Jorj Car ' das Jorj Car ' das was a Human male from Corellia who lived during the time of the Galactic Republic , the Galactic Empire , and the New Republic . Early in his life , Car ' das joined the crew of the smuggling ship " Bargain Hunter " , working mainly as a bootlegger for the Hutts . In 27 BBY , Car ' das , Dubrak Qennto , and Maris Ferasi became the captives of Commander Thrawn of the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force . Thrawn wished to learn the language of the Republic from the smugglers ; they stayed in his base on Crustai for several weeks , teaching him Basic and learning the Chiss language , Cheunh . Car ' das assisted Thrawn in defeating the alien Vagaari , before being allowed to return to the Republic . Car ' das eventually parted ways with his companions after being given an offer by Sith agent Kinman Doriana to start a smuggling organization that would double as an intelligence operation for Darth Sidious . Car ' das ' s organization flourished , and he built up a huge repository of information . However , he was kidnapped by a Dark Jedi after the Clone Wars , and although he was rescued by Jedi Master Yoda , Car ' das left the encounter a changed man . He became extremely ruthless during the time of the Empire , though his health began to deteriorate ; Yoda healed him with the Force initially , though the second time Car ' das visited Yoda ' s planet of residence , Dagobah , the Jedi Master refused to heal him , sending him to the Aing - Tii monks instead . Car ' das ultimately spent over a dozen years studying with the Aing - Tii , learning of their views on the Force . He later settled down on the planet Exocron , though in 19 ABY he was approached by smuggler Talon Karrde , who was seeking an intact copy of the Caamas Document in the hopes of ending the crisis . Car ' das did not possess a copy , but he was privy to top secret information about Moff Vilim Disra ' s plot to impersonate Thrawn , which Karrde used to help end the crisis . Biography . Early life . Born and raised on Corellia during the waning days of the Galactic Republic , Jorj Car ' das lived an unremarkable early life . He was well educated , though he rarely traveled and had a limited knowledge of other parts of the galaxy and their native species . By 27 BBY , just a few years after leaving school , Car ' das was a navigator aboard the " Bargain Hunter " , a smuggling ship rented by Captain Dubrak Qennto . The " Bargain Hunter " had just three crew members — Car ' das , Qennto , and Maris Ferasi — though they made a reasonably lucrative trade smuggling firegem s and other illicit materials to Hutt gangsters in the Outer Rim Territories . Meeting Thrawn . In 27 BBY , the " Bargain Hunter " was on a smuggling run transporting firegems hidden within stolen furs to Drixo the Hutt . Drixo ' s rival , Progga , had learned of the operation and launched an attack on the " Bargain Hunter " on the fringes of the Outer Rim . As navigator , Car ' das was forced to make an emergency hyperspace jump , and the ship ended up deep in the Unknown Regions . Qennto was furious at the Corellian for jumping blind , but Ferasi defended Car ' das , knowing that he had had no choice . However , they were followed by Progga , who believed that Qennto had a secret treasure hold . Just as the Hutt prepared to shoot them , an unknown group of alien ships — three fighter - size craft and a larger cruiser — arrived , deploying a group of Conner net s that disabled the two ships . The " Bargain Hunter " was left floating adrift in space for several minutes . When Progga ' s ship fired on the mysterious vessels , they attacked , destroying the Hutt ' s ship with ease and instilling some trepidation in Car ' das and his companions . Qennto and Ferasi departed the bridge to check the extent of the damage caused by the Conner nets , leaving Car ' das alone on the bridge , ready to reply to any communications sent by the attackers . They made no attempt to communicate , however , and Qennto and Ferasi were able to restore the majority of the freighter ' s systems while the attackers searched Progga ' s vessel . Eventually , one of the smaller alien ships beckoned for the " Bargain Hunter " to follow them towards the largest ship , where they docked . Upon exiting their ship , they were escorted by a pair of blue - skinned Humanoids to a being named Mitth ' raw ' nuruodo , who told them to call him by his core name — Thrawn . After finding a language in which both parties were proficient — Sy Bisti , a local trade language — Thrawn identified himself as the leader of a frontier picket force of the Chiss Ascendancy ' s Expansionary Fleet . He expressed a particular interest in Car ' das , inquiring as to who they were and what their purpose was . Car ' das answered mostly truthfully , omitting any mention of the firegems , though Thrawn was suspicious that they were scouts for an invasion attempt and requested to examine their cargo . Qennto , Ferasi , and Car ' das were taken to their temporary living quarters while Thrawn ' s soldiers searched the " Bargain Hunter " . After being held in their quarters for a time , the smugglers were questioned by Thrawn , who asked about the invasion force he believed would follow them . He asked that Car ' das alone answer his questions , much to Qennto ' s annoyance , as he was the captain . Car ' das felt that it would not be wise to lie to the Chiss commander , and so he answered him truthfully , telling him about the illegal firegems they were smuggling . In addition , he revealed that they were Corellian traders , although Thrawn did not know of Corellia . Car ' das also managed to convince Thrawn that there was no invasion fleet and that the Republic was unaware of the Chiss . Qennto was extremely irritated by Car ' das ' s honesty , not understanding why the smuggler had revealed so much . Car ' das protested that Thrawn seemed to know the details already and that he had an aura of one who should not be lied to . Thrawn requested that the smugglers stay with him for a time , telling them that they would be provided with the means to compensate Drixo for their late delivery of the firegems . The Chiss commander wished to learn more about the Republic — and the Jedi Order , as he had not heard of the Jedi before — as well as the Republic language , Basic . Car ' das was initially apprehensive , knowing that Qennto would never agree to it , though Thrawn offered to pay them handsomely for their tuition . Eventually , Car ' das agreed , though only on the condition that Thrawn teach him Cheunh , the language of the Chiss , in return . Thrawn ' s ship , the " Springhawk " , took three days to reach his base on Crustai — they began their language lessons " en route " . Ferasi took a liking to Thrawn , so she joined in the lessons , though Qennto wished to have no part in it . By the time they reached Crustai , Car ' das had made decent progress at basic Cheunh , though Thrawn showed an aptitude for learning Basic , surpassing Car ' das and Ferasi ' s progress with his language . They eventually arrived in Crustai ' s star system , though before they could dock at the asteroid base , Thrawn ' s crew reported hostile vessels in the vicinity of the base . They entered hyperspace , exiting several minutes later at the scene of a small skirmish between several starships . Thrawn informed them that the attackers were Vagaari , a merciless species of slavers whom he wished to wipe out . The " Springhawk " destroyed the smaller enemy ships with ease , though Thrawn decided to board the largest of the Vagaari vessels . Thrawn apologized to his guests for taking them into combat , telling them that he could not pass up the opportunity for a strike at the Vagaari , before leaving them on the bridge while he joined the boarding party . After the Vagaari had been neutralized , Thrawn invited Car ' das , Ferasi , and Qennto to join him on the alien ship , showing them around . Walking through the ship filled with dead Vagaari made Car ' das feel uneasy , though he eventually overcame this . Thrawn eventually showed them a room filled with treasure plundered by the Vagaari ; he promised Qennto that the three smugglers would be allowed to keep some of it after he had examined the ship further . The Vagaari . They eventually arrived at Thrawn ' s underground base on Crustai , where Thrawn had a visitor waiting for him — Aristocra Chaf ' orm ' bintrano , who had matters to discuss with Thrawn . Thrawn permitted the Humans to attend the official welcoming ceremony , though Thrawn ' s visitors were displeased by the Humans ' presence , dismissing them . Car ' das and his companions were each escorted to comfortable living quarters , where they spent several hours waiting for Thrawn ' s visitors to leave . Eventually , Thrawn summoned Car ' das to his quarters and apologized for the rudeness displayed by the visiting Chiss . Thrawn discussed with Car ' das the concept of preemptive strikes , which were strictly forbidden in Chiss military doctrine . Thrawn saw the Vagaari as a great threat , though because they had never encroached on Chiss territory , his superiors would not allow him to attack them . Thrawn decided that learning the origins and value of the Vagaari ' s treasure might help sway the Chiss Ruling Families on the matter , and Car ' das , Qennto , and Ferasi began examining the hoard . For several weeks , Qennto spent much of his time cataloging and appraising the treasure for Thrawn , while Car ' das and Ferasi continued with their linguistics lessons . Thrawn kept Ferasi and Qennto under constant surveillance , though Car ' das was allowed unhindered freedom of movement around the Crustai base at all times . Thrawn had yet more visitors some time later : Admiral Ar ' alani and his own brother , Mitth ' ras ' safis ( or Thrass ) , who both wished to further examine the Vagaari ship . Thrawn had Car ' das and Ferasi accompany him onto the vessel with his superiors . There , he showed the admiral around the ship , pointing out the technical aspects of it . However , trouble arose when the group entered the treasure room , where Qennto was looking over the plundered Vagaari wealth ; Thrawn was forced to reveal the agreement he had made with the smugglers to his fellow Chiss , which he had not intended to do . Ar ' alani was not happy when she learned of the agreement and insisted that she be allowed to take an inventory . Thrawn agreed and then told the admiral that he had " administrative matters " to attend to , taking Car ' das and Ferasi with him as he left the ship . Once away from Ar ' alani , Thrawn revealed that there was another Vagaari fleet engaged in a battle not far away . Car ' das realized that Thrawn had played the admiral , manipulating her to allow him to leave so he could head to the battle without attracting attention . Thrawn boarded the " Springhawk " along with Ferasi and Car ' das , and the ship jumped into hyperspace . At the battle site , Car ' das was shocked to see hundreds of Vagaari vessels , a far cry from the handful he was expecting . He suggested to Thrawn that the ship retreat , although the commander explained that he had a plan for the battle . Ferasi , as usual , was confident in Thrawn ' s abilities . Thrawn pointed out to the duo that the helpless ships being attacked by the Vagaari were not jumping to hyperspace . The commander deduced that the Vagaari were using an interdiction field , a form of technology that neither the Chiss nor the Republic had managed to successfully create ; it generated a gravitic mass of its own , barring all ships within its range from entering hyperspace . Realizing that such technology would allow him a huge advantage in battle — against the Vagaari and others — Thrawn had a team of Chiss covertly commandeer the ship , hoping that the Vagaari were too busy attacking the hapless world to notice . However , several of the Vagaari warships spotted the " Springhawk " on the edge of the system and moved closer to investigate . As Thrawn prepared to attack the approaching Vagaari forces , the group noticed that the alien ships were covered in " bubbles " — cells that held prisoners to prevent attackers from firing on innocent victims . Thrawn remained calm and ordered the gunners to fire , telling the two that the Vagaari would eventually kill the prisoners anyway . Though Car ' das accepted this explanation , Ferasi was shaken and angered by Thrawn ' s decision . During the battle , the " Springhawk " was hit by turbolaser fire , shaking the bridge and injuring Thrawn . The two smugglers were closest to the commander , and with quick thinking Ferasi was able to cover Thrawn ' s wound , enabling him to survive until Chiss medics reached him . Thrawn thanked the duo for their aid and told them that he hoped this incident would provoke the Chiss Ascendancy into attacking the Vagaari . His efforts to steal the interdiction field had been successful , and although Thrawn revealed this to Car ' das , he kept it secret from the Chiss . When the ship returned to the asteroid base , they were met by an irate Qennto , who informed his fellow smugglers that Admiral Ar ' alani had confiscated the treasure . Car ' das and Ferasi attempted to calm him , but to little avail , until they decided to talk to Thrawn . Qennto was confined to quarters , so only Car ' das and Ferasi went . They arrived at Thrawn ' s room at the same time as his brother , Thrass , who wanted to speak to Thrawn about the commander ' s unorthodox behavior . He considered some of Thrawn ' s methods contrary to Chiss belief , such as his boldness and his treatment of the smugglers — as friends , not as prisoners . Thrass felt this would ultimately do him more harm than good . The two siblings eventually put their philosophical agreements aside , and despite staunch protests by Qennto , Car ' das gave Thrawn and Thrass a tour of the " Bargain Hunter " , which utilized much technology unknown to the Chiss . Car ' das ' s dialog was mostly in Cheunh , so he had to provide a translation to Qennto , who had accompanied them to ensure the Chiss didn ' t damage his beloved ship . Qennto overheard a mention of Thrawn ' s private chats with Ferasi and , suspecting that his lover had fallen for the alien , took his fellow smugglers aside to confront them about it . They were eventually able to dissuade Qennto , though the captain maintained that Thrawn should not be trusted . Eventually , Thrass and Ar ' alani departed , though the smugglers were told that they would have to wait some time — possibly months — until the Chiss bureaucracy decided they were allowed to keep some of the profit . Outbound Flight . Thrawn woke Car ' das in the middle of the night some time later to inform him of yet another encroachment by unknown enemies on his territory . The Chiss did not believe it was the Vagaari , for the ship design was entirely different , but suspected that it might be an attack from another force . Car ' das accompanied Thrawn — without Ferasi or Qennto — along with a sizable force of a dozen CEDF vessels , including the " Springhawk " , to the system where the unknown ships had been first spotted . When they arrived , Car ' das was able to identify the ships as belonging to the Trade Federation , a commerce guild run mostly by Neimoidians . Car ' das was unable to identify the ships ' purpose , although Thrawn doubted it would bode well for the Chiss . He contacted the lead ship , a " Lucrehulk " - class battleship called the " Darkvenge " , and held a short discussion with a " Commander Stratis , " who insisted that his mission was confidential . However , when the Neimoidian commander Kav cut off communications and launched droid starfighters , Thrawn prepared for battle . Though the Chiss forces was just three small cruisers and nine fighters , Thrawn won the battle without losing a man , a testament to his command abilities . Thrawn was able to cut off the droid starfighters from their commands , leaving the Trade Federation cruisers helpless . He was also able to destroy several " Hardcell " - class interstellar transports as well , stunning the enemy forces . When the lone remaining ship , the " Darkvenge " , attempted to flee to hyperspace , it was thwarted due to Thrawn ' s gravity projector . Helpless , the " Darkvenge " surrendered . Car ' das was amazed by this display and awed by Thrawn ' s skills . Thrawn and Car ' das then boarded the " Darkvenge " , where they were greeted by Stratis and Kav on the bridge . Though Kav threatened the two with a destroyer droid , Thrawn remained calm , staring down Kav until he ordered the droid to deactivate itself . Thrawn demanded he be told of the enemy fleet ' s intention , even claiming Car ' das was a spy he had taken prisoner . Stratis agreed to tell Thrawn of his purpose and began explaining about the Outbound Flight Project , a mission to explore space beyond the galaxy . The ship contained thousands of passengers and several Jedi , and the Trade Federation task force had been sent to destroy it ; he said that the Jedi would enslave the Chiss people and implied that Thrawn should himself destroy it . After hearing this , Thrawn announced that the ship would be confiscated and left , deep in thought . Thrawn had Car ' das study readouts and blueprints of the Trade Federation vessel so that he could get an impression of the ship ' s capabilities . Although the Human complied , he was troubled and annoyed by Thrawn ' s accusation . However , when Car ' das and Thrawn next spoke , the Chiss informed him that he did not suspect him of being a spy and had merely accused him to gain more information from Stratis . Thrawn had another reason for the accusation : if the other Chiss thought that Thrawn believed the Humans to be spies , it would give him a plausible reason for keeping them in Chiss space . Thrawn told Car ' das that his own brother , Thrass , had been providing Ar ' alani with reports of Thrawn ' s activities on Crustai and that the admiral was growing more and more suspicious of him . Thrawn eventually left , though Car ' das was still unsure of the Commander ' s true thoughts and motivations . Car ' das knew that he , Ferasi , and Qennto had overstayed their welcome and that they would have to find a way to leave as soon as they could . Thrawn revealed to Car ' das that Kav and Stratis wanted him to destroy " Outbound Flight " . When Car ' das informed Ferasi and Qennto of this revelation , Qennto was indifferent and began discussing ways they could leave the Chiss with their cut of the Vagaari treasure . Car ' das eventually went to speak with Thrawn , although he encountered Thrass . Thrass took Car ' das to Admiral Ar ' alani , who began questioning him about the latest incident involving the Trade Federation vessels . Ar ' alani then ordered Car ' das to lead them to the battle site , which he reluctantly agreed to , perceiving that he had no other choice . While Car ' das and Ar ' alani were traveling to the battle site , Thrawn had met Stratis aboard the bridge of the " Darkvenge " , seeking answers . He knew that Stratis was not the man ' s real name and also suspected that he had another reason for the destruction of " Outbound Flight " besides the death of the Jedi . Stratis informed Thrawn of his real identity : Kinman Doriana , assistant to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and secretly an agent of Darth Sidious , Dark Lord of the Sith . Though even Doriana was unaware of it , Sidious was in fact Palpatine , and he was working to achieve complete control of the galaxy . Doriana also told Thrawn why he sought to destroy " Outbound Flight " — a mysterious group of beings he called Far - Outsiders lurked near the edge of the galaxy . Doriana claimed they posed a great threat to the galaxy and that they could not be allowed to capture " Outbound Flight " . After telling him this , Doriana introduced Thrawn to his master , Sidious , through use of a holoprojector , in an attempt to stress the urgency to the Chiss commander . Sidious spoke to Thrawn , with both questioning each other . Thrawn ultimately agreed to destroy " Outbound Flight " , although he requested the use of six droid starfighters , something Doriana begrudgingly agreed to . Back at the battle site , Ar ' alani was examining the wreckage with Thrass and Car ' das , who was relieved to discover that the " Darkvenge " was not there . Ar ' alani discussed the possibility of trying Thrawn for his unprovoked attacks . Car ' das was worried for his friend , although he also remembered that he had reason to worry about himself and the other smugglers . As such , he broached the question of when he — and Qennto and Ferasi — would be allowed to claim their treasure and leave . The two Chiss told Car ' das it would depend on Thrawn and whether or not he would be tried . Car ' das , knowing it would likely take months , relented on that issue . However , he was surprised at Thrass ' s willingness to condemn his own brother and began questioning him about it . Thrass and Ar ' alani defended the Chiss policies , forcing Car ' das to drop the issue . Car ' das then traveled back to the Chiss base , where he would spend the next few days . Qennto and Ferasi were growing desperate to leave , and Car ' das too was tired of the situation . One afternoon , opportunity presented itself for Car ' das to escape . After Thrawn accused him of being a traitor in front of Ar ' alani , the admiral confined him to quarters . Around this time , Thrawn approached Car ' das and asked him to steal a shuttle and incite the Vagaari into attacking ; Thrawn had a plan that would take out both the Vagaari and " Outbound Flight " in one stroke . Feeling it was his and his friends ' only option if they wished for Thrawn to allow them to return to the Republic , Car ' das begrudgingly agreed . He stole a shuttle and piloted it to the site of a Vagaari battle , where he found the Vagaari fleet . Car ' das surrendered to the aliens and was taken prisoner aboard one of their massive motherships . The elimination of the Vagaari and " Outbound Flight " . Once on the Vagaari ship , Car ' das was searched and placed in a cell , where he waited for several hours . Eventually , a Vagaari guard arrived to bring him somewhere — an interrogation room , Car ' das assumed . He was thus surprised when the guard led him to a throne room , where a large Vagaari sat on a throne . Car ' das attempted to speak to the Miskara ( their leader ) in Minnisiat , but was punched by a guard , who ordered him not to speak unless told to . After a tense moment , the overlord began to question Car ' das . Car ' das informed him of the smugglers ' situation with the Chiss , claiming they were prisoners . Car ' das told the Miskara that he had the coordinates to the secret Chiss base and would give them to the Vagaari if they wished to strike back at the Chiss , allowing Car ' das and his friends to flee on the " Bargain Hunter " . However , the Miskara rejected the deal , seeing it as foolish as the Vagaari would gain nothing except a chance for revenge . Seemingly out of options , Car ' das was surprised when several Vagaari brought in a group of deactivated B1 battle droids and droidekas . Like the Chiss , the Vagaari had no experience with droids , so Car ' das explained to the Miskara what they were . He showed the overlord how to command the droids , programming them so they would only answer to the Vagaari ruler . To test the droids , the Vagaari brought in several of their Geroon slaves , whom the droids swiftly executed . Hoping to gain more of these mechanical servants , the Miskara decided to attack the Chiss base . However , Car ' das was to be imprisoned in the ship ' s forward prisoner bubble , where he could very easily be killed in battle . Back on the " Darkvenge " , Thrawn was waiting for " Outbound Flight " , which appeared suddenly when he used the gravity projector to pull it out of hyperspace . Thrawn spoke to the Jedi in charge , Jorus C ' baoth , and agreed to come to " Outbound Flight " to speak with C ' baoth . Thrawn warned C ' baoth of a group of unknown invaders occupying parts of the Unknown Regions and insisted he turn the ship around . Stubbornly , C ' baoth refused , ordering Thrawn to move out of the way . When Thrawn replied that he could not , C ' baoth ended the conversation with a threat , claiming the Jedi aboard would destroy Thrawn ' s forces . Thrawn headed back to the command vessel , where he prepared for battle . The entire Vagaari fleet set a course for Thrawn ' s base on Crustai , though they were pulled out of hyperspace early by Thrawn ' s stolen interdiction field ; the Chiss commander had used it to gather all his enemies together . The Vagaari , furious at what they believed was betrayal , questioned Car ' das angrily , though when they noticed the " Outbound Flight " — which contained hordes of battle droids — their fury subsided . As the Jedi and civilians aboard the " Outbound Flight " were not fluent in the trade language Car ' das used to communicate with his captors , the Human was forced to act as a translator between the Vagaari and " Outbound Flight " , relaying the aliens ' message for " Outbound Flight " to either surrender or be destroyed . The Jedi did not respond , and eventually the Miskara decided the time for discussion was over : the Vagaari would plunder their droids immediately . However , before they could put their plan into action , the aliens were all affected by Jedi Force powers , confusing their minds and leaving them unable to speak aside from nonsensical babbling . Car ' das firmly believed he would die in the ship , and either Thrawn or those from the Republic would attack the helpless Vagaari fleet . It didn ' t take the firepower of either force to kill off the aliens , though ; Thrawn had secretly reconfigured the battle droids to fire on them . Most of the Vagaari on the bridge were gunned down , leaving them in even further disarray , completely defenseless against Thrawn ' s wave after wave of Trade Federation starfighters . Car ' das ' s life was saved , as the Chiss had programmed the vessels not to shoot the prison bubbles . The starfighters had the Vagaari almost entirely defeated when they suddenly changed course and attacked " Outbound Flight " , severely damaging it . Three hours after the battle had ended , the Chiss boarded Car ' das ' s ship and rescued him . Car ' das was horrified at the brutality of the attack on the " Outbound Flight " , though Thrawn and Stratis explained that it was necessary : Jorus C ' baoth had been using the Force to strangle Thrawn aboard the " Springhawk " . It was believed that all aboard the Republic ship had perished . Car ' das and Thrawn went to speak with Ar ' alani , who had been in cahoots with Thrawn all along ; though she could not actively participate in the commander ' s plan , she had turned a blind eye so that the Vagaari could be brought to justice . After this deception was revealed , Car ' das spoke with Thrass , who was angry with his brother . Car ' das defended his friend ' s actions , although Thrass was reluctant to listen . Thrass informed Car ' das that Formbi intended to arrest Thrawn . Though not willing to forgive him , Thrass was worried about Thrawn , so he joined Car ' das in searching for him on " Outbound Flight " along with the admiral . When they found him , the two notified Thrawn that Formbi was on his way . Thrawn ' s biggest concern , however , was not himself , but the fate of " Outbound Flight " . He knew Formbi would claim it for himself , giving the Fifth Family considerable prestige . Thrawn agreed to go onboard the Aristocra ' s ship after being ordered to do so by Ar ' alani — herself under orders from Formbi . Car ' das and Thrass stayed onboard , although Car ' das was ready to leave upon learning of Thrass ' s intent to destroy the vessel . The Chiss and the smuggler encountered the lone surviving Jedi , Lorana Jinzler , who told them that people had survived , therefore making it impossible to destroy " Outbound Flight " , as they knew the Chiss could not kill innocent beings . After considering all options , Thrass and Jinzler decided to fly the ship into the Redoubt , a stellar cluster in which they hoped to hide . Car ' das evacuated before they began , flying back to Formbi ' s ship . On the bridge of the " Chaf Exalted " , Formbi was interrupted from the questioning of Thrawn when " Outbound Flight " suddenly vanished , gone into hyperspace . Formbi was furious , although he was unable to do anything . In the Redoubt , Thrass and Jinzler found that the survivors were in the area of the ship opposite them , and it was necessary to crash - land the ship on their own section , an act that would kill them . However , the two realized it was necessary , as they felt they could not let the remaining 57 die , so the two sacrificed themselves to save the others . Shortly after this , Thrawn informed Car ' das that Doriana had offered the Human a job as head of an intelligence network for Darth Sidious , while fronting as a smuggler . Car ' das accepted and said goodbye to Ferasi and Qennto . Smuggler . By the outbreak of the Clone Wars , several years after he had accepted Doriana ' s offer , Car ' das had acquired a reputation as an up - and - coming smuggler . Although his organization was small compared to what the Hutts had , it grew steadily : for instance , he took control of Booster Terrik ' s operation when Terrik was sent to prison on Kessel by Hal Horn . When the galaxy became embroiled in the conflict between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems in 22 BBY , hordes of smugglers used the galaxy ' s suffering to their advantage in the hopes of making large sums of money ; Car ' das was among them , and he and his organization lucratively smuggled both contraband and necessities to war - torn worlds . Sometime after the end of the Clone Wars , Car ' das was smuggling in the Bpfassh system when he was inadvertently caught in the middle of a large battle between a group of rogue Bpfasshi Dark Jedi and the combined forces of the rest of the Sluis sector . While Car ' das ' s ship was on the surface of one of the planets in the system , one of the Dark Jedi arrived and commandeered the vessel with Car ' das and his four other crew members , demanding that they grant him passage out of the system . The Dark Jedi — who Car ' das suspected was insane — went into a furious frenzy , torturing and later killing all aboard the ship except for Car ' das , whom he left mostly alone . Car ' das was , for one of the first times in his life , genuinely frightened , and he thought of plan after plan for escape as they dodged enemy ships and escaped the system , each more futile than the last . Eventually , the Dark Jedi had Car ' das set down on Dagobah — a remote swamp world . The Bpfasshi expected them to be alone on the planet , though they were not ; Yoda , exiled Grand Master of the Jedi Order , was waiting for them , and for over a day Yoda and the Dark Jedi engaged in a frenzied battle that horrified Car ' das . Eventually , Yoda was able to defeat the Dark Jedi , though Car ' das was left badly injured by his experiences with the darksider . Yoda took it upon himself to nurse the Human back to health with the Force , until Car ' das was eventually able to repair his ship and leave the planet . However , Car ' das was changed by the encounter . He perceived that a tiny amount of Yoda ' s power had transferred to him during the healing process ; not enough to allow him to physically " use " the Force , but enough that he was able to out - think his opponents . Car ' das was able to guess his competitors ' strategies and plans and stop them ; he eventually realized that there was no limit to what he could do and began absorbing his competitors one by one . Car ' das ' s organization boomed , and he became a wealthy man . However , his personality had also been changed by his encounter with Yoda , and he became a ruthless , merciless man , not unlike Jabba Desilijic Tiure . It was during this time that Car ' das also began amassing a huge library of datacards , storing enough information to rival the galaxy ' s greatest libraries . By that time , Car ' das ' organization rivaled even that of the Hutts . Disappearance . Then , one day around 0 BBY , Car ' das boarded into his private yacht and disappeared . His health finally started to fail , and the new life he had been given by Yoda evaporated . Car ' das traveled to Dagobah to demand that Yoda put everything right . Yoda simply took his blaster and the beckon call from his ship and flung them into the swamp , then berated Car ' das for wasting the gift he had been given on his selfish ambitions . He also told Car ' das that he wouldn ' t help him any further , since he had to conserve his time and energy for training Luke Skywalker , who he expected to arrive on Dagobah very shortly . Car ' das realized his actions had been abominable , and he was consumed with shame . He knew he couldn ' t return to his group , so he fled . Yoda had indicated he might receive help from the Aing - Tii monks , an alien species who had mastered the Force in ways unknown to either the Jedi or the Sith . Before heading for the Aing - Tii ' s known territory , in the Kathol sector , Car ' das received a call for assistance from his old acquaintance , Thrawn , now a Senior Captain with the Imperial Navy . Thrawn needed to temporarily leave behind the majority of his forces in the Unknown Regions and travel quickly to Poln Major in Candoras sector , knowing that Nuso Esva , his longtime adversary , was planning an attack there . Though he agreed , feeling it was perhaps his last chance to do something worthwhile , Car ' das nevertheless was both confused and somewhat resentful of Thrawn ' s choice . After all , he complained to Thrawn , why call on him when Thrawn could pilot a starship equally well himself , and could call on any number of persons within the Empire for aid ? Thrawn ' s answer surprised him : that of all the beings in the galaxy , Car ' das was the only one left whom Thrawn believed he could trust . When Thrawn successfully chased Esva out of Candoras sector , he had to immediately rejoin his forces in the Unknown Regions to continue the pursuit . As a last favor , he asked that Car ' das put off his journey to Kathol sector just long enough to visit Wroona , where Thrawn believed Esva ' s forces were holding hostages , including the family of Esva ' s doomed pilot , Sorro . Thrawn pointed out that Car ' das , was the only one of his associates with both the equipment and the underworld contacts necessary to free them . Car ' das , recognizing the call to a worthy endeavor , agreed to go . After completing his service for Thrawn , Car ' das made his way to the planet Exocron in the farthest reaches of the Kathol sector in Wild Space . The Aing - Tii were able to heal Car ' das with ease , though they wished for him to stay with them to learn about their philosophies of the Force . Car ' das agreed , and although he was given permission to return to the wider galaxy after a time , he decided to stay with the Aing - Tii for almost a dozen years . Although he was not Force - sensitive , Car ' das was able to manipulate the Force after his time with the Aing - Tii ; he could make an object instantly transport itself from one location to another . He learned much about the aliens , keeping notes and journals . In return for healing and teaching him , the Aing - Tii used him to help them collect artifacts scattered throughout the sector they believed belonged to their gods . Eventually , Car ' das left the Aing - Tii and took up permanent residence on planet Exocron , where he built a secret home in the side of a mountain . Here , he gathered all his information sources and created a personal library with secrets even the New Republic knew nothing of . Car ' das ' s errands were taken care of by his loyal assistant , Entoo Needaan E - elz , while all housework and maintenance was performed by droids . He also remained in contact with the Aing - Tii , who were happy to come to his aid whenever Exocron fell under attack by slavers . Car ' das ' s organization continued to thrive for several months , but the lieutenants began to discuss the need for a true leader . Rather than put it to a vote , Talon Karrde — one of Car ' das ' s most trusted subordinates — simply took control of the organization . The other leaders weren ' t happy , but the new operation flourished for the next twenty years . Karrde , however , was ever fearful of Car ' das and was constantly prepared for his return . Karrde believed that Car ' das would seek vengeance for Karrde ' s taking over of the organization and thwarted several attempts at his life by other members of the group , who claimed they had been sent by Car ' das . Eventually , after the death of Grand Admiral Thrawn , Karrde sent Lando Calrissian and Mara Jade to search for Car ' das , a search that took seven years and ended up successfully pinpointing Car ' das ' location on Exocron . The lone clue was a beckon call Luke Skywalker had recovered on Dagobah . With Car ' das within arm ' s reach , however , Karrde decided to give up the chase , unsure of what Car ' das ' s reaction would be . The old Corellian was actually eagerly awaiting Karrde ' s arrival ; he wanted to congratulate him on how well the organization had progressed under his leadership . Reunion with Karrde . Later , Lando thought that Car ' das held information that could help the New Republic defuse the Caamas Document Crisis , a situation where Bothans had been revealed as the guilty parties in the destruction of Caamas years earlier . Tensions where high , with many groups demanding the Bothans be punished . However , despite Lando ' s hopes , Karrde refused to bring Car ' das into it . As the crisis unfolded , Karrde finally realized that he had to confront Car ' das ; if not to confront his own fears , then to recover a copy of the Caamas Document . Car ' das played an elaborate ruse on him , first appearing as a withered old man bed - ridden on the planet Exocron . Karrde was surprised at the other man ' s advanced age . However , Car ' das had been planning this for some time — ever since he learned of Calrissian and Jade ' s search . Car ' das used Karrde ' s desire to locate him as a way to draw the crimelord Rei ' Kas to Exocron and near the Kathol Rift . Car ' das and Admiral Trey David of Exocron ' s Navy knew Exocron couldn ' t stand against Rei ' Kas ' s fleet , but they also knew that the Aing - Tii monks wanted to eliminate Rei ' Kas . By allowing Karrde to get to Exocron , Car ' das and David also gave Exocron ' s location to Rei ' Kas . However , Rei ' Kas ' fleet was destroyed by the Aing - Tii monks when it tried to attack Exocron . This maneuvering was nearly transparent to Karrde , who realized that Car ' das was more than a frail old man . He returned to Exocron and confronted Car ' das again , who was no longer an aged man but a healthy man nowhere near death . He also revealed the true size of his fortress , with its immense library of datacards . Car ' das allowed Karrde and his bodyguard Shada D ' ukal to spend the night at his fortress . That night , D ' ukal slipped from her room and headed to Car ' das ' massive library , hoping to find a record that would identify the faction that had destroyed her people ' s homeworld , Emberlene . Instead , she encountered Car ' das , who informed her that her world had been destroyed by a mercenary force , hired by the other peoples of the sector , who had been victimized by Emberlene ' s war of conquest - about which Shada and the rest of the Mistryl had deliberately never been told . Car ' das offered her a choice between two data cards : one that would identify the destroyers of her world , or another that could end the Caamas Document Crisis and prevent civil war within the entire New Republic . She chose the latter , conscious that by doing so she was giving up her last chance to be reinstated within the Mistryl , from which she had been expelled . Pleased with her choice , Car ' das promised her that she would find her place in the galaxy . Though Car ' das was unable to locate a copy of the Caamas Document , he was able to dig up a wealth of information on Grodin Tierce , Moff Vilim Disra , and the conman Flim , the members of the Sinister Triumvirate who were leading the Empire in its last - ditch effort to defeat the New Republic . Karrde and D ' ukal brought this information back to Admiral Gilad Pellaeon , after saying their goodbyes to Car ' das . The information he gave them , along with information possessed by Pellaeon , helped end the crisis and pave the way for the peace treaty that ended the decades - long Galactic Civil War . Fulfilling a promise . Car ' das vanished from the galactic scene for several years , before Dean Jinzler , the brother of Lorana Jinzler and a mechanic acting as a New Republic diplomat , revealed that he had received word of Voss Parck ' s mission to locate the remains of the Outbound Flight Project from Car ' das himself in 22 ABY . Car ' das then made sure Jinzler arrived , going so far as to trail Jinzler and help repair his ship in the Flacharia system . Jinzler told Luke Skywalker that Car ' das was only trying to fulfill a promise he ' d made years ago , the promise to Lorana Jinzler that he find her brother . Car ' das then accompanied Jinzler aboard the " Chaf Envoy " when Aristocra Formbi greeted them , speaking to Car ' das in private . Following this incident , Car ' das vanished from the galactic scene . In 43 ABY , the Jedi Luke and Ben Skywalker searched for the Aing - Tii , hoping to learn Force techniques such as Flow - walking from them . They eventually made their way to the Aing - Tii homeworld , where they stayed in an old cabin that Car ' das had lived in when he had stayed with the Aing - Tii , and read journals he had written about the mysterious alien species . They also discovered that Car ' das had helped the Aing - Tii create a translation device by allowing the monks to use his voice for the machine ' s Basic . Personality and traits . Jorj Car ' das was , for most of his life , a kind man . Unlike his partner Qennto , he was not ruthless during the early part of his smuggling career . Car ' das disliked excessive violence and was saddened by the destruction of " Outbound Flight " . He also hated slavery and found the Vagaari and their beliefs disgusting , especially their use of living shield s . However , he was not quite as moral as his smuggling partner Maris Ferasi . When Car ' das received his gifts from Yoda , he changed , however , growing to become a cutthroat competitor . He was determined to get what he wanted , while forgetting his earlier beliefs . Yoda was sickened by this , and so stripped Car ' das of his talents . Car ' das realized the error of his ways then and once again changed , this time becoming the kind man he had once been . Behind the scenes . Jorj Car ' das was created for The Hand of Thrawn Duology , where he was revealed to be the creator of Talon Karrde ' s criminal empire . His backstory was later expounded on in the novel " Outbound Flight " . He also appeared in the " Choices of One " helping Thrawn . " The Essential Reader ' s Companion " incorrectly states that Car ' das was in possession of a copy of the Caamas Document . The Japanese cover of " Outbound Flight " shows Car ' das with a strong likeness to a young George Lucas .