Savan Savan was a member of a Falleen royal family and the niece of Prince Xizor . While the rest of Xizor ' s family was on Falleen , Savan was offworld working for her uncle , therefore escaping Darth Vader ' s incineration of their home city . Following Xizor ' s death in 3 ABY , she temporarily became the unofficial Underlord of Black Sun . She was arrested by the New Republic on Hurd ' s Moon shortly after the Battle of Endor , while trying to acquire Guri . Biography . Early life . Savan grew up as a member of one of the royal families of Falleen , quickly adapting to the constant scheming and fighting for position and prestige . She also came into contact with the Black Sun criminal organization , presumably through her uncle , Prince Xizor . It is not known exactly when Savan joined Black Sun , but in 7 BBY , she worked for her uncle ' s syndicate offworld , being one of the relatively small number of Falleen to leave their planet of origin . This was the reason why she was not present during the Imperial bombardment that killed much of her family . She was presumed dead by the authorities , although her body was never found , and she never corrected this assumption , as the anonymity that this conferred to her proved useful in her criminal career . It is unknown whether even Xizor himself knew of her survival ; if he did , he never revealed it . Black Sun . Over the following years , Savan kept a low profile , working herself up through the ranks of her uncle ' s criminal empire . After Xizor ' s death , she gathered her strength and attempted to take control of Black Sun herself in 4 ABY . Disguised as a dark - haired Human woman , she somehow gained a seat on the council of the Vigo s , the one remnant of central Black Sun authority . She replaced Green , the Human Vigo Xizor had had executed for treason shortly before his own demise . True to her Falleen heritage , she quickly managed to exploit the vigos ' differences and turn them against one another . While outwardly struggling to unite the bickering factions of the council , she controlled a widespread intelligence network that actually propagated their conflicts , escalating the various feuds until they resembled a virtual civil war . By dividing and conquering , she hoped to leave none of her rivals strong enough to challenge her ascent to power . One object was to give her the decisive advantage she required in order to move openly - her uncle ' s Human replica droid , Guri . The hunt for Guri . Savan knew that Guri carried many of the most important secrets of Black Sun in her electronic memory , given to her by Xizor himself when she had served as his lieutenant and chief enforcer . What ' s more , she also knew that she was the only person alive to know Guri ' s master command codes , which were based on her family ' s DNA configuration . Once apprehended , the droid would serve her as loyally as she had Xizor . Thus , Savan , under the alias of the elderly Falleen shopkeeper Azool , contracted the Hiitian bounty hunter Kar Yang to capture Guri for her . Unbeknownst to the hunter , she was also using his droid , Lintu , to spy on him and ensure his loyalty . Shortly thereafter , she was attacked by the Rodian Prevaro , who believed " Azool " to be Xizor in disguise . She resolved this situation peacefully by revealing her true identity to him and making him her new chief lieutenant . Meanwhile , Yang followed Guri ' s trail from Hurd ' s Moon to Murninkam and back to the moon , but realized that something was wrong and executed his assistant droid . He continued his mission , but now planned to capture Guri for himself and sell her . Realizing that her treachery had backfired , Savan prepared to travel to Hurd ' s Moon herself to personally supervise Guri ' s capture . She did , however , make one final appearance in her Human disguise , approaching an Alliance party led by Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo on behalf of her Black Sun faction , and tried to negotiate a truce . The meeting was attacked before anything conclusive came out of it , apparently by soldiers from a rival faction , but this was actually a false - flag operation masterminded by Savan herself to garner trust with the Rebels . Princess Leia became suspicious of her , however , and later managed to discover her true identity . Enemy of the New Republic . When they arrived on Hurd ' s Moon , Savan and Prevaro quickly found out that Guri was in the custody of Massad Thrumble , a retired Imperial Admiral and droid engineer . They then raised a small army of local thugs to attack Thrumble ' s stronghold . Unbeknownst to them , two other parties were also marshaling to strike at the fortress : one an Alliance party comprising Han Solo , Leia Organa , Lando Calrissian , Chewbacca , and Luke Skywalker ; the other being made up of rogue scientist Spinda Caveel , who also wanted the information Guri carried , and his bodyguards , the Pikkel Sisters . When entering the fortress , Savan dispatched most of her soldiers to keep the others occupied while she searched for Guri . She found her with Thrumble and his medical droid , A - OIC , who were trying to escape the battle . Keeping a blaster trailed on them , she approached Guri and , smiling triumphantly , whispered the master command code in her ear . Seemingly getting the desired reaction , she then turned the deadly assassin droid loose on the researcher and his droid . To her surprise and horror , Guri suddenly turned around and attacked her instead , knocking her unconscious . It was later revealed that the code , presumably together with whatever knowledge of Black Sun she may have held , had been wiped from Guri ' s memory by Thrumble scant hours before . Defeat and conviction . Meanwhile , the Alliance party had gained the upper hand and moved in to arrest Savan . She was taken away by the local authorities , although it is uncertain what crimes she was actually charged with . As it turned out , all of Savan ' s efforts had been for naught , and Black Sun crumbled beneath the internecine wars that she had instigated . As the Vigos one by one killed each other , central authority disappeared , and the organization , left leaderless , fragmented . All this went according to plan , but Savan was no longer in any position to take advantage of it . Talents . Like all Falleen , Savan presumably possessed the ability to produce pheromones in order to attract humanoids of the opposite sex , as well as immunity to mind - affecting Force techniques , such as the infamous Jedi mind trick . She was also a good planner , able to predict the exact point at which the Black Sun leadership would deteriorate and time her actions accordingly . As was required of her in order to keep her true identity hidden , she was also adept at disguise and impersonation , able to pass for an elderly Falleen male or a Human woman using only plastic masks . Savan was also able to handle a transport starship and a blaster , perhaps as a legacy from her days as a lower echelon Black Sun operative . Personality and traits . Like her uncle , Savan was proud and vain . Although not afraid to handle lower - level work personally if she had to , she typically espoused contempt for mercenaries and low - ranking Black Sun soldiers , which she saw as inferior . Her personality , perhaps formed by her Falleen upbringing among the intriguing noble houses , was otherwise calculating and distrusting . She preferred to maintain complete control of major operations and disliked delegating responsibility . Behind the scenes . When she first appeared in " " , Savan was portrayed as having brown eyes . In all her subsequent appearances , her eyes have been shown as purple .