Kintan crusher The Kintan crushers , also known as Kintan enforcers and a host of other names , were a species of powerfully - built creatures from the planet Kintan in Hutt Space . They were related to the semi - sentient Kintan striders , a species they surpassed in intelligence . Indeed , the Kintan crushers ' obedience and ability to follow complex orders made them a favorite source for enforcers for members of the Hutt Cartel , and the species had been subject to centuries of domestication by the Hutts by the time of the Cold War . Crushers were built to pound and bash : While their legs were short and stocky , their upper body and arms were immense and helped propel their meaty fists in combat . They became savage opponents in battle , slapping , stomping , and bashing foes and even causing minor groundquakes . Crushers varied in size from slightly taller than an adult Human to truly gargantuan proportions . While the Hutts often employed beast master s to manage crushers in captivity , the species was capable of surviving in the wild by foraging . Kintan crushers roamed the grounds of both the palace of Fa ' athra the Hutt and that of Karagga the Hutt on the planet Nal Hutta . Among these , Foreman Crusher was the most immense and formidable , guarding the entrance to Karagga ' s palace until being defeated by a group of invaders . Kintan crushers also lived beyond the borders of Hutt Space during the Cold War and its aftermath , with one specimen roaming the Clabburn Tundra of the ice planet Hoth . Biology and appearance . A species related to the semi - sentient Kintan striders , Kintan crushers were more intelligent than their cousins . They were powerfully - built creatures who stood on two stocky legs that emerged from prominent buttocks and terminated in two - toed feet . Kintan crushers sported heavily - muscled arms , and the four clawed digits of their hands were capable of fine manipulation and of closing into immense fists . Members of the species had a hunched posture with the head jutting from the domed midsection at a right angle to the torso . Kintan crushers had no appreciable neck , and their facial features were minimal : two small eyes and a large , horizontal slit for a mouth . Two sharp teeth jutted upward from the center of the lower jaw . A thick tongue lolled within the maw , ranging in color from pale yellow to pale gray . Crushers vocalized with a low , basso roar . Kintan crusher hides came in a variety of brown and gray shades . Some representatives of the species sported dark stripes that ran vertically along the back and the arms , while others had uniformly - pigmented skin . The eyes featured a uniform pigmentation ; various crushers sported eyes of brown , yellow , gray , and blue . Members of the species varied drastically in size . A smaller Kintan crusher stood slightly taller than an adult Human , while larger specimens could grow so large that the same Human only came up to the crusher ' s knee . Also varying with overall size were rows of spikes that grew along the spine , the upper arms , and the lower legs . In immense crushers , these protruded prominently from the flesh , while in smaller members of the species , the spikes were only barely visible . Crushers often lumbered about on their hind limbs , but , when hurried , they used a quadrupedal ambulation , alternating their weight between their hands and feet as they ran forward . The largest specimens were capable of causing minor groundquakes with their movements . Society and culture . Although they were more intelligent than the semi - sentient Kintan striders , Kintan crushers were nevertheless ferocious and animalistic creatures . In their natural state , they lived in the wilds of the planet Kintan , where they foraged for food , picking items up from the ground and eating them , whether solitary or in small groups . However , by the time of the Cold War , most crushers worked for various representatives of the Hutt Cartel . Their relatively high intelligence enabled them to follow fairly involved commands , but it also made them smart enough to expect some sort of remuneration for doing their masters ' bidding . Rumors abounded as to how the Hutts and their minions paid their crusher forces , with guesses ranging from the ridiculous to the shocking . Crushers in the employ of the Hutts were sometimes accompanied by handlers ; such crushers wore straps around the neck , upper arms , shoulders , wrist , and waist ; their handlers could attach chains or ropes to these straps to subdue the crusher if need be . The species was also known as " Kintan enforcers , " and several other appellations referred to at least certain segments of the population . Some of these names included Kintan beast slaves , Kintan behemoths , Kintan maulers , Kintan rock throwers , Kintan warhounds , Kintan ancients , and Kintan devourers . Crushers were fierce opponents in battle . Their primary attack was to pound an enemy with their fists , but other tactics included slapping and stomping the foe , and either stamping or pounding the ground to force an opponent to fly backward . Kintan crushers also used their powerful upper body strength to lift large rocks and throw them overhead at an enemy . Another maneuver was to strike an enemy with the belly and feet to knock the foe backward . Crushers of adequate size were capable of creating minor groundquakes to damage nearby foes . They defended themselves by protecting vital areas with their meaty upper limbs . At least some crushers had the tendency to fly into a battle frenzy after they had sustained enough injury ; in such a state , the crusher moved faster and hit harder . History . The Kintan crushers were named for the planet on which they evolved , Kintan , which was a world that had been bathed in intense radiation when its star , M ' dweshuu , went nova in the world ' s ancient past . The radiation wiped out most life on the planet ; that which survived mutate d into monstrous nightmares . Among the surviving species were both the Kintan crushers and a cousin species , the Kintan striders . The planet was also home to the sentient Nikto , who established themselves as the dominant form of life there by nearly wiping out all other living creatures on the planet . Around 25 , 100 BBY , Kintan became a contested target in a war between the forces of the Human warlord Xim the Despot and the Hutts , who both wanted control of Kintan ' s region of space , the Si ' Klaata Cluster . The Hutts convinced the Nikto to swear fealty to them , and the Hutts and their servants bested Xim and his forces at the Third Battle of Vontor . Once Xim was defeated , the Hutts added the planet of Kintan to their empire , which eventually came to be known as Hutt Space . Several centuries before the Cold War , the Hutts learned to domesticate the Kintan crushers and use them in their criminal endeavors . Kintan crushers in the galaxy . Nal Hutta . With more in Hutt employ than wild on their home planet by the Cold War , Kintan crushers lived throughout Hutt Space . The Hutts found them to be among their most loyal and reliable enforcers , and they often used them as muscle to fight their enemies . For instance , Sludge Kintan was a crusher who roamed the grounds outside Voontara Fa ' athra ' s palace in the Eastern Grime region of the planet Nal Hutta . An individual allied with the Sith Empire killed Sludge Kintan . The Evocii rebel Grov the Destroyer enslaved a number of local wildlife that he set upon his enemies , including a Kintan crusher that had shock devices implanted in its spine and arms . By the time hostilities resumed between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire , Karagga the Hutt , leader of the Hutt Cartel , had several Kintan crushers on hand to protect the grounds of his palace on Hutta . The crushers and their handlers roamed a yard near the runoff of the palace moat . The largest and fiercest crusher on Karagga ' s palace grounds was the immense Foreman Crusher , who guarded the entrance to Karagga ' s droid factory just beyond the moat area . A group of Twi ' lek infiltrator s handled the massive beast and kept him chained down unless needed . When a large group of hostile invaders penetrated the grounds of Karagga ' s palace , they overcame the Kintan crusher forces guarding the moat , prompting Karagga ' s handlers to release Foreman Crusher . The interlopers slew the beast in the ensuing battle , permitting them access to the depths of Karagga ' s greater palace . Beyond Hutt Space . Later in the conflict , Kintan crushers helped guard Drilling Platform Fwanna on the Cartel mining mesa of the planet Makeb . The facility was under the control of Szajin , the Archon of the Hutt Cartel during its invasion of the planet , and the crushers were under the supervision of Whiphid beast handlers . Other crushers lived well beyond the bounds of Hutt Space . For instance , at the end of the Cold War , several crushers escaped captivity in the prisons of the planet Belsavis and took to roaming the Ancient Rakatan Keep , the Caves of the Primeval Wardens , and the Cells of the Lords of the Infinite , all areas of the Tomb , an ancient prison complex used by the Rakata species and their Infinite Empire to hold dangerous beings in stasis some 20 , 000 years before the Cold War . During the same period , the enormous Kintan crusher known as Gargath patrolled a snowy region known as Gargath ' s Watch , part of the Clabburn Tundra on the ice planet Hoth . A group of offworlders confronted Gargath before the war ' s end , defeated the crusher in battle , and killed the beast . Behind the scenes . Development and creation . The Kintan crushers were created as enemy characters for the " " MMORPG , released by BioWare in December 2011 . Artist Zach Hall designed the species , which was labeled " Kintan " during development . The species name " Kintan crusher " is given in an entry for the game ' s built - in encyclopedia , the Codex , after the player defeats a " released Kintan ancient " enemy character on Belsavis . Several non - player characters in the game use the same general appearance and animations as the released Kintan ancient , although none explicitly names a species . Instead , most of these enemy characters use the label " Kintan " as if it were a species name rather than a planetary designation . These include Sludge Kintan on the planet Hutta ; the Kintan devourers on Belsavis ; and the Kintan behemoths , Kintan maulers , Kintan rock throwers , and Kintan warhounds found in the area of Karagga ' s palace in the multi - player operation " Hutt Hospitality . " Finally , two of the characters are not identified by species at all : Foreman Crusher in the same operation — nicknamed " the Slavedriver " — and Gargath , a world boss on Hoth — called a " Snow Giant " in game text . Both of these latter two characters grant a Codex entry upon being defeated , but neither explicitly names the species . The only difference among all of these characters is in overall size and the length of their spikes , so this article treats them as members of the same species , as detailed in the " Kintan Crusher " Codex entry granted upon defeat of a released Kintan ancient . " Star Wars : The Old Republic " game play . In " Star Wars : The Old Republic " , the player may gain the Codex entry " Primeval Beasts " in the Tomb area of Belsavis , an area replete with " released Kintan devourer " and " released Kintan ancient " enemy types . The Codex mentions that many of the creatures held in the ancient prisons of Belsavis were deadlier than their counterparts on other worlds , possibly due to genetic tampering . Some of these creatures were kept in stasis since the days when the Rakata controlled the planet , others were allowed to breed for generations in sequestered colonies , while others were kept out of stasis yet alive , with no need for nourishment , from that same era . The entry does not specify into which of these categories the Kintan crushers on Belsavis fall , or whether they are more recent arrivals . Completing the full storyline of " The Old Republic " only necessitates getting past — but not necessarily defeating — Karagga the Hutt ' s Kintan forces , except for Foreman Crusher , who must be killed . The operation is available to both the Sith Empire and Republic factions in the game , with little impact on the plot depending on the player characters ' allegiance . The other unique Kintan crushers in " The Old Republic " are completely optional encounters , but this article assumes all were defeated as part of full game completion .