Shahan Alama Shahan Alama was a Weequay bounty hunter who was active during the Clone Wars . He , along with Cad Bane and a group of other bounty hunters and mercenaries , participated in the Senate hostage crisis in order to free the Crime lord Ziro the Hutt and deliver him to the Grand Hutt Council . Biography . In 21 BBY , Shahan Alama was recruited by fellow bounty hunter Cad Bane to break nefarious crime lord Ziro the Hutt out of Galactic Republic custody . Bane planned to blackmail the Republic ' s Supreme Chancellor , Sheev Palpatine , into releasing Ziro by holding a group of Senator s hostage . His posse including , Alama , arrived at one the Senate Building ' s many landing platforms where their unauthorised arrival garnered the attention of a group of Senate Commando ' s stationed there . The commando s demanded that they leave but Bane refused , stating that he had business with the Galactic Senate . Alama and the bounty hunters then engaged the commandos in a brief confrontation , that was quickly ended thanks to Aurra Sing ' s skilled marksmanship . The hunters then headed into the Senate building where Bane used his knowledge of the building to anticipate the Senate Commando guard change and promptly dealt with them using a thermal detonator . The group then swiftly entered the control room and Robonino shut down the power to the building . As the confused Republic senators gathered in the lobby atrium , the bounty hunters entered and surrounded them . Bane contacted Palpatine , demanding Ziro ' s release but the Chancellor refused . Bane locked down the building in retaliation and prevented all communication to the outside world . He hung up and began to confiscate the senators ' comlink s and other valuables but , before he could search senator Padmé Amidala , he noticed the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker hiding in the upper levels . He opened fire on the Jedi and ordered Alama and assassin droid HELIOS - 3E to find him . Alama and 3E hunted Skywalker through the Senate Building ' s now darkened corridors . The Jedi briefly managed to contact Palpatine by hot - wiring a terminal and Alama heard the noise from afar . He and the droid investigated but Skywalker was able to perform a mind trick on Alama , which convinced him they had to check the other two floors . Alama subsequently decided it would be best if he and 3E split up : 3E was to check one floor whilst he checked another . During his search , Alama suspected he ' d discovered Skywalker ' s location , but upon entering the room he instead found a BD - 3000 luxury droid inside . Alama laughed and shushed the droid before he quickly continued with his search . Hearing commotion on 3E ' s designated floor , he rapidly went downstairs to investigate and found the droid ' s mangled remains . However , he noticed that the droid had no lightsaber cuts and cleverly deduced that the Jedi must not have his weapon . Alama reported his findings back to Bane who then sent Sing to help with the search . Alama and Sing eventually found Skywalker attempting to enter the control room to turn the power back on . Robonino ambushed the Jedi from behind , shocking him with electricity and rendering him unconscious . The trio cuffed the Jedi and brought him back to Bane , who tossed him in with the senators . Palpatine agreed to have Ziro released but Bane decided to give the senators a " parting gift " before they left . The group set up a laser system around their captives that , if triggered , would detonate explosives wired to blow up the entire atrium thereby killing everyone inside . The hunters proceed to exit the building with their mission apparently complete , however , as they arrive outside , clone shock trooper s disembark from gunship s and held the group at gunpoint . Speaking to Palpatine via hologram , Bane revealed the trap he ' d set for the senators and threatened to activate the explosives from a remote detonator . The clones were consequently ordered to stand down and the hunters board their getaway speeder , Bane ' s finger positioned over the detonator all the while . As they flew away , Bane activated the explosives as payback for the indignities that Ziro suffered while in prison , but Skywalker , who had awoken and retrieved his lightsaber from Amidala , was able to save the senators with a hasty escape . Personality and traits . Shahan Alama was a male Weequay who stood at 1 . 85 meter s tall . His right forearm was also cybernetic . Alama relished the opportunity to hunt Anakin Skywalker through the senate buildings corridors . When his colleague HELIOS - 3E was destroyed by the Jedi Knight , Alama noticed that there were no lightsaber cuts , intelligently deducing that the Jedi was without his lightsaber . Behind the scenes . Shahan Alama first appeared in " Hostage Crisis , " the twenty - second and final episode of the of the " " television series . In the episode , he was voiced by Corey Burton , who also provided the voice of Cad Bane . Though not named within the episode itself , Alama ' s name was given during the episode ' s credits .