Solo was incredulous . The Corellian was nonetheless impressed by Doshun ' s pluck and enthusiasm , was reminded of another of his friends , Luke Skywalker , who he proceeded to tell Doshun about briefly . After reminiscing , he conceded , and allowed Doshun and FE to join his posse . Excited , Doshun set off to begin packing his belongings , fully believing that he would finally be leaving Aduba - 3 . The next day , Doshun and FE assembled with the rest of the posse — the Wookiee Chewbacca , gunslinger Amaiza Foxtrain , Spiner Hedji , faux - Jedi Don - Wan Kihotay , and the Lepi Jaxxon . Doshun demanded to know where Solo ' s ship was , but the smuggler explained that Doshun had the wrong idea entirely . Before he could clarify , the posse was approached by Serji - X Arrogantus and the Cloud - Riders . Solo quickly revealed that the posse would in fact be defending Onacra from them — they were the offworlders hired by Ramiz . Doshun , noting that there were only six Cloud - Riders on approach , suggested that the posse could easily take them out , but Solo disagreed , as only a few of their group were even armed with blasters . Arrogantus bandied words with Solo , and called into question the qualifications of the ragtag posse . Enraged , Doshun drew his weapon , but was cuffed by Foxtrain before he could open fire on Arrogantus . The marauder was amused , and departed while Doshun recovered . Though Doshun ' s time with Solo was brief , the Corellian taught the Aduban all the basic principles of gunslinging , marksmanship , and defense . When the posse saddled up on banthas and set out for Onacra , Doshun led them on foot . On the way , they sighted a pack of high - hounds raiding some of the farmers ' crops . Doshun alerted Solo to the danger the high - hounds posed , prompting the Corellian to lead the posse into a charge against the creatures . The posse did battle with the high - hounds , and when Kihotay took his lightsaber to the creatures , Doshun joined him , echoing the old man ' s vehement cry of victory . While one of the high - hounds was restrained by FE ' s telescoping arms , Doshun fatally shot it . The rest of them were driven off as Solo managed to save one of the farm girls who was being harangued by the high - hounds — none other than Merri Shen . Arriving in Onacra , the posse set about stabling their banthas . Later , Solo set the posse and the villagers about assembling makeshift defenses for when Arrogantus would inevitably arrive . When their work was done , the posse assembled , and Solo ensured that they were all ready for the impending attack . Jaxxon alerted the group at that moment that Arrogantus and the Cloud - Riders were on approach . The battle commenced , and Doshun found himself in the thick of it . FE attempted to issue him some sort of warning , but over the din of the blaster fire , Doshun was unable to hear the tractor - droid . As one of the Cloud - Riders attempted to shoot Doshun in the back , FE raced into the line of fire , taking the shot for " The Starkiller Kid . " Doshun called out in vain as the loyal tractor - droid was shattered and destroyed by the blaster fire . When one of the villagers , known as the Old One , summoned the Behemoth from the World Below into the battle , the situation was greatly complicated . Faced with the gargantuan Behemoth , which was impervious to blaster shots , and able to project concentrated blasts from its head , the posse regrouped . They were again scattered when the Behemoth caused a landslide , and both the Old One and Arrogantus were trampled by the beast . Doshun observed that in the absence of the Old One , who was controlling the beast , the Behemoth was likely to rampage through and destroy Onacra . Jaxxon agreed with Doshun , but in Foxtrain ' s opinion , the apparent death of Arrogantus signaled the end of their responsibility to the villagers . Solo nonetheless managed to keep the posse together , and decided that they would need to formulate some form of group attack . Before they could do so , they had to contend with yet another landslide . When they had regrouped once more , Solo realized that Kihotay had set off by himself to conquer the beast . Doshun and the posse watched on in amazement as the elderly faux - Jedi led the Behemoth away from the posse in an effort to isolate the beast . Hedji attempted to aid Kihotay , but was struck down by the Behemoth , his natural quill throwing abilities rendered useless . Doshun could do little but watch as Solo and Chewbacca dashed to the aid , with the former taking Kihotay ' s lightsaber and destroying the Behemoth with it . The threat eliminated , the posse gathered themselves , and Doshun was ready to finally leave Aduba - 3 . However , he was approached by Shen in the aftermath , who was astonished at the bravery of his actions . Doshun was shocked , as she had barely even looked at him before , but she hoped he would change his mind about leaving the village . She thanked Solo for " bringing out the man " in Doshun , and the rest of the posse were subsequently paid . Doshun elected to stay with Shen , and the two were wed shortly thereafter . The posse would come to be known as the Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 , and inspired a holodocumentary produced by Tri - Nebula Entertainment . Valance . In time , Shen fell pregnant with their first child , and later that same year , Jaxxon and Foxtrain returned to Onacra in the Lepi ' s ship , the " Rabbit ' s Foot " . Jaxxon informed Doshun that he was wanted by bounty hunters , and that they were likely on their way to Aduba - 3 as they spoke . Foxtrain devised a plan to outwit the hunters — the " Rabbit ' s Foot " would take to the skies and feign a crash landing near Onacra , prompting the attackers to land and emerge from their ship . Doshun would then trigger a bantha stampede and wipe out the hunters . The plan went off as planned — after re - landing near Onacra , Jaxxon and Foxtrain cleared out of their ship and hid in the tall grass while the hunters ' ship , the " Kill Switch " , landed . Doshun , lamenting the absence of Solo and Chewbacca , fired his blaster into the air , triggering the stampede . The bulk of the attackers were wiped off , and Foxtrain gunned down one survivor . The leader of the hunters , Beilert Valance , attempted to steal away and get back to the " Kill Switch " , but his path was blocked by Doshun , Foxtrain , and Jaxxon . Valance regarded Doshun , and remarked that he was not " the boy " he was after . The bounty hunter began to rage , realizing that the endeavor had been all for naught . He fired a blast from his cybernetic hand at the trio , forcing them to scatter while he escaped . As Valance flew away , Doshun believed that the situation was over , but Foxtrain wondered just who Valance had been hunting . Unbeknownst to the Star - Hoppers , his target had been Solo ' s friend , Luke Skywalker . Shen eventually gave birth to a daughter , Hanna , and as of 2 ABY , were expecting a second child . That year , Doshun received a death threat , apparently from the bounty hunter Valance , who had been destroyed by the Dark Lord of the Sith , Darth Vader , several years prior . Doshun and his wife were visited by Alliance historian Voren Na ' al , who was compiling a report on the Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 . Doshun himself was unwilling to be interviewed , having been spooked by the apparent resurgence of Valance . Shen was only to happy to speak with Na ' al , although her accounts of events two years prior was largely influenced by the Tri - Nebula holodocumentary . Personality and traits . Jimm Doshun elected to take a more aggressive approach to the likes of Arrogantus , and clashed with the town leadership ' s view of subservience . He had great faith in his own combat abilities at the age of sixteen , despite his total lack of experience . His departure from the town and new found combative lifestyle was partially to impress Merri Shen , with whom he was smitten . When Doshun learned that Ramiz planned to retrieve help for Onacra from Tun Aduban , the very source of their troubles . His enthusiasm proved impressive to the Corellian Han Solo , who accepted Doshun as one of his Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 . He would become enraged when his abilities and experience were called into question , and he would respond with aggression or umbrage . Doshun was also highly impatient , seeking to leap into actions while others practiced caution . Despite his attempts to distance himself from his humble upbringing in a farming community , he was still loyal to the people who had raised him . He was eager to finally get off Aduba - 3 after the Behemoth from the World Below was finally destroyed , but was only persuaded to stay when Merri Shen confessed an attraction for him . Largely raised by the droid FE - 9Q , Doshun demonstrably resisted the droid ' s seniority , but secretly held a great deal of love for the droid . When he found himself in a trouble as a rebellious youth , he was often saved by FE - 9Q ' s efforts , but Doshun would often exploit the fact that FE was programmed to do his bidding . Despite this , FE maintained a verbal superiority , even while being forced to execute the young man ' s instructions . When dealing with strangers , Doshun maintained that FE was in fact his pet . Although the boy and the droid continued to argue while they were members of the Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 , FE sacrificed himself for the ongoing survival of Doshun , a fact that distressed the young man greatly . Behind the scenes . Jimm Doshun , " the Starkiller Kid , " first appeared in " " ( 1978 ) , which was written by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin . The " Starkiller " name originated in earlier drafts of the script for " " . It was originally to be the surname of several characters , who would later develop and become the characters of Anakin and Luke Skywalker .