Ponda Baba Ponda Baba was a male Aqualish thug who rescued Dr . Cornelius Evazan from a bounty hunter . The two formed a partnership and began to smuggle spice for the crime lord Jabba the Hutt , resulting in him becoming a wanted man . Shortly before the Battle of Yavin , he was a patron in Chalmun ' s Cantina on the planet Tatooine , where he instigated an argument with Luke Skywalker while bored and drunk . Evazan claimed that Baba did not like Skywalker and began to threaten the youth , leading to a brief confrontation with Obi - Wan Kenobi , who , after failing to calm tensions with the pirate s , used his lightsaber to sever Baba ' s right arm and wound Evazan with a slash across the torso when the pair drew their blaster pistols on the old man , who was in secret one of the last remaining Jedi Masters of the nearly extinct Jedi Order . Evazan later tried to reattach Baba ' s arm using his medical training , but ended up nearly killing the Aqualish in the process when the procedure failed . Biography . Originally from the planet Ando , Ponda Baba was a burly Aqualish thug who rescued Cornelius Evazan , a former doctor who was infamous for the cruelty he inflicted upon his patients , from a bounty hunter . The two formed a partnership and began to smuggle spice for Jabba the Hutt . The pirate s were successful at their trade and became wanted men . Their working relationship wasn ' t always pleasant , however , and Baba even briefly considered turning Evazan in to collect the bounty on his head before realizing that their ongoing partnership was more profitable . Still , the two considered each other friends despite their differences . While on Jedha with Cornelius Evazan , they came across Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor briefly , before heading to Tatooine . Prior to the Battle of Yavin , Baba and Evazan were patrons at Chalmun ' s Cantina on Tatooine . Bored and looking for excitement , a drunk Baba decided to pick a fight with Luke Skywalker , a young farm boy . Evazan quickly escalated the argument , even beginning to threaten the boy before attracting the attention of Obi - Wan Kenobi , Skywalker ' s guardian . The hermit attempted to ease tensions by offering to purchase the pair drinks , but Evazan refused to back down and tossed Skywalker out of his way , and , along with Baba , drew his blaster pistol on the old man , despite the protest of Wuher , the cantina ' s bartender . Before the pirates were even able to discharge their weapons , however , Kenobi had already ignited his lightsaber , swiftly removing Baba ' s right arm and wounding Evazan with a slash across his torso , decisively ending the argument . Following the altercation , those present in the cantina briefly turned to see what had transpired before returning to their business . However , a departing patron , Garouf Lafoe , decided to inform a squad of Mos Eisley ' s sandtrooper s of the attack . After the trooper s had entered the establishment and reached the counter , Wuher indicated to them where Kenobi and Skywalker had taken a seat , though the pair found another exit before they could be apprehended . Evazan tried to reattach Baba ' s arm using his medical training , but ended up nearly killing the Aqualish in the process when the procedure failed . Ponda would later regret bullying that ' blond human teenager . ' Skywalker later recalled his encounter with Baba while he was training with his own lightsaber in the Temple of Eedit on Devaron . Personality and traits . Ponda Baba was a fearsome , ill - tempered thug who enjoyed bullying those whom he considered to be an easy target . Baba was a burly male Aqualish who stood 1 . 85 meter s tall . He had gray skin , black eye s , black hair on the lower part of his face , and a pair of pink tusks . Equipment . Ponda Baba wore an orange jacket , a brown pair of pants , a black pair of boot s , and a black belt with a gold buckle which had a holster attached to its left side to carry his SE - 14C blaster pistol .