Nien Nunb / Legends Nien Nunb was a male Sullustan smuggler . He grew up in the caves of his homeworld , Sullust , with his sister , Aril Nunb . Later , he worked for the SoroSuub Corporation as a smuggler . During one of his smuggling flights , he befriended Lando Calrissian — an individual Nunb would have great deals with in later years . It was with Calrissian that he would copilot the " Millennium Falcon " during the Battle of Endor . He went on to become the administrator of the Kessel spice mines , and sporadically worked with the New Republic and its successor , the Galactic Alliance . Biography . Born on Sullust , Nien Nunb grew up to pilot a freighter for the SoroSuub Corporation . However , as the company gradually came to support the Galactic Empire more and more , Nunb began stealing from his employers . Together with his childhood friend , the politician Sian Tevv , Nunb formed a group of Sullustan raiders whose mission was to fight against SoroSuub and the Empire independently of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . SoroSuub retaliated against Nunb with the help of an Imperial Star Destroyer , resulting in the loss of his ship , the " Sublight Queen " . However , this didn ' t hinder Nunb from fighting for his people ' s freedom . Convinced by Sian Tevv , Nunb then joined the Rebel Alliance . He was chosen especially by Lando Calrrissian to co - pilot the " Millennium Falcon " during the Battle of Endor . Nien Nunb was awarded the Kalidor Crescent for his heroism in participating in the destruction of the Second Death Star . Sometime after Endor , Nunb was again part of the " Falcon " crew , this time as the co - pilot of Han Solo . Though Nunb had piloted Solo ' s starship in wild maneuvers through the shipyards of Fondor , Han could not be convinced by Calrissian to accept Nunb as a temporary substitute for Chewbacca , who was spending time with his family on Kashyyyk . Though suspicious about Nunb ' s qualities , Han ' s respect for the Sullustan grew during their mission for Vandelhelm , where he even saved Han ' s life from a stormtrooper attack . In 13 ABY , Calrissian purchased the spice mines of Kessel and installed Nunb as administrator . The Sullustan managed to dramatically increase the planet ' s standards by replacing unwilling slave labor with employed species , that like his own people , preferred living underground . In the same year he assisted Calrissian once more as co - pilot in the Battle of Nam Chorios during the Death Seed crisis . In 24 ABY , Torvon , a member of Black Sun acting as Nunb ' s Second Administrator tried to murder Nunb on Kessel , but the Sullustan administrator survived the assassination attempt . When the mines were overtaken by Czethros , leader of Black Sun , Nunb allied with Jaina Solo and Lowbacca to regain control . It is said that Nunb was still administrator of Kessel during the war against the Yuuzhan Vong and that he highly increased the planet ' s defensive systems to hold off the invaders . Sometime before 43 ABY , he gained a partner ' s share of the Kessel mines along with Calrissian and his wife Tendra , and helped destroy the subterranean tunnels of Kessel to save the planet from breaking apart from ground quakes . During 43 . 5 ABY , Nunb was known to have been a co - owner and manager of of one of Kessel ' s most prominent mineworks . He was contacted by Ben Skywalker during their search for Sith apprentice Vestara Khai . Nunb informed Ben that a Captain Khai had landed and refueled on Kessel without paying , and had acquired a galactic map update for her ship . He also informed him of the ship ' s name , " She ' s a Chancer " . Behind the scenes . The character Nien Nunb was realized as a puppet for his appearance in " " . He was performed by Mike Quinn and Richard Bonehill . Quinn operated Nunb ' s face , which was a large animatronic hand puppet , and Bonehill was the extra wearing the full body suit . The name refers to the fact that the character was " Number Nine " on the creature packing list , but like many of the nicknames given by the crew , it was changed for marketing purposes . Nunb was voiced by Kipsang Rotich , a student from , in his native tongue of . In the movie , Nunb can also be heard speaking , another Kenyan language . Nien Nunb has been used as a gag in several modern cartoons including " Family Guy " and " The Venture Bros " . He is also referred to as the " Pancake Kid " by Billy Dee Williams on " Robot Chicken " . In Fall 2009 , Hasbro released a red B - Wing Pilot in the Legacy Collection " " Line . The figure was named ' Nien Nunb ' , implying that Nunb was originally the red - suited B - Wing Pilot who stood behind Lando Calrissian in the pre - Endor Briefing Room , and that Lando asked Nunb to be his co - pilot in the Falcon after the briefing . The figure uses the same mold as the Keyan Farlander B - Wing figure , and comes with his own helmet similar to Ten Numb with a breathing apparatus attachment .