Kligson Kligson was a Human cyborg who was a veteran of the Clone Wars . Biography . Kligson was born on Sucharme , a farm world in the Outer Rim Territories ’ s Grohl sector with a long history with the Trade Federation . Kligson , always an imposing man with the T - square cheekbones of a holo idol , found his place in the society as a member of the Grohl Sector Defense Force . Soon , he ascended to the rank of major fighting pirate nests that had preyed on shipping in Grohl ’ s rimward reaches and intervened to end the civil war on nearby Ostega . However , in the years immediately before the Battle of Naboo , the Federation began to become hostile to the people of Sucharme . After taking control of the planet ' s agricorps , the planet became only a supplier of raw materials for shipment to other Federation worlds . When the Sucharmese revolted , the Federation sent their Droid Army disguised as a " measured intervention to ensure collection of outstanding debt . " The Grohl Sector Defense Force , including Major Kligson , intervened on Sucharme ' s behalf . After repelling the droids that Kligson came to hate , he renounced his commission and with others founded the Grohl Liberation Front , a group created to sabotage Federation interests all across the sector . During the Separatist Crisis , Jango Fett was so impressed by the qualities of Kligson that he recruited him to the Cuy ' val Dar . At the start of the Clone Wars Kligson , hoping to destroy more Separatist droids , left Kamino to become a rare non - clone officer in the Grand Army of the Republic , fighting ably on war - torn worlds such as Sluis Van and Praesitlyn . Droid World . At the end of the war , the clone troopers become stormtroopers and Kligson was a captain in the Imperial Army ; but it all came to an end when he and his unit were sent to Sucharme . Here , he discovered that his orders were to kill his old comrades and nationalize the planet ' s resources . Kligson tried to stop this , but his own troops gunned him down . Not one of the men he ’ d trained and fought beside even hesitated . However , Kligson ' s old friends in the Grohl Liberation Front ambushed the Imperials and found him ; but to save his life Kligson was forced to become a cyborg – one , ironically , made out of super battle droid parts . At the Ostega Orbital Yards , Kligson used remnants of Confederacy of Independent Systems warships to build a demented - looking but formidable space station out of warship parts , which was derisively dubbed Kligson ' s Moon . Though he led guerrilla actions against the Galactic Empire for a time , his spirit was broken and his actions were erratic . He distanced himself from his comrades , interacting only with droids . One day , Kligson ’ s Moon fired up its engines and jumped into hyperspace . In the years to follow Kligson ' s Moon — sometimes called Droid World — become a tale passed around by spacers in cantinas and by droid researchers in their labs . Soon , travelers began to seek out the space station to speak to its hermit captain . Kligson had only two rules : No organics were allowed to approach , and he had no interest in what he saw as a pointless struggle between Empire and rebellion . A few people succeeded in speaking to Kligson , by bringing him a new challenge in droid design . The Ingoian droid researcher Simonelle , who was said to have created a new Human - replica droid robotic body for Kligson , was one such person . Artoo and Threepio . During the time of Palpatine ' s New Order , Kligson remained hidden from most people , though certain members of the Rebel Alliance had heard of him . Luke Skywalker contacted Kligson on behalf of the Rebel Alliance after encountering his floating space station . The leader of Droid World was unwilling to meet with a Human until Skywalker stated that he wished for Kligson ' s help in studying an Imperial Warbot . An intrigued Kligson agreed to help , but stated that he would not allow a Human onboard his space station , and that if he repaired the warbot , he would keep it . Skywalker agreed to this , after which he sent R2 - D2 and C - 3PO aboard to observe the repair process . It was during this time that Kligon ' s assistant droid , Z - X3 , attempted to take control of Kligson ' s Moon . As part of his rebellion , Z - X3 attempted to kill Kligson , but instead destroyed his droid duplicate . This provided Kligson with proof of Z - X3 ' s Imperial allegiance , and he built an army to combat the traitorous droid ' s insurrection . The ensuing conflict devastated Droid World . Although Kligson emerged as the victor of the battle , he deeply lamented the loss of thousands of his droids . He then took his home into the Unknown Regions , seeking a safer haven far from galactic civilization . During the Yuuzhan Vong War , Kligson ' s moon came under attack by the invaders ' ally , the Red Knights of Life . The Yuuzhan Vong were rabidly opposed to existence of any droid , so the space station was an ideal target for their religious hatred . The Iron Knight s , Shard Jedi in droid bodies , came to Kligson ' s aid , however , and managed to repel the Red Knights , saving the moon from destruction . Personality . During his time as a hermit on Droid World , Kligson held a great love for his droids . He was greatly saddened when many of them were destroyed in the battle on his station . On the other hand , he distrusted organics , allowing no Human on board his station . Another notable aspect of his personality was that he enjoyed a challenge . He could be enticed to help repair damaged droids , primarily so he could keep the droid he fixed . Those droids that were brought on board his station had their restraining bolts removed and allowed to be " " freed " " . Kligson typically believed that he was liberating those droids from their masters , and was somewhat surprised when R2 - D2 and C - 3PO wished to return to Skywalker ' s service . He stated that he had never seen such devotion before . Kligson himself was an imposing figure . Being nearly entirely cybernetic , he required no food or water . He had enhanced his cybernetics , granting him great physical strength and stamina . He had also installed blasters in his hands .