Mathus Mathus was a brown - eyed , dark - skinned Human male from Anchorhead , Tatooine , growing up on the streets as an orphan in a gang during the time of the Galactic Civil War . When he attempted to rob a repair shop , the owner — an old Rodian named Honwoo — saw the boy ' s potential and interest in mechanical devices . Honwoo invited Mathus to assist in repairing and reprogramming the droids that were brought in for servicing . Mathus abandoned his life as a street thug and accepted a trade as a technician , with Honwoo as his mentor . Mathus had a skill for repurposing and refitting devices , and even succeeded in transforming a pair of power converters into a pair of shock glove s . Mathus gained renown as a droid expert , bringing him to the attention of the ruler of Mos Shuuta , the cartel crime lord Teemo the Hutt . Teemo invited the Human to work for him , promising Mathus high pay for the position . Mathus initially accepted but , when he realized that the job ' s requirements exceeded his capabilities , then tried to leave . Teemo — not interested in losing his droid expert — threatened Mathus with Honwoo ' s well - being , forcing Mathus to reconsider his involvement with the Hutt . He then began secretly planning his departure from Tatooine and enlisted the help of others caught in Teemo ' s service to carry out the escape . Biography . Mathus was orphaned at a very young age during the time of the Galactic Civil War . Having no direction for his technical genius , he joined a gang of thug s in the streets of Anchorhead , Tatooine . When he attempted to rob the repair shop of an old Rodian mechanic named Honwoo , the shop owner noticed the boy ' s interest in a partially stripped repulsorlift array sitting on the workbench . Seeing Mathus ' potential , Honwoo offered to teach him how it worked , also promising him the opportunity to be trained as a technician . From that point onward , Mathus abandoned his life as a miscreant on the streets and apprenticed under Honwoo . Mathus subsequently learned about everything that came through the repair shop — mainly involving repairing and reprogramming droids . Without having had formal academic instruction , Mathus used what he learned — along with his purportedly incredible intellect — to successfully tinker and fix droids through effective use of trial and error . He was particularly interested in refitting and repurposing machines , and even transformed a pair of power converters into shock glove s . This gained him a reputation as a " droid expert , " which drew the attention of Teemo the Hutt . Teemo offered the Human a high - paying position at his complex in Mos Shuuta . Although the amount of credits appealed to Mathus enough to accept the job , he afterward found that his qualifications did not meet the position ' s requirements . Teemo ' s main goal in hiring Mathus was to have his stock of old and rusty battle droids reconditioned and reverse - engineered — with schematics developed from their design — in order to build himself a personal droid army . Due to his lack of higher education , Mathus was limited in proficiency to the maintenance and repair of the droids . When Mathus attempted to excuse himself from Teemo ' s service , however , Teemo hinted a threat to Honwoo ' s safety if Mathus refused to continue as an employee . Thus , Mathus resolved to escape and introduced an altered code into Teemo ' s customized medical and maintenance droid , 41 - VEX , in order to encourage it to also escape . 41 - VEX subsequently carried out the coded suggestion by first releasing Teemo ' s gladiator , Lowhhrick , who removed 41 - VEX ' s restraining bolt to allow the droid to follow through with its new imperative . 41 - VEX introduced the Wookiee to Pash , a smuggler pilot who was also trying to quit Teemo ' s service , and the group subsequently fled from Teemo ' s palace . Mathus additionally befriended a local scout named Sasha and enlisted her help in getting them off - planet . Personality and traits . Mathus was a Human male who had brown eyes and dark skin . He purportedly displayed a great intelligence and overcame educational limitations to develop his skills as a technician . However , he was prone to forgetting immediate concerns when presented with a mechanical problem to solve — even forgetting to rob Honwoo when invited to assist the Rodian in working on a repulsorlift array . He displayed both a tendency to be impulsive as well as an ability to adapt to his environment and circumstances . He was rash in accepting Teemo the Hutt ' s offer without deliberating enough to understand his lack qualifications . However , when faced with Teemo ' s use of Honwoo as leverage to coerce cooperation , Mathus obscured his continued efforts to leave , showing that he understood that the importance of his own life — and that of his old Rodian mentor — was tenuous despite his ability . Mathus also showed resourcefulness in programming the intent to leave Teemo into 41 - VEX , as well as courage to go through with an escape , despite threats to prevent him from attempting to do so . He also displayed a gregarious ability , making connections with people who could satisfy his needs , such as when he made friends with Sasha the explorer with the intent of using her talents to safely transport him and 41 - VEX off Tatooine . Behind the scenes . Mathus was described in a biography written on the back page of " Mathus the Technician , " an 8 - page character folio published online on December 14 , 2012 as a free download for the . His image was portrayed on the face of the folio , establishing his physical characteristics . He is also shown in the cover art wearing a pair of gauntlet s that apparently represent the shock gloves that the character is equipped with . The biography introduced elements of the continuing adventures of the player ' s characters outlined in the Beginner Game ' s second story , " The Long Arm of the Hutt " bonus adventure , as well as identifying him as having sliced a code into 41 - VEX to make it also want to leave Teemo ' s service in the first story , " Escape from Mos Shuuta . "