Unidentified Shawkenese guard This Shawkenese Guard was a native of the planet Shawken . He was assigned to guard the entrance to an excavation site on the planet , but he neglected his post after being confronted by the Zeltron Dani . As a result , he was outside the ruins when the Iskalonian Kiro and the Rodian Chihdo inadvertently activated the Shawken Device . He was able to tell the unofficial leader of the planet , Santor , what had occurred , and the guard returned with a small party to deactivate the device . The group entered the catacombs , and the guard eventually witnessed the destruction of the device when Kiro and the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker were able to shut it off . Biography . A short time after the Battle of Endor , his planet was host to diplomats from the Rebel Alliance . Shawken ' s unofficial leader , Santor told his people to make the off - worlders comfortable during their visit , and the populace tried to oblige Santor ' s request . The guard ' s assignment was to protect the entrance to a set of ruins on the planet . The ruins had been recently excavated by the Galactic Empire , but the Empire had abandoned the planet following the Battle of Endor , leaving the area abandoned and ripe for plunder . Due to this , the guard was on watch for anyone who might try to remove any artifacts from the excavation site . When the Rebel diplomats arrived on the planet , they were joined by Rik Duel and his associates , Chihdo and Dani . The trio were small - time thieves , and they hoped to plunder some of Shawken ' s valuables while on the planet . Santor , unaware of the group ' s criminal past , told the group that they were welcome to explore the catacombs , and Rik , Dani , and Chihdo made their way to the site . The three were greeted by the guard , who offered them several lantern s in order to explore the dark corridors of the excavation site . However , the Zeltron Dani began to aggressively flirt with the guard , and finding himself quite uncomfortable due to her advances , he left the site , leaving the trio free to do as they pleased . However , a short time later , another guest arrived at the excavation site . The Iskalonian Kiro , who was intent on stopping Rik and his gang from robbing the catacombs , quickly descended into the site as well . The guard was witness to this and decided to follow Kiro into the ruins . Before he could catch up with them , he heard blaster fire echoing from the ruins , and then great metal doors slammed shut in front of him , trapping the four that had descended into the ruins before him . The entire cavern began to pulse with energy , and the guard decided to rush back to the city to tell Santor what had occurred . The guard arrived at Santor ' s house , where the planetary leader was engaged in a diplomatic discussion with the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker . The guard told Santor what had happened , and he decided to go to the catacombs himself to see what had happened . A small group , including the guard , Santor , Luke Skywalker and his friend , Plif , and another planetary leader , Margan , made their way to the ruins . However , they were greeted by blasterfire . An ancient weapon had been activated , and the device ' s defense system tried to prevent the group from entering . Skywalker was able to destroy the defense system , and the group descended into the excavation site . They were able to rescue the four that had been trapped in the ruins , as Plif removed the energy that had sealed the doors shut . Skywalker and Kiro then left the group and descended even further towards the planet core to destroy the device . The two were successful , and they eventually joined the group back on the surface . Behind the scenes . This Shawkenese guard appears unnamed in the Marvel Star Wars ' comic , " " . When the guard arrives at Santor ' s house to warn him about the activation of the Shawken Device , he apparently has a temporary lapse in judgment . He claims to Santor that three people descended into the ruins , but that a " third " followed instead of a " fourth " . Since the guard turns down the advances of a Zeltron female earlier in the comic , it ' s unknown whether the author , Jo Duffy , was trying to communicate the man ' s idiocy , or if this was just a dialogue error .