MK - 09 MK - 09 , nicknamed Emkay , was a heavily modified MK - series maintenance droid owned by the Azzameen family during the Galactic Civil War . A brash , aggressive droid with a sense for adventure , MK - 09 was intensely loyal to the Azzameen family and their company Twin Suns Transport Services and considered himself a member of the family . The family droid was modified to allow him to pilot multiple types of craft , including freighters and starfighters , and operate a starship ' s turret gun . Emkay felt that droids were superior to organic beings ; disgusted by the mistreatment of droids throughout the galaxy , he developed a dislike toward the Galactic Empire due to their callous treatment of droids and often suggested that the Azzameens join the Alliance to Restore the Republic , an organization he felt held droids in better respect . He originally served solely as a maintenance droid aboard Azzameen Home Base and the family ' s YT - 2000 light freighter " Otana " , but was later able to put his piloting modifications to use when family head Tomaas Azzameen , owner of Twin Suns Transport Services and Alliance sympathizer , determined it time to train his youngest son Ace in the family trading business . Emkay , along with Ace ' s siblings Emon and Aeron , were assigned to instruct the new pilot . The droid accompanied Ace on delivery runs for the family , often encountering Viraxo Industries — an Imperial - aligned trading company and rivals to the Azzameens and their company and with whom MK - 09 held great contempt . Following the death of Tomaas and the Imperialization of Azzameen assets after an attempted counterattack on Viraxo holdings and a failed covert delivery , the droid , along with Ace , Aeron , and Emon , sought refuge with the Alliance ; Ace would eventually enlist and Emkay often visited him on his various postings aboard Alliance Star Cruisers . During these visits , the droid would track Ace ' s successes , maintain Ace ' s growing collection of souvenirs from battles , and inform Ace of upcoming family missions . The droid would again accompany Ace as he flew on these family missions , many of which were intended to assist the Rebel Alliance , albeit discreetly , as the surviving Azzameens attempted to restore their business . Emkay and the rest of the Azzameen children were betrayed by Antan Azzameen , Tomaas ' s brother and co - owner of Twin Suns Transport Services , after Antan forged a deal with the Empire to reclaim the family business ; this trap would not be successful . MK - 09 even assisted the Alliance directly on a number of missions . When the Alliance sought the capture of the Lambda shuttle " Tydirium " for use in future offensives , MK - 09 flew alongside Ace in the Azzameen family ' s YT - 1300 freighter " Sabra " as Ace delivered commandos to an Imperial base holding the shuttle . The droid also took part in the Alliance recapture of Azzameen Station from a mercenary group , and would even go on to serve alongside Ace — now a decorated pilot — as a gunner aboard the freighter " Millennium Falcon " during the pivotal Battle of Endor . Biography . Family service . The Kalibac Industries MK - series maintenance droid MK - 09 served the Azzameen family and their trading business , Twin Suns Transport Services , around 3 ABY ; members of the family affectionately referred to the droid as Emkay . During this time , MK - 09 was stationed aboard the family ' s YT - 2000 light freighter " Otana " . When not aboard the " Otana " , the maintenance droid served on Azzameen Station monitoring shipping information , including statistics on Viraxo Industries — competitors of Twin Suns Transport Services — and maintaining the family ' s starships . The droid also spent time piloting craft in the family ' s combat simulator . In 3 ABY , the droid was aboard the " Otana " during a delivery to the Alliance to Restore the Republic ' s covert base on the planet Hoth , assisting family patriarch Tomaas Azzameen as Tomaas helped the Alliance ' s efforts in a galaxy - spanning civil war against the Galactic Empire . While making the delivery , an Imperial force led by Darth Vader entered the system and an intense battle erupted . Emkay was aboard the " Otana " undergoing minor updates to his systems when Tomaas and his eldest son Galin entered the ship and prepared to leave . The three escaped the invading Imperial forces with help from the Alliance and left with the first wave of Rebel evacuees . Though the " Otana " was damaged in the Azzameens ' flight , the ship and its crew were able to return to Azzameen Station ; once home , MK - 09 continued his duties . Training an ace . Following the " Otana " escape at Hoth , Tomaas determined it was time to train his youngest son , Ace , how to fly for the family company . To assist Ace ' s tutelage , his father enlisted the help of two of Ace ' s siblings , Aeron and Emon , and assigned MK - 09 to serve Ace directly . Ace ' s sister Aeron e - mail ed Emkay after the droid ' s reassignment and told the droid he was to accompany Ace on any family missions . She also sent him data on Azzameen trade routes , starship identification material , and information on the family ' s modified Corellian freighters — including combat tactics and turret instructions for use aboard the ships — to prepare MK - 09 for his new position . Being assigned to Ace , MK - 09 displayed family mission details through his onboard holoprojector and briefed the new pilot on said missions . Emkay met Ace inside the cockpit of the family ' s YT - 1300 light freighter " Sabra " in the hangar of Azzameen Station for Ace ' s first spaceflight . Aeron , in the " Sabra " identical twin ship " Selu " , accompanied Ace and the freighters made their way to pick up a pair of cargo canister s en route to Harlequin Station . Ace piloted the craft and engaged its hyperdrive , launching both him and MK - 09 into their first trip through hyperspace . Arriving at Harlequin Station , Emkay observed as Ace dropped off their cargo before retrieving the return package . However , the arrival of two Viraxo - allied " Pursuer " - class enforcement ships , the " Enkidu " and " Gilgam " , interrupted the training exercise . Harlequin Station , defenseless against the Viraxo raiders after the departure of its protection craft " Kouerd " , called upon the Azzameens for protection . Excited at the prospect of battle , MK - 09 urged Ace to intercede on the station ' s behalf . Eventually , the two invaders were chased off ; Harlequin Station was grateful , but animosity between the Azzameens and the Viraxo was beginning to build . For the next training mission , Ace would be led by his brother Emon through a series of targets for turret practice . With Ace in the laser cannon turret of the " Sabra " , MK - 09 piloted alongside Emon ' s " Firespray - 31 " - class starship " Andrasta " . However , Emon instructed the droid not to fire the " Sabra " forward lasers , as it was a training exercise for Ace , not MK - 09 ; this disappointed the droid . As Ace practiced , MK - 09 adapted his piloting to Ace ' s shooting . Emon concluded the lesson with a trip to the resort station of Dunari ' s Rest to celebrate . There , the Azzameens again encountered Viraxo presence in the form of the " Enkidu " and two " Razor " - class starfighters . Emon moved to engage the " Enkidu " , leaving Ace and Emkay to fight the starfighters . As Ace destroyed one with the " Sabra " turret , MK - 09 rammed the other , obliterating it without the " Sabra " sustaining damage . Following the dogfight , the Azzameens fled the system at the casino ' s request . Viraxo entanglements . MK - 09 flew his next mission with Ace when Aeron requested Ace ' s help after she accidentally deleted data on three areas in the family ' s secret cargo fields . In order to rebuild the missing data , the cargo containers located in the fields needed to be visited and inspected manually . Co - piloting the " Sabra " with Ace at the helm and Aeron flying the " Selu " offering advice , the droid helped instruct the young Azzameen on inspecting the containers . Due to his programming , MK - 09 stayed silent after Ace chose a less - efficient pattern to scan the containers in the first area ; instead , the droid focused on scanning the sector for any intruding forces . In the second field , his scanning identified the cargo ferry " Raider " attempting to steal one of the Azzameens ' pressure tank s . After a brief skirmish that saw the destruction of the " Raider " , Ace , Aeron , and Emkay finished their scan and moved to the third area , where more interlopers were discovered . Again , the " Enkidu " and a pair of " Razor " - class fighters were interfering in Azzameen affairs ; upon their identification , Emkay moved to the " Sabra " turret and disabled one of the " Razor " s , forcing it to crash into a container . The " Enkidu " , perched atop a Class - L cargo container , exited the system after the " Selu " approached . With the area clear , scanning resumed , eventually resulting in MK - 09 ' s discovery of contraband spice planted in the container that the " Enkidu " accessed . Realizing this was an effort to sabotage the Azzameens and their company , MK - 09 remarked that the containers in the affected fields would have to be moved . At Emkay ' s suggestion , Aeron took the affected container back to Azzameen Station to allow the family to decide what to do with it and with the escalating conflict with the Viraxo . Eventually , Antan Azzameen , brother of Tomaas and co - owner of Twin Suns Transport Services , was informed of the recent troubles with the Viraxo and the attempted sabotage . Now in charge of the company while Tomaas and Galin were out on business , he reprimanded his brother ' s children for provoking the Viraxo . Still , Antan devised a plan to serve some retribution to the family ' s rivals by using the same illegal spice used in the sabotage attempt . Aeron was to deliver the spice to the Viraxo orbital station Viraxo 54 in a disguised " Selu " — now the " Venix " thanks to false transponder code s — and Ace , Emkay , and Emon were to subsequently cause a disturbance to attract Imperial attention ; Antan hoped that the discovery of the spice Aeron left in Viraxo space would cause the rival company to fall out of favor with the Empire , effectively crippling the Viraxo . Ace , again flying the " Sabra " with MK - 09 as copilot , and Emon , flying the " Andrasta " , exited Azzameen Station and flew to the Viraxo facility . The " Selu " and " Andrasta " entered the system and engaged the " Razor " - class starfighters emerging from the base ; in the fight , MK - 09 manned the turret gun on the " Sabra " . From his dorsal vantage point , Emkay witnessed the " Andrasta " engage the " Enkidu " to the latter ship ' s destruction . However , the plan failed as Aeron ' s brothers had entered the system too early . During the following argument , the droid attempted to calm the quarreling siblings to no avail . Aeron attempted to bluff her way to the planned exit vector , but the station disabled her masquerading YT - 1300 and stranded the young Human female . While Emon moved his ship to retrieve her , Emkay continued firing at the Viraxo starfighters to protect Ace ' s flank . Emon left the system after picking up Aeron ; the " Sabra " was forced to destroy the abandoned " Selu " before leaving the system to avoid Imperial identification . The fall of the family . Once Tomaas returned from his trip , he was shocked that Antan would use his children to exact such revenge against Viraxo Industries rather than approach a diplomatic solution . In spite of this , his father recognized Ace ' s piloting abilities as well as MK - 09 ' s role in training . Because of Ace ' s skills , Tomaas enlisted him and MK - 09 , along with Aeron and Emon , to fly cover for the Twin Suns Transport Services ' GR - 75 medium transport " Vasudra " on a mission to collect a black market shipment of the healing substance bacta for the Alliance from a pirate group . The Azzameen flight group was escorted to the meeting grounds by the SCT Scout craft " Ravenno " ; the " Vasudra " docked with the waiting " Xiytiar " - class transport " End Run " and the bacta transfer began . Azzameen suspicions rose as problems with the pumps were reported and technicians from the " End Run " were dispatched . Their suspicions were confirmed as the technicians made their way to the " Vasudra " engines , intending to cripple the transport ; as the family realized this , a DP20 gunship , the " Loose Cannon " , and its CloakShape fighter escort entered the system and engaged Azzameen forces . Ace , in the " Sabra " , was told to engage the technicians ; Emkay , not receiving targeting commands , targeted and engaged the attacking CloakShape starfighters . After the Azzameens defeated the pirate craft , the " End Run " surrendered and transferred the remainder of its bacta cargo . The pirates then escaped at Tomaas ' s insistence , much to both Emon and MK - 09 ' s chagrin . When it was time to deliver some of the procured bacta , Tomaas called upon Ace and Emkay to fly as escorts for the " Vasudra " in the " Otana " — the Azzameen ship the droid most wanted to pilot — and the craft flew to the Alliance outpost " Hospital " . However , shortly after the family ' s arrival , the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Corrupter " entered the system ; now under Alliance scrutiny due to the timing , the Azzameen escort ships were nevertheless called to assist Alliance starfighters to defend both the outpost and the " Vasudra " , now attempting to offload its bacta cargo . Emkay assisted Ace in the " Otana " by monitoring communications and targeting enemies . Though a majority of their personnel escaped , the Rebellion lost the battle ; " Hospital " was destroyed , and the " Otana " fled the system . The " Vasudra " , disabled in the battle , did not return to Azzameen Station ; Tomaas and Galin , both still aboard the ship , were considered lost . Shortly after , warrants for the Azzameen family were issued due both to their assistance at " Hospital " and their interference at Viraxo 54 , and the family made preparations to flee their holdings . While not one of the members of the family listed in the warrant , MK - 09 considered himself to be among them . Ace and Emkay , in the " Otana " , accompanied Aeron in the " Selu " to retrieve property from the family company ' s main base of operations , Twin Suns Station . As Ace piloted the " Otana " to retrieve a container of warheads intended for the Alliance , his droid copilot scanned the sector and was the first to announce the arrival of a joint Imperial and Viraxo strike force . Comprised of the Imperial " Victory II " - class Star Destroyer " Furious " , the Viraxo CR90 corvette " Blast Radius " , and miscellaneous escorts and shuttles , this fleet approached Twin Suns Station , intending to capture the base . The " Otana " , warheads in tow , held off the attackers long enough for Aeron to empty the family ' s safe aboard the station ; their mission a success , the two freighters exited the system as the station was disabled . The " Otana " and " Sabra " returned to Azzameen Station . Upon arrival , Ace assessed the warhead container and found that it escaped the battle without damage . Emkay suggested a more prudent approach to the battle , which earned the droid the disabling of his communication circuits — both internal and external . The pilots of two Corellian freighters met with Emon , who had been patrolling the sector . He reported that their uncle Antan , who had just flown with Emon to one of the Azzameen ' s cargo facilities , had been captured after an ambush by Viraxo forces . Without Antan , the Azzameen children had no plan . Emkay , still silent due to his disabled circuits , was thankful for the sudden arrival of Admiral Garreth Holtz in the " Corrupter " , as he realized it kept the children from formulating a plan , as the past several had failed . With the Star Destroyer ordering the Azzameens ' surrender , Aeron quickly suggested that the Azzameens seek asylum with the Alliance to Restore the Republic , hopeful that the word of family friend and Alliance pilot Olin Garn would assuage any possible suspicion from the botched bacta delivery ; at some point , MK - 09 ' s communication circuits were restored , and he agreed , loading the coordinates provided into the " Otana " navicomputer . Their exit vector took them through the path of the Imperial force ; MK - 09 ' s communication circuits were again disabled after he called out the opposing ships . Eventually the Azzameens made their way into Alliance space in the Outer Rim Territories and approached the cruiser " Defiance " . Aiding a rebellion . As suspected , Olin Garn ' s word allowed the Azzameens clearance to come aboard the Mon Calamari MC80 Star Cruiser . Ace made contact with Rebel trainers once aboard and enlisted in the Alliance naval forces . As Ace ' s siblings worked on reestablishing the family ' s affairs , Emkay would pilot the " Otana " when called to do so . Though MK - 09 could not accompany Ace when the Azzameen boy joined the Rebellion — disappointing the droid — the droid would often visit Ace as he trained and would offer tips on the trials in the Alliance ' s proving grounds and track the new recruit ' s kills . MK - 09 also continued to monitor Ace ' s growing collection of souvenirs , stored aboard one of the family ' s Corellian freighters . When visiting the " Defiance " , MK - 09 would situate himself in the concourse to alert Ace to e - mails received and inform him if the family needed the Alliance pilot . Family business . One such family brief came shortly after Ace ' s starfighter career began . After receiving word on the captured Antan ' s location from an Azzameen mole located aboard the Viraxo XQ5 Platform " Viraxo Industries " , Emon sent MK - 09 , piloting the " Otana " , back to the " Defiance " to collect Ace for a mission to rescue Antan . After the " Otana " rendezvoused with Emon ' s " Andrasta " , the two craft left for the platform . At Ace ' s command , MK - 09 entered the " Otana " turret and prepared to protect the YT - 2000 against starfighter attacks , though the two intended to make their way to the platform without incident . However , multiple Planetary Defender starfighter s intercepted both Azzameen craft , forcing the " Andrasta " to engage and protect the " Otana " . Once docked with " Viraxo Industries " , Emkay disembarked the " Otana " to retrieve Antan from his cell . The droid made his way through the facility , disabling security systems and eventually freeing the captive Azzameen . Once the two exited the platform and reunited with the waiting Ace , the " Otana " was forced to flee as a Star Destroyer entered the system . Eventually , after transferring Antan to the " Andrasta " , Emkay dropped Ace off at the " Defiance " and piloted the " Otana " back to the other Azzameens . Emkay would again pilot the " Otana " to retrieve Ace , now a flight officer , from the " Defiance " for another family mission , this time assigned by Aeron . The two would be retrieving a damaged Viper probe droid in the Saila Na system , which she suggested would prove useful in tracking Viraxo movements . Shortly after exiting hyperspace close to the probe droid pod , the Muurian transport " Pelican " and its escort of R - 41 Starchaser s entered the system with seemingly the same mission goals . The incoming starfighters intercepted the " Otana " and the " Pelican " approached and captured the probe droid . Emkay , controlling the " Otana " turrets , engaged the Starchasers as Ace concentrated on destroying the transport and collecting the probe . With the probe retrieved , Ace and Emkay moved on to the second phase of the plan : passing through the civilian customs checkpoint Tinoon Station . While Emkay initially feared that passing the checkpoint would be the most challenging part of Aeron ' s plan , a pirate force consisting of Y - wings and a pair of " Marauder " - class corvettes entered the sector and engaged both the " Otana " and the station . Due to either the pressing odds , importance of the mission , or the lack of necessity in protecting the customs station , Emkay acted somewhat against his typical nature , as he suggested more than once that they fly through the screen and into hyperspace , avoiding any sort of combat entirely . However , the suggestions were ignored and Emkay was dispatched to the turret to destroy offending starfighters and incoming warheads . Once the fight ended , Tinoon Station thanked the crew of the " Otana " for their support in the battle and allowed them to pass the checkpoint without incident or inspection . Leaving Tinoon Station , the " Otana " and the probe droid pod successfully rendezvoused with Aeron , who was waiting aboard the " Sabra " in an asteroid field . After the exchange , the " Otana " returned to the " Defiance " . Aboard the " Liberty " . MK - 09 continued to visit Ace after the latter ' s transfer to the Alliance Star Cruiser " Liberty " due to the flight officer ' s outstanding mission performance . Some time after the transfer , Emon sent Emkay to the " Liberty " in the " Otana " to retrieve Ace for a family mission . Emon relayed that Antan had discovered that K ' Armyn Viraxo , head of Viraxo Industries , would be traveling in his personal luxury yacht " Highroller " . Antan saw this as a ripe opportunity for vengeance against the Viraxo for their role in the Imperialization of Azzameen assets and the deaths of Tomaas and Galin . By now , the thrill of piloting the " Otana " had waned for Emkay , and he began to resent his job of shuttling Ace to various missions — though the droid was still fond of flying as copilot in battle . Nevertheless , he complied and the " Otana " set off to rendezvous with Emon ' s " Andrasta " . Once reunited , the two craft made their way to Destreg Spaceport in orbit around the planet Destreg II , where Antan believe the " Highroller " would be passing through . Indeed , shortly after the brothers ' arrival , the yacht , along with an escort of R - 41 Starchasers , entered the system . The fighters turned to engage an oncoming " Otana " , but , rather than fight them , Ace piloted the craft through the fighter screen ; Emkay , expecting a fight , was impressed with the Alliance pilot ' s tactics . When the " Otana " reached the " Highroller " , MK - 09 performed a scan for lifeforms but found none aboard the craft . Though disappointed and frustrated , Ace nevertheless destroyed the vessel and engaged the incoming R - 41 fighters . Displeased with the exchange of fire , the spaceport called Imperial authorities and demanded the Azzameens ' departure . However , before they could leave , a small collection of bounty hunters flying Muurian transports and Z - 95 Headhunters entered the system to collect on the Viraxo bounty on the Azzameen brothers . Ace , Emon , and MK - 09 successfully defeated this bounty hunter force and returned to the " Liberty " . Afterward , Ace and MK - 09 received word from Antan , who apologized for his misinformation and for sending them into the bounty hunter trap . Alliance suppliers . Following their campaign to track and destroy the TIE Experimental Project and its production facility , the Alliance was in desperate need of warheads and began looking towards external and unorthodox methods to obtain the ordnance . Aeron , noting this as an opportunity to simultaneously help the Rebel Alliance and hurt Viraxo Industries , discovered a cache of warheads stored in containers at the Viraxo storage platform 1 ; with Antan ' s permission and a collection of transports from their company , she formed a plan to steal the containers and sell them to the Alliance . MK - 09 and Aeron traveled to the " Liberty " , this time flying the " Sabra " , and collected Ace for the mission to covertly inspect the containers . As Emkay noted , the Azzameens were not adept at clandestine maneuvers , and the covert operation was unsuccessful ; Viraxo " Razor " - class fighters attacked the " Sabra " , and Ace was forced to rapidly scan the containers while under attack . With Aeron in the turret of the " Sabra " , MK - 09 relayed information to Ace in the cockpit , and offered to control the turret in Aeron ' s stead when Ace ' s patience with the droid began to wear thin . With the scanning of the containers complete , the " Sabra " was free to fully engage the enemy starfighters and Gun Emplacement s around the facility as the Magnum Group transports entered the system . Before the warhead transfers were complete , though , the intended recipients of the weapons entered the system . While MK - 09 was unable to determine their origin , Aeron noted that the newcomers — the bulk freighter " XTS - 673 " and a complement of Supa Fighter s — were part of the criminal organization Black Sun . Aeron also realized that the arrival of the Black Sun flight group indicated that the Azzameens had again fallen into a trap . The " Sabra " moved to intercept the bulk freighter and the fighters ; due to Ace ' s distraction , Magnum group was able to complete the transfer and return safely to the Rebel rendezvous point , and the " Sabra " followed shortly thereafter . Both Ace and Aeron received the Alliance Civilian Battle Award for their independent civilian actions in securing the arms and assisting the Rebellion ; Ace would pin his upon Emkay when the droid was aboard the " Liberty " . During Ace ' s continuing tour , his squadron was called upon to investigate an Imperial sensor station and research facility located near Kuat . Antan heard of the attack on the sensor station — an Alliance success — and decided to use the confusion sown and decrease in protection to install a listening device on one of the satellites damaged by the battle . Aeron took MK - 09 along in the " Sabra " to again meet her brother Ace aboard the " Liberty " , and the trio left for Kuati space . Ace and Emkay dispatched the protecting forces , consisting of the " Beta " - class escort transport " Minelayer " and an accompaniment of " Alpha " - class Xg - 1 Star Wings , and began searching for a location for the listening device . Once a suitable satellite was found , Aeron disembarked from the freighter and began attaching the device . The " Sabra " was forced to protect the vulnerable Azzameen as the " Gamma " - class assault shuttle " Omicron " entered the system and deployed squads of Zero - G spacetroopers ; after defeating these invaders and collecting Aeron , the group left the system . Emkay and Aeron dropped Ace off at the " Liberty " before departing in the " Sabra " . Some time later , Aeron once again noted an opportunity to assist the Rebellion , harm the Viraxo , and make a few credits in the process . She planned to attack and raid Viraxo Industries platform VXO - 33274 , stealing vital supplies , and then transport them to Vergesso Base to assist the struggling Rebel presence . Taking MK - 09 along in the " Otana " , Aeron collected Ace from the " Liberty " and the Azzameen trio traveled to the repair yards of Bilbringi V , where they were to rendezvous with a motley group of freighters commanded by former employees of Twin Suns Transport Services . Following the meeting , the " Otana " escorted these freighters through hyperspace to VXO - 33274 , where the ship encountered a small Black Sun force of Supa Fighters and the IPV - 1 System Patrol Craft " Scylla " protecting the platform . With assistance from a hired squadron of Toscan 8 - Q starfighter s , Ace eliminated the patrol craft from a turret aboard the " Otana " as MK - 09 piloted the ship . While the Azzameen - allied craft attempted to dispatch the remaining Supa Fighters protecting the base , Juno group and Lara group entered the system and began making off with containers surrounding platform VXO - 33274 . Before they could escape to the Vergesso Asteroids , though , a larger Black Sun force , consisting of the " Marauder " - class corvette " Charybdis " and a complement of " Razor " - class and Supa starfighters , appeared . With Ace back in the pilot ' s seat of the " Otana " , he and Emkay concentrated their attention on the " Razor " - class starfighters , destroying all twelve between the two of them . After the elimination of all Black Sun forces in the area , Juno Group and Lara Group completed their collection assignment and made the jump to Vergesso Base ; the " Otana " followed , as Aeron needed to be delivered to the asteroid base as well . After a brief skirmish with a number of Supa fighters , Aeron successfully disembarked and the " Otana " returned to the " Liberty " . Darker times for the family . Shortly after the Azzameen equipment transfer at Vergesso Base , a large fleet of Star Destroyers and support craft , including the massive Super Star Destroyer " Executor " , attacked the rebel base . Aeron , still aboard the asteroid base , frantically contacted Emkay and informed her of her plight . The droid , sitting aboard the " Otana " , then alerted and retrieved Ace and the two set out for the asteroid base , reusing the course utilized in the ship ' s recent trip . Due to the presence of the immense battlecruisers , the " Otana " had exited hyperspace much further from the asteroid base than anticipated ; this distance forced the pair to navigate through the capital ship screen in order to reach Aeron . Barely escaping attacks from the Imperial forces , Ace finally piloted the " Otana " to a close enough proximity to receive Aeron ' s panicked signal from aboard the doomed asteroid . As Ace piloted , Emkay took to the freighter ' s turret , protecting the " Otana " from incoming attacks . MK - 09 managed to score several kills , though they , as usual , would be attributed to Ace . Eventually , the " Otana " reached the damaged but as - of - then intact base and docked with the north tower airlock ; MK - 09 left the transport , sought out Aeron , retrieved her , and directed her back to the ship . Once the two were aboard with Ace , the " Otana " fled the doomed station en route to the exit vector — again located beyond the Star Destroyers . Once clear of the " Executor " , Ace engaged the hyperdrive and the Azzameen trio escaped . Safely in hyperspace , Aeron congratulated her brother and playfully insulted MK - 09 as the " Otana " returned to the " Liberty " . MK - 09 , having been out of the action for some time and longing to rejoin the fray , would later be contacted by Dunari , a longtime friend of Tomaas Azzameen . After picking Ace up from the " Liberty " , the droid relayed the message ; solemnly , Dunari stated that Ace ' s brother Emon had been captured and was held in Quesna Base under Imperial charges . Following Dunari ' s plan , Ace and Emkay , flying the " Otana " , anonymously transported a bomb , stolen from an Imperial stockyard and disguised as a Tibanna gas container , which would detonate when approaching the station . With the station distracted by the chaos of the explosion , Dunari ' s Muurian transport " Deadman ' s Hand " docked with Quesna Base and Dunari made his way through the station to rescue Emon . Ace turned turret controls over to Emkay as the former protected the " Deadman ' s Hand " . As Ace took on the IPV - 1 System Patrol Craft " Hammer " , the droid scored three kills against the attacking TIE / LN fighters . With the station ' s defenses extinguished , Dunari left Quesna Base with Emon aboard his transport , and departed the station completely undamaged . The two ships parted ways , Ace and Emkay returning to the " Liberty " and Dunari taking the beaten and injured Emon to his casino . Unfortunately for Dunari and Emon , an Imperial counterattack would force the evacuation of Dunari ' s Rest ; Ace ' s squadron was called in to protect the craft leaving the doomed casino . Emkay was unable to assist in this battle , as Ace utilized his one - man Alliance fighter , but did assist in cleanup at the Azzameen outpost , where Dunari ' s men briefly stayed following the evacuation . The Azzameens strike back . Emkay was contacted by Aeron shortly after the battle at Dunari ' s Rest after she determined that recovering files from the family ' s discarded datacore would assist in tracking the leak of information on family activities . After retrieving Ace in the " Otana " , the two met with a recovered Emon en route to Junkyard Control , a scrapyard near Tolig IV , where Aeron had tracked the datacore . After Ace identified the datacore among the refuse , Emkay left the " Otana " through the dorsal airlock and made his way through the short expanse of space to the junk container holding the datacore . Shortly after his exit , however , a group of T - wing interceptors entered the system and made their way to the Azzameens . Emon and Ace defended MK - 09 , still slicing the datacore to find the necessary files through the hail of lasers and spacecraft . His download complete , MK - 09 detached from the container before locating Ace ; realizing that the " Otana " was still occupied in its dogfight , Emkay began sailing into open space , sending out calls for assistance all the while . Eventually , with the fighters destroyed , Ace piloted the " Otana " toward the prone droid . Much to Emon ' s amusement and MK - 09 ' s dismay , the " Otana " sped towards the latter at full speed , only slowing the craft moments from impact to allow MK - 09 to board . The pair of Azzameen craft exited the system , their mission a success , and Ace returned to the " Liberty " as Emon took the data with him to be analyzed . Assistance to the Alliance . Emkay would begin helping the Rebellion directly soon after . A mercenary group had been constantly harassing Alliance endeavors in several systems , so the Alliance entrusted Ace , Aeron , and Emkay with locating the mercenary headquarters . The trio left in the " Otana " , planning to board the bulk cruiser " Redhawk " — known to have ties to the mercenary group and currently docked with the XQ5 Platform Cargo Station — and obtain the flight logs within its central computer in order to locate the base . This plan worked without much hassle , though an escort of " Preybird " - class starfighters entered the system and began attacking the docked light freighter . MK - 09 expressed a desire to enter one of the turrets to fend off this threat but was unable to as he was downloading data from the bulk freighter ; instead , Ace took to the turrets to repel the attacking mercenaries . Once Aeron had completed the download and reboarded the ship , the sliced coordinates were entered into the " Otana " navigation computer and the trio set off . Unfortunately for the Azzameens , the flight log had altered , as noted by Emkay ; rather than a mercenary base , the Azzameens found themselves in the midst of a collection of Star Destroyers firing their turbolasers . MK - 09 ' s sensors indicated that the YT - 2000 had entered the Carida Training Facility instead of their intended destination . Ordered to stand down , the Imperial Star Destroyers continued their bombardment of the target — now including the " Otana " — forcing Ace into a series of evasive maneuvers to give Emkay time to create a new exit vector . In addition to finding an escape route , MK - 09 managed to identify the five Star Destroyers . Once complete , Ace ignored the Imperial order to stop and instead made haste towards this exit , located behind the wall of Star Destroyers . After evading the turbolaser fire and fighter patrols sent to capture the " Otana " , the Azzameens finally exited the Carida system and returned to the XQ5 Platform where the " Redhawk " was stationed only minutes before . The bulk cruiser , however , was absent upon the " Otana " re - arrival , as it had left the station towards the mercenary base . Aeron decided to check through the flight logs aboard the platform , leaving Ace in the gunnery station and Emkay managing the download . With the information on the " Redhawk " whereabouts collected and input into the navicomputer , the " Otana " left , avoiding station defenses , and entered hyperspace . Upon arrival at these new coordinates the trio was stunned to find that the mercenary base holding the Hurrim mercenaries was none other than their own former home , Azzameen Station . The station had been renamed " " Falcon ' s Nest " " and a scattered assortment of craft and static defenses now occupied the sector ; Ace flew the " Otana " close enough to inspect the station , prompting several mercenary fighters to engage the freighter . Though Ace immediately attempted to engage this offensive presence — feelings shared by Emkay — Aeron simply wanted to return to the " Liberty " and inform the Rebellion so that a proper counterattack could commence . Ace agreed with Aeron ' s suggestion and the trio returned to the " Liberty " . Returning home . The Alliance counterattack came soon after the return of the " Otana " . Due to the family ' s familiarity with the station , Emon and Aeron were called in to assist with the Alliance attack . MK - 09 would operate the ventral turret on the " Otana " , though the ship would be piloted by Aeron ; Emkay ' s normal flying partner , Ace , would be instead flying a B - wing starfighter with his Alliance squadron . Together with Emon in the " Andrasta " , the strike team left the " Liberty " and made the jump back to the mercenary base . Once there , Aeron spotted uncle Antan ' s Action VI transport and pointed it out to the other Azzameens , though the ship fled before it could be hailed . Once the fighter squadrons diverged on the invaders , Aeron and Emkay targeted the incoming " Preybird " - class fighters and kept them occupied as the Alliance force moved to eliminate the station ' s defenses and disable the " Falcon ' s Nest " itself . With the main defenses destroyed , Storm Unit , the assault transport responsible for transporting the strike team intended to capture the base , approached the hangar ; the arrival of the " Marauder " - class corvette " Plague " , along with its accompanying squadrons of IRD starfighter s , forced the " Otana " , as well as the rest of the fighters in the Alliance force , to engage the corvette and protect the transport . Storm Unit successfully entered the base as the " Redhawk " exploded from the Rebel attack . After clearing the base of mercenaries , however , the strike force found the station filled with bombs set to explode within around three minutes . Aeron instructed Emkay to dock with the station . Once landed , Aeron made her way to the commandos and aided in diffusing the bomb . Skipray Blastboats entered the sector during the boarding operation ; Emkay took to the immobile " Otana " turret to protect the transport from the newcomers , allowing enough time for Aeron to successfully disarm the bombs . After the battle , the former " Falcon ' s Nest " was returned to the Azzameen family as thanks for their outstanding service as well as assistance in recovering the base . MK - 09 would once again join in an Alliance task soon after the recapture of Azzameen Station . This time , the droid accompanied Ace , secretly transporting a strike team in the " Sabra " , to secure the " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle " Tydirium " and Imperial codes contained within the vessel for use in future Alliance missions . MK - 09 managed communications with Imperial officers as the " Sabra " made its way through a customs checkpoint en route to Zhar ; this allowed Ace to concentrate on his piloting , as a passing patrol could identify the " Sabra " mission . MK - 09 , successfully bluffing his way through the conversation , was granted the coordinates for the outpost where the " Tydirium " was docked and the " Sabra " left for Zhar . Emkay continued to managed communications upon arrival at the outpost . Ace safely docked inside the station and Emkay left the line open as the commandos made their way toward the " Tydirium " . Once again , Emkay managed to stall the probing Imperial officer long enough for the commandos to finish their mission . However , though the officer may not have realized the real reason for the delay , he did determine it was worth looking into . Ace didn ' t give the Imperials a chance as he left the hangar , TIE fighters in pursuit . As the " Tydirium " exited the station undetected , the " Sabra " hailed Rogue Squadron , which entered the system and engaged the Imperial starfighters . Once the hijacked shuttle made the jump to lightspeed , the " Sabra " and the Rogues broke their dogfight and exited Zhar space . Following the completion of the mission , MK - 09 noted that the " Sabra " had taken several hits in the battle ; the maintenance droid lamented that he would have to repair this extensive damage . A fateful reunion . Shortly after the Alliance to Restore the Republic began amassing their fleet in the Sullust system in preparation for a major offensive against the Empire , Antan Azzameen called the Azzameen children to an urgent meeting . MK - 09 accompanied Ace and Aeron aboard the " Otana " , and arrived at Azzameen Station , where Antan ' s " Big Score " and Emon awaited them . The Azzameen children and MK - 09 immediately demanded answers about Antan ' s presence in the battle to retake the station , though the overly chatty MK - 09 was later switched off at the insistence of short - tempered Emon . The droid remained off for the duration of the conversation ; Antan explained that he was working with the Empire in order to restore Twin Suns Transport Services and negotiate the release of Tomaas and Galin , whom Antan revealed were alive , though imprisoned in Kessel Station . Antan insisted that the Azzameen children depart for the Kessel system at once as he had organized the captured Azzameens ' release . Upon reactivation , Emkay questioned what he had missed ; the Azzameens did not immediately respond , but the droid learned of the mission and was ecstatic at the prospect of rescuing the lost Azzameens . The " Otana " , " Andrasta " , and " Big Score " exited hyperspace near Kessel and the " Otana " docked with the station . Aeron began to slice through the prison records to find Tomaas and Galin , but was unable to find any record of either Azzameen . Building fears for the Azzameen children were soon realized ; the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Devastator " arrived and demanded the surrender of the " Otana " and " Andrasta " while thanking Antan for his betrayal of the rogue Azzameens . As the " Big Score " left , MK - 09 was tasked with finding a new exit vector , as the Star Destroyer had successfully managed to block the previously calculated coordinates . The task was made much more difficult due to the close presence of the Maw , a multitude of black holes which made quick hyperspace calculations all but impossible . It was only the timely arrival of the " Deadman ' s Hand " and Dunari that allowed the " Otana " to escape ; Dunari provided the Azzameen ships coordinates to exit the Kessel system and reach the relative safety of an Imperial asteroid ore processing plant . As Ace sped towards a new exit vector , Emkay took to the turret to keep pursuing TIE / ad starfighter s from attacking the ship . Eventually , the " Otana " , " Andrasta " , and " Deadman ' s Hand " escaped Kessel space and returned to the " Liberty " . Aboard the " Millennium Falcon " . There was little time to recover from the shock of Antan ' s betrayal as the Alliance had finished preparations for their full - scale assault on a new Imperial Death Star battlestation under construction in the Endor system . Ace was assigned to the " Millennium Falcon " , a YT - 1300 light freighter owned by Alliance General Han Solo , to be used in the assault on the vulnerable superweapon . Ace later invited MK - 09 to serve alongside him aboard the freighter ; MK - 09 , thankful and excited for the chance to destroy a Death Star , agreed . The " Millennium Falcon " , piloted by Alliance General Lando Calrissian , entered hyperspace with the rest of the Alliance fleet close behind . Upon arrival , MK - 09 noted the impressive size of the Imperial battlestation as the " Falcon " and the rest of the rebel fleet closed upon the Death Star . However , the ground mission to destroy the planetary shield generator protecting the second Death Star on the Forest Moon of Endor had been delayed ; Lando , sensing that the shield was still raised , called all craft to break their attack as waves of TIE fighters approached the Rebel starfighters . MK - 09 took to the " Falcon " ventral turret gun , assisting fellow turret operator Airen Cracken , to destroy the incoming starfighters . As Calrissian ordered the Alliance fleet to engage the Star Destroyers blockading the system ' s exit , the droid continued to work the turret gun , assisting in the destruction of the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " and Imperial Star Destroyer " Vehement " . With the shield protecting the station disabled , the " Falcon " entered the superstructure and destroyed the Death Star ' s reactor core ; this led to the destruction of the station entirely and a victory for the Alliance . Following the battle , MK - 09 would continue to visit Ace , now assigned to the Star Cruiser " Independence " , as his former home , the " Liberty " , was destroyed by the second Death Star ' s superlaser during the Battle of Endor . Some time later , MK - 09 would compile an account of Ace ' s experiences with the Rebellion and the saga of the Azzameen family . Characteristics . MK - 09 was a heavily - modified Kalibac Industries MK - series maintenance droid . Like other droids in the series , Emkay possessed a single red photoreceptor mounted on the front of his head . A telescoping neck joint allowed the droid to swivel , raise , and lower his head . Located in Emkay ' s torso was a holoprojector capable of displaying mission briefs and graphic representations of objectives . A pair of tracks mounted to the lower portion of the droid ' s chassis allowed locomotion . When in space , MK - 09 could maneuver without the assistance of an external source ; this allowed the droid to accomplish space - based missions , like the recovery of the Azzameen family datacore . As a second - degree maintenance droid , Emkay was utilized to repair vessels such as the family ' s YT - series freighters following missions . His knowledge also applied to in - flight jobs ; for example , he knew how to correctly reattach a YT - 1300 ' s thrust vector magnet s . Emkay could also use his programming to analyze situations and come to conclusions . Similarly , the droid was often tasked with calculations , including plotting safe and accurate routes through hyperspace . He was capable of simultaneous route calculation and ship identification . MK - 09 possessed a communication system with both internal and external components as well as a memory bank capable of storing holofilms and experiences . An internal oil - based lubrication system ensured the proper functioning of his components . Emkay had an extensive suite of scanning equipment , including sensors for detecting life aboard starships and ship identification sensors . His owners , the Azzameens , heavily modified the droid to serve an expanded role in family affairs . MK - 09 was capable of piloting various starships — mainly freighters and transports , though the droid could also pilot one - man starfighters — due to both internal and external modifications . When Tomaas Azzameen felt it time to teach his youngest son , Ace , Emkay was further upgraded ; upon Ace ' s first training mission , Aeron provided the droid with instructions for operating a turret gun . Emkay used these upgrades to protect craft flown by the new pilot . Personality . Emkay was a brash , headstrong droid with masculine programming . While copiloting with Ace , the droid frequently looked to engage in dogfights . He also expressed a great deal of enjoyment when in battle ; this enthusiasm caused those familiar with the droid to often suggest toning down his aggression circuits . Even with the aggression shown towards enemies , MK - 09 showed kindness and understanding to those near him . MK - 09 ' s behavioral processor did not possess an embarrassment program , but was capable of feeling pride , both at his own actions and the actions of those close to him . The droid was disappointed at being unable to join the Rebellion officially , and often suggested that enlisting MK - series maintenance droids would greatly benefit the Rebellion ' s efforts . Though he endeared his biological owners , MK - 09 preferred his status as a droid and commented on this matter several times , both to Ace in an email and in his recounting of Ace ' s adventures . He felt that droids in general were unfairly treated throughout the galaxy , and kept notes in a personal " Droid Abuse " diary . In one situation , Emkay expressed his extreme displeasure at an Alliance training mission where the goal of the exercise was the perilous rescue of an R2 - series astromech droid stranded in an asteroid processing plant . Though disgusted by the treatment of other droids , Emkay considered his droid model — the MK - series — to be superior to other models , including astromech droids . MK - 09 felt that he personally was not given the credit he deserved for his efforts assisting Ace and the other Azzameens on various missions , and often attributed failures by members of the Azzameen family to their organic nature , stating that a droid could have performed the task with better success . Even so , MK - 09 was programmed to be strongly loyal to his owners ; this included not only the family but the family ' s holdings . On more than one occasion , Emkay acted as a mediator between his owner ' s children . However , these attempts were often rebutted back at the droid and met with failure . The droid also attempted to liven grave situations with a witty statement or question ; more than once this was also met with friendly hostility , such as the disabling of his communication circuits . While under the care of Ace Azzameen , MK - 09 would inform Ace of different missions and assignments available to him . He also managed Ace ' s e - mail service — which he occasionally snooped in ( though with good intentions ) — as well as notifying Ace of different trinkets and medals Ace received in his adventures . MK - 09 regarded normal affairs , such as deliveries and cargo inspections , as mundane and boring . Indeed , he began to resent piloting the " Otana " — his favorite ship in the Azzameen fleet — when acting as a shuttle for Ace . However , he still performed his duties with accuracy and a sense of duty . During these runs , he would often utilize small - talk to " encourage " the Azzameens to join the Alliance . Eventually his suggestions were observed by Ace , and other members of the Azzameen family would often assist Alliance efforts on an unofficial basis . Behind the scenes . MK - 09 first appeared in the video game " " , released in 1999 . MK - 09 ' s voice was provided by Daniel Hagen ; Hagan would also contribute to later " Star Wars " works , including " " and " " . In the storyline ' s prologue , the droid functions as a guide to familiarize players with concepts and controls featured in the game . In certain missions , the droid also acts as a voice for the player character Ace and provides feedback and mission guidelines . The game ' s Prima Games greatly expands on the droid ' s role in Ace ' s adventures . This book provides a narrative , written from MK - 09 ' s in - universe perspective , which clarifies and expounds on situations experienced in missions , including mission outcomes . The droid would later receive an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , released in 2008 . In the storyline ' s final mission , the in - flight model of the " Millennium Falcon " places Ace and MK - 09 as pilot and copilot respectively . This contradicts known established movie canon and several other sources , which place Lando Calrissian and Nien Nunb at the helm . The game ' s Prima strategy guide helps clarify the roles of both Ace and MK - 09 : Ace pilots the " Millennium Falcon " at crucial points during the battle as General Calrissian commands the rest of the fleet , and MK - 09 operates one of the turret guns . While Ace ' s placement is still contradicted , MK - 09 ' s placement does not contradict nor interfere with other sources .