Big String Big String was a male amphibious alien who lived during the reign of the Galactic Empire as a crime boss in a fortress he constructed on the Inner Rim planet Amethia Prime . Some time later , an individual hired Chanath Cha , a bounty hunter , to destroy Big String ' s fortress and apprehend the crime boss . Cha did , and Big String was forced to flee . Cha caught up with him , however , and grabbed onto him and flew to cloud - level . Cha received a call from Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine , so she dropped Big String from the tremendous height . Biography . Big String was a male amphibious alien who lived during the reign of the Galactic Empire . He worked as a crime boss , engaging in various nefarious activities , which gained him a fortune in credit s . String constructed a fortress on the Inner Rim world Amethia Prime in a purple ocean which was located on a series of small volcanic islands . He built the fortress over the span of twenty cycles . He employed many beings who worked in the fortress , including at least three bodyguard s . However , some time after the Battle of Yavin , an individual who disliked String hired prestigious bounty hunter Chanath Cha to destroy Big String ' s " empire " and capture the crime boss . Soon thereafter , Cha invaded the fortress , killing the majority of String ' s employees , and utilized her armor and rocket boot s to wreak havoc on the fortress . String fled in a boat with three of his guards to escape Cha . As they skimmed across the water , the fortress exploded completely , wiping out String ' s " empire " . One of the guards then inquired as to whether String wanted to return to the fortress to search for survivors , to which String replied : " Don ' t be and idiot . Drive . " Cha appeared next to the boat underwater , keeping speed with her rocket boot s . Before String could do anything , Cha shot up through the bow of the boat ; overturning it , destroying its engine and throwing String and his guards into the water . They scrambled back onto the boat and Cha introduced herself to the crime boss and quickly overtook the three guards in hand - to - hand combat . String , realizing he had little choice , surrendered to the bounty hunter and dropped his blaster rifle . Cha hoisted String up by his belt and ascended to cloud - level of Amenthia Prime ' s atmosphere , where String pleaded with Cha that he could pay her more than she was being paid in exchange for his freedom , but Cha had none of it and soon received a comlink call from Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine — the most recognizable man in the galaxy — who had a job for the bounty hunter . Therefore , Cha apologized to String and dropped him ; not wanting to waste the Emperor ’ s time . Personality and traits . Big String was a male crime lord of an unidentified amphibian species . He had green skin , green eye s , a pudgy physique . He built a fortress on the oceanic world of Amethia Prime , which became the headquarters of his empire . During the Age of the Empire , String incurred the wrath of an unidentified individual who hired the bounty hunter Chanath Cha to destroy his operations . String was able to wield a blaster but could not swim . He feared Cha and accepted defeated following a prolonged pursuit and skirmish . However , Cha dropped him into the ocean after she received a new assignment from Emperor Palpatine . Behind the scenes . Big String first appeared as a minor antagonist in the 2015 Marvel Comics story " " . He was written by Charles Soule , drawn by Alex Maleev , and colored by Paul Mounts .