Hatchet ( slave ) Hatchet was a male Weequay who was a slave in an Imperial mining facility on the planet Sevarcos . Hatchet was caught in the middle of a battle between the Empire and the New Republic . At the urging of his fellow slaves , the Wookiee Greybok and the Quarren Palabar , Hatchet agreed to help turn the tide of the battle in the New Republic ' s favor by releasing several imprisoned rancors . Later , Hatchet and his friends took part in the liberation of Kashyyyk . Biography . Emancipation . Hatchet was a male Weequay who lived during the Age of the Empire . At some point prior to the Battle of Endor , he was enslaved by the Galactic Empire and sent to the spice mines of Sevarcos . The mine was run by the Empire and Zygerrian slavers . During his time there , he sustained a facial scar . In the months following the Battle of Endor , their spice mine on Sevarcos was the site of a battle between the Empire and the New Republic , the successor to the Alliance to Restore the Republic . When the Imperials appeared to gain the upper hand , Hatchet proposed to his fellow slaves , the Wookiee Greybok and the Quarren Palabar , that they use the battle as an opportunity to escape Sevarcos . The Wookiee and Quarren however suggested that they help the New Republic with Greybok ignoring Hatchet ' s protests and charging into the battle . During the battle , Greybok managed to free several rancor s from a corral which rampaged through the Imperial lines and turned the tide of the battle in favor of the New Republic . After a Zygerrian slaver electrocuted the Wookiee using a needler , Hatchet bludgeoned the slaver to death with a rock . Once the battle was over , Hatchet asked a New Republic soldier what would happen to the three , to which the female soldier said they were free . After the soldier had moved away , Hatchet laughed that nobody knew what they would do now that they were free . He suggested that he and his friends explore the galaxy together as ex - slaves . Liberating Kashyyyk . Following their emancipation , Hatchet , Palabar , and Greybok became smugglers . After being recruited by the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari , Hatchet and his companions traveled to the Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk to help Han Solo and Chewbacca liberate the planet from the Empire . At the suggestion of Palabar , Hatchet , Greybok and Solo ' s team used pneumo - hammer s to hammer eyebolts into the wood and to thread jump cables . This allowed Solo ' s team to take up position and shoot the deflector shield generator at Camp Sardo , the Imperial headquarters on Kashyyyk . When Hatchet panicked and began muttering that he did not want to be there , Greybok silenced him with a violent , one - armed shaking . After Solo ' s team had taken out the shield generator and the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus had disabled the inhibitor chips controlling the Wookiee slaves , the Wookiees rose up in revolt enmasse . During the battle , Hatchet and his companions manned the guns on Jas Emari ' s gunship " Halo " and bombarded Imperial forces . Kashyyyk was subsequently liberated by the New Republic and Wookiees . Personality and traits . Hatchet was a male Weequay . He had a craggy face with a central scar running down between his eyes and nose to his lips and chin . During the Battle of Sevarcos , Hatchet proposed that he and his fellow slaves Greybok and Palabar take the opportunity to flee . However , Greybok and Palabar convinced him to help their New Republic liberators . During the fighting , he mustered enough courage to kill a Zygerrian slaver who was attacking Greybok . Hatchet was joyous after he and his companions were liberated by the New Republic and proposed exploring the galaxy . During a battle on Kashyyyk , Hatchet panicked and began muttering that he did not want to be there . Hatchet also knew how to operate guns . Behind the scenes . Hatchet first appeared as a minor character in Chuck Wendig ' s 2015 novel " Aftermath " and its 2016 sequel " " .