Tessek / Legends Tessek was a Quarren male from the water planet of Mon Calamari . He once had ties with Republic politics , but when the Galactic Empire invaded his home planet , he fled and became a member of Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s court . While serving as the Hutt ' s accountant , Tessek planned to kill his master by planting a bomb on his sail barge . Tessek managed to survive the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon after escaping on a speeder bike — however , when he returned to Jabba ' s Palace , his brain was forcibly removed from his body by the B ' omarr Monks . Biography . A Quarren leader with ties to Galactic Republic politics , Tessek fled his homeworld of Dac when the Galactic Empire began taking both Quarren and Mon Calamari as slaves . Tessek eventually ended up on Tatooine , a planet which was unsuited to the Quarren skin type , causing him to have to lie in a bath for much of the day . Following his arrival on Tatooine , Tessek eventually found work as Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s accountant . After his conscience began to bother him , Tessek formulated a plot to assassinate Jabba . He collaborated with the Empire to have Jabba killed , and the sly Quarren employed Barada , Ree - Yees , and some Weequays as agents for him . After Jabba was dead , Tessek planned to sell his criminal empire to Lady Valarian , while keeping the legitimate side of Jabba ' s empire for himself . However , those closest to Jabba knew of Tessek ' s betrayal and informed the Hutt , who quickly began to distrust the Quarren . To protect his credits , and some of Jabba ' s wealth as well , Tessek hid huge amounts of funds in key locations throughout the Tatooine desert . In 1 ABY , one of these buried safe boxes was compromised when creatures built their lair near Tessek ' s treasure trove , preventing him from retrieving his money . To correct the problem , he was forced to hire a well armed individual to exterminate the creatures and retrieve the safe box . Tessek made a deal with Imperial Prefect Eugene Talmont to get Jabba to go to a spice deal that would be raided by Talmont . However , Tessek paid two of Talmont ' s junior officers to fire at both the " Khetanna " and their own superior . Tessek also had Barada , Jabba ' s chief mechanic , plant a bomb on Jabba ' s sail barge , which was large enough to destroy Jabba , Talmont , and the entire warehouse . The morning of the spice deal , Tessek was visited in his private chamber by an enlightened B ' omarr monk , who predicted that if the Quarren ' s plan succeeded , he would become a slave of wealth , and would be plotted against by beings similar to himself . The monk also told Tessek that Jabba was fully aware of his accountant ' s disloyalty , through the spying of Salacious B . Crumb and Ortugg . Then the spider - like droid invited Tessek to join the B ' omarr , and become enlightened . Tessek declined the offer , and shot the droid with a concealed blaster pistol . Tessek ' s plans became more complicated when Luke Skywalker arrived at Jabba ' s Palace , demanding that Han Solo and Princess Leia be set free . The Hutt refused , and sent the young Jedi Knight to the rancor ' s pit . Unlike most of the beings who went down there , Skywalker survived , killing the beast . A furious Jabba then ordered that the prisoners be taken to the sarlacc pit immediately . When Tessek became reluctant to go , Jabba ' s suspicions were raised . He demanded that Tessek stay at his side at all times . Extremely desperate , Tessek tried to plead with Ephant Mon , Jabba ' s closest friend , to ask Jabba to release Skywalker . Tessek feigned interest in the Hutt ' s safety , while actually he just wanted the Hutt to go to the spice deal . Despite Mon ' s efforts , Jabba insisted that Skywalker and friends were to be fed to the sarlacc . Tessek managed to hide a swoop bike on his master ' s sail barge just before it departed , as he did not intend to be present when his bomb was detonated . As the huge sail barge traveled to the Great Pit of Carkoon , Tessek became more and more visibly dehydrated — his skin began to itch and crack in spots , and his normal gray skin blanched to white . When the barge finally reached their destination , Tessek was extremely worried — the expected phalanx of Rebel fighters had yet to arrive , and the execution had already begun . With a miniature battle taking place aboard Jabba ' s skiffs , Tessek attempted to shoot his master , but with Leia Organa in the way , he decided not to , leaving the young Princess to murder the slimy Hutt . Tessek also foiled an attempt from a Weequay , one of his henchmen , to kill Leia , shooting him in the neck . Tessek escaped just in time to see his master ' s sail barge explode . Shortly thereafter , Tessek returned to the Palace , and was forcibly recruited by the B ' omarr Monks and had his brain removed from his body . After a short time adjusting to his new body , Tessek liked to climb atop the towers in Jabba ' s Palace , becoming friendly with Buboicullaar and Bib Fortuna , who had both joined the ranks of the B ' omarr . Personality and traits . Tessek was a scheming individual , who would betray as many people as possible to ensure a profit . The Quarren accountant was always extremely nervous , worrying about what Jabba might do to him if he discovered his treachery . Tessek also disliked most of the other regulars in Jabba ' s Palace , especially Ree - Yees , who Tessek had to forcibly remind not to reveal his plans to everyone . The two also often fought . < nowiki > < / nowiki > Although he both hated and feared the B ' omarr monks , they had sensed his desire for freedom and on the morning before Jabba ' s death , offered to help Tessek obtain it , fully aware of what that offer meant , the Quarren refused . However , after his brain was forcibly removed and placed in a brain jar , Tessek did indeed find the peace and freedom he desired as the monks had promised and ultimately , Tessek was more happy than he had ever been when he was in his body . Behind the scenes . Tessek was played by the actor / mime artist Gerald Home in but was uncredited . In the rough draft of the " " script , Tikkes was named Tessek . As that was the version used by James Luceno for the Episode II references he put into " Cloak of Deception " , the Tessek that appears in that book is presumably now Tikkes . The name Tessek was also used instead of Tikkes in the novelization of Episode II .