Zebulon Dak Zebulon Dak was the wealthy , influential founder and owner of Zebulon Dak Speeder Corporation during the early years of the Galactic Empire . A follower of repulsorcraft racing , Dak attended races in search of new talent and was so impressed by racer Thall Joben ' s performance in the Boonta Speeder Race in 15 BBY that he offered full - time jobs to both Joben and his racing partner , Jord Dusat . However , Dak was secretly involved in early resistance to the Empire , using his wealth and success as a cover for his activities , and also recruited the young racers ' friend , Kea Moll , to assist in his work . Biography . The male sentient known as Zebulon Dak made his name as an engineer and landspeeder magnate around the time of the rise of the Galactic Empire . He founded the Zebulon Dak Speeder Corporation at some point prior to 15 BBY , and the company ' s success made him wealthy and influential . However , unbeknownst to most , Dak was also part of an early anti - Imperial resistance cell , using his wealth and success as cover for his work to subvert the Empire . An enthusiast of repulsorcraft racing , Dak attended the Boonta Eve Classic , Tatooine ' s annual podracing event , around 35 BBY , where he witnessed the Dug Sebulba thread the Stone Needle in Beggar ' s Canyon . In 15 BBY , Dak attended the Boonta Speeder Race on the planet Boonta and witnessed the victory of racer Thall Joben in the " White Witch " , a Mobquet C / L - 82 landspeeder that had been heavily modified by Joben and his racing partner , Jord Dusat . Not only did Joben defeat his opponents in the race , but he also managed to evade the bounty hunter Boba Fett , who followed Joben into the race after being hired to kill the young pilot by the gangster Sise Fromm . Dak was impressed by Joben ' s expert flying , which reminded him of Sebulba ' s performance two decades earlier , and approached Joben and Dusat following the race to offer them jobs designing and building speeders for Zebulon Dak Speeder Corporation . The pair accepted immediately , agreeing to start work the following day . Dak also offered employment to the racers ' friend , the resistance fighter Kea Moll . Neither suspected that his true intentions were to recruit Moll to spy on Balmorran Arms , Millennium Astro - Engineering , and other manufacturers working for the Empire . The young engineers later reconsidered their acceptance after realizing that company policy required their droids , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , to be reprogrammed and wiped of their personalities . Only when the droids decided to leave rather than hold their masters back were the two able to start their new jobs . Personality and traits . Zebulon Dak ' s successful business allowed him to become a prominent figure in the landspeeder industry and brought him great wealth . He enjoyed repulsorcraft racing and personally attended races to look for talented racers and engineers , witnessing Sebulba in the Boonta Eve Classic and Thall Joben ' s victory in the Boonta Speeder Race . However , Dak had an almost paranoid disliking of droids that contributed to his reputation as an eccentric . His company had a strict policy of reprogramming the droids of all employees , which almost led Joben and Dusat to reject his job offer . Unbeknownst to most , Dak was opposed to Imperial rule and used his position as a cover for his work to subvert the Empire . Behind the scenes . Zebulon Dak was created for the 1985 animated series " " and made his only appearance in the fourth episode , " A Race to the Finish , " written by Peter Sauder and Steven Wright . The character ' s backstory was later expanded in the Rich Handley and Abel G . Peña article " " , which appeared in " Polyhedron 170 " , and he was given an entry in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .