Platt Okeefe Platt Okeefe , nicknamed Oakie , was a famous Brentaalan smuggler , entrepreneur and freedom fighter . Raised in one of Brentaal ' s prominent trading houses , Okeefe abandoned her comfortable life at an early age to journey among the stars . She soon became a smuggler for the Klatooinian Trade Guild only to be later sold into slavery . Escaping with the help of Tru ' eb Cholakk , a fellow slave , Okeefe continued her smuggling career . She was later pursued by the Imperial Security Bureau who temporarily captured her before Okeefe escaped them as well . In response to this attention , she sought a quiet planet to base her activities on . To this end , she investigated the planet Dagobah , only to encounter Boba Fett there . With growing contacts with the Rebel Alliance , Okeefe began working with the mercenary Dirk Harkness , even rescuing him from Imperial custody on the planet Zelos II . After this , she frequently worked with his mercenary group , the Black Curs . Together they reconnoitered the Core Worlds for the New Republic . This attracted the attention of Imperial Advisor Bregius Golthan , who captured Okeefe on the planet Canyon . Rescued by the Black Curs , Okeefe got her revenge when they blew up Golthan ' s flagship over Wroona . Okeefe was a legend among smugglers , writing a number of popular guides . She frequently helped out other smugglers , providing advice through Smuggler ' s Log s and other channels . Okeefe was even rumored to be responsible for the infamous Cynabar ' s InfoNet . Biography . Childhood . Platt Okeefe was born into House Okeefe , a prominent merchant house of the planet Brentaal IV . Members of her family could be found in prestigious positions such as Lord Barthos Okeefe , financier and director of Brentaal ' s orbital HoloNet relay station . Her aunt was the early resistance fighter Sirona Okeefe . However , Okeefe was not content to follow in her family ' s footsteps . Growing up , she spent her afternoons at the starport just watching the freighters depart . And so , on her twelfth birthday , she ran away from home , signing up as a cabin steward aboard a Sullustan starliner , the " Starlite Cloud " . This is likely where she learned to speak Sullustese . She stayed on the " Starlite Cloud " for about two years . Her next important crew berth , between the ages of about fourteen and sixteen , was aboard a tramp freighter , the " Ravelev " , working the Anarid Cluster under Captain Kassler . There , she developed a taste for fast starships and living on the fringe of the law . Okeefe made some lasting friendships during this time , such as one with the Mon Calamari Mussat Nasrabi . After working on the " Ravelev " for two years , Okeefe parted ways with the crew on Boztrok , determined to get her own ship . She had previously encountered the Hutt - owned Klatooinian Trade Guild on Voorlach , and had been impressed by the high spirits and decent living conditions of its workers . Hearing that the Guild provided its pilots with ships in exchange for a few years work , she was convinced it was the path for her . Owning her own ship had become Okeefe ' s greatest desire . Klatooinian Trade Guild . At the Guild ' s local tower , Okeefe met Pok Nar - Ten , a flashy Nimbanel who was the Guild ' s local representative . While initially laughing at her offer , Nar - Ten accepted Okeefe as a pilot , loaning her her first starship on a form of hire - purchase . The ship was an aging Ghtroc 720 , which Okeefe named the " Brentaal Princess " . Though old , the ship was well maintained by the mechanic , Nazrita Villache , who had added some special modifications . Perhaps the most significant of these was a proton torpedo launcher installed beneath the cockpit . Along with the ship , Okeefe also acquired Bee - Zerobee , a WED Treadwell repair droid that would accompany her for many years . She was immediately sent on her first supply run , smuggling ryll spice into the Imperial enclave on Gall in the Zhar system . Okeefe subsequently made a number of spice runs for the Guild , using various aliases for herself and her ship ( such as " Platt ' s Dream " ) . She was stopped by Imperials on a number of occasions , causing her to lose cargoes and fall behind on her ship payments to the Guild . Then , above Wroona , while using the alias " Palata , " Okeefe was boarded by the " Victory I " - class Star Destroyer " Sentinel " . She had stashed ryll spice among cold crate d frella fish in her hold . With Bee - Zerobee distracting the Imperials , Okeefe was able to avoid discovery of her cargo by claiming some of the fish had gone off — a trick she ' d prepared earlier with a false tox detector . Once she reached the surface , Okeefe worked her charms on the customs officer Allia to ensure her spice got through undetected . Allia was often amendable to flirtation or a few drinks at the Spacer ' s Rest , weaknesses that Okeefe often exploited . She then used her growing network of contacts to set up a few new deals before visiting Starship Outfitters . On a previous trip to Wroona , the proprietor , a Rodian by the name of Tulagn , had promised to trade her some high quality Gruvian Tovash . Despite his attempt to rip her off with an inferior product and then to spike the price , the experienced Okeefe got the alcohol off him at the prearranged price , with a small favor thrown in for good measure . The Tovash was to be a gift to Pok Nar - Ten , a concession to her late shipment payments . However , Tulagn ' s trickery was not the only challenge Okeefe faced that night . In the back alleys of the starport , she was confronted by the Human bounty hunter Zo ' Tannath . Zo ' Tannath had been hired by Nar - Ten who had grown sick of the smuggler . Okeefe tried to get the jump on the hunter , rapidly drawing her blaster . However , the hunter was quicker , knocking the blaster aside with her Force pike . This was followed by a swift knock to Okeefe ' s gut , dropping her to the ground . Unable to resist , the smuggler was trussed up and handed over to her former employer . Slavery and escape . Okeefe soon found herself sold to the infamous Sludir slaver Quintik Kahr , also known as " Big Quince " . Kahr operated from an immense slaveship , " Quincey ' s Girl " , that plied the Outer Rim Territories with his living goods . There she was kept with a number of Twi ' lek women that Kahr sold or used as bribes for Imperial officials . Okeefe was selected by Kahr ' s personal servant , the Twi ' lek Tru ' eb Cholakk , to be a gift for the Imperial Moff Antoll Jellrek . Cholakk was a slave himself , having been sold into slavery by a cousin who coveted his position as a future clan leader . He took Okeefe up to Kahr ' s quarters to clean her up before being handed over to the Moff . While Okeefe bathed and got into a fashionable dress , the Twi ' lek confided his own dreams of escaping slavery to her . Okeefe was to be only one part of the bribe Kahr was giving the Moff . The rest included a number of large crates of blue ryll spice , and eying these , Okeefe formulated a plan for escape . The skeptical Twi ' lek agreed to help her so long as it produced his own emancipation . With that consent , Okeefe took a bottle of Gruvian Tovash from Kahr ' s liquor cabinet , opened it , and attached it to the inside lid of one of the crates using a wad of Sludir soap . Tying Okeefe ' s hands together in a loose knot , the pair then went down to the " Quincey ' s Girl " docking bay . In the docking bay , Okeefe was presented to the Moff , along with the crates of ryll which were inspected for quality . When the crate Okeefe had tampered with was opened , the Gruvian Tovash poured onto the spice , reacting violently and producing columns of blue smoke . In the ensuing chaos , Okeefe and Cholakk made their bid for freedom ; Okeefe strangled a nearby stormtrooper with her hand tie , while Cholakk kicked another trooper . Then they bolted for the Moff ' s personal shuttle , and boarding it , fired its guns into the hangar bay . Okeefe then piloted the " Lambda " - class shuttle out of the bay while Tru ' eb activated its communications jammers . Despite swift pursuit from " Quincey ' s Girl " , Okeefe successfully jumped the shuttle to hyperspace and freedom . Together they hid out on the planet Tatooine until things cooled down , in a canyon they named Dead Bantha Gulch . Smuggler . Their close escape was the start of a long friendship between Okeefe and Tru ' eb . Okeefe took the Twi ' lek under her wing and gave him a gentle initiation into the galactic underworld . She soon taught him " all he knew " about operating on the fringe , and helped him to purchase his own ship , the " Luudrian Star " . Cholakk turned to gunrunning , often supplying the Rebel Alliance . He later returned the favor to Okeefe and helped secure her funding for a new ship , which she ambitiously named " Pok ' s Demise " . Restarting her smuggling career , Okeefe made a number of smuggling runs , including one to the desert world of Tatooine . Her " cargo solicitor , " Sovar , had only managed a particularly poor cargo run : virtually worthless glaze cake s . To make some small amends , Sovar bought her a few drinks in a local Mos Eisley cantina . However , while there , a group of bounty hunters tried to capture Okeefe . Even before they could get off a shot , Okeefe bolted from the cantina , back to her ship in Docking Bay 86 . She hurriedly took off , neglecting to run a full diagnostics check . Two minutes later , her maneuverability jets abruptly cut out , followed by her ion engines , and finally her shield generators . Okeefe did what she could to ensure a smooth crash , but nevertheless her ship smashed into the Dune Sea . The crash destroyed her loyal droid , Bee - Zerobee , who she ' d recovered since her slavery , but miraculously , her cargo was still intact . Okeefe soon realized that scurriers were the cause of the crash . The native vermin had boarded her ship , drawn by the smell of the glaze cakes , and wreaked havoc on her ship ' s systems by gnawing through numerous components . While she waited out a gravel storm , Okeefe resolved to sell her ship as scrap to Jawas . She was aided in returning to Mos Eisley by a stray ronto that had also sat out the gravel storm . This was not Okeefe ' s only run in with bounty hunters . Returning to the planet Wroona with Cholakk , Okeefe interceded for the inexperienced Blaine Hansom . The man was being apprehended by the Rodian bounty hunter Tolga . Drawing her own blaster , Okeefe scared off the hunter and invited the smuggler for a drink . When an Imperial stormtrooper patrol later entered the cantina , Okeefe , Cholakk and the smuggler fought them off before escaping out a back door of the cantina . Okeefe also had encounters with the bounty hunter Beylyssa , on one occasion sustaining significant injuries to her arm , leg and side . Cholakk took her to the smugglers ' retreat known as Port Haven , where he nursed her back to health with aid from Mister Mxil . Access to Port Haven was a closely guarded secret , and Okeefe ' s access was a sign of her growing prestige in the underworld . Despite her experiences , Okeefe wasn ' t antagonistic to all bounty hunters , occasionally doing favors for the hunter Tirog . Okeefe soon acquired a replacement ship , a YT - 1300 , which she gave the name " Last Chance " . With this , she continued her smuggling career , gaining immense experience in the fringe world and developing an extensive network of contacts . She became friends with the Sullustan Loro Ecls , unofficial administrator of the Gelgelar starport , often playing sabacc with him . She also made use of his sister ' s Repair Bay Services , known for its reliable work . During her layovers on Ryloth , Okeefe befriended Mal ' aa , patron of Mal ' aa ' s Kitchens , an eatery that welcomed offworlders . Mal ' aa aided Okeefe when a small group of Twi ' leks tried to abduct her . Knowing her association with Tru ' eb Cholakk , they believed Okeefe intended to help him claim leadership of his clan . Mal ' aa hid Okeefe in the secret passages behind her kitchen until the danger had passed . Okeefe often faced such dangers from the underworld . However , she embraced the risks , even sneaking onboard the notoriously anti - Human " Omze ' s Incredible Traveling Starport " . It was run by Omze ' kehr Kahr , the brother of Big Quince , and he had placed a bounty on Okeefe after she escaped from his brother . Rumors abounded that Big Quince — or even Moff Jellrek himself — had been killed in the escape , however even Okeefe was uncertain of the final outcome of the encounter . She took precautions to avoid detection aboard the ship , dying her distinctive hair and masquerading as rogue Corellian nobility . On another occasion , she encountered the notorious Dread pirate , Mendel Cutter . Some risks , however , were not worth running : Okeefe drew the line at offending the criminal syndicate Black Sun , making sure never to break the rules of the Sisar Run . While civil war developed across the galaxy , Okeefe kept busy smuggling and offering advice to other smugglers . She made suggested profitable runs , such as FLR Logger replacement parts to Pii III , and passed on warnings to fellow smugglers , such as reporting rumors of Khuiumin Survivors activity in the Elrood sector to Treidum . While the Rebel Alliance was destroying the first Death Star over Yavin 4 , Okeefe was running SE4 servant droid s out to Sarka . " Just for fun , " she activated some of the droids to clean her ship , but found them annoying and so gave the worst ones to the most pernicious of her clients . A number of her comments made their way into Cynabar ' s Droid Datalog . She also made runs to Gallisport , Essowyn , Bonadon , " Zirtran ' s Anchor " , the Corporate Sector , the Rampa Rapids , Kelada ( occasionally making use of secret exits from Lorana ' s Labyrinth ) , Darknon Station , Kuat and Byblos , as well as an additional twenty - three Shadowports . While she did not commit herself to the Rebellion , Okeefe had her own problems with the Empire . At one point while smuggling Imperial - issue heavy blasters , TIE fighters shot her down over the planet Dorajan . Crashing in the jungles , Okeefe had to work running repairs on her ship , aided only by her ASP - 7 droid , SeeVee . Acquired to replace B - 0B , destroyed on Tatooine , the droid was a cheap model and of little practical help . Nevertheless , Okeefe managed the repairs and evaded the Imperial picket . Okeefe also aided seven siblings of the Suuliem family escape from the tyrannical Imperial government of Sullust ; they frequently helped her in return . Occasionally one of the siblings even joined her as co - pilot . She aided the Alliance in some small ways , such as transporting Thella , Huffreys , and their Rebel team through the Imperial blockade of the planet Kelada and onto Gelgelar . While this was done to pay back a favor from the Twi ' lek infochant , known as the " Finder , " it nevertheless brought her into contact with the Rebel Alliance . Through this and other meetings she developed a number of contacts within the Alliance and ended up running half of her cargoes for them . She got caught up in direct action when she aided a group of Rebels to escape from Kuat Passenger Port . This brought her to the attention of the Imperial Security Bureau who assigned Major Birket to track her down . In 1 BBY , Okeefe visited Kwenn Space Station , where she was approached by an individual , who bought her a number of ebla beer s . Okeefe told the individual about how to make a career as a starhopper , explaining the workings of the Imperial Space Ministry and the Bureau of Ships and Services . Imperial Double Cross . Four months after the Battle of Yavin , Okeefe and Cholakk met on Brentaal to arrange a gunrunning deal . Cholakk was to buy guns off his contact Tharrand and then meet Okeefe on Tatooine where she would trade them for tibanna gas obtained from her contact Mussat Nasrabi , a friend from her days aboard the Ravelev . However , while Okeefe conferred with the Twi ' lek , a 14 - year - old Brentaalan stowed away on her ship . She quickly found the boy , who had fallen asleep in his hiding place . Suspecting him to be either an Imperial agent sent by Major Birket , or a crony of Pok Nar - Ten , she interrogated him . It was soon apparent that the boy — Darrik — had no sinister agenda . Rather , he was just a bored kid , struck with star - lust . He reminded Okeefe of her own childhood , and she soon offered to take him under her wing as a form of apprenticeship . Together , they continued onto Bespin . However , unknown to Okeefe , Major Birket had been busy . His agents were aware she was heading to Bespin , and now that she had " kidnapped " Darrik , he personally hired some bounty hunters to apprehend her . His choice was Boddu Bocck and his associates Beylyssa and the Rodian , Tolga . Birket had previously experienced their brutal efficiency when they killed his own assistant . The major offered them 30 , 000 credits each for the capture of Okeefe and Cholakk , and the rescue of Darrik , an offer they gladly accepted . Arriving on Bespin , Okeefe landed on platform 177 . While she went into Cloud City to make her arrangements , she ordered Darrik to stay behind aboard the ship . Okeefe then visited her contact at his casino , The Floating Fish . Darrik , however , disobeyed Okeefe and trailed her into the city . There , he noticed a suspicious looking Rodian following Okeefe . Keeping a safe distance , he followed the hunter down to Cloud City ' s under - levels . There , while Okeefe was trying to slice a lock and get her cargo , the Rodian lined her up in his blaster sights . Okeefe was oblivious to the presence of Tolga behind her and Darrik knew he had to act or the smuggler would be captured or worse . While specific resolution of the encounter was unclear , Darrik and Okeefe defeated Tolga , and also the hunter Beylyssa , who had earlier boarded Okeefe ' s ship , destroying SeeVee in the process . Loading their tibanna gas cargo onto the " Last Chance " , the pair left Bespin behind and made for Tatooine to catch up with Cholakk . Okeefe had arranged to meet him in Dead Bantha Gulch , an isolated ravine the pair had found on earlier adventures . However , Tru ' eb had his own problems on Tatooine . After being tailed by a Kubaz spy , he fled back to his ship where he was apprehended by Bocck and Birket . Word of the failure of Beylyssa and Tolga had already reached Tatooine and so they used Cholakk ' s ship to set a trap for Okeefe . The trap was initially a success , with Okeefe landing in the ravine and boarding Cholakk ' s ship . There , stormtroopers arrested her , but Darrik managed to escape . The boy held off the Imperials long enough to allow Okeefe and Tru ' eb to turn the tables on Major Birket and his troops . Together they destroyed the Imperials ' AT - ST walker and recovered both their ships . Taking the wounded major as a prisoner , they fled the ravine for a safer location . Touching down briefly in the desert to exchange cargoes , Okeefe convinced Cholakk to let her have the major . The Twi ' lek had planned to sell him into slavery , but agreed to let Okeefe turn him over to her contacts in the Rebel Alliance in exchange for a later favor . A new beginning . While Okeefe had growing links with the Rebel Alliance , she preferred to retain her independence . If her actions hindered the Empire , she considered it a bonus , but she did not actively seek to thwart them . As rebellion continued to grow across the galaxy , increased Imperial activity and competition from other smugglers made it harder for Okeefe to make a credit . As such , around 12 standard months after the destruction of Alderaan , Okeefe and some of her smuggler friends decided to set up a new base of operations . They opted for a planet unknown to the wider galaxy and so to achieve this , Okeefe , Cholakk , and six others traveled to the planet Koaan . Koaan was home to the Galactic Research Academy , a huge repository of scouting data . Particularly under the Empire , newly scouted planets could remain unprocessed for months , and the smugglers hoped to steal the co - ordinates of such a planet . Breaking into the facility , Okeefe stunned the Imperial supervisor Strey , and entered the lower levels of the facility . There , Okeefe and her companions encountered the Shi ' ido anthropologist , Mammon Hoole , and the two Humans under his protection , Tash and Zak Arranda . Hoole was at the facility for the same purpose , and had conveniently already selected an ideal planet to hide on . With Imperial pursuit hot on their trail , Okeefe stole Hoole ' s data and deleted it from the database . Preparing to flee the facility , Okeefe was forced to take Hoole and the Arrandas along with her , after Hoole threatened to reveal the new planet ' s coordinates to the Imperial forces on the planet . Fighting off pursuing stormtroopers , the group made their way back to the " Last Chance " and fled Koann ; their destination — the swamp planet Dagobah . En route to Dagobah , the data file revealed that the original explorers of the planet had never returned . However , Okeefe was unperturbed , and amidst fierce buffeting storms , awkwardly landed the " Last Chance " in a swamp near the explorers ' original campsite . Finding the dilapidated campsite , the smugglers continued to explore the terrain . Venturing into the swamps , they encountered survivors of the original scouting team , initially mistaking them for attackers . Okeefe immediately shot one dead , before the misunderstanding was clarified . Galt , one of the survivors , who called themselves " The Children , " led the group back to his small village , but not before they were forced to fight off a swamp slug and a dragonsnake . Naturally cautious , Platt Okeefe grew suspicious of the villagers ' behavior at their arrival , and Okeefe sent Cholakk and another smuggler to check on their ship . In their absence , it had sunk three meters into the mud , preventing its engines from firing . While they worked to rescue their ship , Okeefe ' s problems were further compounded when the crew ' s food was lost to the swamp , and the sentry she posted was killed — apparently by one of the numerous dangers in the swamp . Frustrated , but essentially powerless , Okeefe could only fume over the loss of life . However , when it was revealed that the legendary bounty hunter , Boba Fett , had followed Hoole and the Arrandas to Dagobah , Okeefe took more assertive action . Believing Fett had killed her sentry , Okeefe organized her team to hunt him down , a move that surprised even her own team . Splitting her team into three , Okeefe and Cholakk each led a team into the swamp , while the remaining smugglers accompanied the Arranda siblings in search of an odd being , " the imp " that Zak had stumbled upon earlier . The smugglers ' search for Fett proved fruitless , with the bounty hunter remaining elusive . However , the Arranda ' s discovered the imp , but not before being attacked by a swarm of spiders , with one smuggler killed and Traut heavily wounded . After Traut was sent back to the village with a local , the Force - sensitive Tash recognized the imp as a Jedi Master . While he gave her some instruction , Zak returned to the village in time to meet Okeefe and her crew . Okeefe checked on Traut , whose arm and leg had been amputated by the Children to prevent poison spreading . She then returned to searching the swamp , this time for the absent Tash Arranda . While she was gone , Zak discovered the truth behind the death of the sentry and Traut ' s amputations : the Children were cannibalistic and had killed them for food . They had learned this behavior from their parents who had been forced to resort to it after being stranded on the planet . Zak further discovered an unmasked Boba Fett held captive in a cage by the Children . When the villagers tried to kill Arranda , he was forced to fight them off and rescue Fett , and together they escaped into the swamp . Frustrated by another unsuccessful search , Okeefe , Hoole and the smugglers returned to the village to find it abandoned . Hearing a commotion in the swamp , they managed to find Fett , who had taken Zak captive , along with his sister . Outnumbering the hunter , Okeefe and her crew were able to fight him off and rescue the Arrandas . Hoole took pity on the remaining Children , and had gathered them up with gentle words of comfort . Freeing the " Last Chance " from the swamp , they departed the planet together , with Okeefe setting a course for the Sluis system . Hoole promised to try and find a home for the Children , to help them integrate into civilized society . Okeefe was impressed with Hoole taking on this responsibility , and after short consideration , revealed her connections with the Rebel Alliance . She offered to put Hoole in touch with them , since she felt the Alliance had " a soft spot for hard - luck cases . " Hoole accepted the offer , feeling that it was time for him to stop running from the Empire . Smuggler ' s adviser . Despite her failure to find a secure base , Okeefe continued her smuggling career , running parts out to the Wookiee Chyakk clan on Lan Barell . Such was her notoriety , that in 36 : 10 , Andor Javin , a reporter of the tabloid TriNebulon News , claimed to have identified Platt Okeefe as Cynabar , the producer of Cynabar ' s InfoNet channel . This was an elite smuggler newsnet that was only accessible by invitation and provided news on the events in the fringe world . Javin made this claim on the basis of an analysis of Okeefe ' s writing style with that of Cynabar . The clincher , for him , was that Platt Okeefe , when translated into Ithorese and written in Huttese characters , turned sideways , was " Plttke . " However , Javin was known to employ doubtful methodology and was described by Pog as a " regular conspiracy buff . " While this cast doubt on his hypothesis , it was nevertheless a plausible theory ; Okeefe ' s comments did often end up in Cynabar ' s Droid Datalog . However , the infonet had already begun to shut down before Javin ' s announcement so it was hard to determine whether his public claim had any effect . Okeefe did publish a " Smuggler ' s Handbook " to help out naïve spacers , a work that became famous , along with numerous Smuggler ' s Log s to offer other advice . These provided information on smuggler hideouts , Imperial customs officers ( who to bribe and who to obey ) , use of starships , the humanoid Wroonian s , the Klatooinian Trade Guild and other pertinent topics . Zelos . Around two months after the Battle of Endor , Okeefe learned of a shipment of Imperial issue weapons being transported to the planet Zelos II . Seeing an opportunity to make some credits , Okeefe arranged for some smuggler friends to make a distraction in the Zelos starport . This enabled her , Cholakk , and a new companion , Dirk Harkness , to steal the weaponry undetected . Okeefe and Cholakk were ambivalent as to the origins of the weapons , but Harkness was not . A former mercenary , he had only been working with Okeefe for a short period , but it was clear that he bore a personal grudge against the Empire . This meant it mattered to Harkness where the weapons were from , and so he contacted New Republic Intelligence to find out . His contacts there revealed that NRI was currently investigating a probable Imperial garrison on the planet . While his companions arranged a deal with a local arms dealer , Harkness hired a skiff and went to investigate on his own . When he failed to return after four days , Okeefe and Cholakk began tracking Harkness . His trail led to the Bare Forest — rumored by the locals to be home to the walking dead — and a destroyed Rebel camp . Investigating further , Okeefe and Cholakk sighted some Imperial scouts guarding a mountain path . While planning their next move , the pair were startled by a Sullustan corpse that jerkily walked out of the mists , heading straight for them . Shooting the corpse with a stun blast , Tru ' eb examined the body , discovering hundreds of tiny worm - like creatures swarming over it . He theorized that these caused the corpse ' s apparent animation , providing Okeefe with the inspiration for a plan . Once Tru ' eb sneaked into position for a cross - fire , Okeefe started towards the scouts , imitating the jerky motions of the walking dead . Emerging suddenly out of the heavy mists that covered the valley , Okeefe startled the scouts , allowing Cholakk to easily pick them off . With the Imperial scouts eliminated , the pair began exploring the artificial fissure they had been guarding . After walking for 20 minutes in the growing dark , Okeefe almost fell off the edge of a steep gorge , saved only by Cholakk quickly grabbing her arm . At the bottom of the gorge , faint lights could be made out , revealing the Imperial garrison . The pair found a series of ladders and walkways that weaved down the 600 meter cliff , and began descending . The descent took virtually all night , with the pair only reaching the bottom around 0600 hours , where they decided upon a shaky plan : using code cylinders they ' d obtained from the scouts , they would infiltrate the base through a droid maintenance hatch and ascertain Harkness ' whereabouts via the garrison database . However their improvised plan soon fell apart , when they accidentally entered via the main entrance instead . Confronted with an Imperial patrol about to depart the base , Okeefe tried to bluff her way in , but the presence of a Twi ' lek made this impossible . In the moment of the troopers ' confusion , the pair raced inside the garrison . Ducking behind a computer terminal , they exchanged fire with the Imperials while Okeefe called a turbolift . When it arrived , they ducked inside , traveling deeper into the base towards the detention level . However , upon breaking into the detention level , Okeefe and Cholakk found Dirk Harkness attempting his own escape . Shooting the guard he was brawling , they reunited with Harkness , who was suffering from temporary memory loss , and failed to immediately recognize them . Dirk had been interrogated by the inept Imperials for the four days , and kept in a cell with another prisoner , Jai Raventhorn . She was a member of the New Republic team that had been investigating the Imperials , and Harkness insisted on rescuing her before escaping himself . Raventhorn had just been taken for another round of interrogation , but Harkness was unsure where to . While the three reunited friends tried to think of a plan , the garrison ' s troops had organized themselves . They stormed the detention center and surrounded Okeefe , Cholakk and Harkness . With their rescue attempt having lost all its momentum , the three smugglers dropped their weapons . However , the situation took a radical turn when Jai Raventhorn entered the detention block , with a blaster to the head of the garrison ' s commanding officer , Major Luana Treftite . She had escaped her interrogation and captured the major , forcing her to call the planetary government and reveal the existence of the unauthorized Imperial base . With the major taken hostage , and an air strike imminent , the second - in - command officer chose to cut his losses and order an immediate evacuation of the garrison . Okeefe , Cholakk and the two liberated prisoners then made for the docking bay and flew off in the major ' s " Lambda " - class shuttle . With the Imperial presence revealed , the planetary governor , Galleros Nul , was convinced to join the New Republic . On that successful note , Raventhorn joined the three smugglers aboard the " Last Chance " , as they made for Wroona . Black Curs . Storms over Moorja . After the incident on Zelos II , Dirk Harkness convinced Raventhorn to join him in forming a mercenary group . Called the " Black Curs , " it was composed of smugglers and other outlaws who wanted personal vengeance against the Empire . While not permanently joining , both Okeefe and Cholakk frequently worked with them . While the Black Curs were sympathetic to the New Republic , they remained independent , charging for the all the work they did . Six months after the Battle of Endor , Okeefe and Cholakk joined the Black Curs on an extensive reconnaissance mission to the Core Worlds . While on this mission , they were noticed by the remnants of the Empire , who tasked Imperial Advisor Bregius Golthan with apprehending them . Having concluded their reconnaissance , the Black Curs fled the Core , with Golthan ' s forces in hot pursuit . Onboard the " Last Chance " , Okeefe piloted them frantically away from his forces . Their destination was the planet Moorja , where they had stashed a Y - wing starfighter before their mission began . While the forces of Golthan were formidable on their own , Okeefe and the mercenaries were also being chased by Imperial Moff Utoxx Prentioch , who desired their data file for his own purposes . And so , with four Star Destroyers chasing them , two from each faction , they entered the Moorja system . General Airen Cracken , the Black Curs ' s contact in the Rebellion , learned of the pursuit and dispatched a team of Intelligence operatives to aid the mercenaries . They arrived in time to hear Okeefe ' s distress signal after being hit by turbolaser fire from the competing Star Destroyers . Okeefe managed to crash her ship on the planet ' s surface with only repairable damage , but needed time to perform the needed repairs . Fortunately , an ion storm on the surface engulfed the area in which she crashed , preventing the Imperials from landing forces too close to her ship . On the ground , Okeefe and Cholakk defended the ship , while Raventhorn manned the gun turrets . Their stubborn leader , Harkness insisted on setting out alone across the surface to recover the Y - wing . He took the only copy of the reconnaissance report with him . The New Republic agents finally reached Okeefe and her crew after fighting off TIE fighters in space and assorted ground forces . Okeefe , unwilling to leave her damaged ship unprotected , sent them to aid Harkness while she began repairing her ship . Okeefe successfully repaired her ship in time for the return of the operatives and Harkness , with his Y - Wing . Flying cover for Harkness , she and her companions successfully escaped the Moorja system and gave their report to the Rebel Alliance . Crystal Intrigue . Some months later , Okeefe departed on another mission for New Republic Intelligence , this time to the mining planet , Canyon . She was working to set up a trade agreement to transport the ores mined there to New Republic star ports . The locals had also contacted the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker , reporting that crystals suitable for lightsaber construction occurred naturally there . While Skywalker was unable to make it to Canyon , he sent a team of NRI agents in his stead . On world , Okeefe met with the operatives , catching up on their whereabouts since they had aided her on Moorja . Okeefe then attended another meeting regarding the trade deal . However , the whole arrangement was actually a trap arranged by Imperial Adviser Golthan to capture Skywalker . Despite the Jedi ' s absence , the trap was carried out . Okeefe herself was captured by the locals , and handed over to Golthan , despite a last minute rescue attempt by the New Republic agents who had evaded their own trap . Golthan — delighted to have finally captured one of the Black Curs — transported Okeefe offworld to his fortress on Voktunma . There , Golthan kept Okeefe in chains in his audience chamber and began starving her in preparation for interrogation . Unfortunately for Okeefe , when the NRI operatives returned to their fleet , they found that the New Republic was not prepared to expend the necessary resources to rescue her . This was due to her participation with the mercenary Black Curs . The New Republic no longer condoned the activities of mercenaries and Councilor Borsk Fey ' lya in particular was concerned that Okeefe was a potential security risk . Dirk Harkness , however , was not so ready to give up on Okeefe after she had risked her life for him in similar circumstances . He recruited Cracken ’ s operatives for a rescue mission , taking them to the Black Curs ' secret base . This was a former Rebel base ( likely discovered after the incident on Dagobah ) . There , Tru ' eb Cholakk and Dirk Harkness outlined a rescue plan . The operatives were supplied with speeder bikes , camouflage outfits and climbing gear with which to infiltrate Golthan ' s fortress . Evading gun emplacements and scout troopers on Voktunma ' s forest floor , the team successfully made it into the fortress . They then planted explosives on both the shield and sensory arrays , before freeing a virtually incapacitated Okeefe . Fleeing to the landing pad , they set off their explosives , allowing the Black Curs to attack the fortress with their X - wings . Under their cover , Cholakk flew his " Luudrian Star " down to the landing pad and picked up the rescue team . Together with the injured Okeefe , they escaped the system . Vengeance Strike . In 7 ABY , Okeefe rejoined a number of her companions from the Black Curs on Wroona . Their long time rival , Imperial Advisor Golthan was in - system , his Star Destroyer " Vengeance " undergoing repairs at the Wroona Stardock . While waiting for the optimal time for a strike against Golthan , the companions reminisced in the Gorkin ' s Rest on Wroona ( including Okeefe and Cholakk relating their escape from Big Quince ) . Moving from there to Okeefe ' s old contact , the Rodian arms dealer Tulagn , they obtained high powered explosives . They finally retired to the " Luudrian Star " before Harkness and Raventhorn departed to infiltrate the " Vengeance " . Using technician uniforms , they infiltrated the damaged ship , planting their explosives in the bridge . After the explosion went off , blowing right through the bridge , Okeefe , Cholakk , and Starter flew their starships in to continue the attack . Okeefe ' s mission was to fly close to the Star Destroyer , right in to its dock . There , she was to retrieve Harkness and Raventhorn . Instead , when she arrived , her friends were missing . Blasting some stormtroopers that tried to flee into her ship , Okeefe was faced with the agonizing decision of what to do . Eventually she flew away from the damaged ship , believing her friends to have died aboard . Instead , they managed to escape . They had run into complications when they encountered Golthan and the bounty hunter Beylyssa in person on the ship . Harkness managed to kill Golthan before the two escaped in his private escape pod , finally landing on the planet below . The pair were discovered by local salvagers trying to claim the wreckage who returned them to the spaceport where they reunited with Okeefe . After this close call , Okeefe kept a low profile . Personality and traits . Appearance . Platt Okeefe was a beautiful Human woman . Her most striking feature was her platinum blond hair , whose length she frequently varied . She took advantage of this by dying her hair when she needed anonymity . Okeefe typically wore a red vest over a white blouse , with matching red boots , and a red and silver striped headband . Okeefe also wore pants with red piping down the side — possibly a set of Corellian Bloodstripe s . She kept a number of disguises on her ship , from menial tech overalls , to an Imperial Customs Officer ' s uniform , to evening gowns by some of the most famous designers in the Core Worlds . However , even when settled in her ship , Okeefe kept a ubiquitous Spacer ' s chest prepared . She was considered quite beautiful by many and the notorious womanizer Lando Calrissian was known to be an admirer , once giving Darrik a bejeweled broach to give to her . Personality . Platt Okeefe considered herself to be a legendary entrepreneur in the smuggling world . On all her travels she recorded all that she saw , aided by a photographic memory . She also cultivated extensive contacts so as to keep her information accurate and up - to - date . She offered this advice freely to others as well , both on the newsnet boards and in her own Smuggler ' s Log , and took both Tru ' eb Cholakk and Darrik under her wing . However her concern for her fellow smugglers didn ' t stop her using numerous tricks to get ahead in her career , such as when she paid a squatter on Darknon to sit outside a competitor ' s room all night , keeping them awake . Okeefe thrived on action , preferring adrenaline charged situations to the boredom of mundane activity . It was this attitude that first led her to look beyond her comfortable homeworld of Brentaal to the stars . Okeefe could be impulsive , often improvising and thinking up plans on the fly such as the rescue of Dirk Harkness . Even when pursued by the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett , Okeefe attempted to turn the tables on him , trying to hunt him down in the jungles of Dagobah , rather than wait for him to pick off her crewmembers . Throughout her many escapades , Okeefe developed finely tuned reflexes , developing a quick and accurate draw with her blaster . Despite her cavalier attitude to adventure , Okeefe nevertheless took precautions when it came to her ship . She always carried a hotbox with emergency equipment , and regularly used breath masks when working around engines or in unusual atmospheres . She also carried at least six medpacs on her ship , as well as a more comprehensive medkit . Okeefe also practiced emergency drills to keep in shape . Similarly , no matter how credit - strapped she became , Okeefe never sold her escape pods as was common among some starship captains . Equipment . The " Brentaal Princess " was Okeefe ' s first ship , a Ghtroc 720 freighter that she obtained from the Klatooinian Trade Guild . The ship had received numerous modifications from the Guild mechanic , Nazrita Villache . The ship was adorned with extra hull armor , the double laser cannon was given a power boost and the shields overhauled . On top of this , the ship was outfitted with a concealed proton torpedo tube , capable of holding up to five torpedoes . The ship also came with the Treadwell droid , Bee - Zerobee . Okeefe lost this ship when she was sold into slavery . When she returned to smuggling , she replaced it with a new freighter which she named " Pok ' s Demise " . This ship was short - lived , crashing on Tatooine . Okeefe replaced it with the " Last Chance " , which would become her most notable starship . It was a Corellian YT - 1300 freighter , which she heavily modified . Okeefe removed two of the extra chairs in the cockpit and installed extra guidance equipment and control computers . Its engines were kept especially well tuned , producing a soothing hum . The stowaway Darrik was lulled to sleep by this sound , while the mercenary Dirk Harkness was comforted by recollections of it while under interrogations on Zelos II . While already equipped with two quad laser cannons , Okeefe also beefed up the ship ' s armament . While on Kelada she got the " Finder " , a Twi ' lek infochant to arrange the installation of a concussion missile tube , similar to that she had on her first ship . Okeefe also modified her escape pods so that the distress beacon could be shut off from inside if she needed to avoid being picked up by an Imperial patrol . Beyond merely engineering modifications , Okeefe made the ship hers . She installed a large and ornate nashtah - skin throne in the lounge . Other souvenirs of her career littered the room , such as ornamental masks , curled animal horns , and a musty divan from Wroona . Her own bedroom was opulent , with a rare greel wood wardrobe and some shag rug s . Behind the scenes . Platt Okeefe was created by Peter M . Schweighofer , an editor and author at West End Games , and she has appeared in a significant number of West End Games products . She was first mentioned in " Cracken ' s Rebel Operatives " as a companion of Tru ' eb Cholakk but soon graduated to her own appearances . She appeared in a number of consecutive stories in the " Star Wars Adventure Journal " , retelling the histories of a number of characters related to the mercenary group , the Black Curs . The retelling of her story was combined with that of Cholakk . Okeefe was also used by West End Games to disseminate information to players of the role playing game from a pseudo - in - universe perspective . In this manner , she wrote a column in a number of Journals , called the " Smuggler ' s Log " . These featured information on ships , characters , locations , and other information that could be integrated into campaigns . She continued to act as a player ' s guide in the , cast as one of a number of characters to narrate various sections of the book . Okeefe also starred in a pair of sourcebooks that featured her name : " Platt ' s Starport Guide " detailed seven planetary locations , while " Platt ' s Smugglers Guide " detailed the various components in a smuggler ' s life . Okeefe had cameo roles in numerous other West End Games products , such as the " Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook " , " " , and " Planets of the Galaxy , Volume One " . Along with her steadfast companion Cholakk , Okeefe starred in the pick - a - path adventure , " Imperial Double - Cross " . She also appeared in " Gathering Shadows " , a story originally written for the canceled " Star Wars Adventure Journal 16 " , which was later published in the " Tales from the New Republic " anthology . Okeefe ' s first name is said to be of Corellian origin , although she is Brentaalan herself .