Vrannin Vaxx Vrannin Vaxx was a male Human mercenary from the planet of Dorvalla . He won fame during the Yuuzhan Vong War , but was nearly killed in a personnel shuttle crash near the end of the war . His family obtained a black market YVH 1 droid and made it into a cybernetic body for Vaxx . In 43 . 5 ABY , Vaxx , along with a female Human bounty hunter and the Quarren inventor Dhidal Nyz , was hired by Chief of State Natasi Daala to capture the fugitive Jedi Knight Valin Horn . During the hunt , Vaxx was shot , and the hunters ' vehicle was disabled by ex - smuggler Han Solo and his wife , Leia Organa Solo , in the " Millennium Falcon " , forcing the hunters to give up the bounty . Horn was captured by the Jedi and eventually returned to the Jedi Temple . Vaxx was later hired alongside bounty hunter Zilaash Kuh by the Galactic Alliance to assist in the arrest of Valin Horn from the Temple . Biography . Vrannin Vaxx was a male Human born on the Outer Rim Territories planet of Dorvalla , in the Videnda sector . He became a mercenary and distinguished himself during the Yuuzhan Vong War , but suffered grievous injuries when his personnel shuttle crashed late in the war . Two - thirds of his body was destroyed beyond repair , but instead of replacing it with simple prostheses , Vaxx ' s wealthy family — a mining clan — acquired a black market YVH 1 droid and reassembled it into a cybernetic body for Vaxx . In 43 . 5 ABY , Vaxx and two other bounty hunters — a blond female Human and the Quarren inventor Dhidal Nyz — in a cargo hauler piloted by another being , were hired by Chief of State Natasi Daala as a part of her special - missions force . They were ordered to capture the fugitive Jedi Knight Valin Horn , who was suffering from a psychological breakdown . During the chase through the galactic capital of Coruscant , Horn ejected from the antique T - 65 X - wing starfighter he had been flying and landed his ejector seat on the cargo hauler ' s bed . Before the bounty hunters could attack him , however , they were distracted by Jedi Knight Jaina Solo as she jumped down from her airspeeder onto the bed in hopes of catching Horn . Horn quickly escaped on his ejector seat , and Solo landed where Horn had been standing a moment before . Vaxx reassured Solo that they weren ' t there to hurt her , but Nyz fired his electric net gun at the Jedi . The net caught Solo and knocked her over the edge of the cargo bed . The female bounty hunter began to criticize Nyz for his rash action , but a racing speeder shot by the hauler , causing the vehicle to tip over sideways . Nyz was thrown off the hauler and their female colleague lost her balance , but Vaxx held his footing . As they began to accelerate back up to speed , Vaxx opened fire on Solo and her companion , Jedi Master Kyle Katarn , in their speeder . However , the hunters were quickly fired upon by former smuggler Han Solo and his wife , Leia Organa Solo , in their starship , the " Millennium Falcon " . Vaxx was hit , and the cyborg was launched into the control cab of the cargo hauler . Smoke began pouring from the cab and the hauler slowed down . The bounty hunters were forced to give up the chase , but Vaxx survived the accident and was quickly repaired . Soon after , Horn was captured by Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker and eventually placed in the Jedi Temple . Before long , Vaxx was hired by the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances , alongside fellow bounty hunter Zilaash Kuh , to accompany Galactic Alliance Security forces led by Captain Oric Harfard to the Jedi Temple to arrest Valin Horn . Horn was then put on trial , convicted , encased in carbonite , and placed in the Armand Isard Correctional Facility , a prison on Coruscant . Personality and traits . Vrannin Vaxx was terribly injured in a shuttle crash near the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War and had his irreparably damaged body replaced with that of a YVH 1 droid . While he wasn ' t able to carry as much weaponry as a normal YVH droid due to his smaller carapace , he made up for it with his cunning and experience . He often worked with other bounty hunters and was also employed by the Galactic Alliance . Behind the scenes . Vrannin Vaxx was created by the established " Star Wars " author Aaron Allston for the first novel in the nine - part " " series , " " . This novel , released on March 24 , 2009 , is Vaxx ' s only appearance to date .