Roodown Roodown , nicknamed " Crusher " Roodown , was an Abednedo scavenger on the planet Jakku that angered his employer , the junk dealer Unkar Plutt , who suspected he was selling salvage to a different buyer . As a consequence , Plutt ' s thugs cut off his arms , ending his life as a scavenger . However , Roodown was allowed to work for Plutt as a strong back around Niima Outpost using his replacement load - lifter arms , which greatly increased his strength . He witnessed Plutt being kidnapped by the criminal Zool Zendiat , and described what had happened to the scavenger Rey when she arrived to investigate . When the Star Destroyer " Spectral " was uncovered by a storm in the desert , Plutt encouraged the scavengers of Niima to ransack it for him and had Roodown throttle the scavenger Teedo when he questioned the junk dealer . Constable Zuvio then sliced off Roodown ' s mechanical hand in order to stop any further harm befalling Teedo . In 34 ABY , shortly after the First Order attacked the nearby Tuanul village , he passed by Rey in the outpost . Biography . Punished by Plutt . " Crusher " Roodown was an Abednedo male who , for years , was one of the best scavenger s operating out of Niima Outpost on the planet Jakku , where he would bring his junk to trade with the junk dealer Unkar Plutt , who ran the outpost . After Roodown and Plutt had a dispute , Plutt sent his thugs to cut off the scavenger ' s arms in the belief that Roodown was selling salvage to another buyer . Roodown had replacement , aftermarket load - lifter arms installed . Unable to salvage again , he was allowed to work for Plutt around Niima , offering his services as a strong back to other scavengers and completing other small jobs for half portions of food including occasional work as an enforcer . Interactions with Rey . Roodown witnessed the criminal Zool Zendiat and a group of his thugs arrive in Niima and capture Plutt while they searched for the head of a J9 droid that the Crolute had been sold . When the human scavenger Rey arrived in the outpost and asked what had happened , Roodown described Plutt ' s kidnapping to her shortly before the Gabdorin Krynodd declared himself the new " junkboss " of Niima . When a storm uncovered the " Interdictor " - class Star Destroyer " Spectral " amongst the sands of Jakku , Plutt gathered the scavengers of Niima together and announced the appearance of the ship . The scavenger Teedo was dubious of the starship ' s existence and spoke out against the junk dealer , causing Plutt to order Roodown to crush the naysayer . The Abednedo grabbed Teedo by the throat and lifted him into the air , but was prevented from doing any further harm by Constable Zuvio , who sliced off Roodown ' s hand with a polearm . The scavengers then raced off to try and reach the " Spectral " while Roodown had his hand reattached by a small droid . During the reattachment , Zuvio threatened Roodown and told him to warn Plutt and his friends that no harm should come to Rey , who had been the first scavenger to leave for the " Spectral " . Attack on Niima . In 34 ABY , and shortly after the First Order attacked the nearby Tuanul village , Roodown was dragging a sled full of three non - functional I2 - CG droid s around Niima when he passed Rey , who had just returned from scavenging in the wreck of the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Inflictor " . Around a day later , Niima was attacked by the forces of the First Order . Rey later wrote about Roodown in a survival guide she compiled and theorized that he had been allowed to live and work in Niima after losing his arms only because Plutt regretted the incident . Personality and traits . Roodown was a large member of the Abednedo species . His load - lifter arms were yellow , while his eye s were black and his skin was a mottled pink and gray . His cybernetic arms granted him greatly enhanced strength . When Plutt was captured by Zendiat , Roodown believed the junk dealer deserved what had happened to him . Despite this , he was willing to obey Plutt ' s command to throttle Teedo . When Zuvio told him to spread the word that no harm should come to Rey , the Abednedo questioned why he should be concerned by the possibility . Equipment . Roodown used a sled in Niima that was made up of a scrapped water tank shell and salvaged thruster frame spokes . Behind the scenes . Roodown first appeared in , a film released in North America on December 18 , 2015 , in which he was portrayed by Ian Whyte , who also portrayed the character Bollie Prindel in the film . The character was not identified in the film , but was named in " Rey ' s Survival Guide " by Jason Fry , " " by Pablo Hidalgo , and " " by Phil Szostak , reference books released simultaneously in conjunction with the film . Roodown was created by creature concept designer Jake Lunt Davies , and like all members of the Abednedo species named by Hidalgo in the " Visual Dictionary " , the character was named in reference to a song by the , as director of " The Force Awakens " J . J . Abrams is a big fan of the group . Roodown is likely a reference to the song " Root Down . " Roodown also makes an appearance in the Jakku portion of the non - canon theme park attraction " " , which was announced and added to the ride in 2015 . During the segment , Roodown is hauling junk through the wreckage of a Star Destroyer on Jakku when the StarSpeeder 1000 carrying the ride ' s passengers crashes into the wreckage nearby . Before continuing with his task , Roodown briefly turns his attention to the vehicle , which several of Unkar Plutt ' s thugs then begin to scavenge from . The Starspeeder then takes off and leaves the wreckage and Jakku .