Ozurist Ozurist was a male Lethan Twi ' lek who lived on Coruscant during the Cold War . A chief engineer who was employed in The Works throughout much of the Great Galactic War and the Cold War , Ozurist developed a strong devotion to both his fellow biologicals and the machines he served . During the Cold War , Ozurist asked a Republic - allied individual for help saving one of the " great machines " from destruction by rogue droids known as " mobile s . " Biography . A male Lethan Twi ' lek , Ozurist lived on the Galactic Republic ' s capital world of Coruscant during the Great Galactic War and the subsequent Cold War between the Republic and the Sith Empire . During the Cold War , he worked as chief engineer in The Works , the heart of Coruscant ' s Industrial District . Ozurist believed that the " great machines " as he called them — the giant machines and computers that comprised Coruscant ' s infrastructure — were alive . After the Sacking of Coruscant by the Sith Empire and the widespread devastation it caused , much of the planet ' s infrastructure was heavily damaged , and the programming of many of the droids in The Works became corrupted . These droids went rogue and attacked any living being that entered The Works . They became so much of a threat that the Republic was forced to send troops down into The Works to combat the droids . These droids , known to Ozurist and the " great machines " as " mobile s , " believed that they should kill all living beings on Coruscant and rule the planet themselves . However , the " great machines " disagreed , as their programming was still intact . In 3641 BBY , several of the droids damaged the machine Ozurist called Thermodraft , intending to cause a massive explosion and a radiation leak that would kill an untold number of civilians . Ozurist asked a Republic combatant to enter The Works and save Thermodraft , so as to prevent the disaster . That individual ventured into The Works , braving attacks from rogue droids and the savage , native humanoids known as Cthon , and was able to release the control valves on Thermodraft . That released the pent - up pressure , fixing the machine and preventing the explosion . The individual then returned to Ozurist and informed him of their success . Ozurist thanked them for their help and their service to the great ones . Personality and traits . As a yellow - eyed Lethan Twi ' lek , Ozurist was one of the red - skinned members of his species . Ozurist was seen as slightly insane by the individual who aided him , as he considered the machines of the undercity to be alive . That , combined with his role as an engineer , developed into a heartfelt devotion to the machines that Ozurist considered his masters . That devotion , however , did not prevent Ozurist for feeling empathy towards his fellow biologicals — Ozurist feared that Thermodraft ' s destruction would result in catastrophic loss of life , something that he believed should be prevented at all costs . Behind the scenes . Ozurist appears in " " , a ( MMORPG ) released by BioWare on December 20 , 2011 . He gives players the optional mission " Meltdown ! " in the Works on Coruscant , where he asks the player character to travel deeper into the Works and release the pressure valves . As Coruscant is the Republic capital , the quest is only available to the four Republic classes : Jedi Knight , Jedi Consular , trooper , and smuggler . Unlike many quests in the game , " Meltdown ! " does not feature any light or dark side choices for the player . The player may choose different conversation options , but the different options do not have any effect on the course of the quest , unless the player chooses to decline the quest .