Nashiak Llalik Doctor Nashiak Llalik , a Human male scientist born on Plavin 6 , was a prestigious armor designer . After graduating from the Chandrilan Academy of Sciences , he was recruited by COMPNOR and assigned to the Coalition for Progress . Initially working for his own venture business , Llalik Designs , he developed the coveted Sunder 9 power armor ; however , Imperial laws prevented Llalik from continuing that line of work . Llalik then accepted contracts from the Empire to develop armor for Radiation zone assault trooper s , Storm commando s , and Zero - G assault stormtrooper s . Llalik was handsomely rewarded due to the quality of his work , and he used his fortune to buy a house on his homeworld . His younger sister , Doctor Saren Llalik , an agent of the Rebel Alliance , thought that Nashiak was a potential recruit for the Alliance , because she believed he lacked any real political view . Biography . Nashiak Llalik was born on Plavin 6 , a humid jungle world . He was the second of Doctors Nash and Loran Llalik ' s three children . During his childhood , Nashiak showed an interest in armor technology ; he was fond of reading stories about the Death Watch and Sun Guard , two notorious historical military groups that had used advanced armor . Llalik often entertained his younger sister , Saren , by talking about these forms of armor . Later , Llalik studied at the Chandrilan Academy of Sciences and obtained a degree , graduating at the top of his class . Now a scientist , he was then recruited by the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order Science group , who in turn assigned him to the Coalition for Progress , both associated with the Galactic Empire . For a long time , Llalik wanted to work on his pet project , the Sunder 9 power armor . He initiated a personal business venture , Llalik Designs , which allowed him to work on the Sunder 9 for one year . Llalik was his own test pilot for the Sunder 9 project , and as he was left - handed , the prototypes included some weapons in the left arm . However , new Imperial laws forbade most power armor , and Llalik , having already built two untested prototypes , was unhappy . When Llalik was forced to leave the Sunder 9 project , the Empire hired him to work on armor for the Zero - G assault stormtrooper . He had a chance to incorporate some concepts from the Sunder 9 in that project , although this was not enough to satisfy his own research interests . A talented designer , Llalik became responsible for the development of many Imperial and civilian armor suits , including the Radiation zone assault trooper armor and the Storm commando armor . He also teamed up with Creshaldyne Industries and Koromondain PDS , Incorporated in different designs . Thanks to the quality of his work , Llalik became a rich man . He used the money he earned to build a manor for himself on Plavin 6 , even though he did not live on the planet any longer , hoping to return there one day in the future . Llalik decided to store his Sunder 9 prototypes at his manor , and he set up security droids to protect them . Several scoundrel s from throughout the galaxy traveled to Plavin 6 wanting to acquire the Sunder 9 prototypes , but none of them managed to evade Llalik ' s security measures . Meanwhile , a Rebel Alliance task force noticed that Llalik ' s designs were used to the Rebellion ' s detriment , and so it considered him to be a threat . However , Saren — who had since become a member of the Alliance — did not believe that Llalik was actually a political supporter of the Empire . She hoped that he could be recruited by the Rebellion not only to use his genius for a goal she deemed better , but also because she missed his stories about Sun Guard and Death Watch armor . Personality and traits . Nashiak Llalik , a dark - skinned Human with light green eyes , was fond of wearing loose clothes . He was qualified to test his own prototypes ; and as he was left - handed , some of his test armor was customized for his particular use . Saren Llalik believed that Nashiak did not really share the political views of the Empire , as he had only started working toward Imperial interests when new laws stopped him from continuing to work on his own projects . Llalik was an expert in the design and maintenance of armor , particularly power armor and certain specific designs , such as those used by the radtroopers , the Zero - G stormtroopers , and the Storm commandos . He was also knowledgeable in other areas , including droid and blaster technology . His other skills included the operation of armor and jetpacks , the use of armor - mounted weapons , and scholarly knowledge of historical armor and alien species . Behind the scenes . Nashiak Llalik was first mentioned in " Alliance Intelligence Reports " ( 1994 ) , published by West End Games and written by several authors . This book was a supplement to West End Games ' " " .