Oroko The Oroko was a transport ship that served as a mobile base for the pirate Valius Ying ' s gang during the Mandalorian Wars . Operating out of the Outer Rim Territories , Ying and the " Oroko " hunted fugitive Jedi Padawan Zayne Carrick and accomplice Marn Hierogryph in 3964 BBY , after Carrick was accused of murdering four classmates . The " Oroko " found its quarry in the Taris asteroid belt and captured them in the junk hauler " Last Resort " with its tractor beam . After Hierogryph struck a deal for his freedom , Ying brought the " Oroko " to Taris and left to turn Carrick over to the Jedi Order . Meanwhile , Hierogryph bribed the " Oroko " first mate to drop the " Last Resort " off in orbit , allowing for Carrick ' s rescue . Description . A massive transport ship , the " Oroko " was sizable and accommodating enough to support a group of people as a mobile base . The " Oroko " had three forward - facing engines in front of a large , spherical frame and was equipped with a tractor beam . The ship had a spacious hangar , which was able to hold a junk hauler and a shuttle at the same time . Largely a dirty brown color , the " Oroko " had four vertical orange stripes above its three engines . History . The " Oroko " was owned by Twi ' lek pirate captain Valius Ying , who used the vessel as a mobile base for his Outer Rim gang in the era of the Mandalorian Wars . Not normally a bounty hunter , Ying , in 3964 BBY , joined the hunt for fugitive Jedi Padawan Zayne Carrick , accused of murdering four classmates on the planet Taris , and an accomplice , local Snivvian hood — and an old acquaintance of Ying ' s — Marn Hierogryph . Searching the Taris system in the " Oroko " , Ying found Carrick and Hierogryph aboard the junk hauler " Last Resort " , hidden in the Taris asteroid belt . The " Oroko " brought the " Last Resort " aboard with its tractor beam . In the ship ' s hangar , Hierogryph negotiated a deal for his freedom , along with that of " Last Resort " owners Jarael and Gorman " Camper " Vandrayk , in exchange for the entry codes to the Snivvian ' s Taris storehouses . Meanwhile , Ying would take Carrick alone in the " Oroko " shuttle to the Taris surface and turn him over to the authorities . Afterward , the " Oroko " would let the " Last Resort " off in another system . After the " Oroko " arrived in Taris ' vicinity , Ying and Carrick departed in the shuttle . Met by a huge throng of spectators , Ying commed the " Oroko " when he landed to tell the ship ' s crew he had arrived safely and proceeded on to give Carrick to the five Jedi Masters of the Tarisian Jedi Tower . Discovering that the Jedi Masters had actually killed the Padawans and framed Carrick , Ying attempted to leave the room quickly but instead was killed by Jedi Master Lucien Draay . Meanwhile , Hierogryph , concerned for his friend Carrick ' s safety , bribed the " Oroko " first mate to release the " Last Resort " in orbit , allowing Jarael to break into the Tower and rescue Carrick . Commanders and crew . Valius Ying commanded the " Oroko " , which served as a mobile base for a number of gangsters who worked for the Twi ' lek pirate . The " Oroko " also had a first mate , who took over command of the ship while Ying was away . Behind the scenes . The " Oroko " made its first appearance in " " , a comic written by John Jackson Miller and released in 2006 . The " Oroko " was illustrated by Travel Foreman — it was also mentioned in the series ' . In 2008 , the " Oroko " was given an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .