Jann Tosh Jann Tosh was a young miner living on the backwater world of Tyne ' s Horky . He was about twenty years old when he met the droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 . Biography . Jann Tosh was born on Naboo to his parents Gar and Plena Tosh . His parents would bear two more children , the twins Gessle and Trif . All four would eventually perish in a speeder crash in 19 BBY , orphaning Jann . With no living family , Jann Tosh went to live under the care of his father ' s best friend , Putch Gundarian , who asked Jann to call him " Uncle Gundy , " on a dusty Mid Rim mining world called Tyne ' s Horky . Living the grueling life of a miner searching for Keschel s , but dreaming of becoming a pilot , Jann ' s fortunes took an unexpected turn for the better when he happened to meet with a frightened protocol droid and his astromech counterpart at the local droid auction . After purchasing a much needed Mining droid to help at his uncle ' s mine , Jann took pity on the protocol droid and R2 unit after witnessing the rough treatment that their new master Yorpo Mog inflicted on a lanky looking Android . After trading his mining droid to Mog in exchange for R2 - D2 , C - 3PO and the barely functioning android , Jann loaded the droids into his 48 Roller wheel bike and prepared to make his way home . But before he could even start the wheel bike , he caught sight of an angry Yorpo Mog charging towards him . Jan quickly started up the bike and sped away , but not before Yorpo leaped aboard . After a wildly careening ride through the desert , Jann was able to throw Mog from the vehicle and reach the safety of home . After witnessing his uncle ' s fury over the new droids , Jann soon discovered that the android was not really a droid at all , but was in reality a weak and delirious alien . In time , the alien , who Jann had named Kez - Iban ( Bocce for ' he who returns from death ' ) , became a great help at the mine , on one occasion even rescuing Gundy from a mine cave - in . As Jann , Kez - Iban and the droids were taking Gundy to the nearest medical center to have his injuries treated , they were spotted by Yorpo Mog and his master Kleb Zellock . Zellock had been hired to find the lost prince of Tammuz - an Mon Julpa , and feeling certain that Jann ' s purple skinned companion was the bounty he had been looking for , he sent Yorpo to capture him . After being informed by R2 - D2 of the capture , Jann went straightaway to Doodnik ' s Café , Kleb ' s favorite hangout , to confront the kidnappers . Upon arriving at the café , Jann found Kleb and Yorpo roughing up the Tammuz - an Sollag , a friend of Mon Julpa who had hired Kleb to find the prince . A brawl ensued , and Jann only narrowly escaped injury due to the intervention of a female freighter captain named Jessica Meade . But as Jann and the droids exited Doodnik ' s , they were immediately captured by Yorpo Mog and two of his droids and brought as prisoners to Kleb Zellock ' s Nergon - 14 mine . Shackled deep in the mine , Jann was reunited with Kez - Iban , who was also being held prisoner . Due to the resourcefulness of Jann ' s droids , were soon free from their restraints and able to defeat one of the mining droid guards who had just thrown Sollag into the cell . After reuniting Kez - Iban with his royal scepter , which had been concealed under Sollag ' s robes , the Tammuz - an prince regained his memory and was now able to communicate . Jann and his comrades set out to escape , battling the armed mining droids that stood in their way , eventually reaching the office of Kleb and his henchman Yorpo . Debilitating Jann , Mon Julpa and Sollag with a piercing siren wail , Kleb fled the room as the Nergon - 14 deposits in the mine began to erupt . Just as he was about to flee on the only available skiff with a stash of Keschels , Kleb turned on his accomplice Yorpo , deciding to leave him behind to die in the explosion . But to a disturbance caused by C - 3PO , who had just come upon the seen , Yorpo was able to blast Kleb with a stunner . Seconds later , Jann and the rest of his companions arrived , boarded Kleb Zellock ' s custom skiff along with Yorpo and the unconscious gangster , and fled the mine just before the Nergon - 14 erupted in a gigantic explosion . Upon arriving home at his uncle ' s claim , Jann discovered that Gundy has found a Keschel vein in his mine as a result of the cave in . Now that his uncle had become rich , Jann decided to leave Tyne ' s Horky and accompany Mon Julpa and Sollag back to Tammuz - an to help the Prince gain his throne . Fight for the Throne . Aboard the freighter bound for Tammuz - an , Jann discovered that their pilot was none other than Jessica Meade , the woman who had come to his rescue at Doodnik ' s Café . Soon after their meeting , the ship came under attack by the pirate crew of Captain Gir Kybo Ren - Cha . All of Jessica ' s freighter was destroyed in the attack , save for a small portion including the cockpit , which was able to disengage from the main craft and fly under it ' s own power . As the pirates moved in for the kill , Jann and his friends were unexpectedly saved when the bounty hunter 24 . 177 . 244 . 92IG - 88 , who had been hired to collect a bounty on Mon Jupla , fired on the pirates from his starfighter . After their night - time arrival on Tammuz - an , Jann helped Mon Julpa and Sollag orchestrate a plan to evade capture by the power hungry vizier Zatec - Cha , make their way to the Keeper of the Tower , and present the Tammuz - an Royal Scepter to the Keeper before the first sun of the equinox . Only then could Julpa assume the role of King . But before they could put their plan in motion , Julpa was captured by IG - 88 and the Royal Scepter was handed over to Zatec - Cha . Jann and his droids now had no choice but to hastily put together a rescue mission to free the Prince and Jessica , who had also been captured , and retrieve the Scepter from Zatec - Cha befor the vizier could use it for his own coronation . With the help of his droids , Jann ' s mission was a success . He rescued Mon Julpa from being fed to a Durkii , saved Jessica from her captors and helped Julpa regain the Scepter during an air battle fought with small one - man Repulsorcrafts . Immediately after his coronation , Mon Julpa appointed Jann a captain in the space navy of Tammuz - an . Captured by Pirates . On one of his first missions for King Julpa , Jann was flying escort in a R - 22 Spearhead for a supply ship carrying a load of fuel when the ship came under attack by Kybo Ren - Cha ' s pirates . When the supply ship and it ' s captain Jessica Meade were taken by the pirates , Jann was forced to surrender rather than risk harm coming to Jessica , R2 - D2 and C - 3PO . With his fighter caught in the pirate ' s tractor beam , Jan and the fuel tanker were taken to Kybo Ren - Cha ' s headquarters on the planet Tarnoonga . While being held by the pirates , Jann was informed by the pirate captain of his plan to conquer Tammuz - an . Without the fuel from the supply ship , Tammuz - an ' s space navy would be unable to put up a fight against Kybo ' s captured Imperial Star Destroyer , the Demolisher . Jann and his friends were then transported by a Bantha - II cargo skiff to an area of the sea known to be inhabited by a Miridon . After being thrown into the water , Jann was rescued from the beast by R2 - D2 , who had jumped into the ocean taking C - 3PO with him , and brought to the safety of a cavern underneath the pirates headquarters . Infiltrating the pirate hideout , Jann and the droids were able to meet up with Jessica , make their way to their spacecraft and flee . Defense of Tammuz - an . Before Jann could make his way back to Tammuz - an , he and the droids were captured by the tractor beam of the Demolisher . While Jann was held prisoner aboard the pirate Star Destroyer , Kybo destroyed the fuel tanker moments after Jessica jettisoned in an escape pod . Upon seeing that the ruptured tanker contained no fuel , Jann revealed that his escort mission was actually a decoy and that the real supply ship had safely arrived at Tammuz - an . At that moment Mon Julpa ' s fighters launched their attack on the Demolisher as R2 - D2 sabotaged the vessel by causing its torpedoes to backfire . Racing to the Star Destroyer ' s hangar , Jann and his droids were able to reach the captured R - 22 Spearhead and escape the pirates . Royal Advisor . Following the capture of the pirates , Jann served as an advisor to Mon Julpa in peace negotiations with with the warrior chieftain Lord Toda . The negotiations were hampered , however , when Kybo escaped from Julpa ' s dungeon and fled aboard an R - 22 Spearhead with Toda ' s daughter Gerin as hostage . Jann and Jessica were given the task of rescuing Gerin while Julpa placed himself in Toda ' s custody as a sign of his goodwill . After C - 3PO and R2 - D2 learned of Kybo Ren ' s destination from the imprisoned pirate Jyn Obah , Jann , Jessica and the droids set off for the bog moon of Bogden . Their rescue mission was successful and the pirates were finally defeated by Lord Toda ' s forces . Following the mission , Jann bid farewell to Jessica as she departed for Tyne ' s Horky . Imperial Space Academy . After Jessica Meade ' s return to Tyne ' s Horky , Jann decided to pursue his dream of joining the Imperial Space Academy . While he waited for his acceptance notification , he continued to serve Mon Julpa and Lord Toda , volunteering to escort Toda ' s strong - willed son Coby to the Imperial Academy ' s retraining program . But during a stopover at the Zallakesh spaceport on the world of Chuzalla , Coby became separated from Jann after the young Prince purchased a starfighter and set off with Jann ' s droids in pursuit of the Starhunter ' s Intergalactic Menagerie and Coby ' s stolen pet . Receiving an SOS from Coby , Jann was able to catch up with the boy on the planet Dandelo and put an end to the Starhunters illegal operation . It was there that Jann revealed to the droids that he had finally been granted acceptance into the Academy . Unfortunately , trainees were not permitted to bring their droids with them , so Jann reluctantly parted ways with C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , leaving them behind with the Fuzzum s on Dandelo . Jann graduated from the Academy and was quickly posted on Carfoom . Just one week after his graduation , the outpost was attacked by Rebels . Jann was shot in the back and paralyzed from the waist down . After being fitted into a hoverchair , Jann was honorably discharged and sent back to Tyne ' s Horky . When Gundy passed away ten years later , Jann took over the Gundarian Mining Company . Personality and traits . Tosh was frequently seen driving his 48 Roller wheel bike , a vehicle similar to the one used by General Grievous . A capable fighter , pilot and inventive strategist , Jann was able to rise from being a peasant on an insignificant world to being a royal adviser and military leader on Tammuz - an . Behind the scenes . Jann Tosh was released as an action figure in 1985 as part of Kenner ' s " " line . These action figures were size - compatible with the other Kenner " Star Wars " action figures , but design - wise , they represented a completely different toy line . Jann was voiced by Don Francks , father of Cree Summer ( voice of Princess Kneesaa ) on " " . In the episode " The New King " , which takes place before the Battle of Yavin , Jann Tosh supposedly pilots an A - wing fighter , and at least one B - wing is seen in the hangar on Tammuz - an . However , neither starfighter was built until afterward . These vessels have , however , been retcon ned as R - 22 Spearheads and H - 60 Tempest bombers respectively . According to the brief character biographies on the card backs from the Droids action figure line , Jann is described as being a teenager , while his current Databank entry at starwars . com states that he is about 20 years old . The cardback also indicates that Gundy and Jann have traveled to several worlds in search of treasure . If this information is considered canon , then Tyne ' s Horky is probably not Jann ' s planet of birth .