Boo Rawl Boo Rawl was a Human male independent freight - hauler from the planet Hazzard . A staunch believer in the proposition that individuals were free to run their lives as they chose without governmental interference , Rawl possessed one of the largest private music collections by artists blacklisted by the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order . After plying his trade throughout the galaxy for fifteen years , he joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic in 2 BBY in protest of the Imperial presence on his homeworld . Using his own , personally modified BD - 27 transport , the " Long Run " , Captain Rawl delivered heavy equipment and supplies to Alliance installations across the galaxy . In 3 ABY , shortly after the Battle of Hoth , Rawl was partnered with technician Deen Voorson to steal a Colony Class 23669 power generator from the Kuat Freight Port . Voorson hoped to use family contacts at the freight port to allow them to take the generator before the scheduled Imperial transport arrived . Voorson ' s nine year old cousin , Shannon , arranged for the Alliance to steal the generator , and Rawl collected the barge containing the generator as planned . Leaving the freight port , the Alliance plan was discovered by the Empire when the real pickup barge arrived . Rawl piloted the " Long Run " while under fire , jumping to hyperspace and safety . Biography . Makin ' his way the only way he knows how . Boo Rawl was a Human male born on the planet Hazzard in the Lahara sector of the Outer Rim Territories in 33 BBY . In 17 BBY , at the age of sixteen , Rawl left his homeworld to work the spacelanes as a freight - hauler . He eventually came to captain his own starship , a BD - 27 transport named the " Long Run " . Like many other independently contracted haulers operating in the galaxy , Captain Rawl modified his vessel , increasing the " Long Run " shield output and installing a retractable turbolaser in the barge driver ' s front section at the expense of living and storage space . Rawl combated the boredom inherent in spending hours in hyperspace by listening to his collection of anti - Imperial rock music . In 2 BBY , Rawl joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Firmly believing in the notions of free trade and free speech , his enlistment was in protest to the Imperial presence on Hazzard and in the surrounding region . Captain Rawl used the " Long Run " to transport heavy machinery and supplies to Rebel bases throughout the galaxy . Good ol ' boys . In 3 ABY , following the evacuation of the Alliance ' s main base on the planet Hoth , Captain Rawl was teamed with technician Deen Voorson to appropriate a Colony Class 23669 power generator from the Kuat Freight Port which was being shipped to an Imperial outpost in the following two weeks . Voorson had family contacts in the freight port and believed he could convince his aunt , Nell Voorson — who was the senior docking controller — to arrange docking clearance for an Alliance ship to steal the generator before the official Imperial transport arrived to claim it . Voorson ' s aunt , however , refused to help but the technician left a signaller in her possession in case she changed her mind . Five days before the generator ' s expected shipping date , Voorson received a message from the signaller telling him to collect the generator from loading dock 42 at 1230 hours on the day of the generator ' s transfer . Voorson added an ST box to the " Long Run " transponder so that the freight port would identify the ship as the Imperial barge " 36DD " , which was the identity of the ship assigned to pick up the generator at 1430 hours . Despite Rawl ' s nervousness at Voorson fiddling with his ship ' s systems , the pair took the " Long Run " to the Kuat system on the appointed day . Hailing the freight port , Rawl requested permission to enter loading dock 42 to link with the cargo barge carrying the generator . A controller informed them that they were early , and the linking technicians would not be at dock 42 to connect the barge to the driver until 1430 . Rawl requested confirmation , as the message that Voorson had received specifically said 1230 . The controller checked the orders , and confirmed that while the scheduled pickup time was 1230 , the technician ' s orders still listed the time as 1430 . The technicians were on break , and would return to duty within the hour . With no choice , Rawl and Voorson were forced to wait until the technicians returned . Rawl whiled away the time by listening to his music , including the latest release by " Billi B and the Paradise Gang " . The technicians returned to duty , and linked the generator cargo barge to the " Long Run " . Checking the barge contents before preparing to leave , Rawl and Voorson were stunned to find that his aunt ' s nine - year old daughter , Shannon , had stowed away aboard the barge because she wanted to join the Rebellion . Voorson wanted to take her back to the freight port immediately , but Rawl pointed out that depressurizing the dock , unlinking the barge and explaining the entire affair to security would put them under more scrutiny than they could afford , especially with the real " 36DD " due to arrive in less than thirty minutes . Reluctantly , Voorson had to agree to take Shannon with them . As the " Long Run " left the dock , Shannon revealed that she had been the one who changed the pickup time on the generator to allow the Alliance to steal it , not her mother , and Rawl admitted to being impressed although he admonished her for not remembering to change the technician ' s orders . As the " Long Run " cleared the freight port ' s tractor beam range , the real barge driver " 36DD " arrived to pick up the generator . Kuat Freight Port , now aware of the deception perpetrated by the Alliance , ordered the " Long Run " to return to port while the " 36DD " moved to block their escape . A squadron of TIE fighters was also sent to intercept the barge . Voorson ' s aunt contacted them over the comm , ordering them to return to the dock or be fired upon . Voorson attempted to get his aunt to call off the fighters by using the fact that Shannon was aboard the " Long Run " , but the Imperial ships refused to listen to her . Rawl ordered Voorson to man the " Long Run " turbolaser and engage the TIE fighters while he piloted straight for the " 36DD " . The two ships sped towards each other , and Rawl hoped that the Imperial crew were not willing to risk their ship to a collision . At the last moment , the Imperial ship dived under the " Long Run " ; the shields of the two ships brushed and collapsed , but Rawl got the " Long Run " into clear space and jumped to lightspeed . Worrying that Interdictors had been dispatched from either the planets Venir or Renegg , Rawl , Voorson and Shannon waited to see if they would be pulled out of hyperspace . After thirty minutes in hyperspace , Rawl declared that they had escaped — having traveled beyond the range of a potential interdiction field — and welcomed Shannon to the Alliance . Personality and traits . Boo Rawl was a physically fit individual with long hair that he kept tied back , and a thick beard that was confined to his chin . An independent freight - hauler , Rawl believed that people were perfectly capable of living their own lives without the interference of the Empire . A fan of anti - Imperial rock music , his collection was considered to be the largest private collection in the entire Alliance , as well as the loudest . On principle , Rawl loved any track that the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order blacklisted , and he held the hope that he would one day be able to record a track with a blacklisted group . His own composition , " Private Property , " showcased both his musical talents , as well as his well - defined sarcasm and knack of making an anti - Imperial sentiment out of any phrase . The owner and operator of the " Long Run " , Rawl loved his ship and was very protective of it . A skilled pilot , Rawl could fly both space transports and capital ships , and plot courses through hyperspace . He was well versed in operating the systems aboard the craft , such as weapons , shields and sensors , and was capable of repairing transports . His years as a freight - hauler gave him knowledge of planetary systems , and a grounding in the application of first aid . Trained to use a blaster , Rawl kept a blaster pistol as a personal sidearm . He was also competent in unarmed combat . An imposing individual , Rawl was considered to be streetwise and knowledgeable about the underground music scene . He was also able to program and repair computers , and generally carried at least one banned music data cartridge with him . Behind the scenes . Boo Rawl appeared in the short story " Slaying Dragons " , which was published in the ninth issue of the " Star Wars Adventure Journal " by West End Games in 1996 . The story was written by Angela Philips , with illustrations by Mike Vilardi . " Slaying Dragons " was subsequently reprinted in 1997 ' s " Tales from the Empire " and later on " " . However , these reprints did not reproduce the RPG material created for the original publishing , which included much of Rawl ' s background in the form of a biographical capsule . Rawl was later referenced in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " in its entry for his homeworld , Hazzard .