Slyther Bushforb Slyther Bushforb was a male Nuknog private investigator who worked on Coruscant , the galactic capital . Originally from Sump , Bushforb left that planet ' s swamps behind in order to live on Coruscant and work as a detective . He became quite skilled at his craft , accumulating resources and contacts , such as Dexter Jettster and Rednax . In 22 BBY , he was interviewed , briefly , by HoloNet News , on the subject of the " Baby Ludi " custody battle that was enthralling the populace . Two months later , he was hired by Vekka Lodik , agent of the actor Seboca , to discover the identity of someone who was trying to kill her charge . Taking to the case quickly , but not trusting Lodik at all , Bushforb followed a string of leads , helped by Jettster and a contact in the Bounty Hunters ' Guild . His investigation eventually led him to a flat that Seboca owned under the name of " Manoca . " Entering , he was confronted by Lodik , who had been planning to kill Seboca all along and frame Bushforb for the deed . The detective was not easily defeated , though , and he was able to kill Lodik . Biography . From swamp to sleuth . Slyther Bushforb , a male Nuknog , was a native of Sump , and , unlike most of his fellow Nuknogs , he decided to leave the swamps of his homeworld behind . He took himself to the galactic capital of Coruscant and eked out an existence as a private investigator — or , as he liked to refer to himself , a " private dack . " He accumulated considerable experience during his tenure on Coruscant , and became familiar with the everyday goings - on of his profession . He made contacts such as diner owner Dexter Jettster , and friends such as the Dug Rednax . Dex ' s Diner , in particular , became a favorite of Bushforb ' s , for its ardees , although he once claimed that Biscuit Baron ' s ardees was superior . During the Separatist Crisis in 22 BBY , Bushforb was approached by HoloNet News to comment on the " Baby Ludi " case , in which a displaced mother , Jonava Billane , fought for custody over her child , Aris Del - Wari , against the Jedi Council . The Jedi had just refused to return the child to her mother , as they had already " awakened " her to the Force , and placing her amongst the general populace would be dangerous . The Nuknog reasoned that the Jedi had their own rules established in order to keep the galaxy safe , but he also commented on the state of the galaxy at the time , which he believed was less than stable or safe . The lady in the plaza . In 22 BBY , a female Nuknog approached Bushforb with a case . The private investigator found her attractive , but did not trust her at all . She identified herself as Vekka Lodik , agent to the star of the recent play " Airtaxi Driver " , Seboca . Lodik claimed that someone was attempting to kill Seboca , and she wanted Bushforb to find out who . The private investigator accepted the task , and set about his work quickly . Along with Rednax , he set up a meeting with Seboca at Dex ' s Diner , and shortly before the meeting Bushforb conversed with the Triffian Ony Bobissia . During the meeting , Seboca was irritated by the presence of the Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi in a nearby booth , but Bushforb was able to talk the actor into calming down . The rest of the meeting passed without incident , and Bushforb began chasing up leads immediately . Kenobi had been talking to Jettster , but once the Jedi had left , Bushforb asked the Besalisk what he knew about the business with Seboca . Jettster imparted valuable intelligence to the Nuknog , and that in turn led him to a friend he had in the Bounty Hunters ' Guild . That friend provided him with a solid lead , which then led him to a modest , unmaintained flat below Pom Plaza . The flat was registered to one " Manoca , " another Dug . Rapidly entering the structure , Bushforb was met with the sight of Lodik training a blaster on him , and he realized that it was she who had been trying to assassinate Seboca . Manoca was in fact merely an alias for Seboca , used to keep a low profile . It was Lodik ' s hope that he would return to his secret flat , in which event she would then kill him , and frame Bushforb for the murder . The Nuknog found the prospect considerably less attractive than the one offering it , and so he decided to turn the tables on the duplicitous agent . Making things easier for him was the fact that she was inexperienced with weapons , and so when she glanced away , he took the opportunity to draw his own weapon and shoot her dead on the spot . Personality and traits . With his unusual career path and world of residence for a Nuknog , Slyther Bushforb was a perceptive being , and highly skilled at his job . By the time he had established himself in the business , he was world - weary , having accumulated a stockpile of sources and " friends . " He knew potential trouble when he saw it , and was able to talk his way out of a heightened situation . Bushforb worked quickly , sometimes segueing instantly from a meeting with a client to following up a lead . He was also skilled in the use of a blaster . In regards to the Jedi , Bushforb was respectful of their traditions , but believed that the state of the galaxy in light of the Separatist Crisis was not a happy one . Behind the scenes . The character of Slyther Bushforb was first shown in " HoloNet News Vol . 531 46 " , published in 2002 , where he was illustrated by Joe Corroney . The character later appeared , the same year , in George Lucas ' , during the scene in Dex ' s Diner . The computer - generated model for the character was recycled and modified from the model of Ark Roose , a character in 1999 ' s . This same process was used for several other characters in the same scene . Bushforb was featured , albeit in a nameless fashion , in David West Reynolds ' " " , and was mentioned fleetingly in the sourcebook " Coruscant and the Core Worlds " . In 2008 , the character ' s story was developed by John Hazlett , author of the Cane Adiss Databank entry , through StarWars . com ' s feature " What ' s The Story ? " Upon realizing that " What ' s The Story ? " writers were being given the opportunity to write about a private detective , Hazlett decided to push the envelope in terms of what could be achieved with a Databank entry , in terms of style , rather than storytelling or continuity . After researching Bushforb ' s existing canon material and re - watching his scene in " Attack of the Clones " , Hazlett began researching the detective genre . His familiarity with the genre was limited , so he turned to the parodies of it in the " " comic strip , before looking into " " novels , " Twists , Slugs and Roscoes : A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang " , and episodes of " " on . Drawing inspirations from those sources , Hazlett populated Bushforb ' s story with both new characters , such as " femme fatale " Vekka Lodik , and existing ones , such as Seboca from " Attack of the Clones " . He also made a number of other references to disparate Expanded Universe elements in his entry , tying Bushforb to the Bounty Hunter ' s Guild from K . W . Jeter ' s " The Mandalorian Armor " , and Pom Plaza , from a fictional advertisement on the " HoloNet News " website . The StarWars . com staff considerably changed Hazlett ' s entry , but most edits retained the hardboiled tone of his original work .