Janu Godalhi / Legends Janu Godalhi was a constable , historian , and Rebel from the planet Teth . Known for his law enforcement skills , Godalhi was known throughout the Outer Rim Territories for his thorough pursuit of justice . His skills , coupled with his exhaustive historical knowledge , made him a pioneer of several security techniques and measures . During the Clone Wars , he came across vital information pertaining to a new Confederate superweapon , specifically the fact that it was , in part , being funded by crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure . Godalhi ' s unorthodox style garnered the attention of several Coruscant security firms , which sought his advice . Upon visiting the capital , however , Godalhi was witness to the epic Battle of Coruscant . Surviving the chaotic struggle , Godalhi found himself disgusted at the security on Coruscant , and returned to Teth . Shortly after this , the New Order was formed , and the Galactic Empire effectively replaced Godalhi and his men on Teth . Outraged , Godalhi created a resistance movement , and eventually joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Following the Battle of Endor , however , Godalhi retired , along with his son , to pursue the chronicling of history further . Biography . Service on Teth . Janu Godalhi considered himself a historian . History was his passion and his primary interest , and he wrote the thesis " " , which was published in the " Coruscant Law Journal " and discussed the legal lessons that could be learned from the Kanz Disorders , a conflict that had occurred thousands of years earlier . In spite of his historical interests , he did not find himself spending hours in an archive for a living ; rather , he spent his time chasing criminals on the streets of the planet Teth . At some stage , Godalhi became a constable on Teth , where he managed to earn a reputation as a thorough and effective enforcer of the law . Teth being in the Outer Rim Territories , Godalhi ' s skills were always in use fighting criminal organizations . Despite this , his passion for history was not forgotten , and he would often apply his historical knowledge when devising new security measures and techniques for Teth . At some stage , he worked with Jedi Master Plo Koon in the hunt for a group of local pirates . Their hunt was highly successful , with Koon and Godalhi departing as good friends . During the Clone Wars he also had to combat war opportunists , who took advantage of the nearby Confederate sieges . This did not deter the constable , as he was determined to keep the peace in the face of war . During the conflict , he came to learn that the Confederacy planned to assemble some sort of superweapon , and that their project was being funded by private investors , among them the crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure . He also learned that the Confederates had split the plans for their superweapon into many parts when outsourcing them to contractors for construction . This way , if one set of plans were to be sent to the Galactic Republic , the entire project would not be compromised . When agents of the Republic came to Teth ' s B ' omarr Monastery looking for information on the superweapon , Godalhi passed his intel onto a young Tethan native . The Battle of Coruscant . Godalhi ' s unique security methods garnered the attention of the wider peacekeeping community . In particular , security agencies on Coruscant invited Godalhi to speak during a week - long workshop , where he could lend his knowledge to law enforcement hopefuls . Unfortunately for Godalhi , General Grievous of the Confederacy of Independent Systems attacked Coruscant during the constable ' s visit . Though he offered to help , Godalhi was barred from the battlefront , as Coruscant ' s security was wary of offworlders . Though Grievous ' attack was repelled by the Jedi Knights , the workshop was canceled , leaving Godalhi to find other ways to spend his time on the capital . During his stay , Godalhi casually investigated the security measures in place on Coruscant , and was shocked at the fact that security forces were undermined or made redundant by clone troopers and similar forces . His opinion of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine fell upon seeing what he perceived as shoddy work being done to ensure the security of Coruscant ' s denizens . He was appalled at the fact that Grievous had been able to capture the Supreme Chancellor with relative ease ( although several Jedi had in fact fallen defending Palpatine . ) His investigations led him to believe that corruption was rife in the upper echelons of Coruscant society , particularly in the vicinity of Palpatine . He attempted to contact Senator Bail Prestor Organa to discuss the matter , but his calls went unanswered . To put his mind off the lax security issue , Godalhi used a voucher given to him by the organizers of the canceled workshop , viewing a performance of " Squid Lake " at the Galaxies Opera House . This , however , only deepened Godalhi ' s frustration , since in his opinion the Opera House ' s security was in poor form , even with the Supreme Chancellor himself attending . Disgusted , Godalhi returned to Teth . Resistance on Teth and joining the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Shortly after Godalhi returned home , reports of Order 66 cut a swath through HoloNet News reports all over the galaxy . Godalhi was shocked by the concept of a " Jedi Rebellion " , and was dubious as to whether Palpatine ' s claims were true or not . Godalhi had , after all , dealt with Master Koon before the Clone Wars , and believed that it was not in the nature of a Jedi to revolt against the government . His historical knowledge guiding him , Godalhi surmised that Palpatine was not all he seemed , and that it was likely he had manipulated events to position himself as Emperor of a New Order . Godalhi knew that the era of free speech was over , however , and kept his musings to himself . The emergence of the Alliance to Restore the Republic piqued Godalhi ' s interest . He followed the exploits of Rebels such as Cody Sunn - Childe and former Imperial Senator Garm Bel Iblis closely , admiring their efforts to undermine the corrupt Palpatine . Inspired by their courage , Godalhi began hoarding weapons and munitions , preparing a Tethan resistance movement , which soon enough saw action as the Empire enforced their rule on Teth . The Imperials , who would eventually be under the control of Moff Sarn Shild , began installing their own security systems on Teth , forcing Godalhi to abandon his formal role . Bail Organa finally returned Godalhi ' s call of many years prior , asking him to commit the Tethan resistance to the Alliance wholesale . Godalhi agreed , committing his own resources , and having his son , Palob , join with him . In the ensuing years , the Galactic Civil War erupted , and Palpatine died his first death over the Forest Moon of Endor . Following this , Janu and Palob retired from service , writing a variety of historical texts chronicling the war together . Their works were highly regarded in the community with some even drawing favorable comparisons with the writings of Hextrophon and Na ' al . Personality and traits . Janu Godalhi was excessively interested in history , and saw no problem in mixing business and pleasure . He would often apply his exhaustive historical knowledge to the development of new security measures and programs , citing specific examples from eras gone by . This approach made him a name in the law enforcement community galaxy - wide , although it did not always make his expertise valuable in the eyes of foreigners . Godalhi was also prone to question the security techniques of alien cultures , and was no less than outraged upon surveying Coruscant ' s mechanisms . Although initially supportive of the bold policies of Palpatine , upon experiencing his influence firsthand , Godalhi began to doubt the motives of Palpatine , doubts which proved to be justified with the Declaration of a New Order . The sense of justice that had served Godalhi in his time as constable of Teth would also serve him during Palpatine ' s reign , when he at first created his own resistance movement , and then joined with the Alliance to Restore the Republic , to further the fight for independence . Behind the scenes . The character of Janu Godalhi first appeared in George Lucas ' " " , wherein Pablo Hidalgo portrayed an unnamed background character . Despite the fact that his character is fleetingly seen , Hidalgo was forced to wear contact lenses for the role , due to the fact that Lucas did not want eyeglasses to be present in his film . The unnamed character ' s backstory was later expanded upon by Adrick Tolliver , " gohan316427 " , and " General Tarfful " through the What ' s The Story ? feature on StarWars . com . Named " Janu Godalhi " for Hidalgo ' s father , Juan , the character was retconned to be the father of Palob Godalhi ( itself a tuckerization of Pablo Hidalgo ) , a character from A . C . Crispin ' s " Rebel Dawn " . The Databank entry for Godalhi was later used , almost verbatim , in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . In 2009 , he received a mention in the short story " Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd " , which was written by Tolliver and released on Hyperspace . Godalhi was later used as a character in " " , which used information from his " What ' s the Story ? " entry , namely his position as an agent on Teth .