Meekerdin - maa Meekerdin - maa , also known as Ratty , was a male Tintinna who worked as the engineer of the smuggler vessel " Uhumele " . He had an assistant named Janks . History . New Plympto . Meekerdin - maa was with the rest of the crew when Dass Jennir and Bomo Greenbark snuck on - board the Uhumele . He informed them that they were the only survivors of the Battle of Half - Axe Pass . When Bomo demanded that they be taken to Sullust to meet up with his family , Meekerdin - maa had to tell him that all the refugees were loaded on a ship to be sold to slavers . He was busy in the engine room of the " Uhumele " during the frantic escape from New Plympto . Chasing after the Greenbark family . In transit . On their way to Orvax IV , Meekerdin - maa comforted Bomo when he was informed by Mezgraf that it was a living hell of the Galaxy . When a quorum of the crew was called to decide what to do when they arrived at Orvax IV , he vowed to do everything in his power to help him find his family . Orvax IV . Upon landing on Orvax IV , Bomo and Meekerdin - maa disguised themselves as Jawas with lights under their hoods to mimic the glowing yellow eyes . After Mezgraf wrangled a runaway pack animal and Dass Jennir used a Jedi Mind trick to fool a pair of T ' surr guards , Meekerdin - maa discovered a large group of Nosaurians held in a lower level holding pit . As the crew of the Uhumele rushed to the pit , they were discovered by several T ' surr guards . After Mezgraf , Jennir , Ko Vakier , and Bomo dispatched them , most of the crew decided to return to the " Uhumele " . Before leaving , Meekerdin - maa whispered to Jennir , " May the Force be with you . . " Upon returning to the " Uhumele " , Bomo attempted to leave the ship to continue his search for his family , despite Meekerdin - maa ' s best attempts to contain him . He was with Bomo when Jennir returned with the coordinates to the buyer of Bomo ' s daughter . Esseles . Once they arrived at Calamar , Meekerdin - maa joined the rest of the crew in a meal while Jennir did some more investigating on the location of the owner of Bomo ' s daughter . When Jennir returned , they flew the " Uhumele " to Dezono Qua ' s villa to confront him . Meekerdin - maa , Bomo and Janks went to sabotage the droid control center . They successfully deactivated all the droids protecting Dezono . After Jennir killed Dezono when learning that Dezono killed and ate Bomo ' s daughter , Meekerdin - maa returned to the " Uhumele " and attempted to comfort Bomo . Trying to find a deal for the artifact . Pizkoss . While on Pizkoss , Meekerdin - maa and Bomo were chased by stormtroopers . After hiding under a market table , they ran into Janks , spilling all the food he had purchased . Before they could gather it up and escape , they were discovered by more stormtroopers . Bomo started firing at them , but Meekerdin - maa grabbed his arm and told him to run . They fled , leaving Janks behind to be captured . Before reaching the docking bay where the " Uhumele " was , Meekerdin - maa called Crys Taanzer on his comlink to warn her of Imperial trouble . Upon entering the docking bay , Meekerdin - maa and Bomo found three stormtroopers setting up an E - Web heavy repeating blaster . Crys lifted off , scattering the stormtroopers while lowering a rope ladder for her crewmembers . Meekerdin - maa and Bomo were hauled aboard by Schurk - Heren and Mezgraf . Once safely aboard , Meekerdin - maa informed his captain that Janks was captured . Mimban . The crew of the " Uhumele " headed to Mimban for a rendouvous with a buyer for the mysterious artifact they possessed . Before they landed , the crew stopped in an asteroid field to hide the artifact . Bomo volunteered to wear Meekerdin - maa ' s spacesuit and help , and Meekerdin - maa quickly went off to replace the ship ' s transponder . Once on Mimban , Meekerdin - maa and the rest of the crew met with Haka Hai at his base . When a firefight broke out after Lumbra doublecrossed Hara right after he tried to steal the artifact from Schurk - Heren , Meekerdin - maa sought cover with the rest of the crew of the " Uhumele " . He was captured along with everyone else by Haka ' s gang after Lumbra fled with the artifact . Meekerdin - maa was chained to a large ball and forced to work on Haka ' s equipment . After Bomo escaped captivity , Meekerdin - maa observed Haka and his men heading into the swamp and assumed they were after Ko Vakier . He was freed by Bomo and Crys after they raided the armory . The engineer used his skills to rig up some grenades to explode remotely so Bomo could use them in an ambush . He then went to free Schurk - Heren , Ko Vakier and Mezgraf from their cell . After Haka ' s gang was wiped out , Meekerdin - maa returned to the " Uhumele " with the rest of the surviving crew . Kestavel . Eventually , the crew of the " Uhumele " decided to assassinate Darth Vader , the second in command of Emperor Palpatine . Dass Jennir also had Meekerdin - maa secretly tasked with working on some engines with the " Uhumele " , causing Bomo Greenbark , who overheard the exchange , to get suspicious . Personality and traits . As befitting any excellent engineer , Meekerdin - Maa was uncannily observant as well as extraordinarily sensitive , not only to the machinery under his care but with his companions , as well . Despite his age — fifty - three standard years — his personality and stature often led others to think of him as a youngling . Though the end of the Clone Wars led many peoples throughout the galaxy to disdain the Jedi and disbelieve the Force , Meekerdin - Maa stood by his principles and believed in the Force , and generally thought well of its now - " extinct " servants .