Kan Pojo Kan Pojo was a lieutenant in the Republic Navy before the Battle of Naboo . Pojo was an expert marksman , recognized as the fleet shooting champion with several weapons . He was also the arms instructor aboard the training ship " Overt " . Between 40 and 35 BBY , Pojo was sent to the Vergesso Asteroids on the " Overt " to take back a moon controlled by pirates . The Republic soldier s landed on the moon in its only city , and Pojo and his troops quickly scattered the pirates throughout . Pojo chased and cornered two unarmed pirates into an alley and , confident in his abilities , offered them a chance to attack him before he could fire on them . Though Pojo shot the first pirate when they charged at him , his blaster malfunctioned , and the other pirate fatally stabbed him . Biography . Kan Pojo entered the Republic Navy before 40 BBY , and became a lieutenant . A master rifleman , Pojo was the fleet champion with a variety of weapons , from blaster carbines to sniper rifles , and served as the small - arms teacher aboard the Galactic Republic training vessel " Overt " . At some point between 40 and 35 BBY , Pojo and the " Overt " were sent to the Vergesso Asteroids to deal with a pirate gang that had taken control of a moon in the system . A group of about 120 pirates were stationed in the moon ' s domed city . Because of the risk of destroying the dome and exposing the moon to vacuum , only small weapons the size of a blaster could be used . Pojo , alongside naval adjunct Jaim Helaw , encountered a group of about two dozens pirates , and began shooting them down with his blaster . Half of the pirates were killed in seconds , and the pirate group broke and ran . Pojo and Helaw followed a group of four , and after the pirates split up , the two split up also . Helaw killed the two he was chasing , and Pojo had the other two cornered . Their blasters ' power pack s were drained , leaving the pirates helpless . However , Pojo holstered his blaster and offered the pirates a deal . He would allow them to charge him , knowing full well that if he missed , they would kill him . The pirates attacked Pojo , but he shot one dead almost instantly . However , when he fired at the second , his blaster shorted out . Pojo immediately reached for his second gun , but the pirate was on him before he could draw it . The pirate stabbed Pojo with a knife , killing him . Helaw shot the pirate , but Pojo was already dead . Decades later , Helaw would tell this story to Admiral Conan Antonio Motti as a way to illustrate the possible flaws in machinery , and that the more complex a machine was , the more likely its failure . Personality and traits . Jaim Helaw considered Kan Pojo the best shooter he had ever seen , and Pojo was said to have been able to pick flies off a wall from ten meters . Pojo ' s shooting skill was recognized by the fact that he was the Republic fleet champion with a wide variety of weapons . However , Pojo ' s shooting ability was rendered moot when his blaster malfunctioned , and he was killed . His arrogance in thinking that he was invincible led to this fate , as Pojo was so confident in his ability that he allowed the pirates a chance to kill him . Behind the scenes . Kan Pojo was created for the 2007 novel " Death Star " . Pojo is only mentioned within the story , serving to illustrate a point : that the more complex technology is , the more possible flaws it possesses .