Billal Batross Billal Batross was a male Human scoundrel who operated during the early years of the Galactic Civil War . He was raised on the " Trader ' s Luck " , a decommissioned troop ship owned by Garris Shrike , and was one of the many orphans whom Shrike used in confidence tricks and thefts . In 1 BBY , Batross used his position inside the Aleena crime lord Sollima ' s gambling network to steal money from his accounts . Sollima ' s accounting droid discovered this , and Batross covered his tracks by secretly selling the droid to representatives of the Galactic Empire , who planned to use the information inside the droid ' s data core to gain control over Sollima ' s casino world , the Hollow Moon . However , Batross still owed the crime lord a debt , so in order to repay his dues , Batross agreed to recover Sollima ' s droid . Batross ' s old friend , Han Solo , joined Batross on the mission , as Solo also owed Sollima money he could not return . Together , Solo and Batross infiltrated the Imperial garrison on Moog Mot VI and retrieved the droid , but in order to keep his thefts from the crime lord secret , Batross destroyed the droid with a blaster shot . Shortly afterward , both were captured by Imperial forces and were informed that if they double - crossed Sollima , Captain Taavin would release them . Having no other choice but to agree , the accomplices returned the remains of the droid to the crime lord . Since Sollima needed the droid back intact , the Aleena ordered his bodyguards to shoot the scoundrels , but Batross managed to detonate a bomb hidden inside the droid ' s head . In the ensuing chaos , Solo used the security key provided by Taavin to override the Hollow Moon ' s defense system , allowing the Imperial Fleet safe passage in . Together , Batross and Solo left the Hollow Moon on Solo ' s personal ship , the " Millennium Falcon " . After their successful escape , Batross believed that he would become the third member of the team formed by Solo and his Wookiee companion , Chewbacca . Solo , however , was tired of Batross getting him into trouble , and left him on Arbra , the planet of Hoojib s . Biography . Early life . Billal Batross was a male Human who was raised by the criminal Garris Shrike on the decommissioned " Liberator " - class troopship " Trader ' s Luck " , in orbit over Corellia . The troop ship served as a home to multiple orphans , whom Shrike picked off the streets of Corellia to use in multiple confidence tricks and thefts . Shrike demanded total obedience from the young thieves under his control , and was quick to resort to vicious beatings whenever they failed to perform up to his expectations . During his childhood , Batross formed a friendship with another one of Shrike ' s wards , Han Solo . In 10 BBY , Solo managed to break free from Shrike ' s crime ring and escape . Later that year , Solo was accepted into the Imperial Academy of Carida , and his new position became known to Batross and other members of Shrike ' s organization . Shrike followed Solo to the galactic capital , seeking revenge for the latter ' s betrayal , but he himself was killed by a bounty hunter . Without its leader , the " Trader ' s Luck " crime circle fell apart , and Batross was free to make his way through the galaxy . Solo did not forget his old friend ; as a cadet in the Imperial Academy of Carida , he offered to help Batross get accepted into the Academy as well . Batross , however , never showed up . Eventually , Batross became a scoundrel , and looking for a way to get easy money , he performed various illegal and semi - legal assignments for criminal figures across the galaxy . He claimed to run a con against a Hutt near Nar Shaddaa that brought him a small fortune . All the wealth , however , was later snatched away from him . Mission for Sollima . In 1 BBY , Batross worked for the Aleena crime lord Sollima , using his position inside the crime lord ' s gambling network to skim money from Aleena ' s accounts . Sollima ' s accounting droid discovered this , and Batross was forced to cover his tracks by secretly selling the droid to representatives of the Galactic Empire . The Imperials were planning to use the information inside the droid ' s data core against Sollima , in order to gain control over his casino world , the Hollow Moon . According to the crime lord , the Imperials employed this method because they did not want to start a large - scale conflict with the Hutt sector , where the gambling station was located . However , despite the money he had pilfered from the crime lord , Batross still owed Sollima a debt that he could not repay . In a desperate move to cover his debt , Batross asked Sollima to allow him to retrieve the droid — which the crime lord believed to be stolen by the Empire — and bring it back to the Aleena . Around this time , Batross ' s old partner , Han Solo , was caught by Sollima on the Outer Rim world of Simbarc with a debt that he also could not return . Seeing a chance to get his old friend out of trouble , Batross proposed to the crime lord that Solo repay his debt by joining Batross on the mission to retrieve the droid . Sollima agreed , and brought Batross inside the room where Solo and his Wookiee companion , Chewbacca , were being tortured by the crime lord ' s thugs . After the Aleena explained the deal to Solo , the smuggler recognized his old comrade and declined Sollima ' s proposal , refusing to team up with Batross because he expected trouble from him based on their previous joint operations . However , after the Aleena revealed that he intended to take Chewbacca hostage , Solo had no choice but to join Batross on Sollima ' s mission . Sollima provided the companions with a bogus landing code to the Imperial bank ing world of Moog Mot VI , where the droid was being kept . The two departed on the mission , using Solo ' s starship — a modified YT - 1300 light freighter called the " Millennium Falcon " — as a transport , while Chewbacca was taken by Sollima to the Hollow Moon and put in the gladiatorial arena . En route to Moog Mot VI , the two scoundrels had a conversation , during which Batross repeatedly blamed his unenviable position on his bad luck . Solo responded by stating that Batross should stop blaming other people for his own problems and instead start taking responsibility for his own life . Batross enthusiastically agreed with his friend , explaining that he was actually sharing his companion ' s point of view . Upon arriving at their destination , Solo transmitted the landing code received from Sollima , which allowed the " Millennium Falcon " to bypass the Imperial Fleet guarding the planet . In order to get inside the laboratory where the droid was being kept , Batross had prepared Imperial uniforms to wear as disguise . Solo , however , noted that the suits ' quality was poor , as he had more experience with the Imperial uniform during his time in the Academy . The rank insignia were painted on instead of being present in the form of badges . After landing , Solo and Batross infiltrated the planetary Imperial garrison . Inside the garrison , Batross proposed to Solo that they raid the Empire ' s acquisitions and processing center on their way out for easy money . Solo , however , was concentrated on their mission , and refused to even listen to the proposal . After finding the laboratory where the droid was being kept , Solo incapacitated the sole technician present there , and ordered Batross to take the droid and leave as soon as possible . Batross , however , had other plans , and shot the droid ' s data core with his blaster pistol to cover the evidence of his theft from Sollima . Since the crime lord ' s direct orders were to bring the droid back intact , Solo became angry with his unwitting companion , fearing that the violation of that order might put his friend Chewbacca ' s life in jeopardy . Batross assured Solo that they could always blame the shot on some Imperial stormtroopers , and claimed to have the situation under his control — right before the alarm alerted the guards to the presence of intruders inside the garrison . The companions quickly grabbed the remains of the droid and tried to escape to the " Millennium Falcon " , but encountered a squad of stormtroopers on their way out . Solo tried to go another way , but Batross choose to surrender immediately . While the two were being led to the interrogation room , Solo demanded that Batross not reveal any information , regardless of the torture . Mission for the Galactic Empire . Though Solo resisted the torture , Batross cracked as soon as he was strapped in , revealing all information about Sollima and their mission . Captain Taavin of the Empire then ordered Solo ' s torture to be stopped , and gave the prisoners a choice : stand trial for sabotage and treason against the Empire , or double - cross Sollima and help the Empire establish control on the Hollow Moon . He revealed to them that the Imperial authorities had already persuaded the Hutts to turn the moon over to the Empire , and all that was left to do was to get someone inside the gambling network to disable its defense system , which would made establishment of Imperial control significantly easier . Taavin explained that Batross and Solo would complete their mission and return the remains of the droid to Sollima , then use the security key provided to them to override the gambling network ' s security code . As the only alternative for the accomplices was going to prison , the captive pair had no choice but to agree . On their way back to the Hollow Moon , Batross proposed to his companion that they visit some of the gambling world ' s casinos first for easy money . Solo angrily responded that Batross ' s earlier willingness to change was faked . Billal reacted by admitting that he always envied his old friend ' s success , believing that Solo earned it by caring only about himself . A quick fight between the two friends ensued ; Batross lost and accepted his mistakes , asking Solo not to give up on him . Upon arriving at the Hollow Moon , the two reached Sollima ' s office and presented to him the droid ' s data core , which had been modified by Imperial engineers to appear intact . The Aleena crime lord was displeased with the violation of his orders , and ordered the controller of the Hollow Moon gladiatorial arena to kill Chewbacca . However , by that time , the Wookiee had started a revolt amongst the arena ' s other slaves and was out of Sollima ' s reach . Displeased with the news , the Aleena ordered his bodyguards to shoot both scoundrels . Batross pretended to betray his partner , revealing that Solo was working for the Empire . While Sollima was distracted , Batross activated a bomb hidden inside the droid ' s head and threw it at two of the gangster ' s bodyguards , both of whom were killed in the explosion . The Humans and the Aleena survived the explosion without major injuries , and in the ensuing chaos , Solo used Taavin ' s security key to disable the gambling network ' s defense system , allowing the Imperial Fleet safe passage in . Escape from the Hollow Moon . Solo then contacted Captain Taavin — who was overseeing the operation from the bridge of his Star Destroyer — via comlink . The smuggler asked for extra time to be given so that he and his companions could leave the moon , but the request was declined . Realizing that the invasion of his world was unpreventable , Sollima offered Batross a large sum of money to kill Solo . Batross , however , refused , stating that he and Solo were partners . Solo then threatened Sollima with a blaster , seeking to learn Chewbacca ' s whereabouts , which the Aleena provided . Together , Batross and Solo managed to make their way to the " Millennium Falcon " , and after picking up the Wookiee , Solo piloted the freighter away from the Hollow Moon . Once it reached the moon ' s orbit , Solo decided to fly the starship right past Taavin ' s Star Destroyer . Feeling that the scoundrels had served their purpose , Taavin resolved to let the ship go , allowing the " Millennium Falcon " with Batross , Solo and Chewbacca aboard to escape the system . Once the freighter was a safe distance away from the Imperial Fleet , Batross expressed sheer joy about the fact that he and the others had ended up alive and safe . In his overconfidence , he believed that he would become the third member of Solo and Chewbacca ' s team , and even suggested a couple of possible future joint cons to them . Solo and the Wookiee , however , had other plans . Tired of Batross ' s importunity and the fact that he constantly got them into trouble , the two left him on the planet of Arbra amongst its native lagomorphs , despite Batross ' s active protests . Personality and traits . Earning money for a living as a gambler , a con artist , and occasionally a thief , Batross had far less success in these occupations when compared to his old friend Solo . He constantly lost whatever small fortune he could get , and lacked the skill Solo possessed in those areas . Batross was also much less resistant to torture and even simple threats . He could be very annoying to those around him , expressing his envies and blaming all types of problems he had in life on his bad luck and other beings . He was foolhardy enough to steal from a powerful crime lord , and when faced with a higher authority , he did not hesitate to double - cross his previous employer . When Solo met Batross several years after the two parted ways , the smuggler ' s first reaction after remembering Batross ' s negative traits was to avoid having to work with him , though Solo was later forced to cooperate with him anyway . One of the first things Batross did aboard Han Solo ' s starship , the " Millennium Falcon " , was impudently eat some of Chewbacca ' s meat , which according to Solo , could make the Wookiee very angry . Batross even had enough effrontery to offer Solo meat from his own cold unit . While performing dangerous assignments for individuals such as the crime lord Sollima and the Imperial officer Taavin , Batross was unable to fully focus on completing his mission , and instead looked for ways to make easy money . When presented with an opportunity to cover the tracks of his thefts , Batross did not hesitate to destroy Sollima ' s droid , without understanding that the act might ultimately cost Chewbacca his life . When Solo asked Batross not to reveal any information about their mission under torture , Batross proudly ensured his companion that he would not crack , although that was exactly what he did as soon as he was strapped in . In his defense , he later stated that he was allergic to pain . Though Batross originally only admitted that he admired the achievements Solo made in his life , he later told Solo that he envied him and hated " living in his shadow . " Solo however , remained calm enough to explain Batross ' s weak points to him , even admitting that Batross used to be a better pilot that he himself . However , Solo added that Batross threw his accomplishments away to get rich quick , and had nothing left to show for it . The speech had an effect on Batross ; he finally came to realize some of his mistakes , and asked his old friend not to give up on him . Batross later pretended to betray Solo to Sollima , but it was eventually revealed that it was part of their intentions all along . He also showed that friendship was more important to him than credits when he declined Sollima ' s proposal to kill Solo in exchange for a large sum of money . Observing Solo doing unorthodox and dangerous piloting during the escape from the Hollow Moon , Batross displayed nervousness and almost panicked . After the " Millennium Falcon " escaped the Khorya system , Batross overconfidently believed that Solo and Chewbacca would allow him to join their team , but the pair refused to deal with him any longer . To his great discontent , Batross was left on Arbra amongst the Hoojibs . Behind the scenes . The character of Billal Batross was created by Jeremy Barlow and appeared in " " , the first volume of " Star Wars Adventures " , a series of digest - sized comic graphic novellas published by Dark Horse Comics . Batross ' s appearance in the volume was penciled by Rick Lacy and colored by Michael Atiyeh . Barlow has tied some elements of Batross ' s biography into the pre - existing continuity by establishing his childhood as a young thief operating under Garris Shrike , a character from " The Paradise Snare " novel by A . C . Crispin , and by finishing the story with Batross being stuck on Arbra , the planet of Hoojibs , who played a significant part in the " Marvel Star Wars " series of comics .