Skup / Legends The Skups , or Sionian Skups , were a near - Human species who differed from standard Humans due to their small , closely spaced eyes , delicate hair , and skin the color of dianoga cheese . Legend held that in ancient times , another species genetically altered the Skups to sell them to the Hutts , who dominated the region of space around the Skup homeworld , Sionia . The species exhibited a wide range of gene tic features , and at least some Skups were referred to as biomorphs . The Skups were not known for their prowess as bounty hunters , although their thieves were renowned . Anky Fremp , a denizen of the moon Nar Shaddaa and a friend of the Rodian street urchin Greedo , was a Sionian Skup . Biology and appearance . The Skups , also known as the Sionian Skups , were a species of sentient near - Human s who resembled mainline Humans in many respects . Members of the species had two arms , two legs , a torso , and a head , giving them a humanoid frame . The face featured a nose , a mouth with teeth and a tongue inside , and ears on each side of the head . Skups were capable of swallowing . Certain features distinguished them from Humans , however : They had beady , close - set eyes , brittle hair , and skin that matched the color of dianoga cheese . The Skups had at least one sex , male . The Skup species showed a huge array of gene tic traits , and at least some members of the species were called biomorphs . For instance , one Skup biomorph had legs that were disproportionately short for his frame , while his arms were long . He had four attenuated fingers per hand . His pointed nose protruded like a beak , and his teeth were small and peg - like . His hair grew long and straight from his scalp like the bristles of a brush . Society and culture . The Skups were slaves to the Hutts , the species that dominated the region of the galaxy where the Skup homeworld was located . The Skups were renowned for their deft thieves , some of whom became masters of the act of pilferage . In contrast , they were not known for their bounty hunters . At least some members of the species dressed to the standards of other humanoid species , wearing such items as hats , shirts , jackets , gloves , trousers , and shoe s . Skups were capable of speaking Galactic Basic Standard . At least one Skup had a two - part name : Anky Fremp . History . The Skups hailed from Sionia , a planet in Hutt Space . According to legend , a species with advanced genetic engineering technology tampered with the Skups and sold the entire species to the Hutts as slaves at some forgotten time in the galaxy ' s past . Skups in the galaxy . The Skup Anky Fremp lived on Nar Shaddaa , a moon of the planet Nal Hutta , where he worked for various criminal gangs . Circa 2 BBY , Fremp befriended the Rodian drifter Greedo , whom the Skup taught the skills of living on the street , such as how to steal items and fence them . The two worked as a team for two years . In 0 BBY , Greedo struck a deal with two non - Human bounty hunters , Dyyz Nataz and Spurch " Warhog " Goa : In exchange for helping them capture some members of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , who were running guns on Nar Shaddaa ' s Level 88 , Goa would teach Greedo the ins and outs of bounty hunting . Despite Fremp ' s requests to join the scheme , Greedo intended to use the association to move away from the small time and break association with the Skup . Greedo also intended to purchase his own starship , an Incom Corsair known as the " Manka Hunter " . At a shop on Nar Shaddaa , Greedo and Fremp were caught attempting to steal Dekk - 6 power coupling s for the vessel from the Human smuggler Han Solo , prompting Fremp to run away . The Skup was still living on Nar Shaddaa in 10 ABY . Behind the scenes . A large - nosed humanoid drawn by artist Cam Kennedy appears in the comic book " " as a background character . The comic was first published by Dark Horse Comics in April 1992 . The character went unnamed until Tom Veitch ' s short story , " " , was published by Bantam Spectra in 1995 as part of " Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina " . The story alternates between referring to Fremp ' s species as " Siona Skups " and " Sionian Skups . " In a based on Veitch ' s story , illustrated by Pablo Hidalgo , the large - nosed character from " Dark Empire 3 " was linked to the character Anky Fremp from the short story . Other sources that have provided information on the species include the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " , written by Stephen J . Sansweet and published in 1998 , and " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , published in 2008 . These sources have disagreed over the name of the Skups ' homeworld ; " Star Wars Encyclopedia " calls it Sionan , while " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " calls it Sionia . In 2009 , " The Essential Atlas " , written by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry , established the planet name as Sionia and provided additional information about the species and its association with the Hutts . That much of the information about the Skup species comes from Fremp ' s appearance in " A Hunter ' s Fate : Greedo ' s Tale " and its webcomic adaptation presents continuity issues . While that story purports to tell the background of the Rodian bounty hunter Greedo , a different character history was presented by " Star Wars " creator George Lucas in a deleted scene from 1999 ' s and in 2010 ' s " Sphere of Influence , " an episode of the " " animated television series . " Sphere of Influence " makes Greedo ' s street education in the years leading up to improbable given that Greedo is shown as a luckless bounty hunter many years earlier during the Clone Wars . No source clarified Greedo ' s association with Anky Fremp — and , thus , the details about Fremp ' s own life on the moon .