Reginald Barkbone Reginald Barkbone , Scourge of the Seven Sectors , was a swashbuckling pirate pursued by the Empire during the Galactic Civil War . A Poss ' Nomin male , he was the figure of much myth , infamous for many audacious heists and daring escapades in his flagship , the " Robber Baron " . Barkbone was noted for his flamboyance : he sported a lightfoil and spoke Lok Pirate ' s Cant and also kept a Kowakian monkey - lizard atop his shoulder to repeat his every word . Barkbone ' s most famous exploits included a raid on the palaces of Hapes , a fracas with Imperial Guards on Axion , and a successful voyage through the Fire Rings of Fornax — at the cost of his leg , eye , and sanity , respectively . The Loronar navy attempted to apprehend Barkbone , vainly pursuing the Poss ' Nomin bandit for a month . After the Battle of Yavin , the Imperial Navy made Barkbone ' s apprehension a priority , tasking Grand Admiral Rufaan Tigellinus with his capture . Tigellinus chased the relentless freebooter around the galaxy to no avail , but was determined to neutralize the threat Barkbone posed . Biography . Scourge of the Seven Sectors . Reginald Barkbone , a male member of the three - eyed Poss ' Nomin species , lived as a pirate during the Imperial Period . A being surrounded by myth and supposition , he had become infamous by the early years of the Galactic Empire , earning the moniker , " Scourge of the Seven Sectors . " Rufaan Tigellinus of the Imperial Navy was unaware as to what " Seven Sectors " Barkbone ' s appellation referred . At various points in his career , Barkbone was active in the Outer Rim Territories , the Mid Rim , the Expansion Region , the Inner Rim , and the Colonies , striking at an array of targets . His flagship , the " Robber Baron " , was a stolen " Star Galleon " - class frigate , though he also had a number of Incom Corporation corsairs at his disposal . He was known as a sly , savage operator , mentioned in the same breath as Gir Kybo Ren - Cha , the Thalassian slavers , and the Black Hole Gang , all among the most notorious marauders operating in the Outer Rim . On many occasions , Barkbone had run - ins with the Imperial Navy and he frequently vexed the Imperial officer Rovan Tresario , which later led Tresario to found House Tresario , a chapter of the Bounty Hunters ' Guild that specialized at hunting pirates . However , all efforts by the chapter to capture Barkbone proved unsuccessful . Barkbone was infamous for a slew of implausible , heroic feats . His most famous accomplishment was a successful journey through the Fire Rings of Fornax , an exceedingly difficult task and one which saw Barkbone lose his sanity . Rufaan Tigellinus claimed to have witnessed the voyage . The Poss ' Nomin freebooter lost one of his legs while plundering palaces on Hapes , but he replaced the severed limb with a cybernetic peg and returned to his piratical vocation . On another occasion , the " Robber Baron " was pursued for a month by the Loronar navy , but Barkbone was not apprehended . The pirate claimed it was his least enjoyable interlude in space , because the sole COO - series cook droid in the galley was programmed to produce only vegetarian food . Imperial pursuit . Barkbone clashed with members of the Imperial Guard on Axion in the Expansion Region at some point . After pillaging the planet , he attached a limpet mine to a GNK power droid while running from pursuing Imperial Guards . The shell of a Gonk droid was extremely durable , but when cracked the internal generator exploded with force . Barkbone ' s mine achieved this , and he was able to shoot his way to freedom in the blast and resulting pandemonium . He escaped , but the endeavor cost Barkbone one of his eyes and half his face . The Imperial Navy stepped up its pursuit of Barkbone shortly after the Battle of Yavin , and Grand Admiral Rufaan Tigellinus was tasked with his apprehension . In his Star Destroyer , " Avatar " , Tigellinus claimed to have doggedly chased the " Robber Baron " from the Colonies to the Outer Rim Territories . Around this time , Barkbone carried out a heist in the Tapani sector ; a lightfoil was among his loot . Though Tigellinus ' s attempts to stop Barkbone ' s pilfering were fruitless , several of the Poss ' Nomin ' s crew members were captured , and under interrogation they helped corroborate the Empire ' s records on Barkbone , separating fact from fiction . Tigellinus wrote a succinct report for Maximillian Seerdon of the Imperial Security Bureau after a prolonged and futile pursuit . This report was in turn given to Grand Vizier Sate Pestage , placing Barkbone alongside other such pests to the Empire as smuggler Dash Rendar and outlaw tech Klaus Vandangante . Tigellinus was a rabid Humanocentric and thus had personal motivation for the capture of Barkbone , a non - Human . His report was disdainful of the Poss ' Nomin ' s character and mental state , but Tigellinus recognized the threat Barkbone posed . Personality and traits . Reginald Barkbone was a member of the physically imposing , three - eyed Poss ' Nomin species . He was noted for his flamboyance and his peculiar speech pattern , using a dialect of Galactic Basic Standard described by Grand Admiral Tigellinus as " silly . " Barkbone was also fluent in Lok Pirate ' s Cant , a private underworld parlance used by the pirates of Lok . He owned a pet Kowakian monkey - lizard , which was invariably perched on the pirate ' s shoulder , repeating every word he said . Barkbone took a fancy to the lightfoil , a weapon favored among the Tapani nobility , and began sporting a stolen lightfoil after a foray into Tapani territories . Tigellinus noted that his colleague , Grand Admiral Octavian Grant , was infuriated that a brigand like the " Scourge of the Seven Sectors " was flaunting a symbol of Grant ' s own aristocracy . Barkbone had a taste for meat , and was infuriated to be stuck with a vegetarian COO droid while on the run . Barkbone was dedicated to his buccaneering lifestyle and continued his career even after a number of serious injuries . By the time of Tigellinus ' s chase for the Poss ' Nomin , he had damaged his face and lost a leg . Barkbone subsequently procured a prosthetic replacement for his leg , making him a cyborg . As attested by Tigellinus , Barkbone became insane in the course of his journey through the Fire Rings of Fornax . Throughout his career , Barkbone proved to be an elusive target , avoiding capture on numerous occasions . The Loronar navy pursued the Poss ' Nomin for an entire month to no end , and Tigellinus reportedly chased Barkbone from one end of the galaxy to another without success . He was resourceful when attempting to escape from a tight situation . With Imperial Guards closing in on him , Barkbone attached explosives to a Gonk droid to impede his hunters . According to Tigellinus , Barkbone was a bloodthirsty pirate , more vicious than even the notorious Thalassians , but he was also able to use trickery to beguile his adversaries . Throughout his life , Barkbone displayed a penchant for bold and audacious stunts , willingly navigating dangerous hazards . Behind the scenes . Reginald Barkbone was created by Daniel Wallace for " The New Essential Guide to Droids " in 2006 . Barkbone was presented with a " classic campy pirate feel , " and was inserted because Wallace was partial to such pirates . While working on " " , the online supplement to " Star Wars Insider 89 " , Abel G . Peña realized no pirates had been included in the article ; and having been amused by Barkbone ' s brief appearance in " The New Essential Guide to Droids " , Peña decided to include him in the article . Wallace endorsed the expansion of Barkbone ' s backstory , with the caveat that he retained his character as an archetypal pirate . " Underworld Appendix " , co - written by Peña and Ryan Kaufman , was published several months after " The New Essential Guide to Droids " . Barkbone subsequently received an entry in the 2008 compendium " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " and in 2013 he was mentioned in the reference book " " .