Chalmun / Legends Chalmun was a male Wookiee proprietor of the most popular spacer ' s bar in Mos Eisley , Tatooine , the eponymous Chalmun ' s cantina . A distant relative of Chewbacca , he was a large tan - and - gray Wookiee , with a scar running from his left shoulder across the left side of his chest . This was a remnant of his days as a street thug . Biography . The Cantina . Chalmun was a beige and gray - colored Wookiee born on Kashyyyk in 157 BBY , and a distant relative of Chewbacca , a famous Wookiee who became a member of the Rebel Alliance . Chalmun grew up as a street thug , quickly learning that his natural stature and weight as a Wookiee gave him a distinct advantage in brawls ; however , he also learned first - hand that strength meant little when one was faced with a blaster . At some point in his life , Chalmun was badly scarred , with a diagonal scar running from his left shoulder across the left side of his chest . Chalmun was a street fighter for a long time before he ran up a huge profit swindling hapless tourists at the casinos on Ord Mantell in just a few years . He used the funds to purchase a popular cantina — known simply as the Mos Eisley cantina — from two Ranats , the Vriichon brothers , located in the heart of Mos Eisley , largest city on the planet Tatooine in the Outer Rim Territories . The Vriichons left Tatooine post haste after the sale — they had been using the cantina as a front for an illegal spice den , and were afraid that the Wookiee would be angry with them when he discovered the numerous bodies they had buried in the building ' s base . The cantina , which quickly became known as " Chalmun ' s Cantina " or simply " Chalmun ' s , " was extremely popular with smugglers , spacers , pilots and various other shady individuals , because of its central location , wide variety of beverages , and loose rules : while fighting was banned and rowdy individuals sometimes ejected , the rules were rarely enforced , so muggings and shootings were commonplace . Chalmun became loyal to his regulars , and any who treated them poorly were swiftly kicked out . He also abhorred droids , refusing them entry in his cantina . Chalmun rarely worked personally in the bar , instead employing bartenders such as Wuher and Ackmena to serve drinks ; he spent most of his time in his office , which contained his own personal bar , tended by Nimbanel barman Husklf . Chalmun also employed security for the cantina , who used a complex listening system to eavesdrop on conversations , and a bouncer named Tork . He kept a personal pilot and escape ship , ready to flee the cantina should the need arise . Later life . Since coming to own the cantina , he had distanced himself from the kinds of situations that had provoked the violence he so enjoyed in his youth . However , he often provided his hospitality to beings associated with the Hutts and retired celebrity podracers . Despite this , Chalmun was rarely seen in the main cantina ; instead spending the majority of the time in his back office . Many who saw the Wookiee there mistook him for a bouncer , owing both to his formidable appearance and his tendency to physically remove anyone who caused trouble . Of course , owing to his history , he also admired people who caused trouble " with style " , which also meant that making friends with him was a tightrope walk . Chalmun remained the owner of the cantina when it was visited by Luke Skywalker , Obi - Wan Kenobi , Han Solo , and Chewbacca shortly before the Battle of Yavin .