Cody Sunn - Childe Cody Sunn - Childe , a male Jashwik , was a hero of the Rebel cause who disappeared for many years after dedicating himself to a pacifist way of life . Sunn - Childe was one of Mon Mothma ' s early supporters . Over a decade after the first Galactic Empire was declared , Sunn - Childe called to arms and led a group of insurgents against the Empire , becoming the public face of the opposition for a time around 3 BBY . His public opposition and success against the Empire inspired many to follow in his footsteps , and gave hope to many more . According to an account Sunn - Childe gave to Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca , he was injured and fell into a large crevasse during a battle with Imperial forces on a newly - conquered planet . There , he was engulfed in an everlasting flame created by the native M ' ust s , though he survived , gaining the ability to make his dreams come to life . Eventually , Sunn - Childe left the M ' usts and used his newfound abilities to build an ornate City of Dreams . He invited his former comrades to live a life of peace and harmony in an alternate dimension , where they waged a more personal war against the Empire . Soon after the Battle of Hoth , outsiders visited the City of Dreams for the first time , when Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca inadvertently created a rent in Sunn - Childe ' s dimension because of a hyperdrive malfunction ; however , the " Millennium Falcon " had been followed by a fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers . Sunn - Childe was eventually forced to break his vows and conjure dream - beasts to fend off the Imperials , though he immediately changed his mind . Determined to maintain his philosophy of peace , Cody Sunn - Childe allowed the Star Destroyers to destroy his City of Dreams and kill its inhabitants . Biography . Resistance fighter . Cody Sunn - Childe was a Jashwik from the planet Jashwa , a species of orange - skinned humanoids that were related to the Sullustans of Sullust . Sunn - Childe was a capitalist with business interests , and when he had the opportunity to purchase the Wheel , a space station in the Besh Gorgon system , he jumped at the chance . The previous administrator of the station , Dominic Raynor , pawned the station off to Sunn - Childe after falling into legal trouble , and Sunn - Childe became the station ' s fifth administrator . Sunn - Childe ' s administration coincided with the beginning of the Clone Wars , an intergalactic conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Sunn - Childe was a Separatist sympathizer , but when the Republic prevailed in the conflict and transformed into the Galactic Empire , he continued to preside over the Wheel for a further two years . However , Sunn - Childe was forced to abandon the Wheel and his duties as administrator when Imperial troops began an aggressive nationalization of his space station . Although Sunn - Childe violently opposed the Imperial takeover , he was unsuccessful in repelling them . This Imperial takeover had been orchestrated by Senator Simon Greyshade of Columex , who made a backroom deal with the Empire to seize control of the Wheel . Sunn - Childe fled his station , and the Imperials supported Greyshade in becoming the next administrator . Many resistance groups had formed following the demise of the Republic , with the intention of combating what they viewed as an oppressive regime . The actions aboard his space station had made Sunn - Childe disillusioned with all galactic governments , and he resolved to join the growing resistance . During the formative years of the rebellion against the Empire , Sunn - Childe waged a violent resistance , and came into contact with Mon Mothma , one of the Rebellions notable leaders . At least three years before the Battle of Yavin , Sunn - Childe led one of the most violent resistances , who opposed the Empire with force , rather than peaceful idealism . Along with his right - hand - man , Ansible Beelyard — nicknamed the " Holy Terror " — and other rebellions such as Garm Bel Iblis ' s Corellian Resistance , Sunn - Childe became one of the most public and charismatic faces of the opposition to the Empire , and for a brief time he and his comrades were immensely successful . His success inspired many others , including Janu Godalhi of the Teth resistance , Earnst Kamiel of the Justice Action Network , and the Socorran businessman , Lando Calrissian . Despite his violent ways and vicious temper , Sunn - Childe was a much adored figure in anti - Imperial regions of the galaxy , earning the nickname , " Enemy of the Empire " . He unofficially worked for Mon Mothma , one of the most prominent anti - Imperial figures , though his allegiance with her was secret . Despite inspiring countless other rebels , Sunn - Childe eventually abandoned his fight , believing that the struggle was hopeless . Abandoning his cause , he disappeared into parts unknown . The City of Dreams . Cody Sunn - Childe gave the following account to Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca in 3 ABY : On a planet recently conquered by the Empire , Sunn - Childe was wounded while in battle against Imperial stormtroopers ; a blaster shot sent him hurtling into a large crevasse , and he fell into the planet ' s bowels . His fall was broken by a mysterious flame surrounded by hordes of natives , the primitive M ' ust s . Sunn - Childe was not harmed by the flames ; this awed the M ' usts , who had never seen anyone survive immersion in the fire , which they considered a deity . The M ' usts began to worship Sunn - Childe because of his survival but also because of his newly - discovered power , which allowed him to conjure objects out of thin air — Sunn - Childe theorized that it may have been the latent Force - sensitivity shared by his species , mingled with the flame - god itself , though he never fully understood or comprehended his power . Sunn - Childe decided to stay among the subterranean M ' usts while he learned how to wield his new ability , though he ultimately learned a new way of life while living in the M ' ust caves . The natives were a calm , peaceful species , who sought harmony ; a stark contrast to Sunn - Childe ' s life - philosophy , which advocated action and violence . In time , however , Sunn - Childe learned from the M ' usts , and when he finally decided to return to the surface , he was a changed man . He returned to the surface to find an abandoned world littered with the corpses of his former comrades ; the Empire , as well as the few survivors , had left . Upon seeing the hundreds of dead bodies , Sunn - Childe realized that his power had increased drastically . While the power allowed him to create great things , he also knew that to allow himself to feel anger or to harm other beings would unleash the savagery hidden in the darkest part of his heart , creating hordes of vicious beasts , and he dedicated himself to a life of peace . His revolution would not be physical as his previous attempt had been , but rather a personal , secret one . Sunn - Childe ' s power allowed him to turn any of his dreams into reality , and the humanoid created a kingdom of dreams from " psychic energy " — the City of Dreams . Sunn - Childe called his old battle comrades — who had secretly continued their fight against the Empire in his absence — to join him , knowing that they would share in his vision . Members of a plethora of species — Wookiees , Gotals , and even droids among them — joined him , living a life that they felt showed what could be achieved when a being put his sword down . Sunn - Childe ' s dream universe was contained in a sort of pocket dimension , inaccessible to the outside galaxy . The City of Dreams was suspended in the air , covered over by a huge bubble and surrounded by wild forests . Sunn - Childe was constantly trying to keep his anger and other negative emotions at bay , because whenever he showed his other , violent side , vicious creatures were created from thin air . The only way to destroy them was to use his power to take them back into his body , further building up the anger he was attempting to suppress . Death . In 3 ABY , soon after the Battle of Hoth , Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca of the Alliance to Restore the Republic arrived at the City of Dreams by accident after a hyperdrive malfunction . They set their starship , the " Millennium Falcon " , down in the jungles , but were attacked by its predators . After realizing that the first visitor in many years had arrived , Sunn - Childe and a team of his fellows entered the jungle to greet Calrissian . They chanced upon the two outsiders struggling with a wild beast , though Sunn - Childe was able to make the creatures disappear . Calrissian recognized him as Cody Sunn - Childe , who he had witnessed in action against the Empire as a boy . Sunn - Childe , however , was in no mood to speak of the past , and he invited Calrissian to the City of Dreams . He told Calrissian that he was welcome to stay for as long as he wished , so long as he did not violate the rules Sunn - Childe and Ansible Beelyard had put in place . Although awed by the City of Dreams , Calrissian was perplexed as to why such an outspoken enemy of the Empire was now living in such a place . Sunn - Childe told the Rebel his story , though Calrissian was not convinced ; he hated Sunn - Childe for not using his power for a greater good and claimed that he was a coward . When Calrissian lashed out at Sunn - Childe , the jungle beasts attacked , but Sunn - Childe stopped them . Calrissian wanted to leave , upset that his childhood hero had become afraid to fight , but Sunn - Childe told him that if none set an alternative , peaceful example , then none would follow it . Calrissian asked Sunn - Childe what good his example was when millions were enslaved while he and his comrades lived in their secure city , which angered Sunn - Childe greatly and prompted a furious outburst . Calrissian sarcastically congratulated Sunn - Childe for showing his emotions , believing the freedom fighter he remembered might return , before making to leave . Ashamed at having lost his temper , Sunn - Childe let Calrissian return to the " Millennium Falcon " . The two later returned to their conversation again , though they were interrupted when a large blaster bolt almost killed Calrissian . In pursuit of the " Millennium Falcon " , a fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers led by Captain Plikk had discovered a tear in the dimensional fabric that led to the City of Dreams and attacked Sunn - Childe ' s home . Calrissian and Chewbacca departed in the " Millennium Falcon " to try to fend off the attack , though they had little hope for success — only Sunn - Childe and his powers could save the City of Dreams , though he refused to break his vow . Sunn - Childe was not entirely sure he had made the right decision , though ; if he used his power to destroy Plikk ' s Star Destroyers he would be breaking his principles , but to allow Calrissian and Chewbacca to die would do the same . Despite the objections of his fellow city - dwellers , Sunn - Childe gave in to his anger and frustration and conjured huge dragon - like creatures , which attacked the Star Destroyers and allowed Calrissian to escape back to the City of Dreams . Almost immediately , Sunn - Childe realized he had made the wrong choice and called off the creatures . For all his talk of " shining examples , " Sunn - Childe had been unable to uphold his principles in the face of adversity , and he decided that the only way to prove that his dream of peace was worth living for was to die for it . After consulting with his companions , he allowed the Star Destroyers to destroy his City of Dreams , taking him and everyone else with it . In destroying the city , the Star Destroyers expended all their power and were unable to return to their home dimension . Calrissian decided to leave them there to let them die as revenge for their actions against Cody Sunn - Childe and his City of Dreams . Additionally , when Calrissian liberated the Wheel from the Empire in 4 ABY , he refused to take administrative control , claiming that its liberation was a tribute to Sunn - Childe . Personality and traits . Cody Sunn - Childe was initially a simple businessman with capitalist leanings , and a sympathy towards the cause of the Separatists in the Clone Wars . However , the dirty dealings of the Empire and the Senator Simon Greyshade caused him to become disillusioned with galactic governments and caused him to embark upon a violent crusade against the reigning Galactic Empire . During his time as an insurgent against the Empire , Sunn - Childe was a being of action , and while many other anti - Imperials , such as Mon Mothma and Bail Organa , were reluctant to begin a military rebellion themselves , he embraced and even enjoyed the idea of an armed resistance . He was known to have a vicious temper , and his violence shed much blood ; unlike most of the leaders of the other rebellions against the Empire , he led from the front , commanding troops against Imperial forces . He abhorred the Empire , and was among the most radical of the leaders of the anti - Imperial front . However , after his time with the M ' usts , Sunn - Childe became a pacifist , determined never to harm another living being again . He stuck strictly to his principles and only gave into his anger after Calrissian insulted him . Calrissian ' s words about how his peaceful example meant nothing while slaves suffered all over the galaxy deeply affected Sunn - Childe , though , and they brought about a moment of doubt in which he had his magical creatures attack the Imperial forces . In the end , however , Sunn - Childe cared more for his principles than his life and allowed himself to be killed . Behind the scenes . Cody Sunn - Childe was created by J . M . DeMatteis for " " , published by Marvel Comics in 1981 . He was drawn by Carmine Infantino , Tom Palmer , and Glynis Wein . The character was named after the writer ' s son , Cody . DeMatteis was unhappy with changes made to the story by Lucasfilm Ltd . , deciding to use the pseudonym " Wally Lombego . " Sunn - Childe went unmentioned until Daniel Wallace ' s " The New Essential Guide to Characters " briefly mentioned him in 2002 , and Wallace again mentioned Sunn - Childe in passing in " The New Essential Chronology " in 2005 . He was also mentioned in Janu Godalhi ' s Databank entry , written by Adrick Tolliver , " gohan316427 " , and " General Tarfful " , as part of StarWars . com ' s What ' s The Story ? feature . Sunn - Childe ' s latest appearance was in the Star Wars Blog article " Viva Space Vegas ! The History of the Marvelous Wheel " , which gave background information on Sunn - Childe before he had become a rebel . There is a slight timeline discrepancy between " The Dreams of Cody Sunn - Childe " and the " New Essential Chronology " . " The Dreams of Cody Sunn - Childe " states that Sunn - Childe lived in the City of Dreams for over a decade , though the " New Essential Chronology " puts his disappearance around 3 BBY , to fit with the changes made to the timeline of the Empire in the Prequel trilogy . The " New Essential Chronology " and " New Essential Guide to Characters " also misspell his name as " Cody Sun - Childe . "