Otana The Otana was a Corellian Engineering Corporation YT - 2000 light freighter used by the Azzameen family . Originally owned by Tomaas Azzameen , the ship was heavily modified to improve both speed and firepower and became Tomaas ' s personal transport , often co - piloted by his eldest son Galin . Around 3 ABY , Tomaas entered into negotiations with the Alliance to Restore the Republic to supply them with much needed bacta , resulting in the ship being present at the Alliance ' s Echo Base during the Battle of Hoth . The " Otana " escaped Hoth and Tomaas continued to assist the Alliance , until he and Galin were killed in an Imperial attack while delivering bacta to the Rebels . After Tomaas ' s death , the ship passed to his youngest son , Ace . Wanted by the Empire , Ace and his surviving siblings fled their home and sought sanctuary with the Rebels . Ace soon decided to join the Alliance Starfighter Corps , but kept the " Otana " as his personal transport . Co - piloted by Ace ' s droid , MK - 09 , Ace used the ship for several missions , working alongside his brother Emon and sister Aeron . Description . A Corellian Engineering Corporation YT - 2000 , the " Otana " was originally designed to serve as a transport and light freighter . Developed as an evolution to the YT - series , the YT - 2000 was designed to incorporate and improve on many of the more successful features of its predecessors and was designed to be customizable , with plenty of space and power made available for modifications . After the " Otana " came into the possession of Tomaas Azzameen , the ship was modified to further improve some of its features , with notable improvements to speed and firepower . The ship was 29 meters in length , with a symmetrical layout , similar to that of the YT - 1930 . The cockpit was located centrally at the front of the ship and could accommodate a crew of two . The pilot ' s station was at the front of the cockpit , with the co - pilot located directly behind and above him at a raised console . The upper half of the cockpit was constructed of a transparent material , such as transparisteel , which afforded both pilot and co - pilot clear views to the front , sides and above . The crew quarters provided a simple bunk for sleeping and a computer console , which could be used to receive e - mail . In addition to the crew , the ship could carry up to seven passengers . Like all YT - 2000 ' s , the ship ' s cargo space was extensive , with room for 115 tons of cargo and consumables for three months . The " Otana " engines were located at the rear of the ship . The basic design could achieve a maximum atmospheric speed of 800 kilometers per hour and was fitted with a Class 2 primary hyperdrive and a backup hyperdrive rated at Class 12 . Calculating courses through hyperspace was assisted by the ship ' s navicomputer . Modifications undertaken by the Azzameen family made the " Otana " faster than a standard YT - 2000 , and the ship was ultimately capable of achieving 96 MGLT . In addition to the increased drive systems , the weapons systems onboard were also heavily upgraded . The YT - 2000 model came fitted with two double laser cannons , located in turrets on top and underneath the ship , which provided total cover of both the dorsal and ventral hemispheres . Though both turrets could be manually operated by gunners , they also had an autofire mode , allowing them to track a specific target or lay down defensive fire against attacking ships . Following the upgrade to its weapons , the " Otana " also had a forward facing laser cannon which could be fired linked with the two turrets . A single forward facing ion cannon provided the pilot with the ability to disable enemy vessels , while the ship could carry a load of concussion missiles or other warheads in its twin warhead launchers . The " Otana " deflector shields , which were rated at 320 SBD , were heavier than those aboard most civilian freighters . Along with a hull rated at 114 RU , the shields were capable of withstanding most attacks , but the vessel could also carry extra countermeasures in the form of chaff , a burst of electromagnetic energy used to deflect either warheads or beam weapons . History . Early history . The " Otana " was created during a relatively turbulent era in galactic history and came with more powerful weaponry and shielding than similar freighters . The ship came into the possession of Tomaas Azzameen , co - founder and head of the Twin Suns Transport Services shipping company , at some point prior to 3 ABY . Due to the potentially dangerous nature of the family business , Azzameen had the ship modified to provide improved speed and firepower to ensure his safety . The " Otana " became Azzameen ' s personal transport , with his eldest son , Galin , serving as co - pilot . Escape from Hoth . Tomaas Azzameen was sympathetic to the Alliance to Restore the Republic in their war with the Galactic Empire . The Rebels were in need of a supply of bacta but were reluctant to trade with smuggler groups following some previous difficulties in dealing on the black market . Shortly before the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY , Tomaas entered negotiations to act as a middleman , using his contacts to procure a supply of bacta on the black market and deliver it to the Rebels . The negotiations led Tomaas and Galin to take the " Otana " to the Alliance ' s Echo Base on the ice - world Hoth . While he was still on the planet , the Empire ' s Death Squadron , under the command of Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader , arrived in the Hoth system and launched an assault against the Rebel base . The Rebels quickly made preparations to evacuate the base and assigned two T - 65 X - wing starfighter s from Green Squadron to escort the " Otana " as the Azzameens made their own attempt to leave the planet . Though the " Otana " escape vector was blocked by two " Imperial " - class Star Destroyers , the Rebels used Echo Base ' s ion cannon to temporarily disable one of the vessels , allowing the " Otana " to pass . As the freighter approached , however , the Imperials sent TIE / LN starfighter s to intercept it . The X - wing pilots quickly eliminated the threat , but the " Otana " was struck by debris from one of the Imperial fighters before it made the jump to hyperspace . The Azzameens had escaped the Hoth system but the TIE debris had damaged the " Otana " primary coolant tank , causing it to lose coolant pressure . Though they were in no immediate danger , Tomaas decided to take the ship to the family ' s Twin Suns Station for repairs . Taking precautions to ensure they weren ' t followed , the Azzameen ' s arrived in the Roccus system and Tomaas contacted his brother , Antan , aboard Twin Suns Station , to request emergency repairs . Yet , Antan refused to repair it , believing that the Empire would soon trace the ship to the Azzameens , and that the family had worked too hard to risk getting involved in the war . As a result , the " Otana " was forced to limp back to the Azzameen Home Base for repairs . Shortly after his return , Tomaas sent his youngest son , Ace , and his daughter , Aeron , to Harlequin Station to pick up a supply of coolant for the " Otana " . Joining the Rebellion . Despite the narrow escape from Hoth , Tomaas remained determined to supply the Alliance with the bacta they required and made arrangements to collect a shipment from a smuggler group . Tomaas and Galin would be traveling to the rendezvous point aboard the Azzameens ' GR - 75 medium transport " Vasudra " . Tomaas asked his children to provide an escort — Aeron was given the " Otana " for the mission , while his sons , Ace and Emon , flew the YT - 1300 light freighter " Sabra " and the " Firespray - 31 " - class patrol and attack craft " Andrasta " respectively . After reaching the rendezvous , the " Vasudra " docked with the smugglers ' " Xiytiar " - class transport " End Run " , and the smugglers began pumping the bacta into its tanks . When the smugglers attempted to double cross the Azzameens , the " Otana " firepower helped to defeat the smugglers ' DP20 frigate " Loose Cannon " . With their gunship lost , the " End Run " crew agreed to complete the transfer and the Azzameens returned to Home Base with the bacta . Tomaas soon arranged to deliver the bacta to the Rebels . He and Galin traveled aboard the " Vasudra " to the Rebel XQ2 Platform " Hospital " , where many casualties from the Battle of Hoth were receiving treatment . Emon again took the " Andrasta " to provide cover , while the " Otana " was piloted by Ace , with the MK - series maintenance droid MK - 09 acting as co - pilot . However , the transfer was interrupted by the arrival of Imperial forces led by Admiral Garreth Holtz aboard the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Corrupter " . Ace helped to engage Imperial fighters with the " Otana " while the Rebels began to evacuate . Thanks in part to his efforts , most of the Rebel ships were able to escape , but he was unable to prevent the " Vasudra " being caught by the " Corrupter " and both Tomaas and Galin were killed . The " Otana " now became the property of Ace Azzameen . The Empire declared the Azzameen family traitors and issued warrants for their arrest . With little time before the Imperials arrived , Antan instructed their employees to flee and set off to collect supplies from a hidden cargo facility . Ace , meanwhile , took the " Otana " , accompanied by Aeron in the " Sabra " , to collect some weapons and valuables from Twin Suns Station . Though they were interrupted by the " Victory II " - class Star Destroyer " Furious " , the " Otana " was able to hold off the Empire ' s TIE fighters until Aeron retrieved the supplies . The pair rendezvoused with Emon at Home Base but learned that Antan had been captured by Viraxo Industries , a rival business firm that sought to ruin the Azzameen family ' s business . With nowhere else to turn , the Azzameen children tracked down the Alliance Fleet and requested shelter with the Rebels . While Emon and Aeron set about consolidating the Azzameen assets and establishing a new base of operations , Ace decided to join the Rebels as a starfighter pilot and was assigned to the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Defiance " . The " Otana " departed with Ace ' s siblings and MK - 09 , but frequently returned to the " Defiance " so the young pilot could participate in missions for his family when his duties permitted . When aboard the " Defiance " , Ace was allowed to store the " Otana " in the ship ' s hangar . Revenge on the Viraxo . When it emerged that Antan was being held captive by K ' Armyn Viraxo , Emon dispatched MK - 09 in the " Otana " to pick up Ace from the " Defiance " ahead of a rescue attempt . Emon and Ace traveled to a Viraxo facility where Emon fought Viraxo Planetary Defender starfighter s in the " Andrasta " while Ace docked the " Otana " to the space station so that MK - 09 could board it and retrieve Antan . With Antan safely aboard , the " Otana " fled the area just as the Star Destroyer " Condemnation " arrived to investigate . Some time later , Aeron learned of a scavenger operation to recover a damaged Imperial probe droid near the Saila Na system . Hoping to use the droid to monitor the Viraxo , Aeron asked Ace to take the " Otana " to recover it before the scavengers . By the time the " Otana " arrived in the system , however , the scavenger operation was already underway . The scavengers moved to attack the " Otana " , but Ace defeated several R - 41 Starchaser s and the Muurian transport " Pelican " before collecting the probe and proceeding to his rendezvous with Aeron via Tinoon Station . The station ' s customs officers prepared to inspect the " Otana " , but before they could discover the restricted Imperial property , a mercenary raiding party arrived in the system . Ace used the raid as a diversion to jump to hyperspace and returned to the " Defiance " after delivering the droid to Aeron . Not long after recovering the probe droid , Ace was transferred to the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Liberty " . Shortly after Ace ' s transfer , Antan ' s sources informed him that K ' Armyn Viraxo would be traveling aboard the Personal Luxury Yacht 3000 " Highroller " to Destreg Spaceport . MK - 09 was dispatched in the " Otana " to pick up Ace from the " Liberty " and bring him to the family ' s headquarters . After Antan briefed Ace and Emon , the " Otana " and " Andrasta " intercepted and ambushed the " Highroller " . They soon realized that they had walked into a trap when several bounty hunters arrived to collect a bounty that Viraxo had placed on the Azzameens . Nevertheless , the " Otana " and " Andrasta " proved equal to the challenge and both Azzameens escaped after destroying the empty " Highroller " . Imperial troubles . When Aeron learned that Vergesso Base in the Vergesso Asteroids was running low on supplies , she and Ace decided to steal some from the Viraxo industrial complex VXO - 33274 . Taking the " Otana " to the Bilbringi V repair yard , the pair met up with several former Twin Suns employees and headed to the Viraxo facility . The " Otana " soon eliminated the base ' s defenses , allowing Juno and Lara groups to pick up several cargo containers . However , before the Azzameens could depart , the Viraxo " Marauder " - class corvette " Charybdis " arrived , along with " Razor " - class starfighters from Gundark Squadron . The Azzameens engaged the Viraxo ships , destroying them all and ensuring that their convoy could escape to hyperspace , although the " Otana " sustained significant damage in the process . Before returning to the " Liberty " , Ace took the " Otana " to Vergesso Base to drop off Aeron . Soon after , MK - 09 in the " Otana " received a message from Aeron that Vergesso Base was under assault from the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " . The droid quickly took the ship to pick up Ace and the " Otana " headed back to the Vergesso Asteroids in the hopes of rescuing Aeron before the Imperials boarded the base . Arriving behind the Imperial forces , Ace navigated the " Otana " past the " Executor " on a course for Vergesso Base . Fighting their way past TIE / LN starfighters and TIE / sa bombers , the pair reached and docked with the station . Ace used the " Otana " dorsal turret to hold off the Imperial fighters until Aeron and some of the base ' s personnel were safely aboard , before taking the ship safely back to the " Liberty " . Though Aeron had escaped the Imperials , the Azzameens soon found themselves in more trouble when Emon was arrested by the Empire . After learning that Emon was being detained at Quesna Base , the Azzameens , along with family friend Dunari , devised a plan to rescue him . Quesna Base was expecting a delivery of tibanna gas , which Dunari ' s agents were able to intercept and plant a bomb in . After Dunari arranged for MK - 09 to bring the " Otana " to Ace on the " Liberty " , which was stationed near his casino , Dunari ' s Rest , Ace took the " Otana " to the XQ4 Platform Stockyard , where the pressure tank containing the tibanna was waiting for collection , and took the tank to Quesna Base . Dropping the tank near Quesna Base , Ace took the " Otana " to a safe distance before the proximity detonator caused the bomb to explode . The explosion provided a distraction which allowed Dunari ' s Muurian transport , the " Deadman ' s Hand " , to enter the area and board Quesna Base to rescue Emon . Ace used the " Otana " to protect the " Deadman ' s Hand " from Imperial defenders until Emon was safely aboard and both ships returned to Dunari ' s Rest . Emon and Aeron soon concluded that there was a Virazo mole within the Azzameen organization . In order to confirm their suspicions , Aeron wanted to examine the communications logs from Azzameen Home Base ' s datacore , which had been abandoned at an Imperial junkyard after the Azzameens were driven from their home . Ace took the " Otana " to the junkyard to locate the datacore , with Emon in the " Andrasta " providing support . After locating the cargo container holding the datacore , MK - 09 left the " Otana " and boarded the container to retrieve it . While MK - 09 was getting the core , raiders in R60 T - wing interceptor s arrived and moved to attack the Azzameens . The " Otana " and " Andrasta " , however , were able to eliminate the threat . Ace retrieved MK - 09 and the datacore before taking the " Otana " back to the " Liberty " . Family reunion . Shortly after the Azzameens retrieved the datacore , mercenaries , claiming to work for the Sullustans , attacked a meeting between Alliance and Bothan leaders . A mercenary captured during the attack soon revealed that the group was striking from a secret base — though he did not know the coordinates , he informed his captors that the bulk cruiser " Redhawk " was due to deliver supplies to the base and would be taking on cargo at a space station en route . In an effort to locate the mercenary base , Ace took Aeron to the station aboard the " Otana " and docked with the " Redhawk " . Aeron and MK - 09 bypassed the ship ' s security and Aeron began to download the coordinates of its destination . Nonetheless , their actions attracted the attention of the station ' s security and Ace used the " Otana " turret to hold off their " Preybird " - class starfighters until the download was complete and the " Otana " could jump to hyperspace . However , it soon became clear that the Azzameens had been tricked — instead of arriving at the mercenary base , the " Otana " emerged from hyperspace at an Imperial weapons testing range in the Carida system . The ship was soon hailed by the Imperials and its crew ordered to stand down ready to be boarded . The Azzameens decided to return to the station and make another attempt to find the mercenary base ' s location by retrieving the " Redhawk " course from its computer . The " Otana " fled into hyperspace , evading the Imperial starfighters launched against it . After arriving back at the cargo station , the " Otana " docked while Aeron sliced the station ' s computer , again attracting the attention of station security . Evading the station ' s IRD starfighter s , the " Otana " jumped once more into hyperspace and the Azzameens were shocked when the ship returned to realspace at Azzameen Home Base . Realizing that the Viraxo had sold the station to the mercenaries , they quickly returned to the " Liberty " with their findings . The Alliance hoped to eliminate the mercenaries before they could further damage relationships between the Bothans and the Sullustans . To this end they made plans to capture Azzameen Home Base , hoping to find evidence showing who was behind the attack in the base ' s computer . Ace Azzameen was assigned to fly a B - wing starfighter for the operation — due to the personal nature of the mission , Aeron and Emon accompanied the Rebels aboard the " Otana " and the " Andrasta " respectively . Emerging from hyperspace , Aeron moved to engage mercenary starfighters while the Rebels attacked the base ' s static defenses . However , the Azzameens were shocked to see their uncle ' s ship fleeing the station . Though Antan escaped , the Rebels soon captured the base and Emon departed in search of his uncle . It was Antan , however , who made contact with the other Azzameens , requesting a meeting at Azzameen Home Base to explain his actions . Ace and Aeron took the " Otana " to the rendezvous , while Emon traveled aboard the " Andrasta " . Though Antan admitted that he was working for the Empire , and that he was responsible for the attack on the Bothans , he claimed that he was only doing so in an effort to secure the release of Tomaas and Galin , who he had learned were still alive and in Imperial custody . The Azzameens planned to rescue their missing family members and Antan led the group to Kessel Station where the pair were supposedly being held . The " Otana " docked with the base while Aeron attempted to locate her father and brother but , with the arrival of the Star Destroyer " Devastator " , the Azzameen children soon realized that Antan had set them up . With their escape route made difficult by their proximity to the Maw , the group prepared to fight , but were rescued by the timely arrival of Dunari , who showed them a safe way out of the area . Evading pursuit by the " Devastator " , Ace took the " Otana " back to the " Liberty " . Owners and operators . Tomaas Azzameen . The head of the Azzameen family , Tomaas founded and operated the family business , Twin Suns Transport Services . His success at turning Twin Suns into a profitable business led the Azzameen family into a bitter rivalry with Viraxo Industries . Tomaas acquired the " Otana " to serve as his personal transport at some point prior to 3 ABY , and had the ship extensively modified to improve speed and firepower . Though not a member of the Rebel Alliance , Tomaas was keen to help the Rebellion by delivering much needed medical supplies , and narrowly escaped the Empire ' s assault on Hoth during negotiations with the Alliance . He was later killed in an Imperial attack while delivering bacta to the Rebels . Galin Azzameen . Tomaas Azzameen ' s eldest son , Galin was first in line to inherit the family business from his father and shared his father ' s affinity for the Rebellion . Galin served as his father ' s co - pilot aboard the " Otana " , and the two traveled together aboard the ship to meet with the Rebels on Hoth . Though Galin escaped the subsequent Imperial attack on Echo Base , he was killed , along with his father , while delivering bacta to the Rebel XQ2 Platform Hospital . Ace Azzameen . The youngest child of Tomaas Azzameen , Ace demonstrated a talent for piloting during his early work for the family business . Following the death of his father and Galin , Ace inherited the " Otana " and regularly used the ship to conduct family business where permitted by his duties as an Alliance starfighter pilot . Ace went on to become a highly regarded pilot , assisting Commander Luke Skywalker and the Bothan Spynet in the capture of the Death Star II plans , and serving aboard the " Millennium Falcon " at the Battle of Endor . Ace later confided in MK - 09 that he wished he had been piloting the " Otana " in the battle . MK - 09 . MK - 09 , nicknamed Emkay , was a heavily modified Kalibac Industries MK - series maintenance droid who served the Azzameen family . Among his modifications , MK - 09 was capable of piloting and repairing most light to medium vessels and had aggression circuits which made the droid eager to engage in combat . After the death of Tomaas and Galin , MK - 09 became the " Otana " regular co - pilot , with Ace serving as pilot . The droid held the " Otana " in high regard and relished the opportunity to fly the ship alone from time to time . Aeron Azzameen . The only daughter of Tomaas Azzameen , Aeron was a capable hacker who could slice most computer systems . Though not a regular member of the " Otana " crew , Aeron did serve aboard the ship on several occasions , and piloted the vessel while escorting her father during his attempts to acquire bacta for the Rebels and again during the capture of Azzameen Home Base by the Alliance . Behind the scenes . The " Otana " was created for the 1999 LucasArts video game " " , in which it serves as the personal transport of the game ' s main character , Ace Azzameen . The ship is flyable in several missions throughout the game and some history and specifications for the vessel could be found in the game ' s tech library . The " Otana " has since received an entry in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .