Vik Idd Vik Idd was a Human male who worked alongside his sister Nikki and father Lonn in the business of droid repair during the Imperial Period . Circa 15 BBY , Idd and his sister collected a pair of master - less droids on the planet Dodz , the protocol droid C - 3PO and the damaged astromech droid R2 - D2 . Idd decided to place the droids under his and his sister ' s stewardship . Upon returning to their father ' s repair station , Idd and his sister discovered that the gangster Tig Fromm was making demands of their father , specifically that a laser weapon be installed on Fromm ' s starship . Although Nikki was captured early , Idd and his two new droid acquisitions antagonized Fromm ' s men , at first in vain as the young Human ultimately fell into Fromm ' s custody as well . The family was ultimately saved by C - 3PO , who disguised himself as an HK Guardian Droid to ward off Fromm . The droids were then placed in the hands of Intergalactic Droid Agency to find new masters . Biography . Let ' em in . Vik Idd was a Human male member of a family that ran a droid repair business . Based out of a repair station and overseen by their father , the engineer Lonn Idd , Vik Idd and his sister Nikki Idd were charged with piloting an Intergalactic Droid Agency shuttle , collecting droids from far - flung planets . Lonn would then repair the units , and his children marveled at his skills in both fixing and designing droids . After a stop - off on Dodz circa 15 BBY , where the damaged astromech droid R2 - D2 and his counterpart C - 3PO were picked up , Vik Idd and his sister set a course for the repair station . In transit , a fight broke out between the Dodz acquisition and the other droids on the ship , causing consternation from the young pilots . Idd issued a stern warning to the droids to cease hostilities , lest he deactivate all of them . A droid who was grappling with C - 3PO summarily released the protocol droid , knocking him into the volatile R2 - D2 . Sparks began to stream from the astromech , and Idd instructed his sister to secure the unit with an energy shield before the discharge could damage their systems and persons . Nikki did so , averting the crisis , and keeping the R2 unit stable at least until Lonn could examine him . Idd and his sister assured C - 3PO that their father would be able to repair the damaged astromech , but the protocol droid nevertheless lamented the fact that they were without a master . To raise C - 3PO ' s spirits , Idd offered that he and his sister could serve as their masters until R2 - D2 was repaired , an offer that the protocol droid gladly accepted . Idd , however , had no real application for the droid at the time , and conjured up the fictional role of " landing security , " in which C - 3PO was required to secure the other droids in preparation for the shuttle ' s arrival at the repair station . As the siblings brought the shuttle into landing on the repair station , they noted the curious absence of their father from the docking bay . The Idds then noticed an imposing ship in the bay , prompting concern from the pair . Nikki instructed Idd to send the droids they had recovered to their assigned repair stations , while she would attempt to determine what had detained Lonn . Idd set about his business , taking the droids to the pertinent areas , accompanied by C - 3PO and R2 - D2 . As he finished his task , the supply shed communications monitor was activated , showing notorious gangster Tig Fromm and his associate Vlix Oncard , both of the Fromm Gang , terrorizing Lonn and Nikki . In particular , Fromm demanded that Lonn install a powerful laser on his starship , the imposing craft that the Idds had noticed earlier . Vik Idd correctly determined that Nikki had activated the communications monitor to warn him — together with the droids he decided that they should leave the supply shed before Fromm ' s men found them . Must do something about it . Idd ventured back through the hangar with R2 - D2 and C - 3PO , and hid in an old parts storage room . While there , the protocol droid identified an HK Guardian Droid , an outmoded model that was impervious to blaster fire . Idd was uninterested by the development however , and was intent on finding a way to rescue his father and sister . R2 - D2 suggested that they engage Fromm and his men directly — the young Human agreed , but as his father had enforced a " no weapons " policy aboard the repair station , he felt ill - equipped to handle Fromm ' s thugs . R2 - D2 nonetheless asserted that " he " could be utilized as a weapon , given his currently volatile nature , if the energy shield inserted into him by Nikki earlier were removed . Putting the plan into action , Idd watched from afar as C - 3PO and R2 - D2 approached the area where Nikki was being held . The protocol droid confronted two of Fromm ' s men , removing the energy shield from R2 - D2 — the resultant energy emitted by the astromech droid distracted the thugs long enough to allow Idd to slip past and liberate his sister . The two children were soon cornered by one of Fromm ' s hover guard s , who responded to the thugs ' protestations by blasting R2 - D2 . Fromm ' s men , leaving the two droids behind , then took Idd and his sister to the hangar , where Lonn was finishing his work on Fromm ' s ship . Idd ' s father demanded that the gangster leave his family alone , but Fromm was not interested , instead declaring his intentions to test the weapon on the repair station . At that moment , what appeared to be the HK Guardian Droid emerged . Lonn queried as to from where the droid had come — Idd was unsure until he spotted that the HK was shaking at the knees , and he correctly assumed that it was none other than C - 3PO in disguise . Fromm , identifying the droid as a rare unit , demanded possession of the HK ' s control disk , and Idd , sensing an opportunity to gain an upper hand , obliged by asking his sister to hand " it " over . The device was in fact Nikki ' s disk - shaped Nova Starlight perfume dispenser , which she quickly discharged into Fromm ' s face , while Idd urged the disguised C - 3PO on . The protocol droid was beset by the hover guards at first , but was ultimately able to bat them aside with his armored arms . As C - 3PO cornered the gangsters with his imposing form , Idd dropped a packing net on them , restraining Fromm and his men . Idd then revealed the " HK " ruse and unveiled C - 3PO within the droid armor . The protocol droid had other priorities however , remembering that R2 - D2 had been badly damaged by the hover guard earlier . The Idds attended to the ailing astromech , and Lonn was able to restore him to full functionality . The engineer then offered to have his children fly the two droids to the nearest Intergalactic Droid Agency to serve new masters . Idd and his sister obliged , the droids ultimately passing through the IDA and into the service of Ambassador Zell of Majoor . Personality and traits . Vik Idd would despair when things did not go according to plan , such as having to deal with a fight between droids awaiting repair on his family ' s shuttle as they were beginning their final approach to their father ' s repair station . He was not afraid to raise his tone to the droids of whom he was charged with taking care , and could issue instructions to his sister in times of crisis . Idd was also compassionate towards the plight of droids , in the case of C - 3PO who struggled with the concept of serving no master . Vik Idd could also see through ruses such as that of C - 3PO disguised as an HK Guardian Droid , and he was able to adapt quickly in a situation of crisis , turning the tables on gangsters Tig Fromm and Vlix Oncard with his initiative . Idd took umbrage at the activities partaken by female members of his species , such as his sister Nikki ' s usage of perfume . Appearance , attire , and equipment . The blond - haired Vik Idd wore a pink jumpsuit much like his sister when flying the transit shuttle , and also donned a headset . His eyes had black pupils , and he had light skin . Behind the scenes . Vik Idd first appeared in the 1986 comic " " , written by David Manak and penciled by John Romita . The character was not directly referenced again in the " Star Wars " Expanded Universe until the StarWars . com blog entry " The Droids Re - Animated , Part 1 " by Abel G . Peña and Rich Handley in 2013 .