Gha Nachkt / Legends Gha Nachkt was a Trandoshan male from Trandosha who owned the freighter " Vulture ' s Claw " during the Clone Wars . He scavenged the remains and leftover debris from battles for items he could sell to either of the two fighting factions , the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic . Although Nachkt was not allied with either organization in the war , he dealt with the Confederacy on numerous occasions , working with Wat Tambor , a member of the Separatist Council — the legislative branch of the Confederacy . Anticipating that an adversary of his , the Koorivar Passel Argente , was planning on buying a spy droid from Nachkt , Tambor hired the Trandoshan to instead sell Argente a spy droid planted by Tambor . After the Battle of Bothawui , he found R2 - D2 , an astromech droid belonging to the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , and resolved to sell the droid to the Confederate General Grievous . When Argente arrived on the " Vulture ' s Claw " to buy a droid to spy on Tambor , Nachkt sold Tambor ' s planted droid to Argente , receiving credits from both parties . When Skywalker and his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , saw the " Vulture ' s Claw " on the battlefield , they came onboard to search for R2 - D2 . The scavenger hid the droid from them and claimed that he had not found any astromech droids in the wake of the battle . After Skywalker and Tano left , Nachkt traveled to the Separatist listening post Skytop Station to give the droid to Grievous . When the Trandoshan arrived at the station , he was instructed by Grievous to take the droid apart and extract whatever information the droid carried . Nachkt , however , found that R2 - D2 contained more important information than he had originally thought , and demanded more payment from Grievous . In retribution , Grievous stabbed Nachkt with his lightsaber , instantly killing the Trandoshan . Biography . Scavenger . Gha Nachkt was a Trandoshan scavenger from the planet Trandosha and a level five droid programmer who lived during the Clone Wars , scavenging the debris left over after battles for items he could sell . Nachkt was not allied with the Republic or Confederacy of Independent Systems during the war , and was more concerned about how many credits he could gain . Due to this , he sold his salvage to the highest bidder . In his GS - 100 salvage ship , the " Vulture ' s Claw " , Nachkt searched the debris left over from battles for any merchandise he could sell . He had a number of droids , including several IG - 86 sentinel droids , aboard his vessel , scavenged from across the galaxy . His right eye was injured in a fight that he started in a Coruscant cantina , causing his face to become permanently asymmetrical . In 22 BBY , Nachkt visited the restaurant Dex ' s Diner , on the planet Coruscant . While he was there , he overheard an Iktotchi talking about a recent attack on the Galactic Senate , and later spotted a Jedi Padawan , who had came to the diner to speak to Dexter Jettster , the restaurant ' s owner . Nachkt offered to help the Padawan in return for some credits , and the Padawan accepted , then asked Nachkt if he knew anything about the attack on the Senate . The Trandoshan advised the Padawan to go and speak to Koro Ferbin , an information broker who resided in the Outlander Club , a Coruscant gambling institution . During the war , Nachkt provided transport for the Dark Acolyte Asajj Ventress to the planet Tatooine , where she met with the Separatist Captain Mar Tuuk and proceeded to the planet Cato Neimoidia with him . A Jedi Knight later found Nachkt while searching for information on Ventress , and after learning about Nachkt ' s actions , the Jedi Knight proceeded to Cato Neimoidia to question Tuuk . When Tuuk hired Nachkt to smuggle shaaks from their Naboo herds to Tatooine as part of a smuggling ring under the Hutt crime lord Ziro Desilijic Tiure , Nachkt was intercepted at a Rodian spaceport by the same Jedi Knight . After disabling the " Vulture ' s Claw " and boarding it to retrieve the stolen shaaks , the same Jedi Knight whom Nachkt had just dealt with confronted the Trandoshan smuggler , who revealed that he had been hired by Tuuk . While investigating thefts of several Republic military vehicles , the Jedi Knight again encountered Nachkt on Tatooine and questioned him about the thefts . Not willing to cooperate with the Jedi ' s questioning , Nachkt escaped aboard the " Vulture ' s Claw " , though the ship crashed in the Dune Sea of Tatooine . There , the Weequay pirate Hondo Ohnaka and his gang of pirates attacked Nachkt and the Jedi , though Nachkt was able to escape during the firefight . At some point afterward , the scavenger was approached by Wat Tambor , the Foreman of the Techno Union , who offered to pay him to sell a spy droid to Magistrate Passel Argente of the Corporate Alliance , an adversary of Tambor ' s . Argente would have no idea of the droid ' s true programming , and so the droid would be able to spy on Argente and report back on his dealings to the Foreman . The Trandoshan agreed to the offer , and Tambor gave him the protocol droid that was to be sold to Argente . Salvaging an astromech droid . During the Republic ' s defense of the planet Bothawui , Jedi General Anakin Skywalker lost his astromech droid , R2 - D2 . The astromech contained information on Republic battle plans , formations , and bases that would be an asset to the Confederacy . Nachkt , on a search for debris he could sell after the battle , discovered R2 - D2 and brought the droid aboard the " Vulture ' s Claw " . Inside , Nachkt discovered the information the astromech droid contained , and decided to sell it to the Confederate Supreme Commander , General Grievous . Skywalker and his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , searched the asteroid belt for the lost astromech . When the two Jedi came aboard the " Vulture ' s Claw " , Nachkt hid Skywalker ' s droid , instead escorting the Jedi to another area of the ship . Skywalker and Tano searched the ship , but instead of finding R2 - D2 , they confronted two of Nachkt ' s sentinel droids and destroyed them . The Jedi left the ship , believing that the droid was not on board , and Nachkt was displeased with the damages the Jedi had caused . Nachkt contacted General Grievous and agreed to transfer R2 - D2 at the general ' s Separatist listening post , Skytop Station , and collect his payment . After Skywalker and Tano had departed from the ship , Magistrate Argente arrived aboard the " Vulture ' s Claw " . Argente bribed Nachkt with credits to keep the details of their meeting private . Nachkt agreed , and Argente claimed that he wanted a droid to spy on Wat Tambor , believing that the Foreman was up to something . Initially , Argente wanted to buy R2 - D2 , but the scavenger told him that the Republic astromech droid was not for sale . Nachkt instead persuaded him into buying the special RA - 7 protocol droid that the Foreman had given him , and Argente bought the droid and left . After the Koorivar ' s departure , the Trandoshan contacted Tambor , informing him of the mission ' s completion , and the Foreman then transmitted the credits to Nachkt ' s account . Skytop Station . " En route " to Skytop Station , R2 - D2 attempted to escape from the " Vulture ' s Claw " . Removing the restraining bolt keeping him confined , R2 - D2 also managed to jettison an IG - 86 sentinel droid that was guarding him into space . The scavenger , however , awoke from sleep in time to recapture the R2 unit and put him back into confinement . The astromech droid managed to contact Skywalker and transmit his location before Nachkt discovered the droid ' s actions and debilitated the R2 unit with an ion prod . After arriving at Grievous ' s rendezvous point , the general instructed Nachkt to take R2 - D2 apart and extract the information from him , allowing the Confederacy to gain information about the Republic and its strategies . To stop the Confederacy from gaining the information in R2 - D2 ' s databanks , Skywalker and a squad of clone troopers launched a mission to rescue R2 - D2 . Nachkt , having taken the droid apart , discovered the extensive Republic information inside R2 - D2 . Deciding that the data was worth more than he had initially thought , the Trandoshan demanded more credits from Grievous , as the general himself also believed that the droid was worth more to him . After requesting a larger fee for his work , however , General Grievous , having tired of the Trandoshan continually asking for more money , drew one of his stolen green - bladed lightsabers . The Trandoshan was impaled from behind by Grievous ' s lightsaber , and the scavenger ' s life was ended . Personality and traits . Although his ugly features hid his keen mind , Nachkt lacked morals , refraining from solidly siding himself with either the Republic or the Confederacy in order to gain more credits for whatever he found . The Trandoshan would search the debris left over from any battle to scavenge pieces he could sell to either the Republic or Confederacy . Nachkt lied and hid items of interest if he felt being honest would mean he would lose any merchandise he would otherwise be able to sell . As such , he hid R2 - D2 from Tano and Skywalker when they searched for the droid aboard the " Vulture ' s Claw " . The Trandoshan was also greedy , reflected by his demands to General Grievous to raise his payment for R2 - D2 above what they had originally agreed . This was also shown by his eagerness to accept a bribe from Argente . However , his greediness was ultimately his downfall , as the Trandoshan was killed when he requested a higher amount of payment from Grievous . Nachkt had a distinct lack of personal hygiene . Aboard the " Vulture ' s Claw " , he did not withhold flatulence , as was noticed by Ahsoka Tano upon visiting the " Vulture ' s Claw " while searching for R2 - D2 . His fingernails were often in need of a clipping , and his smelly feet even became legendary to others . The scavenger ' s right eye was injured in a cantina fight that he started on Coruscant , leaving a lasting asymmetry to his face . He was talented in starship piloting and droid programming . Behind the scenes . Gha Nachkt first appeared in " Downfall of a Droid , " an episode in the 2008 of the . Nachkt also appeared in the following episode , " Duel of the Droids , " and was featured in the " " , which led into " Duel of the Droids . " In both television episodes , Nachkt was voiced by Ron Perlman . Nachkt later received an entry in the July 2009 " " . Nachkt ' s asymmetrical face design was used to further promote his corruption and untrustworthy elements . His character design was later used as the basis for Nack Movers , another Trandoshan appearing in the television series ' episode " Lightsaber Lost . " A Trandoshan with an identical model and texture to Gha Nachkt is seen in Ziro ' s palace in the movie , stirring some debate , but this has not been officially confirmed as him . Nachkt appeared in the " " book " " , where it is possible for the reader , who is role - playing as a Jedi Padawan , to encounter Nachkt in Dex ' s Diner . The reader then has the choice whether or not to accept Nachkt ' s offer to help them .