Ozrei N ' takkilomandrife Ozrei N ' takkilomandrife , also known as Knife , was a male Nagai and one of the foremost leaders of his species ' invasion fleet during the Nagai – Tof War in 4 ABY . He commanded several early missions into territory belonging to the Alliance of Free Planets . The son of the scout Krai H ' voc , Knife first encountered Alliance agents Han Solo , Lando Calrissian , and Chewbacca when he tried to set up a slave ring on Kashyyyk using Chewbacca ' s family as hostages to keep the native Wookiees in line . His efforts were foiled by a Wookiee uprising , however . During the invasion , Knife learned of his half - brother Bey and immediately befriended him , not showing any sign of discrimination against the half - breed . Shortly after his activities on Kashyyyk , he led an attack on the planet Kabray , but he and his commando squad were captured by the Alliance in the process . After being taken to an Alliance base on the Forest moon of Endor , Knife ' s brain was scanned by several telepathic Hoojib s , which revealed to the Alliance the full extent of the Nagai ' s invasion plans . As the Nagai fleet attacked , Knife was freed from his captivity by Bey , who was acting as a double agent . Not long after , the Tof s — old enemies of the Nagai — followed the Nagai fleet into the known galaxy and began to inflict devastating losses on them . Despite Knife ' s reservations , the Nagai joined forces with the Alliance to repulse the greater threat . Knife had a hard time adapting to the new allegiance , constantly picking fights with Alliance warriors . However , the allegiance proved fruitful , and they managed to defeat the Tofs on the planet Saijo . With the conflict over , Knife returned with the Nagai fleet to their conquered home planet of Nagi to liberate it from the ruling Tofs . Biography . Early life . The male Nagai Ozrei N ' takkilomandrife was born in the Unknown Regions to a prominent Nagai scout named Krai H ' voc . Ozrei advanced through the ranks of the Nagai military , eventually attaining the rank of commander . He was well known for his loyalty and efficiency , skills he utilized during the Nagai ' s struggle against their perpetual enemies , the Tof . Before Ozrei had even been born , and during the height of the Galactic Empire ' s rule over the galaxy , his mother , Krai , became the first Nagai to scout Imperial territory , residing on Corellia for a time . Krai found the galaxy ripe for conquest , as it was engaged in a fierce civil war . After learning all she could about the galaxy and its people , Krai left Corellia and returned to her species , telling them to wait until the war had ended so that they could attack the weakened loser . During Krai ' s stay on Corellia , she gave birth to a half - breed son named Bey and abandoned him following her return to the Nagai . After Ozrei ' s birth and subsequent advancement into the Nagai military , Bey finally discovered his long - lost mother in the Unknown Regions , and met her other family , including Ozrei . When Ozrei heard of his half - brother , he welcomed him with open arms , accepting him into the family . At the same time , news of the conclusion of the Galactic Civil War reached the Nagai people . The time for their invasion had finally arrived . Ozrei was sent as an advance scout to enter the new territory and create a slave trade to disrupt the newly forming government , the Alliance of Free Planets . Ozrei ' s new brother Bey was sent as well , to serve as a spy for the imminent arrival of the Nagai fleet . The invasion begins . Commander N ' takkilomandrife was sent to the planet of Kashyyyk , where he quickly made friends with several Wookiees desperate for money . Because of the Wookiee ' s unique tongue , they were unable to pronounce Ozrei ' s name , and they took to calling him " Knife " in Shyriiwook for his skills with his Tehk ' la blade s . Knife formed a slavery ring headed by himself and the Wookiee Vargi , ready to restart the business that had flourished under the Galactic Empire . Vargi was the brother of Mallatobuck , who was herself the wife of Chewbacca , a famous hero of the Rebel Alliance . Vargi informed Knife of Chewbacca ' s importance to the new galactic government , and Knife made plans to ransom Chewbacca ' s family and capture the mighty Wookiee , believing that it would do much to demoralize local resistance to the new slave trade . However , as soon as Knife had kidnapped Chewbacca ' s wife and his young son , Lumpawarrump , he was notified that the Wookiee had just arrived on the world in the starship " Cobra " with Alliance Generals Lando Calrissian and Han Solo . Knife took Vargi and met up with the companions at the spaceport , requesting that he and Vargi accompany them back to Chewbacca ' s home for drinks . However , when they arrived , Chewbacca became immediately suspicious , seeing that his family was not present . After the party entered the home , Wookiees under Knife ' s command entered with weapons trained on the Rebel heroes , with Chewbacca ' s family in tow . Knife informed the group that he would be selling them into slavery and took Chewbacca out into the city to parade his captive around . Unfortunately for Knife ' s plan , Solo and Calrissian were able to get away from their captors and incited a riot . Chewbacca personally defeated Vargi in one - on - one combat , and the Wookiees rose up against Knife ' s loyal allies . Assessing the situation , Knife decided to cut his losses and quickly retreated from the area . Knife found Calrissian ' s ship , the " Cobra " , with its defense systems offline , and he commandeered it , speeding back to the Nagai . Further exploits . Although he had temporarily escaped a bad situation , Knife was back on the move . On Saijo , Knife hired a rebel named Durne to foster a fight between two factions of Rebels in the Cantros system . Durne was highly successful , and the two sides , each believing that the other was working for the Empire , slowly wiped each other out . The catastrophe was only stopped when the Rebel heroes Han Solo , Leia Organa , and Luke Skywalker were able to reveal the deception . With several bases now established , the Nagai invasion intensified . Knife was put in charge of a task force of commandos charged with attacking a diplomatic conference on Kabray and capturing several prominent Alliance leaders . Knife and his team quickly took several Alliance members captive , including Solo and Organa , who were present at the meeting . Knife put the leaders in a contained cell until he could transport them back to his commanders . However , when Knife entered the cell , he was attacked by Jahn , a Zeltron teenager who had been working under Organa . Jahn knocked Knife unconscious , and a fight broke out between the prisoners and Knife ' s men , resulting in a victory for the Alliance . Knife and his team were taken captive following the attack . Zeltron teenagers who had taken part in the skirmish herded the group back to a ship to be taken to a holding facility on the Alliance base on the Forest Moon of Endor . As a prisoner on Endor , Knife had his brain scanned by telepathic Hoojib s . The Hoojib operatives , led by Plif , discovered information that the Nagai fleet was about to begin an attack on the Endor base . The Alliance tried to evacuate the forest moon , but they were too late , and a climactic battle began . The Second Battle of Endor . Meanwhile , Knife ' s half - brother Bey had been secretly passing the Alliance ' s battle plans to the Nagai leadership . Bey helped a group of Nagai make a secret landing on Endor , and they quickly released Knife and his men from their captivity . Knife took charge of the group along with an attack force of Maccabree warriors , and prepared to annihilate the Alliance ' s base while the majority of their forces were engaged in space against the Nagai fleet . Knife commanded Lieutenant Hol B ' shaki to begin the attack while he went to reunite with Bey . However , Knife found Bey locked in battle with Han Solo , who had discovered Bey ' s part in working for the Nagai . Bey ' s martial arts and overbearing presence eventually disarmed Solo and left him sprawling on the forest floor . However , Bey hesitated to execute Solo , showing mercy , a distinctly un - Nagai trait . Seeing that Bey was about to violate the strict Nagai code of honor , Knife stepped in , preparing to kill Solo himself . Unfortunately for Knife , Bey could not allow his brother to kill Solo , and he lunged towards him , just as he was about to take the shot . Knife was knocked off balance and turned his blaster on Bey instead . Knife declared Bey a traitor , but before he could pull the trigger , he received a blaster shot in the torso . As Knife clutched his deadly wound , Solo advanced on the Nagai , having stopped him in his tracks . However , Bey rushed to Knife ' s side and threatened to shoot Solo if he would not leave the scene . Solo left to return to the Endor base and help stop the Nagai offensive while Bey tended to Knife ' s wound . Bey was able to get his half - brother back to the Nagai fleet , but after Solo was able to reveal the Nagai ' s plans to Alliance command , the battle was lost and the Nagai retreated . Back to command . Knife was gravely injured by the blaster wound and was taken off of active duty for a time . As such , he was not present for the Battle of Iskalon , instead spending his time recovering aboard a Nagai cruiser . Upon his recovery , Knife took to interrogating captured Alliance soldiers , subjecting them to torture with his knives . Knife ' s return was just in time to hear that the Nagai ' s old enemies , the Tof , had finally tracked them to their new location . Knife received word of the Tof ' s slaughter of Nagai forces at the Battle of Trenwyth , and awarded posthumous commendations to all the soldiers lost in the battle . However , the reports of every soldier being killed were premature , and it seemed that one Nagai pilot had survived . Wing Commander Taikotelai Akikoma reported to Knife ' s ship to make his report on the battle . However , Tai revealed that he had only survived by receiving help from Alliance operatives . Knife condemned this action , declaring that accepting mercy was as bad as showing it , and was a violation of the Nagai code of honor . Knife hurled one of his Tehk ' la blades deep into Tai ' s chest , killing him and teaching a powerful lesson to his subordinates . Although Knife ' s subordinate , Lieutenant Den Siva , was shocked at the action , Knife was unaffected and ordered Siva to begin the planned invasion of Zeltros immediately . Ultimately , the invasion went poorly , with the Tof arriving , catching the Nagai off - guard , and capturing several of them . Only with the help of Alliance members on the world were the Nagai force able to defeat the Tof . Lieutenant Siva realized that the Tof had now become the major threat and decided to begin negotiations for a possible alliance . Knife was upset with the turn of events , but his superiors accepted the alliance , creating a tentative truce . The Battle of Saijo . With the Nagai and the Alliance of Free Planets now allied , the Tof were slowly pushed back , eventually being isolated on their forward base on Saijo . There , the Alliance began a type of siege warfare , slowly moving towards the palace of Prince Sereno , the Tof leader . Knife was stationed alongside Luke Skywalker , Den Siva , Han Solo , Leia Organa , and Mandalore Fenn Shysa , as well as Alliance operatives Dani , Maggie and Trif . The diverse group eventually found themselves holed up in a destroyed Saijo settlement on the outskirts of the Tof - erected palace . While there , Knife proved a difficult ally , trying to incite a fight with Solo as well as insulting his fellow Nagai , Siva , for being weak - willed . Knife was concerned about what would happen following the conclusion of the battle , believing that the Alliance would betray them at the mission ' s end . However , Skywalker did much to quell Knife ' s fears . Eventually , Skywalker split the group up , taking only Siva , Solo , Knife , Organa , and Dani to infiltrate the palace . As they slowly approached the main Tof structure , Siva and Skywalker witnessed a group of Nagai prisoners being herded into the palace by their Tof captors . The group quickly captured the Tofs and decided to create a ruse to get into the palace . Threatening their Tof prisoners , they posed as captives and were able to enter Sereno ' s throne room . As soon as they arrived in the room , the group found Sereno in an audience with the Dark Lady Lumiya . The Tof prisoners could not continue with the deception in front of their leader ; however , Knife executed a Tof before he could betray them and took Sereno captive , holding him at blasterpoint . As a fight broke out in the chamber , Lumiya stunned Knife with a blaster shot and tried to finish him off . However , Lumiya herself was shot by Leia Organa . Lumiya was able to regain the upper hand over Organa through use of the Force , but she was outnumbered by her foes . The time she had spent subduing Organa gave Knife ' s brother time to come to their rescue , whereupon he disabled Lumiya with a blaster shot to the back . Knife was touched by his brother ' s actions , finally finding the strength to forgive him for his betrayal on Endor . After the war . Knife joined Bey and the rest of the Alliance heroes in celebrating an end to the Tof threat , but he realized that his species ' homeworld of Nagi was still under Tof control . Knife accepted an alliance with Mandalore Fenn Shysa and his Supercommandos to continue the fight against the Nagai ' s sworn enemy . The Alliance of Free Planets offered the planet of Saijo to the Nagai as a potential new homeworld to rebuild and live on , as well as full membership in the new government . However , the majority of the Nagai , along with Knife , knew that they had a duty to their homeworld . The fleet departed with the Mandalorians to fight the Tof back in their home system . Personality and traits . Ozrei N ' takkilomandrife was a particularly brutal being , having no regrets for his actions as long as they served his strict moral code . Knife held no qualms about torturing an enemy or even killing a subordinate if he found them to be lacking the strength that should be shown by a Nagai . He was also fairly unforgiving , holding a deep hatred for Han Solo for foiling his plots on Kashyyyk and Kabray , making it difficult for him to work beside him during the final battle on Saijo . Holding such strong loyalty to his race , the betrayal of his half - brother Bey on Endor affected Knife deeply . During his slow recovery , he suffered from a bout of depression and even suggested to Den Siva that he had perhaps lost the will to live . However , his strong will pulled him through this period , although he still had a hard time forgiving Bey . Knife even began to distrust anyone who was not a full - blooded Nagai after the event . However , following the Battle of Saijo , Knife ' s mentality changed , finding respect for the members of the Alliance after they laid their lives on the line repeatedly to protect his own . He was even able to ask the Mandalorians for help in the Nagai ' s next campaign against the Tof . Knife was a strong - willed enemy , not succumbing to potentially deadly wounds that he sustained during the Battle of Endor , and quickly pressed himself back into active service after recovering . While Knife proved a formidable enemy , he was also a powerful ally , which he proved during the battle of Saijo , succeeding in capturing the Tof Prince and surviving Lumiya ' s assault , helping to end the Nagai – Tof War . Behind the scenes . Knife was created by Mary Jo Duffy for use in Marvel Comics ' ongoing " Star Wars " comic series . He first appeared in 1985 ' s " " , and was used throughout a storyline involving the Nagai invasion of the " Star Wars " galaxy . Afterward , Knife went unused until 2000 , when he was referenced in Rich Handley and Joseph Bongiorno ' s article " " , which , among other things revealed Knife ' s true name of Ozrei N ' takkilomandrife . The article also named Knife ' s mother , Krai H ' voc , and confirmed that Knife was the person who had hired the traitor Durne in " " , a mystery that had previously been unsolved .