Dominic Raynor Dominic Raynor was a Tionese business mogul who owned Raynor Mining Enterprises and was a widely reputed gangster . Prior to 22 BBY , Raynor took control of the Wheel space station , and embezzled millions of credits from the station to support mining operations on various planets . The Wheel ' s immense popularity allowed it to survive the loss of credits , and Raynor eventually assumed full control of the station when he was able to buy out the InterGalactic Banking Clan , which had suspected but could never prove his embezzlement . However , as a result of his success , Raynor found himself the victim of a lawsuit from former business associate Iaco Stark , who had purchased a similar space station called the Jubilee Wheel , and stated mostly unfounded claims of copyright . Raynor in turn went on the offensive with official proof that the Wheel was officially registered as the " Marvelous Wheel , " seeking damages for the pain and duress caused by Stark ' s lawsuit . However , when Stark ' s attorney was the celebrity Qimberly Gaitag - Delio , also a granddaughter of the Wheel ' s founder , Doffen Gaitag , Raynor realized he could not win the lawsuit , and sold control of the Wheel to Cody Sunn - Childe . Raynor eventually became the Baron Administrator of Cloud City on Bespin until 1 ABY . Though adept at corporate matters , Raynor was a corrupt and despotic leader who ruled his city ineptly , bringing its status down in the eyes of many , and turning the Bespin Wing Guard into a breeding ground of corruption . Raynor enjoyed a number of pastimes , chief amongst them gambling , and also his lover Ymile . In 1 ABY , a gambler named Lando Calrissian attracted Raynor ' s eye as an opponent in sabacc , and the Baron Administrator challenged him to a game . Their first match cost Calrissian his money and ship . Even the revelation that Calrissian ' s nemesis Barpotomous Drebble had cheated on Raynor ' s behalf , though angering the Baron Administrator , did not get Calrissian his money back . Calrissian soon got an anonymous donation by way of Raynor ' s aide Lobot , secretly from a group of fifty thousand workers who wanted Raynor gone . The second match went into high stakes again , and Calrissian laid out his starship lot against Raynor ' s position as Baron Administrator . Raynor accepted , and Calrissian won the match and city . Raynor left with Ymile , but he was not through with Calrissian . The former administrator attempted to get revenge on the man who had taken his job multiple times , sending a number of bounty hunters and assassins after Calrissian with no success . Biography . Businessman . The Human male Dominic Raynor hailed from the planet Tion . He was a business mogul and owner of Raynor Mining Enterprises . Due to his ethically questionable business practices , he was widely known as a gangster . Before 22 BBY , Raynor had used his business acumen to take control of the Wheel space station from its previous administrator Kelek the Blue , a Tefaun banker . Kelek , who owed money to the InterGalactic Banking Clan , sold the majority of her shares to Raynor to settle her debt . As the new administrator , Raynor embezzled millions of credits from the station , using the funds to support mining operations on the planets of Bespin , Ota , and other worlds . The Banking Clan suspected Raynor of skimming profits , but they were unable to prove it . As his predecessor had done , Raynor expanded the facilities on the Wheel , doubling the number of casinos and bringing the station ' s popularity and wealth to an all time high . Although his abilities as administrator helped bring the space station notoriety , it also burdened it with a seedy reputation . Many of the casinos were rigged in Raynor ' s favor , and rumors of corruption plagued the station . However , the station continued to make a profit , and Raynor was able to buy out the shares of the Banking Clan , assuming direct control of the station . Due to his success , Raynor found himself the victim of a lawsuit from a former business associate , Iaco Stark . Stark was angry with Raynor due to a previous incident they had experienced together in the Corporate Sector . The incident , never fully explained , had involved Zanibar cannibals , a Sith amulet , and the disappearance of Stark ' s girlfriend , the holo - starlet Riva Denais . To get back at Raynor , Stark had purchased a similar space station , the Jubilee Wheel , in the Bright Jewel Cluster and claimed that the Wheel was infringing on his station ' s copyright . Stark claimed that Raynor ' s station had stolen the Jubilee ' s design and its use of the word " wheel , " and that Raynor was running a game called " Jubilee Wheel " on his station . Although the majority of Stark ' s claims were frivolous and unfounded , Raynor went on the offensive . He was able to procure proof that his station was officially registered as the " Marvelous Wheel " and countersued Stark for the emotional duress , pain , and suffering caused by Stark ' s lawsuit . However , in the following legal proceedings , Stark was represented by the celebrity attorney Qimberly Gaitag - Delio , who was also a granddaughter of the Wheel ' s founder , Doffen Gaitag . Realizing that he was fighting a losing battle , Raynor sold the Wheel to the Jashwik Cody Sunn - Childe . Baron Administrator . Raynor eventually took the office of Baron Administrator of Cloud City , the floating city of Bespin , traditionally passed down by decree of the previous administrator . Though well - skilled in corporate issues , as the leader of his city , Raynor proved to be a venal despot and inept at his job . Cloud City earned a reputation of infamy throughout the galaxy , and the opinion arose that it had declined under Raynor ' s watch . Thousands of workers in the city and gas mines were opposed to Raynor ' s methods and how they had affected the city . Corruption seeped into Bespin ' s Wing Guard under his rule as well , turning the unit into a disorganized band run by thieves and bureaucrats , only providing protection to those who could pay . Raynor ' s law was draconian , and a thriving black market trade in droids sprang up under his administration . Though officials of Cloud City were legally barred from gambling , Raynor was fond of the pastime and continued to do it anyway . He took on a lover , the Human woman Ymile , though she was not fond of living on Bespin and wanted to travel . The Exex and Parliament of Guilds — the other two branches of Bespinite government — wanted Raynor out . Rather than use slow political means or more criminal methods of removal , they decided to set him up to fall . A sabacc match . In 1 ABY , Raynor took an interest in a visiting gambler to Cloud City , Lando Calrissian . Calrissian was enjoying a winning streak , and Raynor sent his aide Lobot to him with an offer to play against Raynor in the Ecclessis Figg Room of the Trest casino . With Ymile joining them at the table , they began their high - stakes game of sabacc with a large audience in attendance . The bet quickly increased ; when it reached two million credits , Calrissian ran out of money and had to put the title to his ship , the " Cobra " , on the table . Raynor won the entire pot with an Idiot ' s Array , the highest possible hand . Lobot , however , soon discovered that someone had cheated by placing a skifter in the game , and they learned from the dealer that Barpotomous Drebble , a nemesis of Calrissian ' s , had paid him to cheat . Raynor was furious at Drebble and ordered him arrested , promising an unpleasant reprisal at a later juncture . When Calrissian confronted him about continuing the game , Raynor brushed him off and refused to return his winnings ; as far as he was concerned , even though someone else had cheated for him , he had won fair and square . Lobot , however , approached Calrissian with an anonymous donation of five million credits , claiming it to be from individuals who wanted the game to continue — but , unbeknownst to either player , the funds were actually a collection from fifty thousand workers who wanted Raynor out of office . Raynor was eager to begin a new game , and this one rose to four million credits before Calrissian added a new bet : his starship lot on Nar Shaddaa against Raynor ' s post as Baron Administrator . Raynor laughed at the prospect of pitting his city against Calrissian ' s " scrap heap " until Calrissian informed him that it included three rare pre - Empire Surronian Farstar ships , a collector ' s item . Raynor took the bet , and Calrissian laid down a Pure Sabacc , winning the hand and the city . Raynor , enraged , ordered Calrissian arrested , but the guards refused the now - former Baron Administrator ' s orders . Calrissian let Raynor go , and Ymile went with Raynor , delighted that she would now be able to travel . Raynor threatened Calrissian as he left , and he was in such a furor that he forgot to take the " Cobra " with him when he departed the city . Though there was a question of legitimacy of Calrissian ' s ascension to the office , as Raynor had not actually nominated him , neither the Exex nor Parliament objected . Revenge . Raynor would come to make good on his threat . The former administrator believed Calrissian had cheated in their final game — and was partially correct , as Lobot had cheated for him , using an electronic device concealed in a pendant of Ymile ' s to rig the game . With his underground contacts and leftover funds , Raynor hired the bounty hunter Bossk to get revenge on Calrissian . Bossk and his group of mercenaries ambushed Calrissian in Cloud City , but the man survived . Calrissian believed two further assassins — a Gank killer and a Human replica droid impersonating Queen Sarna of Drogheda — to have been sent by Raynor as well . Over a month after losing his position , Raynor hired the bounty hunter Thune to kill both Calrissian and Lobot for 200 , 000 credits . However , Calrissian outsmarted Thune and blackmailed her to call off the hunt for him , then hired her to capture Raynor instead . Raynor was taken in a matter of days and given to the interrogators of Bwahl the Hutt , an associate of Calrissian ' s . They pressured Raynor into dropping his grudge . Personality and traits . A gifted man when it came to corporate issues , Dominic Raynor was a corrupt and authoritarian leader , not competent at his job , and his time in charge of Cloud City saw the city ' s status decline in the eyes of many . His aide , Lobot , who had served under many Baron Administrators , considered Raynor to be the worst . Lobot saw him as a cruel tyrant . However , Raynor ' s power granted him influential friends and allies . Raynor was an extremely wealthy Human . A greedy man , he enjoyed gambling , but only when winning . As the administrator of the Wheel , he rigged many of the casinos to pay out in his favor . When large sums of money promised to be thrown around in a game , Raynor was extremely eager to play . He was quick to anger , becoming furious if someone helped him to cheat — but not adverse to reaping the rewards of it . He had those under his rule who displeased him , such as Barpotomous Drebble , punished unpleasantly . Raynor also had a penchant for seeking revenge against those he felt had wronged him . The Baron Administrator had other pleasures , as well . Raynor had an eye for collector ' s items , appreciating their worth and valuing them highly . He called his lover Ymile his " second favorite pastime " after gambling . Ymile was attached to him , though Raynor ' s desire to stay on Bespin did not please her . Raynor had blondish - gray hair , blue eyes , and light skin . Behind the scenes . Raynor was created in Jonatha Ariadne Caspian ' s " " , though he was not given his first name until the " Star Wars Tales " comic " Lady Luck " , by Rich Handley and Darko Macan , where the character also got his first visual depiction .