Cratinus Cratinus was an Ubdurian male and the identical brother of Prashee . The pair were fond of games of chance and would use their identical appearances to swap identities during profitable scams . In 34 ABY , both brothers were present in the castle of the pirate Maz Kanata on the planet Takodana . They sat together by a fire pit playing a game and interacting with another alien before the castle was attacked and destroyed by the First Order . Biography . Cratinus was an Ubdurian male who ran profitable swindles with his brother Prashee , using their identical appearances to swap identities during the scams . They were mainstays at the castle of the pirate Maz Kanata on the planet Takodana , where they cheated many unwary travelers who sat down to play with them at one of the gaming tables . In the year 34 ABY , were sat at a table next to one of the castle ' s fire pits playing a game when the smuggler Han Solo entered the building with the scavenger Rey , the astromech droid BB - 8 and the First Order deserter Finn . Kanata spotted Solo entering and cried out to him across the room , silencing all of its occupants momentarily as they turned to stare . After the room lost interest in Solo and everyone returned to their drinks , an alien approached the brothers ' table and began speaking with Prashee . The alien then left and Cratinus began laughing as Prashee moved a small pouch from his side of the table to Cratinus ' s side . Not long after this , many patrons of the castle flooded out into the courtyard to witness the destruction of the Hosnian system by the First Order ' s Starkiller Base superweapon . The military forces of the First Order then attacked the castle and destroyed it . Personality and traits . Cratinus and Prashee loved games of chance and were notorious swindlers and gamblers , meticulously engineering their scams . They had yellow skin and black eye s . Equipment . Cratinus wore an Ubdurian traveling smock with a black cloak , a gray hat and an aurodium belt ; an outfit identical to that of his brother . Behind the scenes . Cratinus was designed by senior sculptor Luke Fisher and portrayed by creature and droid puppeteer Dee Tails in the film , which was released on December 18 , 2015 . He was not identified in the film , but was named by " " , a reference book written by Pablo Hidalgo and released the same day as the film . Tails was first brought in to play one of the Hassk triplets , but these roles were ultimately assigned to other actors during the period of filming when actor Harrison Ford was recovering from a leg injury . Creature effects supervisor Neal Scanlan then decided that a different role should be found for Tails , and while they were in , his team came up with the idea of him playing a brother to Prashee , whose mask and image already existed at this stage . When Tails was first introduced to the role there was still only the image and mask of Prashee , which were ultimately given to actor Tom Bell — who played Prashee in the film — while Tails was told that his mask would be coming soon . Tails believes that Cratinus ' mask captures some hints of his own laugh , and when it finally arrived the entire creature effects department came to a standstill as they watched Tails and Bell try out the costumes and practice moving around on their knees . Aidan Cook and Paul Kasey then gave the pair some advice on their performances . The pair then tried to stay in character during photo shoots and while on set in order to find their range , as they had little time to practice in front of a mirror . During filming , Tails and Bell stayed at their table in order to appear in background and covering shots . At one point Tails received a note from director J . J . Abrams telling him to turn and look at Harrison Ford then turn back and say in broken English " That ' s Solo " ; however , this shot did not make it into the final cut of the film . Based on his work as Cratinus , Neil Scanlan vouched for Tails ' talent and got him a role as the droid K - OHN in the film " " .