Drakka Drakka was a male Besalisk who owned and worked as a chef in a diner on the planet Gorse . His skill at cooking kept the business going for several years , as did his strength , which scared away criminals like the Chagrian Charko . Drakka was forced to close his dinner for a day when an Imperial " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle landed in front of it , and hoping to get revenge for the inconvenience , Drakka later aided the demolitions expert Skelly in meeting with the Imperials . Drakka ' s Diner was destroyed when the Imperial shuttle exploded , after which the Besalisk confronted the Imperials about the damage to his property . Biography . The male Besalisk Drakka lived on the planet Gorse where he owned and cooked for a diner in Gorse City known as Drakka ' s Diner . The diner was located on Bogan Boulevard meter s away from Moonglow Polychemical , a company owned by Drakka ' s cousin Lal Grallik , whose husband Gord Grallik served as Moonglow ' s security chief . The establishment was open for many years , including several in which business was poor ; however , the Besalisk ' s strength and skill at cooking kept the diner from closing down . Kanan Jarrus , a pilot who worked for Moonglow , sometimes visited the diner and became familiar with Drakka . Around eleven years before the Battle of Yavin , Jarrus was eating at Drakka ' s when the Chagrian criminal Charko attempted to goad him into leaving the building for a fight . Charko dared not enter the diner for fear of Drakka , and when the Besalisk moved to arm himself , the criminal quickly fled . Jarrus remained and finished his meal , before deciding to confront Charko , but forgot to pay before leaving , causing Drakka to grab him after he exited the establishment . Later that day , the Imperial " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle " Cudgel " landed in Bogan Boulevard in order to collect the fugitive demolitions expert Skelly from Moonglow where he was being captive . The shuttle ' s location meant that it entirely blocked the entrance to Drakka ' s Diner , preventing customers from reaching the establishment and forcing Drakka to close the diner . The Besalisk then found Skelly , who had been freed from captivity by the Twi ' lek pilot Hera Syndulla , in the diner ' s back alley . At first Drakka was unhappy to see Skelly due to the man ' s reputation , but when the demolitions expert explained he wanted to use a sewer grate in the alley to sneak back into Moonglow and see the Imperials , Drakka decided to aid him in the hopes it would cause the Imperials trouble . He pulled the sewer grating open for Skelly and threw the man down before he could thank him . The choice to aid Skelly turned out to have been a poor one for Drakka , as the demolitions expert later set charges on the " Cudgel " after a disastrous meeting with the Imperial Count Denetrius Vidian in which Skelly was nearly killed . The explosion caused by the charges set fire to Drakka ' s Diner and caused a freezer unit to fall on the Besalisk and trap him . Jarrus eventually found Drakka and managed to free him , after which the chef confronted the Imperials over the destruction of his property , a discussion which did not go well . Personality and traits . Drakka was an volatile individual , which prevented him from gaining employment at his cousin ' s mining company . He successfully ran his diner , managing to keep it open during hard times due to his good cooking — which included the ability to make a tasty stew — and his strength , which stemmed from his enormous size and four hugely muscular arms . Drakka ' s strength and blasters was enough to keep Charko from even entering the Besalisk ' s diner , and the Chagrian was quick to flee at the first sign of Drakka reacting to his presence . Drakka spoke little , even to customers like Jarrus who he was familiar with , although he would sometimes growl , which caused the flesh sac below his chin to wobble . The Besalisk chose to aid Skelly in reaching the Imperials in hopes of getting revenge for the Imperials forcing him to close his business for the day . After the destruction of his diner Drakka confronted the Imperials he believed responsible for the fire . He had a beige head crest . Equipment . Drakka kept four large blaster s behind his bar , one for each of his arms . He also used an iron skillet as a makeshift weapon when he found Skelly in his back alley . Behind the scenes . Drakka first appeared in " A New Dawn " a novel written by John Jackson Miller and released in 2014 .