Mikdanyell Guh ' rantt Mikdanyell Guh ' rantt was a male Rodian who served as mayor of Mos Eisley on the Outer Rim world of Tatooine during the early years of the Galactic Civil War . Mayor Guh ' rantt was deeply connected to the criminal underground of the city but was eventually exposed by Imperial Navy Chief Moradmin Bast . Despite this , Guh ' rantt continued to serve as mayor following Chief Bast ' s death during the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY . It was during this time that Mayor Guh ' rantt actually struggled to improve Mos Eisley ' s reputation as a hive of scum and villainy by improving the city ' s police force and combating criminal elements with limited resources . During his time in office , Mayor Guh ' rantt worked with and gave a spacer a Key to the City for uncovering Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s diabolical plot to provoke Tusken Raider attacks on Mos Eisley . In addition to protecting his city from other hostile entities , Guh ' rantt worked with Queen Kylantha and other planetary governors to oversee the creation of a warden program to address the growing number of noise complaints caused by unscrupulous merchants . Guh ' rantt was also interested in the planet ' s history , although he was mistaken about several historical events . Biography . Mayoral Dealings . Mikdanyell Guh ' rantt was a male Rodian politician who prided himself on knowing the history of events on Tatooine , a desert planet located in the galaxy ' s Outer Rim Territories . He became mayor of the large Tatooinian spaceport city known as Mos Eisley sometime prior to the year 0 BBY . As mayor , he worked at the city ' s commerce guild hall , a building which was used for the daily operations of Mos Eisley ' s local government . Mos Eisley had a reputation for being a cesspool of criminal activity , and Guh ' rantt was not immune from it . Mayor Guh ' rantt became deeply connected to the city ' s criminal underground , and was eventually uncovered by Imperial Navy Chief Moradmin Bast . However , the Human Imperial officer was soon killed during the Battle of Yavin when Rebel pilots destroyed the Death Star he was occupying . Despite being revealed as a crook , Guh ' rantt continued to serve as mayor of the city after the Battle of Yavin . An affable figure , Guh ' rantt was always eager to promote his city and show off his supposed knowledge of Tatooine ' s history to inquiring spacers . He believed Mos Eisley to be a city full of life and character , and resented its perception as a " wretched hive of scum and villainy . " He believed that while the streets of Mos Eisley could be considered scary , they were no more dangerous than those of any other city in the galaxy . Although he was knowledgeable , Guh ' rantt was mistaken about certain historic events on Tatooine . He was skeptical of the rumors purporting that a Jedi Knight sliced the arm off an Aqualish patron in Chalmun ' s Spaceport Cantina with a lightsaber . Guh ' rantt believed that the Jedi Knights had not been around since the days of the Old Republic , and that it would not make sense for one to be on Tatooine , much less a cantina in Mos Eisley . However , the rumors were indeed true , for the legendary Jedi Master known as Obi - Wan Kenobi had in fact attacked the Aqualish criminal known as Ponda Baba . Guh ' rantt also confused the Dim - U monks with the B ' omarr Monks by saying that it was the Dim - U who would remove their brains for enlightenment , and place them in BT - 16 perimeter droid s . He also erroneously claimed that the Dim - U once used Jabba ' s Palace as a monastery , when in fact the B ' omarr did . However , he did correctly point out to inquiring spacers that the Dim - U worshiped banthas , a type of beast which thrived on the planet . Key to the City . In addition to sharing his pride and knowledge of Mos Eisley to visitors , Mayor Guh ' rantt spent time helping spacers find work that best suited their skill set . One such spacer was directed to Guh ' rantt by a Human woman named Trehla Keelo , a citizen of Mos Eisley who would often guide visitors through the streets of the city . When the spacer spoke with Guh ' rantt in the commerce guild hall , the mayor asked the individual to meet with several people throughout Mos Eisley to get a better idea of what type of profession to pursue . One of these was a Zabrak named Peawp R ' dawc , who was the owner of a bodyguard agency . R ' dawc , trained in the art of hand - to - hand combat , wanted to see if a job as a brawler would be best suited for the spacer . To that end , the spacer worked a series of bodyguard jobs for R ' dawc , including protecting a local businessman , a Bith named Otwi Opawl . Debt to Jabba . Guh ' rantt eventually found himself in the unfortunate position of being indebted to Jabba Desilijic Tiure , the ruthless Hutt crime lord who headed a large criminal empire from Tatooine . Guh ' rantt was planning on putting down a speeder deed as his next payment , but it was stolen from him . However , the mayor was in luck . The Twi ' lek majordomo known as Bib Fortuna was eying a spacer as a potential servant for Jabba ' s criminal empire . Bib Fortuna told this spacer to help the mayor find a way to repay Jabba . The spacer ultimately agreed , and headed to the Mos Eisley ' s commerce guild hall to meet with the mayor . Guh ' rantt explained the circumstances surrounding his debt and the unfortunate speeder deed theft to the spacer . He also insinuated that he could not embezzle public funds to pay off his debt , due to the fact that the city was already experiencing many problems . However , Mayor Guh ' rantt believed that if the spacer would help carry out a few public services , it would free up enough funds to repay Jabba . With that said , the spacer agreed to help the mayor , not so much out of altruism , but rather out of a desire to curry favor with Bib Fortuna and Jabba . Some of the tasks the spacer needed to carry out involved animal control , eliminating hoodlums , and controlling the ever - pervasive threat of Tusken Raider attacks . The spacer worked with several key city officials to solve these problems , including the Twi ' lek Animal Control Officer Entha Kandela , Human veteran marksman Purvis Arrison , and a bodyguard agency owner named Peawp R ' dawc . Most of these officials were cynical about the mayor ' s reluctance to increase their funding , but they were nonetheless willing to accept the spacer ' s services . Working with Entha Kandela , the spacer ran a census on the vermin infestation which was posing a threat to the public health . It turned out the the situation was indeed hazardous . Womp rats were spreading grunge fever , kreetle s were weakening the soil around Mos Eisley , tempest rills were chewing insulation and power cables , and rockmite s were laying eggs all around town . However , the spacer succeeded in helping Kandela , both by killing many of these creatures and by extracting samples for medical and pest control purposes . Working with Peawp R ' dawc , the spacer successfully oversaw the elimination of desert swooper s , moisture thieves , gunrunners , and even a hoard of error - prone B1 battle droids which crashed outside of town in a Class - 6 escape pod . But perhaps the most important mission for R ' dawc was the elimination of a dangerous Nikto criminal named Vaigon Shinn , who operated out of a bunker not far outside the city limits . Despite the dangers , the spacer successfully launched an attack on the bunker , killing the guards and their leader Vaigon Shinn , who operated as the gang ' s chief mugger . R ' dawc was pleased , but lamented the fact that the mayor lacked the budget to hire the spacer full time . Meanwhile , the veteran marksman Purvis Arrison remained convinced that Mos Eisley was in a state of war against the indigenous Sand People , known as Tusken Raiders . While this was an exaggeration , Tuskens were indeed amassing in a small village just outside of Mos Eisley , colloquially referred to as Junktown . Arrison first tasked the spacer with performing reconnaissance of the village , and then later ordered the spacer to do battle with them . The spacer succeeded in killing in at least fifteen Tuskens , thinning their ranks enough to keep Mos Eisley safe for the time being . Mayor Guh ' rantt was interested , though not necessarily surprised , to learn that Jabba was in fact provoking Tusken Raider attacks on Mos Eisley to advance his agenda . However , it was of little concern at the time , for thanks to the spacer , Guh ' rantt now had the finances necessary to make the next debt payment to the Hutt crime lord . The mayor was also pleased to learn that by eliminating many criminal entities around the city , he was getting fewer complaints from the townsfolk . He also hoped that helping Entha Kendala with her animal control problems would keep her off his back for the time being . Behind the scenes . Mikdanyell Guh ' rantt appeared as a non - player character in the video game " Star Wars Galaxies " , a massively multiplayer online role - playing game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts , prior to its closure on December 15 , 2011 . His last name was spelled " Guh ' rantt " in " Star Wars Galaxies " , while " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " spells it " Guh ' Rantt , " with a capital R . " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " claims that Chief Bast uncovered Mayor Guh ' rantt as a crook . However , this was never mentioned in the game .