Nick Rostu Nick Rostu was a Korun male who fought in the Summertime War , the Clone Wars , and the Galactic Civil War . He was a nidôsh ( clan - child , or orphan ) of Ghôsh Rostu . Like all Korunnai , he was Force - sensitive . Biography . Summertime War . Rostu spent most of his childhood in Pelek Baw , where he lost his native Korun accent and learned to speak Basic flawlessly . His experiences there led him to join the Korunnai partisans in the Summertime War , earning enough combat experience to eventually be enlisted into the Upland Liberation Front formed at the beginning of the Clone Wars . Nick was dispatched by Depa Billaba to find Jedi Master Mace Windu after Windu arrived in Pelek Baw . Along with Lesh , Besh , and Chalk , Rostu rescued Windu from an ambush and took him upcountry into the jungle . After battling militia gunship attacks , fever wasps , and other hazards , they reached Billaba ' s camp . Rostu was later appointed by Mace Windu to be his aide , an arrangement that would later annoy both of them . Nick Rostu had planned to leave Haruun Kal and become a mercenary , this being his main reason to accept Mace Windu ' s appointment , as he had told this to Mace Windu . Rostu served in the Battle of Pelek Baw and the Battle of Haruun Kal with distinction , manning heavy weapons emplacements and fighting with two slug - throwers . In the final engagement against Kar Vastor and his Akk Guard s , Rostu helped account for at least three of the six massive warriors . Although severely wounded by a vibroshield wielded by Iolu , he stopped Depa Billaba from killing herself . Rostu was taken back to Coruscant with Mace Windu . Although Windu only appointed Rostu to the rank of Major , a recommendation was put to the Galactic Senate to have it confirmed and to also nominate him for a Medal of Valor for his actions on Haruun Kal . Resistance fighter . Nick served with the Grand Army of the Republic throughout the war , leading the 44th Division that under his leadership became known as Rostu ' s Renegades , seeing action on Ando , Bassadro , Atraken , and several other fronts . Nick would always remember the fear , hardship , and extreme conditions of each fight . He had looked forward to a comfortable retirement at the end of the Clone Wars . However , with the rise of the Galactic Empire , he was warned that he had to swear fealty to the new regime or face execution . Having learned of the fate of Mace Windu earlier the same day , Rostu refused , killed the officers , and made his way into the Coruscant underworld , and was nearly killed on his first night there by a street gang . Six weeks later , Nick saved the life of a wealthy Kitonak merchant . The merchant turned out to be part of the Whiplash , an underground resistance movement . Nick was asked to join , and , with no pay , little rest , and a lot of danger , he saw no difference between the movement and the Upland Liberation Front . Having no where else to go and wanted for murder , he agreed to join . Leading a group of resistance fighters , Nick witnessed the death of Even Piell in an abandoned casino in Coruscant ' s Crimson Corridor , and promised to convey his last mission to Jax Pavan . After helping Jax Pavan escape from stormtroopers in the Blackpit Slums , Nick told him that he had to find a droid named " Bug - Eyes " , that was supposedly carrying vital information for the Whiplash . Later , back in the Zi - Kree Sector , he got involved in a game of shronker , specifically Hot Bespin with a Yevetha . After he defeated the Yevetha , he was captured by two smugglers and brought before Darth Vader . After being mentally tortured by Vader , he was ordered to bring him Jax Pavan , and if he did not , Vader would destroy Nick ' s ghôsh on Haruun Kal . He felt he had no choice and accepted . Strangely , it was seeing Rostu filled with such fear that made Haninum Tyk Rhinann decide to leave Vader . Rostu would agonize over his choice , especially when he met up again with Pavan , now partnered with the droid I - 5YQ , the Sullustan reporter Den Dhur , and the Twi ' lek Gray Paladin Laranth Tarak . He was eventually spared from having to make the decision . When he encountered the Black Sun members Xizor , Kaird , and Bug - Eyes in Coruscant ' s Factory District , Nick was lured in by Xizor ' s pheromones . When all his allies were captured , Nick used the command code for Bug - Eyes to gain control of the droid and attacked Xizor . Xizor easily defeated him , and he was impaled on a piece of shrapnel , that sliced him in the opposite direction from his scar from Haruun Kal . In the ensuring duel between Pavan and Xizor , a reactor below the district was damaged . As Nick felt he was dying , he told Pavan why he had done what he had done , and also felt he could see Mace Windu . Nick , Pavan , and their allies escaped on the " Far Ranger " . After the damaged reactor exploded , Vader believed that Pavan was dead , and abandoned his search . During their escape , I - Five noticed that Nick was still alive , and he later stabilized him on the " Far Ranger " during their escape . Servant of Blackhole . Sometime after leaving the company of Jax Pavan , Nick would meet and enter a relationship with Aeona Cantor . As a Force - sensitive , Nick would attract the attention of Imperial Agent Blackhole and was captured and brought to Mindor as part of the latter ' s plot to capture Luke Skywalker . This caused Aeona to organize a resistance movement on Mindor in an attempt to rescue Nick . Nick , under the influence of Blackhole ' s Shadow Crown , a device which effectively rendered Nick an extension of Blackhole ' s will , became the most powerful of his Pawns , becoming Lord Shadowspawn — a title Luke would later discern to be a pun , referring to Nick as " Shadow ' s Pawn " rather than as the " Spawn of Shadows . " After being forced to fight a theatrical battle against Skywalker , his meltmassif hat was inadvertently damaged by Luke without setting off the fail - safe , which would have resulted in Nick ' s death . The damage allowed Luke to free him from his enslavement , and he would aid the Jedi in rescuing Leia Organa and Han Solo , who had been captured by Blackhole using the body of Nick ' s old nemesis , Kar Vastor , when they arrived on Mindor in an attempt to rescue Luke . While working to rescue Leia , Nick was reunited with Aeona , and the two would commandeer Blackhole ' s personal shuttle to track down the Imperial ' s true body . They returned to rescue Luke and Vastor , who had been stranded when Mindor was destroyed as part of Blackhole ' s plan . Nick would then part ways with Luke and , along with Aeona and Vastor , continue to attempt to track down Blackhole , who had vanished during his attempt to escape . Personality and traits . Nick spent much of his childhood in Pelek Baw , the experiences there later making him a good officer in the ULF . Despite this , Kar Vastor frequently insulted him for his actions that Mace Windu perceived as noble . Nick generally had an irreverent aura . He was frequently taunting and sarcastic and often asked Mace Windu if he was crazy . However , he could be a ruthless fighter and cheerful companion . The Summertime War was hard on him ; Chalk , the girl he had hoped to marry , was killed while he and Mace tried to apprehend Kar Vastor . Nick began his career an admirer of Vastor ' s . However , after spending his time with Windu , he had on multiple occasions expressed a desire ( and even attempted ) to shoot Vastor . Powers and Abilities . Nick , being a Korun , had at least a mild connection to the Force . He was also an excellent shot with a blaster pistol , to the point of being able to shoot a lightsaber out of Depa Billaba ' s hand without hurting her . On Mindor , he was able to shoot torpedoes from TIE bombers out of the sky , a feat that Luke Skywalker could only achieve with the Force .