Ardon Crell Ardon " Vapor " Crell was a Human male moisture farmer on the planet Tatooine who had joined the local 253 sector of the Moisture Farmers of Tatooine organization by 4 ABY . A liaison between local 253 and the crime lord Jabba the Hutt , Crell was responsible for collecting the moisture farmers ' money and delivering it to the Hutt for protection against Tusken Raiders . In 4 ABY , Crell was present in Jabba ' s Palace when several allies of Jabba ' s prisoner Han Solo arrived in an attempt to rescue their companion . Those events led to Jabba sentencing Solo and companions Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca to death at the Great Pit of Carkoon . Crell and other members of Jabba ' s court accompanied the crime lord on the luxury sail barge " Khetanna " in order to witness the executions . The captives fought back , however , and the " Khetanna " was ultimately destroyed . Biography . The Human male Ardon Crell lived during the Galactic Civil War , a conflict between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . By 4 ABY , he had become a moisture farmer on the planet Tatooine and joined local 253 , a sector of the Moisture Farmers of Tatooine organization . He had by then also acquired the nickname " Vapor . " Crell was chosen by his peers to serve as a liaison between local 253 and the crime lord Jabba the Hutt . The moisture farmers agreed to pay Jabba in exchange for protection from Tusken Raiders , and Crell was responsible for both collecting and delivering the protection money . In 4 ABY , Crell was present in the audience chamber of Jabba ' s Palace on Tatooine when Alliance leader Princess Leia Organa , disguised as the bounty hunter Boushh , arrived with the intention of rescuing her ally Han Solo , who was frozen in carbonite and hanging on the wall of the palace ' s courtroom . Organa arrived with the Wookiee Chewbacca , ostensibly her captive , and threatened to destroy the palace with a thermal detonator . Like others in the Hutt ' s courtroom , Crell panicked at Organa ' s threat . Organa won the Hutt ' s favor but that night rescued Solo and attempted to escape the palace with him . Crell and others in the Hutt ' s palace accompanied the crime lord as he caught Organa and Solo , who were subsequently imprisoned . Their mutual ally Luke Skywalker then arrived at the palace to demand the release of all three prisoners , but the Hutt dropped Skywalker into the pit of his pet rancor . However , Skywalker killed the rancor , prompting the Hutt to sentence Skywalker , Solo , and Chewbacca to death at the Great Pit of Carkoon . Crell and other members of Jabba ' s court accompanied the Hutt on the luxury sail barge " Khetanna " in order to witness the execution of the captives . However , the captives fought back , leading to the death of Jabba and destruction of the " Khetanna " . Personality and traits . Ardon Crell panicked when Leia Organa threatened to destroy Jabba ' s Palace with a thermal detonator . He had black hair , brown eyes , and fair skin . Equipment . Ardon Crell wore a jumpsuit , across which he carried an ammunition bandolier . He also wore a red headband . Behind the scenes . Ardon Crell first appeared as an uncredited extra during the Jabba ' s Palace scenes , as well as on the " Khetanna " , in the 1983 film . In April 1998 , Crell was first named and given a backstory on a card in " Jabba ' s Palace Limited " , an expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game .