Rooty Rooty was a Cragmoloid gambler that frequented the casinos on Nar Shaddaa . He was also a moderately successful smuggler , traveling onboard the CRX - Tug " Solar Grazer . " Rooty ' s love of drinking and gambling always kept him almost one credit away from bankruptcy , even if he once earned a fortune defeating Lando Calrissian at sabacc . However , the Cragmoloid tended to spend his money hedonistically , trying to leave behind the disgrace of having abandoned his people in their moment of need . Biography . Rooty was a Cragmoloid male born in the Cragmoloid homeworld , Ankus . During his lifetime , Cragmoloids in Ankus were harassed by the Galactic Empire , TaggeCo and hunters , with the sentient species approaching extinction . Only a few Cragmoloids , including Rooty , managed to escape Ankus to the relative safety of other planets . Like them , Rooty sawed off his natural tusks to avoid greedy hunters . In 11 BBY , Rooty reached Nar Shaddaa , where he settled . Rooty , an avid client to casinos , became a successful gambler and sporadic smuggler — particularly from the point he obtained his own starship , the CRX - Tug " Solar Grazer . " Rooty spent most of his time on Nar Shaddaa , mingling with scoundrel s such as Lando Calrissian , Han Solo and Salla Zend . He seldom piloted his ship for a short smuggling run on Hutt Space . In 1 BBY , Rooty played sabacc with Calrissian and several others . Confident in his hand , Calrissian raised his bet to some 20 , 000 credits , even if he did not have so much money at the time . Rooty defeated Calrissian with an Idiot ' s Array and then was aghast when Calrissian offered alternative payments . Suddenly enraged at Calrissian , Rooty threatened the Socorran with physical violence , including blaster fire . Joined by the other gamblers , Rooty chased Calrissian through the casino , eventually catching him in a cul - de - sac stair . Rooty snarled death threats to Calrissian , but he was suddenly placated by Bib Fortuna who , having need of Calrissian ' s services , offered to clear his debt to Rooty . The Cragmoloid accepted the money , but he still felt antipathy towards Calrissian from that point on . Personality and traits . Like many Cragmoloids , Rooty was a huge pachydermoid with a big trunk , flap - like ears and natural tusks , although Rooty in particular had sawed off his . Quiet , strong , burly , and ill - mannered , he tended to ram brutally whenever someone angered him . He tended to lose his temper whenever faced with trickery . Rooty was ill - mannered and hid his own age . He also used to gamble and drink , looking for temporary pleasure and spending all of his money , in a vain attempt to forget the shame of turning his back to the plights of his species . Rooty , who spoke both Cragii and Galactic Basic Standard , was a good gambler and had some skill as a pilot and smuggler . He piloted the CRX - Tug " Solar Grazer " , which had been customized with a short - range hyperdrive to perform smuggling runs . However , Rooty neglected the maintenance of his ship , leading to it almost falling to pieces . Behind the scenes . Rooty first appeared in the of the " " series of comics , written by Mike Kennedy and drawn by Carlos Meglia . His background was expanded in the roleplaying article " Unusual Suspects " , published in " Star Wars Gamer 6 , " and adapting Rooty to be used in Wizards of the Coast ' s Star Wars Roleplaying Game . Rooty ' s name was mentioned among the list of Cragmoloid names in " Ultimate Alien Anthology . "