Matt Talon Matt Talon was a Human male who served as a light scout trooper in the First Sun Mobile Regiment mercenary organization during the Galactic Civil War . During his time as a First Sun trooper , he was wounded during a battle which left him with a distinguishing scar on his face , which ran from his right eye down to the right corner of his mouth . After the company he served in was almost completely wiped out in an Imperial attack , he became disillusioned with his mercenary service and began wandering the galaxy . During that time , he continued to wear his First Sun Mobile battle armor and found work as a bounty hunter . Talon pursued his new career with a vicious streak , which , combined with his disparaging view of the Galactic Empire , began to lead him down a dark path . He eventually joined the Rebel Alliance , and he was assigned to work with a Sullustan named Thila aboard the starship " Arkanian Dawn " . The decision turned out to work in Talon ' s favor , and through his work with Thila , he developed a deep - seated loyalty for her . The two worked together to free slaves , often enslaved by the Empire , and Talon ' s work with Thila helped him channel his rage and disillusionment into something productive — the Alliance ' s fight against the Empire . Biography . Life as a mercenary . The Human male Matt Talon was born into an impoverished family on a minor agricultural planet . When he was old enough , he left his homeworld in search of adventure and eventually found work as a mercenary . Talon joined a company of the First Sun Mobile Regiment , a mercenary unit that hired itself out to the highest bidder , which was usually the Galactic Empire — the unit ' s specialty was Search , Locate , Annihilate Missions , otherwise known as SLAMs . Talon worked for the organization as a light scout trooper . During his time as a mercenary with the First Sun Mobile , Talon developed his share of wounds and scars , the most notable being a long scar which ran from his right eye down to his mouth , and which Talon refused to have surgically fixed due to its intimidation factor . On one occasion during the Galactic Civil War , the First Sun Mobile came across an outpost which had been accused of harboring Rebel sympathizers . Talon ' s company was tasked by the Empire with destroying the settlement ; that decision , however , angered Imperial Intelligence because they had not had the opportunity to interrogate the settlers . As a result , Moff Nile Owen ordered the destruction of the company which perpetrated the assault . The massacre was brutal , and virtually the entire company was killed by the Imperials . Only Talon and roughly a dozen other mercenaries managed to survive the encounter . The event left Talon jaded against both the Empire and the First Sun Mobile Regiment , and he decided to abandon his life as a mercenary . Wanderer . For several years Talon wandered the galaxy , working as a bounty hunter and doing his best to avoid the attention of the Empire . He continued to use the battle armor which he had worn as a member of the First Sun and even decided to keep the unit ' s emblem on his right shoulder pad . Both of these factors helped contribute to his new role as a bounty hunter , though it was his brutal and vicious nature which allowed him to truly succeed in his new profession . During that time , Talon came dangerously close to walking a dark and evil path . He was made a member of The Most Honourable Guild of Armourers , an organization which gathered together the foremost weapons specialists throughout the galaxy . Among its ranks were such famous bounty hunters as Boba Fett and Dengar . Talon ' s membership in the Guild combined with the stories of his past activities , both as a trooper in First Sun and his exploits after leaving the regiment , created a reputation that often preceded him . Although he had found a job which provided him a steady income , Talon was unsure of what to do next until he inadvertently made contact with the Rebel Alliance and then decided to join its ranks . Fighting the Empire . After Talon joined the Alliance , his superiors decided to team him up with a Sullustan known as Thila , the captain of the starship " Arkanian Dawn " . Thila was an undercover agent who operated in the Outer Rim as a slaver — in reality , the slaves whom she apparently butchered were in fact deposited on Alliance safe worlds where they were awarded their freedom and offered the chance to join the Rebel forces . Talon joined Thila in the undercover operation as her bodyguard and took up residence on the " Dawn " . Through his work with Thila , Talon came to respect the Sullustan and developed a deep - rooted sense of loyalty to her — Talon was so loyal that he would not hesitate to sacrifice his life if it would save hers . Upon being assigned to work with Thila , Talon abandoned his previous vicious and dark path and was able to see a different side of life : one that did not revolve around massacres , killing , and hunting criminals of the galaxy . Through her efforts in the Outer Rim , Thila was able to build on Talon ' s jaded opinion of the Empire and prove what she saw as the inherent evil that ran throughout its organization . Since he regularly witnessed the slavery that was often perpetrated by Imperials , Talon grew to share Thila ' s view , and he decided to fully turn his anger and passions against his one - time employers . Personality and traits . Matt Talon was known to have an ill - concealed sense of violence about him , which often helped in his career as a bounty hunter , and later while he served as Thila ' s bodyguard . When dealing with Thila , slavers often chose not to interfere or look too deeply into her operations for fear of repercussions from Talon . Although he walked a dark path during his time as a bounty hunter , Talon ' s time with Thila helped him develop convictions to use his violent streak for productive ends , namely fighting the Empire , which he viewed as evil . During his time as a mercenary with the First Sun Mobile Regiment , Talon demonstrated his abilities as a natural soldier and excelled at the position given to him : that of a light scout trooper . When his company was massacred by the Empire , Talon was one of only a dozen First Sun soldiers to survive the attack . He was also skilled with the use of exotic weapons , which earned him a spot on the roster of The Most Honourable Guild of Armourers . As a young man living an impoverished life on his homeworld , Talon craved adventure , and he eventually set out into the galaxy to find some . Equipment . Talon wore a set of Scout Armor , and employed a Aratech Whisper Jumper jetpack . Talon ' s personal arsenal contained a SoroSuub QuickSnap 36T blaster carbine , a modified Merr - Sonn " Happy Surprise " hold - out blaster , and two vibroblades . He also carried a pair of macrobinoculars and a datapad with him at all times . Behind the scenes . The character of Matt Talon was created and written by authors Simon Smith and Eric S . Trautmann for the West End Games sourcebook " " . His character ' s illustration was drawn by artist Mike Vilardi .