Tuz Tuz was a tall , overweight Mon Calamari pirate and trader who operated during the reign of Emperor Palpatine . Tuz did not initially get involved in the Galactic Civil War , but he was reluctantly drawn into service to the Alliance to Restore the Republic as a result of pressure applied by the Rebel Admiral Gial Ackbar . Under the supervision of Vice Admiral Wirriz and Commander Fortune , Tuz participated in undercover missions against the Galactic Empire and supplied the Rebels with what he stole . Shortly before the Battle of Yavin , Tuz helped deliver some Imperial equipment from the stolen BFF - 1 bulk freighter " Sidral II " to the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Independence " , which Alliance High Command hoped would lead back to contractors working on the Empire ' s Death Star battlestation . Biography . During the reign of Emperor Palpatine , the male Mon Calamari Tuz operated as a pirate and trader , taking advantage of other spacers and profiting at their expense . Over the years , Tuz had a long and involved history with Gial Ackbar , a fellow Mon Calamari who became an admiral in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War . Though Tuz had no love for the Galactic Empire , he did not care about the Rebellion either . However , several months before the Battle of Yavin , Tuz was contacted by Ackbar , who used his considerable leverage over the pirate to persuade him to assist the Rebel Alliance . To ensure the reluctant pirate ' s cooperation , Ackbar assigned the Quarren Vice Admiral Wirriz and the Corellian Commander Fortune to accompany him . In the months that followed , Tuz allowed the Rebels to make use of his Imperial contacts and participated in undercover operations , acting as a privateer against the Empire and supplying the Rebels with what he stole . After learning that the Empire was building the Death Star , a battlestation capable of destroying an entire planet , the Alliance attempted to discover which contractors were involved in its construction . Shortly before the Death Star was completed , Tuz aided in the capture of the Imperial BFF - 1 bulk freighter " Sidral II " , which was carrying a cargo of the latest military hardware , including timers and fusion shell s . Hoping to analyze the equipment to learn who was building the Death Star , the Alliance dispatched the CR90 corvette " Frazier " to rendezvous with the freighter and transfer its cargo . The operation was interrupted by the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Immortal " , but the Rebel forces were able to complete the transfer before escaping to hyperspace . Following the transfer , Tuz delivered the stolen equipment to the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Independence " . After landing his small freighter aboard the Rebel cruiser , Tuz disembarked , accompanied by Wirriz , Fortune , and two of his Gamorrean guards . Their arrival attracted the attention of three Rebel pilots — Captains Keyan Farlander , Samuel Raider , and Puck Naeco — who approached to see what they wanted . Raider recognized Tuz from some prior dealings and was suspicious of the pirate , but Tuz accepted Naeco ' s invitation to join the Rebels for a drink in the pilots ' lounge . While they drank , Raider voiced his opinion of Tuz ' s business practices , causing one of the pirate ' s bodyguards to attack the pilot . Raider managed to knock the bodyguard to the floor with a well - placed uppercut , but Tuz brought the altercation to a halt before his second guard could intervene , threatening to send his guards back to the ship . The pirate admitted his checkered past and claimed that he had changed his ways , but Fortune , on Wirriz ' s order , told the pilots the truth about Tuz ' s reluctant involvement . The group finished their drinks , and the Rebels escorted Tuz and his companions back to their ship . Part of the stolen shipment had passed through an Imperial repair dock near Coruscant , the Imperial capital . Alliance High Command decided to launch an attack on the facility in the hopes of crippling the infrastructure that was servicing ships working on the Death Star . Before leaving the " Independence " , Tuz provided some information on the facility to Commanders S ' man and Hamo Blastwell to assist in planning such a raid . Personality and traits . Operating as a pirate , Tuz would happily take advantage of any young and gullible traders he encountered to achieve profit at their expense . As a result he acquired a reputation as a swindler and a cheat . He had little interest in the Rebellion until Admiral Ackbar used his influence to persuade Tuz to work against the Empire . Never truly trusted by the Rebels , Tuz was forced to conduct his work under the supervision of Wirriz and Fortune . Tuz later claimed that he had no love for the Empire and had come to admire the commitment and dedication of the Rebels . Those within the Alliance , however , continued to doubt his claims . Despite working under the charge of the Rebels , Tuz maintained the impression that he was in command . A tall , obese Mon Calamari male whose face was scarred in three places , he typically wore a military issue tunic , covered with numerous commendation s and battle patches , a long cape , and an iridescent headband . While aboard the " Independence " , he spoke on behalf of his group and made sure he was heard complaining loudly about cheap Alliance negotiators not paying him a fair price for his cargo . On prompting by Wirriz , however , Tuz backed down and allowed Fortune to take command of the situation in the pilot ' s lounge . Behind the scenes . Tuz was created by Rusel DeMaria for the 1993 book " " . The book , which included strategies for completing the LucasArts video game " " , was presented as the story of Keyan Farlander , the player character in the game . Tuz makes a brief appearance in the story portion of the book , which links him to the capture of the " Sidral II " in the mission " Guard Weapons Transfer " and credits him with the intelligence leading to the mission " Destroy Repair Dock . "