Slyder A Rodian male , Slyder operated as a bounty hunter before , during , and in - between the years 4 and 1 BBY , who based his entire operation out of the luxury cruiser " Star of Empire " . As opposed to tracking down wanted criminals , he simply looked for anyone who should have a price on their head , and reported them to whoever may have wanted that individual the most . During 1 BBY , Slyder discovered , with the help of the porter droid NB4 , that a fledgling officer working for the Galactic Empire , Kyle Katarn , was going to defect to the Empire ' s enemy , the Rebel Alliance , with the help of several Rebel agents . The Rodian reported them to Governor Dol Donar II , who dispatched Slyder , along with Imperial troopers , to capture or kill the Rebels . Although the Rebels avoided the bounty hunter , Slyder was able to secure their protocol droid , A - Cee . When the Rebels escaped the " Star " , Donar decided to chase them with his own yacht , and brought Slyder and A - Cee along . However , the droid announced its self - destruction aboard the starship at the sight of Nathan Donar ' s Imperial uniform . Slyder , furious , executed the Imperials for their lack of precautions , before he patiently awaited his demise . Biography . A unique approach . A Rodian male , Slyder , like many other Rodians , made his living as a bounty hunter . Although the act of hunting often involved picking up contracts and chasing targets across the known galaxy , Slyder regarded such work as more trouble than it was worth . Instead , he identified targets who appeared to hold value , scouted out potential buyers , and worked out a deal that would allow him to hunt the target . As far as he was concerned , this modus operandi was unique only to him . During the year 4 BBY , the Rodian moved to the luxury cruise ship christened " Star of Empire " , which provided Slyder a stable hunting ground . Slyder also acquired the assistance of the porter droid NB4 , who helped him identify and survey targets . Some of Slyder ' s eventual conquests included a con - woman , an assassin droid , a spy , and a bank robber , as well as many more . The bounty hunter also made it a habit to collect trophies from his targets so he could remember his successful hunts . For example , he owned a four - barreled blaster pistol that he claimed from the con - woman , and the head from the assassin droid . Slyder eventually found that his greatest employer was the Galactic Empire , who were always in the market for agents working for the fledgling Rebel Alliance . Yet , as his career flourished , more and more of his income ended up funding his addiction to pol pollen , a drug . Slyder lived a total of three years on " Star of Empire " in his personal cabin , where he kept the majority of his trophies . He planned on eventually retiring , and creating a home that would have a special room dedicated to his trophy collection . The final hunt . During the year 1 BBY , Slyder was present at a sabacc game on the " Star " which was between Dol Donar II , an Imperial governor , and Lando Calrissian , an avid sabacc player . While watching the game commence , NB4 had alerted him to the presence of Rebel agents aboard the luxury ship . During the match , a fledgling Imperial officer , Kyle Katarn , collided into Slyder as he rushed out of the room to follow a Human female , Jan Ors , whom the droid had identified as one of the agents . The officer made a remark about Slyder ' s body odor , in which the Rodian explained that due to his natural scent , which others found appalling , he was trying to cover it up with cologne . Katarn suggested Slyder stick with his natural scent , and continued on his way . Curious with the officer ' s haste , the Rodian began to track Katarn and Ors . First , he sent his porter droid to plant a transmitter on Ors ' ship , " Truly Sorry " . Later , Slyder tracked them to a library , where he feigned sleeping , and later discovered , with the use of cameras , that Ors was working with two other agents , Ris Waller and Rosco Ross , along with a protocol droid designated A - Cee . Later , Slyder remotely observed Katarn and Ors as the latter revealed that the Empire had been the cause of the death of Katarn ' s father . Katarn , who had been told that Rebels were responsible , ultimately decided to join the agents , throwing a Medal of Valor he had been awarded into a waste - bin . Satisfied with the importance of his new targets , and wanting to add the officer ' s medal to his trophy collection , Slyder decided to contact Donar , whom Slyder believed would be willing to pay for the Rebel agents . The Rodian met with Donar in person , arriving at the governor ' s cabin aboard the ship . Although Donar and his family were disgusted with the presence of the Rodian — as they found his scent repulsive , especially due to his cologne — the governor was shocked to learn about the Rebels onboard the ship , although he wanted proof of the matter before he would accept Slyder ' s offer to deal with them . The Rodian provided a holocube of Katarn and Ors during the reveal that led Katarn to abandon the Empire . Pleased with the evidence , Donar bought Slyder ' s services , and ordered several Imperial troopers to aide the Rodian in his hunt . However , Donar ' s son , Nathan Donar III , was an acquaintance of Katarn ' s , and warned his friend about the bounty hunters and soldiers . The Rebels hustled towards the " Star " ' s hangar , where the " Truly Sorry " awaited . Slyder caught up to them and opened fire , disabling A - Cee with a blaster bolt from his pistol . However , the droid would be the only thing that the Imperials would catch , as the Rebels were able to disembark the " Star " . Donar , not wanting to lose them , crowded the Imperials , his son , the disabled A - Cee , and Slyder onto his own ship . Slyder at first thought that going with the governor on his yacht would be a good thing , as its capabilities out - ranked his own vessel . However , the Imperials became heavily distracted with A - Cee . Slyder ' s patience continued to wear thin with the Imperials bossing each other around while no one made progress , as well as the fact that Slyder was relegated to the status of a passenger . The Rodian found the Imperials to be incompetent , and felt that the droid should have been left on the " Star " , where it could be attended to later . However , Donar had assigned a technician to repair A - Cee in order to discover the droid ' s secrets . Little did they realize that A - Cee was programmed to self - destruct at the sight of an Imperial uniform , such as the one Nathan wore . When the droid was reactivated , A - Cee spotted Nathan and prepared to explode , much to Slyder ' s horror . Disgusted by the Imperial ' s failure to take precautions in the handling of a Rebel droid , Slyder drew his pistol and executed those in the room . With his fate out of his hands , he could only await his demise , but not before he transferred the ownership of his possessions to that of his mother . As the Rebels escaped , A - Cee self - destructed with four point two kilos of plitex nine explosives , destroying Donar ' s yacht and those aboard . Personality and traits . Slyder , like many Rodians , lived as a bounty hunter . However , Slyder did not like the usual method of bounty hunting , finding it time consuming and pointlessly laborious . Instead , he opted for self - constructed form of hunting , where he would track those who should have a price on their heads before selling them to whomever would want them the most . With this system , Slyder considered himself to be much smarter than the average bounty hunter . He even made it a note to remind himself and his droid companion of his method on occasions of his choosing . Slyder was precise in his work , and worked hard to remain undetected by his targets , sometimes faking certain activities , such as sleeping . Slyder was not fond of those who indulged themselves , and although Governor Donar was his best choice to sell the Rebel agents too , he hated the man on sight due to his corpulence . The Rodian even wished that there was someone who wanted Donar ' s head . During his tenure with the Imperials and his hunt for Katarn and Ors , Slyder came to dislike the Imperials more and more . He found them inefficient , distracted , stupid , and most of all : incompetent . When the droid A - Cee began to destroy itself at the sight of Nathan Donar ' s officer uniform , Slyder , finally fed up with the Imperial ' s ineptness , executed those that he could , including Dol and Nathan Donar , out of desperation . Despite his demise , Slyder was a successful bounty hunter , with a large collection of trophies from his various targets to prove it . Good with a blaster , he was able to shoot A - Cee as he tried to escape with a crippling shot . Slyder was also addicted to a substance known as pol pollen , a drug that had been consuming more and more of his income as his career continued . Slyder believed that pol pollen could clear his mind and give him greater moments of concentration . He would often reward himself with doses of pol pollen after moments where he figured that he had been intelligent . In addition , in order to better sell his services , he would flatter his would - be clients , even if he disliked them , and present them with a hand gesture meant to stimulate — or so Governor Donar assumed — respect . A Rodian , Slyder possessed a natural odor that Katarn and the Donars found to be repulsive , although Slyder ' s odor was considered by them to be even worse due to the fact that he tried to cover it up with cologne . Slyder ' s skin color was dark green , and he had large purple eyes . His eyes were sensitive to bright lights , and kept his cabin dark in order to keep comfortable . Equipment . Slyder owned a ship of his own which was kept in the hangar of " Star of Empire " . During the short chase with the Rebels outside of the luxury liner , Slyder wished to have used his own ship as opposed to Donar ' s when he learned that the Imperials brought the disabled droid A - Cee aboard . Slyder also kept a small blaster pistol as his sidearm , and used it to hunt his prey . He was able to shoot the droid A - Cee with it shortly before his death , and he used it later when he killed several Imperials out of desperation before A - Cee destructed . Slyder also kept a four - barreled blaster pistol , which he took from a target , as a trophy . Throughout his tenure with Governor Donar , Slyder wore basic red clothing . Slyder was also accompanied by a porter droid with a masculine personality , although he did not actually own the droid . He acquired the droid ' s assistance early during his tenure on " Star of Empire " , and the droid considered it to be a blessing to have worked alongside Slyder for so long . Slyder used the droid for reconnaissance , such as scouting out prey like Jan Ors . Slyder had supplied the droid a transmitter that was installed on Ors ' ship . Behind the scenes . Slyder was created for the 1997 graphic novella " " , which was written by William C . Dietz , in which he appeared in the story ' s fourth chapter , serving as the primary antagonist throughout the chapter , alongside the character of Governor Donar . Slyder appeared in three illustrations , all of which were created by Dean Williams , who created all of the art which appeared throughout the book . Slyder later appeared in the of the novella , where his voice was provided by Peter Moore , who also provided the voice for the character Meck Odom and directed the audio drama . In a continuity error present in the audio drama , Slyder ' s porter droid remarks that Slyder has lived on the " Star of Empire " for seven years , which contradicts the novella stating that Slyder had lived on the " Star " for only three years . In addition , Slyder ' s droid is not present in the novella at all . This article assumes that Slyder only lived three years aboard the " Star " .