Shadows of the Empire : Evolution ( TPB ) Shadows of the Empire : Evolution collects the five - issue " " series of comics , which served as a sequel to " Shadows of the Empire " . It was released on February 2 , 2000 . Publisher ' s summary . Xizor , the leader of the Black Sun criminal organization , has been destroyed , and Guri , a beautiful Human replica droid and Xizor ' s personal assassin , is left wondering what her future will hold now that she no longer has anyone to answer to . Throughout the ongoing struggle for underworld supremacy , Guri endeavors to uncover hints of her Human side – if it even exists . But in her quest to alter her programming and gain Humanity , Guri becomes the quarry of both bounty hunters and Rebels ( led by a Jedi - to - be named Luke ) . What secrets lie buried in her android mind that make her such valuable prey ? " Evolution " is the sequel to the best - selling novel " Star Wars : Shadows of the Empire " and is the first foray into comics by best - selling " Shadows " novelist Steve Perry . Plot . With Black Sun in shambles , various members attempt to win dominance within the organization , while Guri searches for the answer to just how " human " a human replica droid can be . Alone in space with her Stinger she single - handedly destroys an Imperial Star Destroyer and continues on her way to Hurd ' s moon . At about the same time , on Coruscant , Azool , a Falleen antique trader , learns from a Rodian informant , Prevaro , that Guri is alive and soon meets with Kar Yang , a Hiitian bounty hunter whom he hires to track Guri down . As Guri reaches her destination , Yang and his droid companion Lintu discover the remains of the Star Destroyer she destroyed . On Hurd ' s moon , Guri tracks down her creator , Massad Thrumble . She wants him to reprogram her and delete her assassin programming . He cannot do so , however , without his droid , Doc , who was kidnapped by the Pike ( Pikkel ) sisters . She leaves to track Doc down . The women take Doc to Spinda Caveel on Murninkam . Guri tracks them there , but her ship is damaged by a robotic picket ship and crashes in a nearby swamp . At Hurd ' s moon , Yang speaks with Thrumble and learns where Guri has gone . Back on Murninkam , Caveel wants Doc to program one of his droids to be an assassin . On Coruscant , Prevaro corners Azool and accuses him of being Xizor . When Azool takes off " his " mask , however , " he " reveals " himself " to be Xizor ' s niece , Savan . As Yang heads for Murninkam , Guri makes her way into Caveel ' s estate and recaptures Doc . On Coruscant , a meeting of many powerful Black Sun members is held as they argue over who will take over the organization . From elsewhere , Leia Organa , Luke Skywalker , Han Solo , Chewbacca , and Lando Calrissian observe via video . On Murninkam , Guri and Doc make their way to the Stinger but a newly - arrived Yang , now wanting Guri for himself , puts a tracking device on the ship . The Rebels arrive on Coruscant to negotiate terms with the fractured Black Sun . Xizor ' s niece disguises herself as a human and tempts Han Solo , leading them into a situation in which they must save her from assassins . On Hurd ' s moon , Yang , knowing his droid will stick to the orders they were given , destroys the droid . Guri arrives shortly and is about to be reprogrammed when Yang enters the lab . She kills him and the procedure continues , as Savan heads for the moon . On Coruscant , the feuding members of Black Sun engage in an inter - organizational war for power . The Rebels soon learn of Savan ' s identity and head to Hurd ' s moon to find her , even as she and Prevaro and Savan arrive on the moon themselves . They gather some " scum " and prepare to attack the lab , even as the Pike ( Pikkel ) sisters arrive on orders from Caveel to destroy Guri . In the lab , Guri awakens , reprogrammed . The Rebels land on the planet and head for the lab as well . Shortly , the Rebels engage the sisters and Caveel outside the lab , as Savan and Prevaro make their way into the lab . In the street , the Pike ( Pikkel ) sisters cease fighting and leave Caveel behind . Guri , Doc and Thrumble head for the Stinger , but Savan has set up an ambush . When they arrive at the ship , Guri takes out the goons , showing that she has been reprogrammed , but her reflexes remain to protect her . Unknowing that she has been reprogrammed , Savan uses a Falleen phrase to order her to kill Thrumble and Doc , but she turns on Savan and knocks her out because the phrase no longer works . With Savan in custody , the Rebels introduce themselves to the " new " Guri and head away from the moon . As they leave , Guri meets a familiar man in the cantina . They had never met formally , but he recognizes her from his past experiences . The man is Dash Rendar , and a new partnership is formed .