Groodo Groodo the Hutt — the brother of Rigorra and the father of Boonda — operated what he claimed to be ' legitimate ' business interests , particularly in starship manufacturing , during the waning years of the Galactic Republic . Biography . The crimelord ' s luxurious domicile was a five - level palace located a kilometer east of Calamar — the capital city of Esseles in the Darpa sector and a major center of hypernautics and advanced hyperdrive specialization . The Hutt ' s huge fortress compound included a factory and was surrounded by a high wall . Groodo ' s criminal activities were fronted by ' legitimate ' business interests in Esseles , including the operation of his successful compound factory that specialized in the manufacture of customized hyperdrive engines . While still maintaining ownership of the factory , he later turned it over to his son Boonda when he focused his energies on the development of Groodo Starship Yards , his modular industrial satellite that orbited Esseles . The starship yard had the unusual feature of a mammoth " enclosed " hangar . The practicality of orbital yards was that they allowed for the construction of large starships in zero gravity . But since " enclosed " hangars restricted movement around the ships during construction , their only good use was to maintain " secrecy " . Groodo ' s hangar was large enough to conceal a 400 - meter - long starship : it was , of course , in due time , the construction site of the ill - fated , full - size replica of the legendary " Sun Runner " . Responsible for the Bartokk attack on Trinkatta Starships ' factory on Esseles in 33 BBY , Groodo had been hired by the Trade Federation to build a small but powerful hyperdrive . Darth Maul eradicated Groodo ' s plans to steal from Trinkatta both the hyperdrive prototype and the 50 " Vulture " - class droid starfighters its manufacture would power . But instead of killing him , Maul left Groodo to live on in fear . In 23 BBY , Groodo at last was able to produce a counterfeit of the ancient transport vessel , the " Sun Runner " , which he intended to use to destroy the Fondor Shipyards in the Tapani sector , in order to gain more business for his own factories . The replica ship was deliberately distressed to make it look four thousand years old , but outfitted with a state - of - the - art power source , navigational equipment , and armaments . Groodo ' s scheme , carried out in collusion with Senator Rodd and Hurlo Holowan , to both destroy the shipyards and take over and destroy the Fondor Spaceport and surface factories was foiled , however , by the Jedi Bultar Swan , Obi - Wan Kenobi , Anakin Skywalker , Mace Windu , and Kit Fisto . Groodo enlisted the help of his brother , the Balmorra warlord Rigorra , to create false evidence , using all the necessary resources and technology , that would blame Groodo ' s own son , the relatively innocent Boonda , for concocting the entire scheme to wreak havoc on the starship yards of Fondor . Soon thereafter , however , Groodo was hunted down by both Jango Fett , the bounty hunter who was hired by Darth Tyranus to take the Hutt alive , and hunters Cradossk and his son Bossk , who were simultaneously hired for the job ( but to bring in his head ) by Wat Tambor , Foreman of the Techno Union and a member of the Separatist Council . Fett , in the end , was the one to achieve the task at Rigorra ' s castle on Balmorra , and he turned Groodo over to Darth Tyranus alive . The Sith Lord , impressed with the concept of the " Sun Runner " scheme hatched by Groodo , Senator Rodd and Holowan — and with the ingenuity , ambition , talent , and secrecy they demonstrated — wished to recruit them to his cause . Personality and traits . Groodo , a very old and " incredibly corpulent " Hutt , spared few luxuries — in life , in general , but also on his private cruiser . Like most Hutts , however , his aesthetic tastes were questionable . Groodo ' s cruiser had broad decorative fins , large oval viewport s , and a lurid color scheme of red , orange , and yellow ; Groodo ' s lush cabin was lined with striped animal pelts . Everything was designed for maximum visibility and to show off Groodo ' s considerable wealth . Though Groodo indulged in many pleasures , revenge was at the top of his list : the Hutt actually looked forward to being wronged , so that he might exact vengeance upon his enemies . Groodo ' s palatial compound on Esseles was defended by a squadron of Razor Eater s , vicious assassin droids designed by Hurlo Holowan ; their razor - sharp teeth could bite through virtually anything . Jango Fett was forced to contend with Groodo ' s Razor Eaters when on his Darth Tyranus - commissioned search of the Hutt and his accomplices , Rodd and Holowan . Groodo enjoyed eating handfuls of crawling mukkmaggot s . Beyond being a favorite food , they helped to steady his nerves . Having been made a warlord of Balmorra by his brother , Groodo also indulged himself in Rigorra ' s fermented - beverage cellar , to which Groodo was given a key .