Galen Besk Galen Besk was a former Jedi who lived during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . A male Miraluka , Galen put aside his lightsaber after the Great Galactic War and settled on the Outer Rim world of Tatooine , where he believed he could make a better difference by helping settlers . He quickly became a leader amongst the settlers , but remained aware of many of the events on the planet and the galaxy as a whole . When a Republic - allied individual arrived on the planet , Besk asked the individual for help in solving many of the settlers ' problems . Biography . A male Miraluka , Galen Besk was originally a member of the Jedi Order who served during the Great Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . After the Treaty of Coruscant ended the fighting , Besk decided that he could make a bigger difference on a smaller scale , and he left the Order . Besk made his home on the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine , where he lived in the city of Anchorhead . His training allowed him to quickly assume a leadership role among his fellow settlers . Through a combination of his power in the Force and his position , Besk was able to remain aware of major events on the planet . Around the year 3641 BBY , an operative of the Republic arrived on the planet . Besk was aware of the agent ' s exploits on the planet , and when a sandstorm hit Anchorhead as the operative was leaving , Besk asked for the individual ' s assistance in getting people inside the spaceport and out of the storm . After the sandstorm , Besk revealed his knowledge of the individual ' s travels and asked the operative to stay and help a little longer , in order to help unify the settlements . Besk had learned of the Empire ' s plans to destroy the trading post of Espelar , a nearby settlement . He believed that if the individual helped solve the problems afflicting many of the Republic settlements on the planet , the citizens would be able to better stand up against the native Sand People , pirates , warlords , and even the Empire . The sandstorm had disabled the trading post ' s defenses , prompting the Empire to send in a team of saboteurs to eliminate it . Besk asked the individual to stop the saboteurs , using the agent ' s feelings of responsibility to gain the individual ' s help . The individual succeeded in defeating the saboteurs , and traveled to Espelar itself to speak with Mayor Airen . There , the individual went on to help a number of settlers across the Jundland Wastes , a region to the south of Anchorhead which lay between the city and the Imperial - controlled town of Mos Ila . The hero helped train Espelar ' s militia , and took the recruit Vastil and his men to rescue a group of militiamen from Manister Base , a nearby militia base . The base had been overrun by a Geonosian hive , which had seized control of the base ' s supplies and weapons . The individual held off the Geonosians while the militia fled to Outpost Largona to the south . The hero also helped recover stolen water from the Twin Suns pirates for Dester and several other Largona settlers . When the operative returned to Besk , he thanked the hero and urged the individual to continue on the journey , warning the individual that enemies were still working against the Republic . When asked how he knew so much , Besk revealed that he was a former Jedi and thanked the operative again for the help . Personality and traits . A dark - skinned Miraluka male with black hair , Galen Besk lacked eyes , as was normal for his species . As was also common among Miraluka , Besk made up for that physical weakness by perceiving the environment around him through Force sight . Like many of his species , he was strong enough in the Force to become a member of the Jedi Order . After the bloodshed of the Great Galactic War , Besk believed that he could make a bigger difference on a smaller scale and left the Jedi Order to settle on Tatooine . Besk assumed a leadership role there , working to help the settlers survive in the harsh environment . While Besk appeared to be gruff , abrupt , and even mysterious at times , he was a true Jedi at heart . He deeply cared for those he protected , even after he left the Order , and he would do everything in his power to protect them . He convinced the Republic - allied individual to help out by playing on their responsibilities , knowing that the individual would help out because of the threat of the Empire . Behind the scenes . Galen Besk first appeared in " " , the released by BioWare on December 20 , 2011 . He gives Republic players the Tatooine Bonus Series of missions , using his knowledge of the player ' s Tatooine class storyline to convince them to help . The events he discusses will vary depending upon the character ' s class . Upon completion of the Bonus Series , Galen Besk can reveal that he was a former Jedi if asked . The quests of the Bonus Series each have their own light and dark side options , but the overall interactions with Besk remain the same . As Besk is part of the Republic Bonus Series , and therefore is only accessible by Republic players , this article assumes that only the light side options are taken by Republic individuals .