Niima Niima was an enterprising female Hutt scoundrel who operated far from the borders of Hutt Space , a province of the galaxy that became embroiled in conflict as the Hutts attempted to carve up the deceased crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s territory . Niima resided in a temple on the desert planet of Jakku . Prior to the Battle of Jakku , Niima struck a deal with Gallius Rax , the Counselor to the Empire , to guard the pass to the Plaintive Hand plateau and kidnap local orphans in return for receiving weapons . Later , Rae Sloane struck a deal with Niima to gain access to the Jakku Observatory , claiming that it hid a powerful weapon there . Niima was later wounded when Rax ambushed her convoy and captured Sloane and Brentin Lore Wexley . Despite being wounded , Niima survived with the help of the bounty hunter Jas Emari , who ferried her back to her temple . Following the Battle of Jakku , Niima monopolized the salvage collection efforts on Jakku and established Niima Outpost . Though Niima was later killed by a bounty hunter , Niima Outpost continued to bear her name . It was rumored that a group who worshiped the Hutts as gods constructed their village around the cranial mantle of Niima herself , gilded in precious metals and covered with jewels , following her demise . Biography . Background . During the Age of the Empire , Niima the Hutt lived in a temple on the desert planet of Jakku where she ruled over many slaves and servants . As a mark of their servitude , these slaves wore nothing but a loincloth around their waists . They also wore a pair of hooks around their mouths , which cause the , to only murmur and mumble . All those who entered her temple became her slaves . Niima ' s slaves treated her like a goddess and lived to serve her completely . She controlled all traffic that moved through the narrow canyons and deep caverns of Jakku . Imperial entanglements . After the self - proclaimed Counselor to the Empire Gallius Rax brought most of the remnants of the Galactic Empire to Jakku in 5 ABY , he struck a deal with Niima . In return for receiving weapons , equipment , and supplies from Rax , Niima agreed to employ her henchmen to kidnap local orphans and children for Rax and to guard the path to the Plaintive Hand plateau . Unknown to Niima , the Plaintive Hand plateau contained the Jakku Observatory , which was central to the Emperor ' s posthumous Contingency plan to destroy the Empire and start anew . During their investigation into Rax , the former Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and the rebel Brentin Lore Wexley sought an audience with Niima to gain permission to travel through her domain to the Plaintive Hand plateau . Posing as prospective slaves , Sloane and Rax met with Niima in her throne room . Sloane identified herself as an Imperial Grand Admiral and offered to reward Niima if she allowed them to pass through her territory to the Plaintive Hand plateau . Niima at first taunted Sloane and ordered her coterie to forcibly induct Sloane and Brentin as her newest slaves . When Sloane countered that Rax was a pretender to the throne , Niima revealed she had already made a deal with him . Following a brief struggle with the slaves , Sloane managed to convince Niima to let her and Brentin travel to the Plaintive Hand plateau by claiming that it was the site of a weapon more powerful than the Death Star . Niima accepted the deal and told Sloane to lead her to the weapons facility . She announced that they would feast before leaving at dawn . For nearly a week , Niima and her caravan traveled through the deserts of Jakku to the Plaintive Hand . During the journey , Niima rode on top of a massive platform drawn by several of her slaves . Other slaves rode wheel - bike s , old speeder s , and luggabeast s . Unhappy with the slow progress , Sloane tried to steal a wheel - bike . Niima ordered her slaves to subdue the Grand Admiral but Brentin came to Sloane ' s aid . Before the fight could escalate , Rax learned that they had breached the outer perimeters of the Jakku Observatory and ordered turbolaser s to bombard them . Many of Niima ' s slaves were killed during the bombardment but the Hutt crime lady and several slaves managed to seek refuge in the shadow of the western plateau . Counsellor Rax later arrived with three Imperial shuttles and stormtrooper s to arrest Sloane and Rax . Niima interrupted the " reunion " and demanded that Rax tell her what he was hiding in the Plaintive Hand . At Rax ' s gesture , his troopers opened fire on Niima and the slaves riding her . However , Niima ' s body was able to withstand blaster bolts and she charged at one of the shuttles , toppling it and snapping one of its wings . Niima was wounded by repeated blaster fire and toppled to the ground . Rax ' s men killed her remaining followers and then took Sloane and Rax to the main Imperial base beyond the Goazon Badlands . New allies . After Rax , Sloane , and Brentin had departed , the wounded Niima encountered the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari and the New Republic operative Norra Wexley . Niima recognised Jas as the Zabrak captive she had been intending to hand over to the bounty hunter Mercurial Swift and his crew . Despite wanting to kill her , Niima managed to convince Jas and Norra to give her a ride in their Corellian shuttle back to her temple . In return , she offered to provide them with clearance codes to the Imperial base , where Sloane and Brentin had been taken to . Jas accepted the deal and told Norra to ready the shuttle . Back at her temple , a grateful Niima outfitted Jas and Norra with old Imperial uniforms , an old Imperial shuttle , and the necessary clearance codes to reach the main Imperial base . Before they could depart , Mercurial Swift and his bounty hunting crew Dengar , Embo , and Jeeta confronted Niima and demanded that she hand over the Zabrak , Niima refused and she choked Swift around the neck when he reminded her that he was working for the Black Sun crime syndicate . However , Dengar managed to force her to release her grip by threatening to shoot her in the face . Jas allowed herself to be captured so that Norra and the B1 battle droid Mister Bones could continue their mission to capture Sloane . Legacy . Ultimately , Jas managed to escape Swift ' s grip by convincing his crew to change sides in return for receiving pardons and money from the New Republic . Following the Battle of Jakku , Niima took charge of a black market operation to salvage weapons , computers , and engines from the wrecked Imperial and New Republic starship s that had crashed on the planet during the fighting . Niima established a settlement to facilitate this salvage work which later became known as Niima Outpost . Niima was later assassinated by a bounty hunter . Following her death , it was rumoured that a group who worshipped the Hutts as deities built their sacred villages around the cranial mantle of Niima herself , gilded in precious metals and coveted in jewels . Personality and traits . Niima was a female Hutt with a worm - like body . She spoke an ancient dialect of Huttese and her voice sounded like someone who had swallowed broken glass . Niima used a translator device that translated her words from Huttese into Galactic Basic . Niima regarded herself as a divine worm born of sand and stone . Her servants and slaves treated her like a deity and lived to serve her . Niima had delusions of grandeur and sought every opportunity to increase her power and influence on Jakku . Rae Sloane managed to manipulate her narcissism by offering her access to a powerful weapon if she gave her and Brentin passage into the Plaintive Hand plateau . As a Hutt , Niima ' s body was able to withstand blaster bolts . She also had enough strength and power to topple an Imperial shuttle and to carry several humanoid slaves . Niima had no true loyalty and was willing to change sides if the opposing side could offer a better deal . Niima was also known to keep her promises and outfitted Jas Emari and Norra with Imperial uniforms , a shuttle , and clearance codes in return for saving her life . Niima was also strong enough to grab a humanoid being around the neck . Despite her fearsome persona , Niima was known to back down in the face of superior force such as when Dengar threatened her with a blaster . Behind the scenes . Niima was first mentioned in the 2015 reference books " " and " Rey ' s Survival Guide " , which were released to promote " " . Niima appeared as a supporting character in Chuck Wendig ' s 2017 novel " " , the last installment in " " .