Amaiza Foxtrain Amaiza Foxtrain was a Human female who found work , respectively , as a dancer , a pirate , a gunslinger , and a smuggler . In her youth she worked , along with her twin sister Jodelle , as part of a sultry dancing / tumbling act . They were managed by the Twi ' lek Quatrain Pudundruh , who was later forced to sell them into slavery . The sisters were purchased by the Black Hole Gang pirates , and found their relatively sheltered existences subverted in the new environment , but were not abused by the pirates . When Jodelle was accidentally killed during a pirate operation , Foxtrain resolved to turn herself into a lethal combatant , and eventually became an effective and competent pirate in her own right . She rose to the top of the Black Hole pirate gang , only to fall afoul of the Imperial Navy . Left destitute , Foxtrain found work on Aduba - 3 as a part of the Corellian Han Solo ' s Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 , who in turn defended the farmer village of Onacra from the Cloud - Riders gang led by Serji - X Arrogantus . Foxtrain later teamed up with fellow Starhopper Jaxxon , a Lepi , and encountered the relentless bounty hunter Beilert Valance . Biography . The Black Hole Gang . During the Imperial Period , Amaiza Foxtrain , a Human female , and her twin sister , Jodelle , were born to a sabacc dealer and a cocktail waitress on Ord Mantell . At an early age , the sisters were orphaned by Mantellian gangsters , who were in turn ultimately killed by the gunslinger Gallandro . They eventually became the sole members of a sultry dancing / tumbling act that performed at the Lady Fate Casino , known as the Foxtrain sisters . One of the patrons of their act was the Wookiee con artist Chalmun , who taught Foxtrain to gamble and speak the Wookiee language of Shyriiwook . The sisters ' youth and inexperience proved hazardous , however — they were easy prey for the Twi ' lek entrepreneur Quatrain Pudundruh . The enterprising Twi ' lek offered to manage the sisters when they were 18 years of age , and although business was good for a year , they struggled through the next season . Pudundruh was forced to sell off all his assets , and as a result the Foxtrain sisters were sold into slavery . The sisters were purchased by the pirate Black Hole Gang gang , who operated from Delphon . The girls were not abused by the pirates , but their sheltered lifestyles were thrown into disarray while living in the gang culture . During a raid , Jodelle was accidentally killed while accidentally mishandling a blaster . As a result , Amaiza Foxtrain was determined not to meet the same fate as her sister , and set about honing the skills she would require to properly defend herself , In time , Foxtrain ' s education progressed beyond basic defensive knowledge , such as how to operate a blaster , and she became a capable pirate in her own right , and her prowess with firearms became legendary . She progressed through the ranks of the Black Hole Gang , and earned death sentences in six systems . At some stage , she encountered the smuggler Han Solo , and his Wookiee co - pilot , Chewbacca . Foxtrain demonstrated to Solo her skills with a blaster , shooting the antennae off a ji - ant at 600 yards . She progressively used her surname of " Foxtrain " less and less , and was widely known merely as " Amaiza . " The leadership of the Black Hole gang was continually under contention , and would often be seized by force . Foxtrain was popular among her fellow pirates , and it was often suggested that she should be the new leader of the gang . At some stage , one of the Black Hole chiefs , Kayso , managed the pirates poorly , and instead elected to keep all of their ill - gotten gains to himself . When Foxtrain learned of the betrayal , she shot Kayso , and thereby took control of the Black Hole gang as den - mother , and captain . Her tenure was brief though , when the arrival of the Imperial Star Destroyer " Riptide " arrived in the Delphon system , enforcing a crackdown on pirate activity within the area . The Black Hole Gang scattered and disbanded , with Foxtrain left to fend for herself . Star - Hopper . Thanks to the Imperial interference , Foxtrain was left destitute . She was wanted dead or alive in six systems . Hoping to find work , she made her way to the remote Aduba - 3 . While in the spaceport of Tun Aduban , she heard word that a posse was being assembled . She attended the queue forming outside one of the apartments in Locru ' s Central Saloon , hoping to sign up . After the Spiner Hedji had been interviewed , Foxtrain entered the apartment . The individual assembling the posse was none other than Han Solo . Chewbacca was present , as well . The Corellian had heard that Foxtrain had been killed during the Navy ' s raid on Delphon — similarly , Foxtrain had heard tell that Solo was greatly indebted to the crime lord Jabba the Hutt . Solo accepted Foxtrain into his posse , and she assured him that her marksmanship was still considerable . The next day , Foxtrain met with the rest of Solo ' s posse , which included the Lepi spacer Jaxxon , Hedji , the faux - Jedi Don - Wan Kihotay , Jimm Doshun — the so - called " Starkiller Kid , " and the tractor - robot FE - 9Q . While Solo and Chewbacca briefed the posse , they were approached by a local mercenary , Serji - X Arrogantus , and his Cloud - Riders gang , who flew skyspeeder s . Solo quickly divulged that the posse would be defending the farming village of Onacra against Arrogantus and the Cloud - Riders . Arrogantus and Solo briefly bandied words , and when the mercenary called into doubt the skills of the posse , Doshun was angered , drawing his blaster . At Solo ' s behest , Foxtrain moved quickly , cuffing the inexperienced Doshun on the head , preventing him from making any rash maneuvers . Arrogantus contemptuously pointed out that Solo ' s posse was already resorting to in - fighting , before departing . The posse saddled up on banthas , and rode out towards Onacra . In transit , they encountered a pack of savage high - hound s , attacking several farmers . Solo and the posse charged their banthas , and engaged the creatures . Drawing her blasters , Foxtrain blasted at the high - hounds , and as Jaxxon did likewise , he suggested a partnership with her once their job was done — a proposal she flatly rejected . The high - hounds were soon staved off , and Solo managed to save one of the farm girls , Merri Shen . The posse rode on into Onacra , and after they had stabled their banthas , met with the village leaders . Merri was in fact the daughter of Oncho Shen , the Onacran spokesman . He felt indebted to Solo for his saving of her daughter , but the Corellian refused , pointing out that they were already paying him what little they could to defend the village from Arrogantus . Foxtrain was amused by the fact that Solo had " gone soft " over the girl . Solo retorted , insinuating that Foxtrain talked too much , but Foxtrain in turn declared that the widow of the last person to tell her that was enjoying his death benefits on Bestine IV . Solo soon put the posse and farmers to work , assembling makeshift defenses for when Arrogantus and the Cloud - Riders arrived . Sure enough , the marauders were sighted , and Solo assembled his posse , ready to defend Onacra . As Arrogantus attacked and the battle raged , Solo called for Foxtrain and Kihotay to defend his and Chewbacca ' s rear . Although Foxtrain was able to gun down one attacker , she was grappled from behind by another . Kihotay came to the rescue , striking down the mercenary with his lightsaber . Although Foxtrain was impressed by the clearly inexperienced Kihotay ' s skills , she noted that he would not be fast enough to prevent himself from being shot from behind by a skyspeeder - mounted attacker . Sure enough , Kihotay was blasted , but his Jedi armor absorbed the blast . The skirmish was complicated further when a creature , the Behemoth from the World Below , emerged from a cavern , and began wreaking havoc . Contending with the Behemoth . The Behemoth was a gargantuan creature , impervious to blaster shots , and possessing an ability to project concentrated lightning from an organ on its forehead . As it battled the Cloud - Riders , Solo ' s posse regrouped . As the monster created a landslide , the posse was forced to scatter , and take cover . The Behemoth proceeded to destroy the Cloud - Riders , trampling both Arrogantus and the Old One — an Onacran who had been controlling the beast . Doshun , a native Onacran , pointed out that the Behemoth would likely proceed to destroy the entire village , now that it was out of control . Foxtrain protested , since they had been hired to destroy Arrogantus , who was now apparently dead . Solo countered by pointing out that the posse would not even get paid should Onacra be destroyed by the Behemoth . Jaxxon accepted Solo ' s logic , and set out to destroy the Behemoth by itself , despite Foxtrain ' s protests that he should stay put . As the Behemoth hurled rocks at the Lepi , he was disarmed . Jaxxon reached for his weapon , and Foxtrain began to panic , fearing that he would be destroyed . In the nick of time , the Lepi retrieved his blaster , and returned to shelter . The Behemoth pursued him , and both Foxtrain and Jaxxon made their way back to Solo quickly . Although she arrived safe , Foxtrain twisted her ankle . Regrouping , the posse sought better cover , and Solo hoped that united , they would be able to formulate an effective line of attack . After surviving another landslide , the posse realized that Kihotay had launched his own solo effort to bring down the Behemoth . Doshun realized that he was leading the beast away from the posse to augment his efforts . Hedji ran to Kihotay , hoping to lend aid , but was only blasted by the Behemoth and killed . Solo realized that the lightsaber was acting as a sort of lightning rod for the creature ' s beam , interfering with its attacks . The Corellian bemoaned the fact that he would not be able to reach Kihotay in time to tender assistance , but Chewbacca suggested that he ferry Solo to the old man . Foxtrain immediately concurred , and the Wookiee wasted no time in picking up the Corellian , and carrying him across the battlefield . Solo was able to take up Kihotay ' s lightsaber and destroy the beast , saving Onacra . In the aftermath of the battle , the posse was paid by the villagers , and became known as the Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 . Their exploits even inspired a highly fictionalized holodocumentary of events produced by Tri - Nebula Entertainment , for which Foxtrain became more famous than her actual gunslinging exploits . Foxtrain was later profiled by historian Voren Na ' al , as part of an Alliance to Restore the Republic report on the Star - Hoppers . The Hunter . Foxtrain teamed up with Jaxxon , and put her skills as a gambler to good use . Pooling their credits , she was able to raise enough for Jaxxon to buy back his freighter , the WUD - 500 star yacht " Rabbit ' s Foot " . The pair made their way to Nar Shaddaa , where Jaxxon wanted to sample the local night life . Foxtrain was less interested however , and instead elected to oversee the refueling of the " Rabbit ' s Foot " . However , she later chose to investigate Jaxxon ' s whereabouts , and found him strung upside - down , being tortured by a pack of thugs . Foxtrain immediately shot the H ' nemthe Dafi , and warned the rest of them not to reach for their weapons . They chose not to heed her warning , and she was forced to rapidly gun them all down . She mentioned that she was reminded of their exploits on Aduba - 3 , and Jaxxon protested , pointing out that the thugs had been interrogating him about those events . He cautioned that if any of them were still alive , his resilience would have been for naught . Sure enough , one of the thugs had survived , and scampered off before Foxtrain could shoot him . Realizing that the thugs , who were in the employ of Captain Beilert Valance the bounty hunter , would be heading to Aduba - 3 , Foxtrain and Jaxxon made their way there in the " Rabbit ' s Foot " . Landing near Onacra , they were reunited with Jimm Doshun , who found it unlikely that he would be targeted by a bounty hunter . Nevertheless , that was the conclusion Jaxxon had reached from his conversation with the thugs , and Foxtrain insisted that they prepare for the worst — to that end , she formulated a plan . When Valance ' s ship , the " Kill Switch " , arrived in - system , Foxtrain and Jaxxon took to space , and engaged the bounty hunter . Valance returned fire , and as per Foxtrain ' s plan , Jaxxon feigned a forced landing on Aduba - 3 . The pair then cleared out of the ship , and hid in the tall grass . Valance ' s men landed and began investigating the " Rabbit ' s Foot " , prompting Foxtrain and Jaxxon to open fire . In accordance with the next phase of the plan , Doshun fired a blaster shot into the air , causing a herd of banthas to stampede and crush the bulk of Valance ' s men . Doshun was satisfied that Onacra had been successfully defended once more , but Foxtrain was not as sure . Sure enough , one of the thugs , Slssk , emerged , and Foxtrain quickly dispatched him . Valance himself then emerged , and attempted to steal towards his ship , but Foxtrain , Jaxxon , and Doshun stood in his path . The Lepi queried the bounty hunter as to why he was after Doshun , and when Valance regarded the young farmer , he began caterwauling about a recording from the Empire ' s destroyed Death Star , and the " wrong boy . " After laughing manically , Valance fired a blast from his hand , sending the trio of defenders flying . The bounty hunter escaped to the " Kill Switch " and blasted away from Aduba - 3 . The trio were satisfied that their ordeal was over , but Foxtrain speculated as to the fate of the individual that Valance truly hunted , who he had mentioned to be a " lover " of droids . Valance was later destroyed by the Dark Lord of the Sith , Darth Vader . Personality and traits . Foxtrain , in her youth , was particularly inexperienced in business matters . The death of her sister roused her into action , and she was driven into the life of a pirate . She was well liked by her fellow pirates , and claimed leadership of the Black Hole gang when she found the actions of one chief , Kayso , to be unconscionable . She managed to retain a youthful appearance , through secrets she had compiled in her extensive travels . Foxtrain was hugely confident in her own skills as well , believing herself to be a more precise marksman than the Spiner Hedji . She was also quick to act , not questioning the orders of the leader of the Star - Hoppers , Han Solo , and instead leaping into action when called for . Foxtrain was initially uninterested in the prospect of working with the Lepi Jaxxon . She also found particular mirth in the fact that Solo was attracted to the young Merri Shen , and had no qualms about illustrating her amusement openly . Solo in turn criticized her , claiming that her tendency to speak her mind was hardly an asset . Foxtrain also found amusement in the antiquated and outmoded speech patterns of Kihotay , although he admired his skills , considering both his age and obvious inexperience in the art of combat . As their time together wore on , Foxtrain grew more fond of Jaxxon , and grew particularly concerned when he made a foolhardy attempt to confront the Behemoth from the World Below on his own . Equipment and skills . To achieve a more catlike appearance , Foxtrain would occasionally wear decorative corneal lens es . She was a crack shot with the dual blaster pistols she would keep slung at her hips . She was often scantily clad , opting to wear red leather , and a red flower in her hair . Her skills as a pilot were about average , but she was highly competent as a mechanic . She was also equipped with a vibrodagger , and could speak Huttese , Basic , Rodese , and Shyriiwook . Foxtrain was also a talented gambler , and an exceptional gunslinger , able to gun down many opponents before they could even draw their own weapons . She was also a qualified plotter , able to devise a plan to outwit the bounty hunter Beilert Valance when he threatened Jimm Doshun ' s life . Behind the scenes . Amaiza made her first appearance in " " ( 1978 ) , written by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin . The issue is part of a larger arc that paid homage to " " ( 1954 ) . The character appeared in the rest of that arc , and the fill - in issue " " ( 1978 ) , which focused on many of the series ' original characters , rather than the protagonists from ( 1977 ) . The character , like many other elements from the early portions of the " Star Wars " comics from Marvel , went unreferenced in the wider Expanded Universe for many years , until an article published in " Star Wars Gamer 4 " ( 2001 ) , " The Starhoppers of Aduba - 3 . "