Baraduk Baraduk was a Barabel male from Barab I . Captured by slavers and sent to the Imperial settlement of the planet Herios IV , Baraduk raided the settler ' s armory and escaped . During several months , the Imperial governor vainly tried to capture Baraduk , and eventually pardoned the Barabel should he leave the planet . Baraduk began a life of bounty hunting , sometimes resorting to working as a bodyguard . He specialized in night attacks , making use of his species ' natural infrared vision . He sent his income to Barab I , to help other Barabels wiping Imperial presence from his homeworld . The Kerestian bounty hunter Galasett tracked and fought Baraduk , but he was unable to capture him in their first match . Biography . Baraduk was a male Barabel born in the Barabel homeworld , Barab I . During his time , some elements of the Galactic Empire exploited the Barabel sentient species , sometimes resorting to enslaving Barabels . Baraduk was captured by slavers and sent to the planet Herios IV , seat of an Imperial settlement . Once there , Baraduk decided to escape . He stole several weapons from the settlement ' s armory , including a portable missile launcher , and ran away . The Imperial governor swore to capture Baraduk and sent the Imperial Army after him . Six months after the claim , fifteen Army soldiers had died and Baraduk had not been apprehended . The governor then secretly offered Baraduk a pardon should the Barabel leave Herios IV and never come back . Baraduk agreed to this terms . As soon as Baraduk was offplanet , he began a career as a professional bounty hunter , honing his skills through experience for several years . Sometimes Baraduk also worked as bodyguard to criminals , which could give him the chance to access restricted areas and capture other criminals . Baraduk , worried about the Empire exploiting his fellow Barabels , sent most of his earnings to other Barabels with similar opinions in Barab I . Baraduk ' s past as a fugitive was discovered by Galasett , a Kerestian bounty hunter specialized in tracking other bounty hunters who had broken the law . Galasett swore to capture Baraduk . He first confronted the Barabel while Baraduk was working for criminals . They fight , and Baraduk , an expert in night attacks , managed to severely injure Galasett making use of darkness . Baraduk was also wounded , but he could leave the planet without Galasett on his trail . Personality and traits . An over - two - meter , red - eyed , reptilian humanoid with several rows of needle - sharp fang s and covered with protective black scales , Baraduk was a frightening sight to many of his enemies . The keratin , horny scales were not only deterrent , but practical : They protected him from physical damage and from most forms of radiation . As a Barabel , Baraduk could see in the infrared part of the spectrum , which allowed him to see heat in total darkness . Making the most of this advantage , Baraduk specialized in night attacks . Most of his enemies were unfamiliar with this Barabel trait and Baraduk could take them by surprise . He used this to defeat Galasett , and from that moment on both hunters developed a hatred for each other , believing that their next encounter would only end in the death of one of them . Equipment . When fighting indoors , Baraduk used his force pike lethally , although he also carried a vibroblade as an alternate melee weapon . Outdoors , he resorted to the portable missile launcher he obtained on Herios IV , but he also carried a blaster pistol . Baraduk commonly carried a comlink and some money . Behind the scenes . Baraduk was mentioned in the roleplaying book " " ( 1994 ) , by Rick D . Stuart , including an image of Baraduk by David Plunkett . His role - playing stats mentioned his physical prowess , particularly as a brawler . His gear list lacked the Imperial Peace Keeping Certificate ( or " bounty hunter permit " ) that other bounty hunters of that book ( except for Galasett , Reglis Taal and Dengar ) had . The image illustrating Baraduk ' s section shows him heavily cladded in hiding clothes . A sequence of images on pages 39 , 41 and 43 of " Galaxy Guide 10 " show a Barabel that matches Baraduk ' s description , physical and otherwise , but that Barabel has not been identified either as Baraduk or as a different individual . Nine years later , Baraduk was listed as one of the example names for Barabel characters in " Ultimate Alien Anthology " .