Eugene Talmont Eugene Talmont was the Imperial Prefect of Mos Eisley spaceport . Following in the footsteps of his father , he was constantly assigned to backwater worlds and cities , due to his unremarkable past . When given his Mos Eisley assignment , he at first saw it as an opportunity to reform and tame the lowlifes and riffraff that populated the streets , but in a short time , he began dedicating all his resources to obtaining a transfer . At first setting his sights on Rebel fugitives who wandered into his territory , Talmont began combating the Hutt cartels that harried honest business in Mos Eisley . He had no qualms about taking bribes and getting involved in underhanded business to fight Jabba Desilijic Tiure , the most powerful crime lord in the sector . At first hiring honest Imperial citizens to infiltrate Jabba ' s community , Talmont ' s actions drew the attention of Governor Tour Aryon , who contacted the Imperial Security Bureau , Imperial Intelligence , and the Inquisitorius in turn to discover the truth behind the Prefect ' s dealings . Talmont was able to evade disaster , though , and by 4 ABY he was still working to destroy Jabba ' s empire . Biography . Assignment . Eugene Talmont served the Galactic Empire loyally , like his father , but his untarnished reputation and low - key background led him to be transferred from unremarkable post to unremarkable post . He began to develop a grudge against his father , considering him to be an inferior human being . In 0 BBY , he found himself at Mos Eisley , a spaceport on the arid planet of Tatooine , where he was to serve as Prefect . Upon learning that his predecessor , Orun Depp , had been assassinated by IG - 72 , he devised a series of schemes to get himself transferred . At first , Talmont saw the job as an opportunity to tame the barbaric nature of Tatooine ' s denizens , but after a while , he began to suspect that someone in the upper echelons of the government disliked him . A civilian officer , Talmont had a squad of Stormtroopers at his disposal , but he was required to make formal requests of Lieutenant Harburik , the squad leader . He was assigned to work out of Mos Eisley ' s dingy regional offices , where he would meet employees and citizens alike . One of Talmont ' s other employees was the spy Garindan . At some stage , Garindan , working with the Devaronian Labria , was able to learn that a group of spacers were planning to break the smuggler Big Bunji out of Imperial custody , as Bunji himself was being delivered to Mos Eisley aboard a hover truck . Talmont , in response , set up a trap , and had the hover truck filled with stormtroopers , while Bunji was clandestinely delivered to Docking Bay 87 . The stormtroopers , as expected , engaged the spacers , but they were able to break free , track down Bunji , and free him anyway . The hunt for Han Solo . Within the year , Talmont ' s power began to rival that of Governor Tour Aryon , and he had a degree of jurisdiction over the entire planet . Still , he sought to be transferred , and came up with a plan to impress his superiors . Han Solo , captain of the " Millennium Falcon " , was wanted by the Empire , and Talmont ' s men had gained intelligence that he would be returning to Tatooine to pay off Jabba Desilijic Tiure , a crime lord who had a bounty on the fugitive smuggler ' s head . Hiring three bounty hunters , Dengar , Udin , and Eron Stonefield , Talmont intended to have his employees camp outside Jabba ' s Palace and wait for Solo to arrive . Talmont promised to pay the bounty hunters considerably , and believed that the capture of such an elusive terrorist would secure his passage to a better post . What was essentially a simple plan , however , evolved into a complex , galaxy - wide chase involving kidnappings of Hutts , planetary revolutions , and trade disputes . With his Ur - Damo in the clutches of Solo , Jabba expressed interest in the hunt , and contacted Talmont . Though the Prefect was no friend of the Hutt , he assured him that the three hunters were totally capable . With the Hutt now involved , Talmont ' s involvement diminished . Though the hunters eventually caught Solo , they unwittingly handed them over to Rebels , disguised as Imperials . As a result , celebrations broke out across Mos Eisley , and Talmont did not get the transfer he sought . Reporting on the Hutt " kajidics " . Within the same year , Prefect Talmont was called upon by the Imperial Security Bureau ( ISB ) to research the Hutt " kajidics " , or clans . Talmont did so , and compiled a particularly critical and damning report of the " kajidics " , mentioning such psychological theories as " The Hutt Mirror . " Talmont ' s report was dispatched to the ISB , and in turn , Commander Maximillian Seerdon sent it to Grand Vizier Sate Pestage . Operations in Bestine . In 1 ABY , Wilhalm Skrim , Governor Aryon ' s secretary , referred a traveling Imperial spacer onto Talmont . Talmont , who was visiting Bestine , had several errands that the spacer was willing to run . First , he sent the spacer to kill the gangster Akkar Plint , who was working for Gohn Bimmin , an Imperial official . Bimmin had apparently fabricated evidence claiming that Talmont was involved in a bribery scandal , and was heading to Bestine to present his case . The spacer fulfilled the task , and Talmont was safe , for the moment . He then sent the spacer to assassinate Bimmin , further securing the safety of the Prefecture from harmful allegations . Impressed with the spacer ' s work , Talmont enlisted the nomad in his war against the Hutts . He sent the spacer on another assassination mission , this time to kill the Hutt employee Snrrrlagga . The spacer succeeded , and Talmont grew confident that he would gain the upper hand in the minor conflict . Governor Aryon grew suspicious of Talmont ' s movements , however , and enlisted the services of an Imperial Security Bureau officer to keep an eye on the Prefect . Talmont , indignant , discovered that the Bothan spy Nwilla Thar ' lyat had been providing the ISB officer with details on his operations , and so sent the spacer to kill Thar ' lyat . Though Thar ' lyat perished , Aryon did not give up , and with the ISB ' s effectiveness hampered , enlisted Imperial Intelligence to do the job . Talmont was confident he could deal with the Intelligence officer , but knew that the officer ' s guard , Klaua Jik , would pose a problem . Reminding the spacer to be exceptionally secretive , Talmont enlisted them , once again , for an assassination task , with Jik as the target . Jik , shortly thereafter , perished , and Talmont found himself able to move freely again . Still , Aryon was not satisfied . She called upon the Inquisitorius , who sent one of their number to interrogate those close to Talmont . The Prefect , panicking , dispatched the spacer to kill Harbo Linn , a member of the Prefecture who would reveal damning information if he were to fall into the hands of the Inquisitor . The spacer succeeded , but Talmont was too distraught to be pleased . Plotting to remove Jabba . Talmont realized he had to get rid of Jabba and his criminal enterprises that riddled Mos Eisley . At first , he hired Imperial agents to infiltrate Jabba ' s Palace and steal data discs containing information about the crime lord ' s bribery of important officials . He continued in his efforts , but instead of hampering the crime lord ' s movements , he simply created a set of easily avoided obstacles . Further setbacks occurred with the hiring of Dannik Jerriko , an Anzati assassin . Jerriko was in both Talmont and Lady Valarian ' s employ , causing the Prefect a great deal of grief and confusion . In 4 ABY , he contacted two members of Jabba ' s cartel : Tessek and Ree - Yees . Ree - Yees , an alcoholic murderer from Kinyen , had three deaths on his record , but Talmont agreed to clear the Gran ' s name if he could eliminate Jabba . As such , he had his men deliver the parts of a bomb gradually to Ree - Yees , in the hope that the Gran would be able to assemble it and eliminate Jabba . Tessek , Jabba ' s accountant , made a separate deal with Talmont . He would arrange to have Jabba inspect a spice shipment in a large warehouse in Mos Eisley , during which Talmont and his men would raid the illegal stash and arrest the Hutt . Talmont believed that by eliminating Jabba , either way , he would be transferred to another world . The day before the planned raid , Talmont went to the Lucky Despot with several of his men , and was met by Ephant Mon , another of Jabba ' s employees . Watching the Chevin dispatch a pair of local thugs , he commended Mon on his combat skills . Mon , however , hinted that he knew of Tessek ' s plan , causing Talmont to fret . Luckily for Talmont , Jabba was assassinated by Leia Organa the following day at the Pit of Carkoon . The Prefect was also working with swoop gangs in order to incite chaos in Mos Eisley , allowing him to declare martial law and consolidate his power . A Light corvette arrived and told him about the Battle of Endor . However , when his plot came to light he was forced to flee . Personality and traits . Eugene Talmont was a rather bitter man , particularly towards his father and his superiors . His father had , in Talmont ' s opinion , always been given choice assignments and postings , while he himself had received nothing but backwater posts . Adding insult to injury , Talmont believed himself to be a far better man than his father . The Prefect did not put his posting to Tatooine down to coincidence , either , as he was convinced that his superiors had given him a poor assignment just to spite him . While at first Talmont thought Mos Eisley may provide him with an opportunity to subdue the rowdy citizens , he quickly discovered that it was a highly dangerous and barren city , with practically no prospects for advancement . He apparently also had a vicious temper when learning of failures from within his unit , as the colonel in charge of what was the Tusken Bunker hired a spacer to clear out the Tusken Raiders who had taken over the base over reporting the loss due to fearing being reprimanded by him . He had no qualms with taking bribes , but was utterly disgusted at the fact that he was accused of misconduct . He frequently clashed with the governor , and usually tried to avoid her , but when Talmont ' s assassination orders got out of hand , the governor began to investigate . Talmont panicked in such an instance , and simply ordered more killings , which did , eventually , resolve the problem . He believed that accepting bribes was perfectly normal for a man in his position , and accepted credits from almost every business in Mos Eisley , in exchange for a selectively blind eye . Talmont ' s objective became not so much " fixing " Mos Eisley , but doing something noteworthy to attract the attention of his superiors , as he hated Tatooine and sought a transfer . He concocted a wide variety of schemes , none of which succeeded . A slight man of wiry build , Talmont was not a particularly imposing figure , and was also physically short - sighted . In his first year at Mos Eisley , he wore a toupee , but substituted it in 1 ABY for an officer ' s cap , to match his prefect ' s uniform . He had a walking stick as well , but he had seemingly done away with it by the time of his second year on the job . Behind the scenes . Eugene Talmont was created by Martin Wixted and first appeared in the West End Games sourcebook " " . The character went on to appear in the short - story collection " Tales from Jabba ' s Palace " , and made his first in - story appearance in Kenneth C . Flint ' s " " . The character was later used by Dave Wolverton , as the catalyst for the plot of the second arc of the " Star Wars Missions " series , in 1998 . In the " Star Wars Miniatures Battles " scenario " A Line in the Sand . . . " , which enacts the Battle of Mos Eisley , Prefect Talmont can be rescued by the Empire , captured by the Mos Eisley militia , or killed by the swoop gang .