Lobar Aybock Lobar " Ion Fist " Aybock was a male Calian from Shiva IV . During the Galactic Civil War , Aybock was captured by Imperial forces during the bombing of his hometown of K ' avor . Deemed unworthy to be a stormtrooper , Aybock was put into the service of Zygerrian slavers . Shortly afterward , a Chevin by the name of Eedund Cus purchased Aybock ' s freedom and trained him in the art of shockboxing , hoping to make a successful investment after seeing the natural fighter in him . With the help of Cus , his trainer , and Stitchy , his medic , Aybock went on to become a champion shockboxer . During the time of the New Republic , Aybock helped New Republic Intelligence overthrow the Reuss Corporation ' s hold on the populace of Reuss VIII by fighting in a deadly match against the Barabel Tull Raine . Biography . Early life . Lobar Aybock was a male Calian born in K ' avor , a city on the Wild Space planet of Shiva IV . He grew up on the unstable , primitive world , which endured a constant state of war between the Calian Confederacy and the Twelve Tribes of T ' Syriél , during which many Calians , Lobar Aybock ' s father included , fought in continuous engagements with the T ' Syriél . The wars on Shiva IV lasted until Calian leader Aron Peacebringer and Demarch of the Twelve Tribes , Kéral Longknife , signed the Concordat of Peace circa 2 ABY . One year later , Imperial General Bentilais san Sk ' ar paid a visit to Shiva IV , on a mission dictated by Emperor Palpatine , to bring order to outlying worlds . The Empire conscripted many T ' Syriél into its ranks , then made an example of the feral Calians by bombing K ' avor . After the bombing of his hometown , the Imperials captured Aybock and other Calians in an attempt to convert members of their warrior race into soldiers for the Empire as well . Imperial agents performed a variety of tests on Aybock , until they judged the Calians unfit to be stormtroopers . He was then handed off to Zygerrian slavers . Eedund Cus , a Chevin , eventually purchased Aybock ' s freedom , whereupon he trained him in shockboxing and taught the Calian Aurebesh and Basic . Life as a shockboxer . With the training of Eedund Cus , Aybock became a successful shockboxer , fighting in over sixty - four bouts on a variety of worlds . As his medic , Aybock took on an accomplished Gungan named Stitchy , former court physician to Queen Apailana of Naboo . Traditionally , Aybock chose to stay at hotels relatively close to his shockboxing matches , so that he could run to the arena to get pumped up before the fight , regardless of the weather . At one point during his career , he faced the Esoomian Tontruk on the resort planet Vycinyth , where he defeated his opponent in the second phase . The shield on Tontruk ' s armor dropped , allowing Aybock to land a hit with an ion - charged shockmitt , ionizing Tontruk ' s armor and resulting in an ion - out . Some time after the formation of the New Republic in 5 ABY , Aybock agreed to a contract with the Reussi Torel Vorne and the Reuss Corporation over the biggest fight of his life , in which he would face off in a title match against the Barabel shockboxer Tull Raine on the planet Reuss VIII , in the Portmoak sector . Raine , although previously defeated in an amateur - level challenge , had since remained undefeated in title contests . Hidden within the discourse of Vorne ' s contract , a clause stated that if Aybock were to die in his fight , his body would become the property of the Reuss Corporation , and thereby the property of Torel Vorne . Prior to the duel , Vorne privately auctioned off Aybock ' s organs with the expectation that the boxer would die in the fight . Vorne sold off each piece of Aybock ' s body , with his lungs set to go to the sector ' s Imperial Moff , Ammar . In order to further ensure Aybock ' s death , Vorne set up a slicer who was to disable the shielding hub on Aybock ' s GolanGear armor during the middle of the shockboxing match . Upon learning of the cadaver clause in Aybock ' s contract from Resik , the bartender at the Broken Tusk where the fight was scheduled to take place , Eedund Cus insisted they leave the planet immediately . On their way out , Cus and Aybock planned to meet up with Stitchy , but the Gungan was , surprisingly , in a crowded speedervan with several other figures . Aybock and Cus boarded the speedervan , which was occupied by , amongst others , Major Bren Derlin of New Republic Intelligence . Derlin , who had been with the Rebels since the Evacuation of Nentan , presented Aybock and his companions with intelligence about Torel Vorne ' s organ racketeering operation . As further incentive , Derlin and one of his companions , Mygo Skinto , appealed to their sense of decency in helping the planet ' s desperate locals , often referred to as Rust Rats . Derlin pitched a plan to circumvent Vorne ' s slicing efforts by introducing their own slicer , Sergeant Dansra Beezer . Furthermore , it would allow the New Republic to suspend the operations of the Reuss Corporation , which had laid waste to the planet ' s citizens and environment over the last twenty years . Aybock agreed to help Derlin , but only on the condition that the fight with Raine be a fair one , and that he be given no advantage by Beezer . The day of his match against Raine , Aybock ran to the Dool Arena at the Broken Tusk in his Aleemas , a breath mask , and an exposure suit , while Rust Rats cheered him on . He fought through nine brutal phases against Tull Raine , unsure if the New Republic slicer would be successful against the sabotage efforts of Vorne . Then , teetering on the edge of his strength , Aybock was overcome with the " ryastraad " — a battle madness famous of his people — when he heard the local Reussi chanting his name during the tenth and final phase . Buoyed by their support , Aybock sent Tull flying out of the shockboxing wedge with a crushing hub - buster to end the showdown . Afterward , Aybock donated the winner ' s purse to the Rust Rats to help with their relief effort . Legacy . While originally born in the Shiva system , Aybock moved to Chandrila subsequent to his Imperial captivity and later enslavement at the hands of the Zygerrians . Aybock held Ponderweight Division Shockboxing sash es for both the Mid and Outer Rim . In 6 ABY , some time following his victory over Tull Raine at the Broken Tusk , Aybock published his autobiography , entitled " " . One year later , zZip Product Concepts Limited endorsed Aybock by putting his name on a luxury speeder , the 42 - Aybock Ion . He continued to fight in shockboxing tournaments and was ranked the top contender in the Pangalactic Championship scheduled for 7 ABY . Personality and traits . Growing up , Lobar Aybock was constantly surrounded by fighting and violence between the Calians and T ' Syriél native to his homeworld , Shiva IV . At some point in his life , the Empire bombed his hometown , captured Aybock , and subjected him to a multitude of tests , before turning him over to Zygerrian slavers with the degrading comment that he was unfit to be a stormtrooper . As a result of the strife Aybock faced , he felt that there was only one way to deal with life and the challenges it threw at him : through violence . Although he never had the opportunity to strike back at his tormentors , including the T ' Syriél , Imperials , and slavers , Aybock learned to take out his anger on fellow combatants in the sport of shockboxing . Members of the Calian race were known for their natural fighting skills , and Lobar Aybock ' s people had a word — " ryastraad " — for the extreme violence , or battle madness , that sometimes overcame them , such as during Aybock ' s fight against Raine . Furthermore , when presented with the information that Torel Vorne and Raine were planning to rig the title match on Reuss VIII , Aybock insisted on having a fair fight , both ways , instead of having the slicer Sergeant Dansra Beezer fix the fight so that he would win . He was willing to put his life on the line for this fight , with no guarantee of safety from Beezer , in order to help Major Derlin ' s plan to overthrow the Reuss Corporation and aid the Rust Rats . Behind the scenes . Lobar Aybock was created by " What ' s The Story ? " author Edward M . Erdelac for his official " Star Wars " authorial debut in the - exclusive short story " Fists of Ion " . The story of Aybock was inspired in part by , and his name is in fact a tuckerization of character from the 1976 boxing film " " . While most of the background story information for Aybock comes from 1990s " Star Wars " sources such as West End Games ' " Cracken ' s Rebel Operatives " and Wayne Humfleet ' s original description of shockboxing in " Heroes & Rogues " , Erdelac derived underlying motifs from the societal impact of the June 22 , 1938 rematch between and . In " Fists of Ion " , Erdelac places Lobar Aybock on the side of Joe Louis , whereas the Barabel Tull Raine takes Max Schmeling ' s role . Despite being described as a red - skinned Calian in the text , the story ' s illustrations incorrectly portray the character as a pale - skinned Human .