FE - 9Q FE - 9Q , known colloquially as " Effie , " was a tractor - robot employed in the farming village of Onacra on the planet Aduba - 3 . After falling into disrepair , FE - 9Q was recovered by the Doshun family , and he became an informal servant . When the two adults of the family were killed by high - hound s , FE - 9Q was left to raise their son , Jimm Doshun . Although they maintained a tetchy relationship , FE - 9Q proved an effective guardian for the young boy as he became an enthusiastic and active teenager . In 0 ABY , Doshun and FE - 9Q journeyed to the spaceport of Tun Aduban , where they joined Captain Han Solo ' s Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 , a ragtag team of gunslingers and warriors assembled to battle Serji - X Arrogantus and his Cloud - Riders , who had been terrorizing Onacra for years . FE - 9Q participated in the battle to defend the village , putting his telescoping arms to good use . Although the droid was destroyed during the battle , Doshun survived , and went on to start a family of his own . Biography . In the service of the Doshuns . FE - 9Q was a tractor - robot , in use during the Imperial Period . Known colloquially as " Effie , " he was one of the few such droids in the farming village of Onacra on Aduba - 3 , as the farmers commonly preferred to do the hard work themselves , a point on which they prided themselves . FE - 9Q fell into disrepair , and was eventually cast aside . He was recovered by the Doshuns , who valued the unit ' s strong personality . He became an informal household servant , until the Doshuns perished in a high - hound attack . Their three - year - old child , Jimm Doshun , was largely cared for by the village as a whole , but the direct raising of the young boy fell to FE - 9Q . FE - 9Q attempted to pass on the teachings and ethics valued by the Doshuns to young Jimm , but the boy was restless . The droid greatly cared for the boy , and although Jimm openly chose to defy FE - 9Q ' s authority , he internally loved the tractor - robot . As Jimm Doshun grew , he became more and more difficult , and resented FE - 9Q ' s efforts to raise him . His rebellious attitude got him into a great deal of trouble , but FE - 9Q remained faithful , and was always present to help the young teenager . Doshun often exploited his ability to have the droid do his bidding , but FE - 9Q constantly made sure to make his objections and reservations vocalized . FE - 9Q later joined Doshun in journeying to the spaceport of Tun Aduban , where the boy hoped he would be able to find a way off Aduba - 3 . Reluctant Star - Hopper . In 0 ABY , a posse was being assembled in Tun Aduban , and Doshun hoped to join . FE - 9Q accompanied Doshun to Locru ' s Central Saloon , where the boy was interviewed by the man in charge of the posse , Captain Han Solo . Doshun elected to identify himself by the moniker of " The Starkiller Kid , " a decision that FE - 9Q lamented but could not affect . Solo was in fact more than happy to have FE - 9Q join his posse , but was curious as to why he should allow the inexperienced Doshun entry . The boy was able to convince Solo , and excitedly prepared for what he assumed would be his departure from Aduba - 3 . The next day , FE - 9Q and Doshun assembled with the rest of Solo ' s posse — the Wookiee Chewbacca , gunslinger Amaiza Foxtrain , Spiner Hedji , aging would - be Jedi Don - Wan Kihotay , and the Lepi Jaxxon . Doshun demanded to know where Solo ' s starship was , presuming that it would be used to spirit them away from Aduba - 3 , but the Corellian pointed out that he had not said anything about them leaving the planet . Soon the posse was approached by Serji - X Arrogantus and the Cloud - Riders — a gang of hoods that had been terrorizing Onacra for years . Solo quickly explained that the posse would be defending Onacra from the Cloud - Riders , before exchanging choice words with Arrogantus . While the rest of the posse saddled up on banthas and rode out to Onacra , FE - 9Q proceeded on his treads , while Doshun led the group to his old home . On the way , they spotted a pack of high - hounds haranguing some farmers in a nearby crop , and Solo urged the posse to engage . Using his telescoping arms , FE - 9Q managed to grasp one of the high - hounds , while Doshun took the advantage and shot it dead . The rest of the posse were able to scare off the remaining high - hounds , and Solo managed to rescue a farm girl , Merri Shen . The posse then proceeded on to Onacra , where they were tasked by Solo with the construction of makeshift defenses . The posse then assembled , and Solo made sure everyone was ready for Arrogantus ' inevitable attack , a prospect that FE - 9Q did not find to be favorable . Sure enough , the Cloud - Riders approached , with Arrogantus in the lead , and a battle broke out between the posse and the marauders . Using his telescoping arms , FE - 9Q was able to reach out and grasp the skyspeeder flown by the Boltrunian Warto , bringing it to a standstill . Chewbacca then pulled the Cloud - Rider from his mount , and pummeled him to death . FE - 9Q then noticed that Doshun was in great peril , vulnerable to a team of outlaws sneaking in from the rear . He attempted to warn the boy , but was unable to be heard over the roar of blasterfire . As one of the outlaws raised their weapon at Doshun , FE - 9Q hurriedly darted into the line of fire . The blaster bolt lanced into FE - 9Q , shattering him and destroying him instantly . The Cloud - Riders were eventually overcome , and Onacra was saved . Doshun married Shen in the aftermath , and Solo ' s posse came to be known as the Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 . Their exploits were fictionalized in a holodocumentary by Tri - Nebula Entertainment , and FE - 9Q was profiled , along with the rest of the Star - Hoppers , by Alliance to Restore the Republic historian Voren Na ' al , several years after the incident . Characteristics . FE - 9Q possessed a strong personality , which was noted by the Doshuns and inspired their recovery of him . He was programmed to do the bidding of their child , Jimm Doshun , although he had the capability to vocally speak out against the young boy ' s dictates . FE - 9Q was programmed not to harm other sentients , but by 0 ABY his programming had developed to such a point that he had the ability to creatively bypass his inhibitive dampers . During the battle to defend Onacra , instead of directly attacking a Cloud - Rider , FE - 9Q had the capability of using his telescoping arms to grasp their skyspeeders instead . He was insistent on the fact that he did not actually belong to Doshun , and was continually criticizing the boy when in the presence of strangers . In spite of this , he was unable to allow Doshun to be gunned down in the heat of combat , and sacrificed himself that the boy might live . Behind the scenes . FE - 9Q first appeared in " " ( 1978 ) , which was penned by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin . The character was killed off in the next issue , " " ( 1978 ) .