Pekt Pekt was a male Trandoshan from Trandosha who was born into a powerful family , and became a slaver . After the Battle of Endor , he joined with the Imperial Moff Hindane Darcc to enslave the Wookiees on Kashyyyk . He and Darcc were subsequently chased off Kashyyyk by a Wookiee army led by the Wookiee Chewbacca . Pekt was then killed in the raid on Avatar Orbital Platform . Biography . Early career . The male Trandoshan Pekt was born on the species ' homeworld , Trandosha . He was a member of a powerful family , and at a young age , began to expand his clan ' s empire . As a young hatchling , he used his servants in experiments with slave restraints . After reaching the molt stage , Pekt moved on to the Wookiee prisoners - of - war kept in his clan ' s garrison and soon gained a reputation for his sadism . Realizing that the Wookiees had great strength , Pekt used his father ' s fortune to research their biology , and developed a series of techniques to capture and enslave them . He earned a certain degree of fame when he was consulted by bounty hunter Bossk in order to make some custom weapons for him , and in return , Pekt received a number of fine Wookiee pelts , which he gifted to his egg - litter . On one job , a Wookiee broke free , seized Pekt in his paws , and tore off the Trandoshan ' s arms while Pekt just stared at him . The Wookiee was then killed and Pekt returned to Trandosha . Within a month , his arms had regenerated , a trait shared by all Trandoshans , and he was back at the camp . In 32 BBY he allied with the Trade Federation and helped them to colonize Alaris Prime , probably to have a mutual help on hunting Wookiees . However , his plans sunk when Attichitcuk , with the help of Qui - Gon Jinn , drove the Federation off , but while leaving , he vowed to return . Enslavement of the Wookiees . Gradually , Pekt ' s reputation as a Wookiee - exterminator garnered him several jobs around the galaxy , working for bounty hunters , gangsters , and eventually the Galactic Empire . He hired a task force of ex - Trandoshan Army regulars and it was rumored that he could clear a Wookiee village in less than a standard week . When the Empire took control of Kashyyyk , under advisement from Trandosha , they enslaved the major cities of the planet . Pekt and the Trandoshan slavers were selected by Moff Hindane Darcc to oversee the entire slaving operation , and Pekt drew up the plans for the Avatar Orbital Platform , a slaving hub in Kashyyyk ' s orbit . Pekt knew as long as the Empire controlled Kashyyyk , he could act with impunity , and he did — stepping up both his experiments and his slaving trade . However , in 4 ABY , after the Battle of Endor , the enslaved Wookiees , freed and gathered by New Republic members Han Solo and Chewbacca , attacked Pekt and Darcc ' s holdings . After the Wookiee army destroyed Darcc ' s Palace , Pekt and the Moff escaped in a shuttle , with a hold full of Wookiee slaves , to the heavily protected Avatar Orbital Platform . There they stood in the station ' s fortress . The Wookiee army followed them to Avatar and knocked out the station ' s airbase s , preventing their escape . With the arrival of Luke Skywalker , Lando Calrissian , and Rogue Squadron , their fortress was demolished . Solo and Pekt traded insults , and Pekt and Darcc were soon killed , with the orbital station soon following . Personality and traits . At an early age , Pekt experimented with slavery restraints . When a Wookiee was trying to tear his arms off , he just stared back coldly . Pekt , like Trandoshans in general , was not considered to be honest or brave . At the time of his death , he had a reputation for brutality and was considered to be especially sadistic . Pekt also considered Humans to be ugly . Behind the scenes . Pekt was voiced by Frank Welker in the 2001 video game " " . He received his first canon ical mention in the game ' s , and went on to appear in the game ' s Chewbacca campaign . He and Darcc escape in a scripted event at the end of the fifth mission . In the sixth mission , taking place on Avatar , the player ' s objective is to kill Pekt and Darcc .