Cantrosian The Cantrosians were sapient felinoids indigenous to Cantros 7 . Scratches from their paws would result in Cantrosian - scratch fever . They were small in stature , often ranging from 73 to 80 cm in height . History . The Cantrosians were a serene species of feline humanoids dwelling in Cantros 7 . One Cantrosian , named Durne was hired by Knife to separate every single one of them into two groups , and trick each group that the other was working for the Emperor . Durne completed the task , which led to each side fleeing Cantros 7 , and finding bases in other regions . Durne joined the side that escaped to Saijo , and pretended to befriend two of the Cantrosians there , named Minka and Sami . Before anyone on that side could get used to their new home , they sent Minka and a few other spies to the Asteroid base in the Cantros system , where the other side had fled . After collecting information , the spies flew back to Saijo to tell the others what they learned , but three Cantrosians from the other side in X - wings spotted them , and tried to kill them . They pursued them three quarters of the way , taking all of Minka ' s team out , one by one . However , Minka was an ace pilot , and she managed to evade their shots . When she was almost there , her X - wing ' s engine was hit , and she plummeted down to a nearby planet , still being pursued by the Y - wings . Luke , Leia , and Han happened to be on that planet , and used the Millennium Falcon to take out the Y - wings . Once Minka recovered , they took her to Saijo , where she introduced them to the other Cantrosians . Minka and her friend , Sami decided to fight back so they could return to Cantros 7 , but Durne lied that he would keep an eye on things at Saijo , so he could sneak past them to his ship , and fly to the Cantros asteroid base , where the other group was hiding . He had also been tricking them that he was part of their group when truly , he wasn ' t part of either . Luke , Leia , Han , Minka , and Sami all rode the Millennium Falcon to the asteroid base , but were shot by more Y - wings , contacted by the three Y - wings that nearly killed Minka . The Millennium Falcon landed in a gulley on the asteroid base , and Luke , Han , and Sami were taken captive by the Cantrosians in the Y - wings , while Leia and Minka managed to escape . The Cantrosians tied Luke , Sami , and Han ' s hands to their backs , while they started to torture them , but the leader , Niru stopped them , saying that torturing was the way of the empire , which revealed to Luke , Han , and Sami that they been tricked . Then , Durne showed up , and assured Niru to torture them . Sami and Han yelled at her that they were tricked by Durne and members of the rebellion . Minka and Leia showed up and untied their friends , which made the other side anxious that there were more , so they opened fire , as did Han , Leia , Minka , and Sami . Niru refused to shoot , and tried to stop them all , so they could hear the whole story . Durne assumed if Niru died from an ' unidentified source ' , he would be back in control , so he attempted to shoot her when she wasn ' t looking , but Luke activated his lightsaber and deflected the bolt back at him just in time . All of the Cantrosians saw , and were finally convinced that neither side was evil . While Han explained the whole story , Durne attempted to escape , but Niru tripped him on the way out , and tied him up . When Luke , Leia , and Han departed , the Cantrosians decided to go back to Cantros 7 , and live in harmony there . They took Durne with them , and interrogated him to see if they could find out who hired him to get them to feud each other .