Jost Ellon Jost Ellon was a young Human male who lived on Dodz as a scavenger during the Imperial Period . His family was killed by the planet ' s governor , Kugg , who imposed his will upon the populace through the use of a killer droid named the Destroyer . Ellon would constantly rail against Kugg ' s rule , arming himself with a blaster pistol as he attempted to eke out a living by repairing whatever he could scavenge . Among the items he gathered was an outmoded Ranger X - One defense robot , although Ellon initially did not know of the unit ' s true nature as a defensive unit . Circa 15 BBY , Ellon came across two droids , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , who had traveled to Dodz to serve the crystal merchant Lott Kemp . As Kemp had fled Kugg ' s rule , Ellon decided to employ the droids himself , and put them to work lifting any heavy items that he could scavenge . C - 3PO managed to identify Ellon ' s X - One unit , and R2 - D2 managed to activate it , although its state of disrepair meant it could only function in a limited capacity . Nevertheless , Ellon used the X - One to confront and defeat Kugg ' s Destroyer , with the assistance of R2 - D2 . The damage sustained by the R2 - series astromech droid during the encounter , however , could not be repaired on Dodz , and so Ellon was forced to part with his two latest acquisitions . Biography . Ellon wheels . Jost Ellon was a young Human male growing up on the remote planet Dodz during the Imperial Period . The planet was ruled over by Governor Kugg , whose taxes punished the merchants of Dodz . The governor ruled with an iron fist , and would deploy a killer droid named the Destroyer to inflict grievous harm upon those who refused to pay the taxes . Among the first casualties of Kugg ' s rule were Ellon ' s family , leaving the young Human alone and orphaned . The loss of his family gave rise to an anti - establishment attitude in the young Ellon , who was prone to suspicion and violence towards those in gubernatorial service . He resided alone in a cave , distant from any settlement , and from there he scavenged what material he could from abandoned scrapyards and the like . Ellon would repair whatever he could and then sell it — he earned enough to maintain his standard of living . An issue that the young Human faced , however , was that he could not identify all of the items that he had recovered , among them a large box marked " X - 1 " in High Galactic . The box was so heavy that Ellon had to employ the use of a sled to bring it back to his cave . What ' s the X - 1 ? Circa 15 BBY , Jost Ellon took his landspeeder to the property of crystal merchant Lott Kemp , who had recently abandoned the planet to escape Kugg ' s reign . At Kemp ' s lot , Ellon hoped to scavenge anything of value . There , he chanced upon two droids who were hoping to serve Kemp — the astromech droid R2 - D2 and the protocol droid C - 3PO . Suspecting them to be agents of Kugg , Ellon placed the newcomers in the sights of his blaster pistol , and demanded to know their identities . C - 3PO obliged , confirming that they were indeed there to serve Kemp — satisfied , Ellon put the droids to work loading some of the scavenged material onto his landspeeder , while decrying the administration of Kugg . Ellon divulged the reason behind Kemp ' s absence to C - 3PO , before preparing to depart in his landspeeder . A thought occurred to the young man however , and he swiftly offered the two waylaid droids a job of heavy lifting . The newcomers , eager to assist , accepted , and joined Ellon in departing the area . The trio arrived at Ellon ' s cave in due course , and the droids were set to work bringing the scavenged material in . The young Human went about explaining to the droids the loss of his family and his meager scavenge - and - repair business , lamenting his inability to identify some of the objects . C - 3PO and R2 - D2 in turn offered to assist in that regard — Ellon , pleased , asked them to clarify the nature of the " X - 1 " box . On the sight of it R2 - D2 retreated into a nearby crate , while C - 3PO explained that inside was a Ranger X - One defense robot , which the protocol droid speculated had been used by the crystal cave miners for defensive purposes , as the unit was designed to ward off any hostile activity . Ellon was delighted , hoping that the X - One would prove a match for Kugg ' s Destroyer . C - 3PO elaborated on the defense robot ' s history — they had been outmoded at the time of the Intergalactic Law Agency ' s inception , and the protocol droid speculated that the recall of Ellon ' s unit had been ignored . Ellon explained that the Intergalactic Law Agency had taken no action against Kugg , and asked R2 - D2 to activate the robot . The astromech attempted to do so , but found that the X - One had corroded power cells . In frustration , Ellon kicked the large box , which in turn prompted the " box " to transform into the active X - One defense robot . The young Human was overjoyed at the development , but C - 3PO speculated that the unit had expended most of what little energy it had left transforming . One on X - 1 . Despite the state of disrepair into which the X - One had fallen , Ellon nonetheless sought to pit the robot against the Destroyer , and prepared to gatecrash a meeting of the Citizen ' s Council of Dodz . Upon reaching the Council Dwelling , Ellon , R2 - D2 , C - 3PO and the X - One found that one of the building ' s walls had been torn open . The young Human quickly consulted with the Head Councilman , Althon — the Citizen ' s Council had just been terrorized by Kugg and the Destroyer . Ellon argued that now was the time to resist the governor ' s rule and fight back with the help of the X - One robot , but Althon would have none of it , telling the young Human to get rid of the defense unit lest Kugg learn of it and launch reprisals . Althon ' s argument was countered by an old man , who called on Ellon to carry out his intention of bringing an end to Kugg ' s reign , as their forefathers had done to men of similar ilk in years prior . The next day , Ellon , C - 3PO , R2 - D2 , and the X - One watched from afar as Althon and the councilmen met with Governor Kugg and the Destroyer outside the governor ' s mansion , and paid the requisite taxes . Ellon then chose to reveal his presence , directly challenging Kugg as he summoned the X - One . Althon was outraged by Ellon ' s defiance , and Kugg , livid at the development , ordered the Destroyer to demolish the young Human ' s defense robot . The two units began grappling with each other violently atop a hill , with the X - One gaining the upper hand at first before expending what remained of his energy . The Destroyer was able to subdue X - One , prompting urgency from Ellon , who drew his blaster and opened fire on Kugg ' s killer droid . The Destroyer rounded on Ellon , and struck the young Human , rendering him briefly unconscious . Coming to , Ellon urged C - 3PO and R2 - D2 to save the X - One and stop the Destroyer — the astromech responded by engaging the Destroyer directly . R2 - D2 fired cables into both the Destroyer and the X - One , draining power from Kugg ' s droid and feeding it into Ellon ' s robot . The fight between the two combatants resumed , prompting an energy overload in R2 - D2 . Ellon , now recovered from the earlier hit , had C - 3PO get out of harm ' s way as R2 - D2 ' s efforts resulted in an explosion . As the smoke cleared , the X - One was left standing , but the Destroyer and R2 - D2 were nowhere to be seen . C - 3PO and Ellon were soon alerted to R2 - D2 ' s presence by the astromech itself , and recovered the damaged droid . Kugg , now defenseless , was set upon by Althon and the other councilmen , who intended to subject him to an Intergalactic trial . Althon then apologized to Ellon for doubting his intentions earlier , but the only thanks that the young Human would accept was acknowledgement of the X - One unit , as the defense robot still stood idle atop the hill where it had battled the Destroyer . The councilman was in agreement on that matter . R2 - D2 , however , had sustained considerable microsynapse failure during the encounter , and it was determined that the repairs could not be effected on Dodz . Ellon was forced to part with the droids as a result , with the pair departing the planet to be tended to by the engineer Lonn Idd . Personality and traits . Jost Ellon , even at a youthful age , exhibited a disgust for the rule of Governor Kugg on Dodz , after having been orphaned by the administration . He was prone to violence when dealing with the governor ' s agents . This dislike of Kugg manifested itself in a suspicion of newcomers , with Ellon drawing his weapon on R2 - D2 and C - 3PO shortly after their initial arrival on Dodz . He was not afraid to denounce the governor ' s activities , particularly his taxation policies and the enforcement of those policies . Ellon also challenged Kugg directly , and was instrumental in having the governor deposed . In spite of the considerable nature of his actions , Ellon did not seek praise for himself , instead hoping that his X - One robot would be recognized in his stead . Ellon was also an enterprising young man , trying to turn a profit from whatever scrap material that he could . He also saw opportunity when C - 3PO and R2 - D2 were left stranded on Dodz without a master . Thinking quickly , he hired the two droids to assist him in his scavenging work . He also saw an opportunity to put an end to Governor Kugg ' s rule upon the revelation that he possessed an X - One defense robot , a prospect that excited the young Human , to the point that he was unafraid to take his ideas direct to the Citizen ' s Council of Dodz . Ellon also made good use of his cave abode , stocking it full of scavenged material . Although the young Human conceded that it was an aesthetically unimpressive place of residence , he valued it as his home nonetheless . Equipment . Jost Ellon owned a landspeeder , and a blaster pistol which he wielded while exploring Lott Kemp ' s lot on Dodz . Also in Ellon ' s possession was a wide array of scavenged equipment , and an X - One defense robot that he had recovered from the vicinity of a crystal mine . Appearance and attire . Jost Ellon had blond hair worn with a red bandana , light skin , a red vest , and blue pants . Behind the scenes . Jost Ellon ' s first and only appearance to date was in the first issue of the Marvel Comics " " series , " " ( 1986 ) , written by David Manak and penciled by John Romita . The events of the comic and the character of Ellon were later referenced in Part 1 of " The Droids Re - Animated , " ( 2013 ) a series of articles on the StarWars . com blog by Abel G . Peña and Rich Handley .