Myhr Rho Myhr Rho was a tour guide who ran the " Skywalker Tour " in the wake of the Battle of Endor . A member of the Cathar species , he was born on the planet of the same name , but was raised on the arid Outer Rim Territories world of Tatooine . Rho hated the planet , and he was unable to find honest work in Mos Eisley . During the early years of the Galactic Civil War , he spent most of his time in Chalmun ' s Cantina , drinking away his worries . When the Alliance to Restore the Republic won the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY and Emperor Palpatine died , Rho joined in the city - wide celebration in Mos Eisley . He later learned that Luke Skywalker , a hero of the Alliance , had originally hailed from Tatooine ; inspired by the plays performed at the cantina by Cebann Veekan and Ackmena , Rho decided to start the " Skywalker Tour . " Rho ' s tour took visitors to pivotal locations in Skywalker ' s life , such as the Lars homestead and the Great Pit of Carkoon . This venture was short - lived , however , as Rho encountered difficulties from B ' omarr Monks and Tusken Raiders . Biography . Early life and lack of career . Born on Cathar but raised on the Outer Rim Territories world of Tatooine , Myhr Rho had aspired to own and run a successful business since he was a cub . However , the remoteness of Tatooine made it difficult for him to find employment . Most of the operations conducted on Tatooine were of an illegal nature , and Rho sought to avoid such avenues as much as possible . He had always hated his adopted homeworld ; the heat of the planet ' s twin suns , Tatoo I and Tatoo II , forced him to cut his Cathar mane short so that he would not overheat . Additionally , Rho found the light on the planet uncomfortable , as Cathar were naturally nocturnal . Rho tried to save money for passage off Tatooine , but he continued to spend the accumulated funds on temporary comforts . Eventually , he began spending most of his time in Chalmun ' s Cantina , in Mos Eisley . In 0 ABY , Rho was present in the cantina when a meeting between the patron Krelman and bartender Ackmena was broadcast to other systems . During the broadcast , the cantina ' s wallscreen displayed a message from an Imperial officer , announcing a curfew due to recent spy activity . The curfew forced all present , Rho included , to depart the cantina and return home , but Rho and his fellow patrons refused to leave . Ackmena attempted to get her customers to return to their homes , but they would not cooperate . Rho and the other patrons began vehemently protesting , prompting Ackmena to offer a free round of drinks on the house . The bartender then began singing ; during her routine , Rho lurched toward her , attempting to embrace her . In response , Ackmena placed Rho in the custody of the bouncer , Tork , who ejected the unruly Cathar from the establishment . In 4 ABY , news of Emperor Palpatine ' s first death at the Battle of Endor reached Mos Eisley , changing Rho ' s outlook to a more optimistic one . Celebrations in Mos Eisley continued for weeks after the battle , and Rho began thinking of ways in which he could take advantage of the new level of freedom the denizens of the galaxy were presented under the New Republic . The Skywalker Tour . Much to his surprise , Rho learned that Luke Skywalker , a prominent figure in the Rebel Alliance , and often heralded as a hero , had originally hailed from Tatooine . At Chalmun ' s Cantina , Rho was inspired by the plays performed by actor Cebann Veekan and Ackmena based on the exploits of Skywalker , and the Cathar decided to put all of his resources into researching the Alliance hero , particularly his life on Tatooine . Realizing that he could turn a profit from his research , he deduced that once the adventures of Luke Skywalker became more widely known , people would become curious about what he had done while on Tatooine . With what little money he had left , Rho purchased a sail barge and started what he called the " Skywalker Tour . " The tour entailed trips to key places in Skywalker ' s life on Tatooine , specifically : the location where C - 3PO and R2 - D2 ' s " Tantive IV " escape pod crashed in 0 BBY , the Lars homestead , and Ben Kenobi ' s hut , which the Cathar had restored . Rho eventually added Jabba ' s Palace and the Great Pit of Carkoon to the itinerary . In Jabba ' s Palace , Rho hung a replica of the carbonite block that had held Han Solo in 4 ABY . The tour , which ran daily , was initially a great success for Rho , and he eventually came to believe that Tatooine wasn ' t as bad as he had originally thought . However , Rho soon ran into trouble from both the B ' omarr Monks that occupied Jabba ' s Palace , who resented his tour ' s intrusion into their contemplative silence , and Tusken Raiders that reacted violently to his excursions near Kenobi ' s hut . These complications combined to have Rho end the Skywalker Tour . Personality and traits . Myhr Rho , an enterprising and charming man , always aspired to reach loftier heights than the ones given to him as a cub , although his home planet of Tatooine provided scant opportunity for enterprise . He did not want to be involved with anything remotely violent or dangerous , but unfortunately for Rho , most of the jobs on Tatooine involved both . In the wake of the Battle of Endor , however , Rho ' s enterprising came to the fore , and he took advantage of Luke Skywalker ' s fame , until complications led to the canceling of his enterprise . Behind the scenes . The character of " Myhr " was first mentioned in the first volume of the " Star Wars Technical Journal " , published in 1993 . The character was described as an " enterprising , catlike fellow " and was identified as the owner of the " Skywalker Tour . " Myhr would go unused in canon for thirteen years , until 2006 , when Benjamin Christopher Norton Dawe retroactively consolidated him with a character from " The Star Wars Holiday Special " through the StarWars . com feature , " What ' s The Story ? " The " Holiday Special " character had originally been dubbed " Lion Man " during the production of the show . While most actors playing aliens in the show had been wearing flexible masks , both the actor playing " Lion Man " and the one playing " Baboon Man " ( later identified as Cebann Veekan ) had to wear heavy makeup , which had been designed by Rick Baker . The actor underwent a lengthy , two - hour - long process of having the makeup applied , and suffered from the heat of the lighting on the 24 - hour - long shoot of the show ' s " Cantina scene . " The " Lion Man " also appeared sporadically and randomly in the non - canon game " " . In 2006 , the " Lion Man " was used in the " What ' s the Story ? " feature , and Dawe , noting the character ' s catlike appearance , remembered Myhr from the " Technical Journal " . Giving the character the surname of " Rho , " Dawe applied Myhr ' s name and story to the " Lion Man , " effectively consolidating the two characters . He originally identified Rho as a member of a completely new catlike species , but in the editorial process , StarWars . com staff changed the new species to the established one of Cathar , from 1994 ' s " " . StarWars . com staff also added a reference to the character of Cebann Veekan , who had been simultaneously developed through the " What ' s the Story ? " program . Following these developments , Rho was also mentioned in " " , published by DeAgostini .