Valius Ying Valius Ying was a male Twi ' lek pirate who was notorious in the Outer Rim during the Mandalorian Wars . Ying was the captain of the starship " Oroko " , and headed a crew of several gangsters . Once captured by Galactic Republic Captain Saul Karath , Ying had his operation back up and running by 3964 BBY . That year , Ying , not normally a bounty hunter , joined the potentially lucrative search for runaway Jedi Padawan Zayne Carrick , who was accused of murdering four of his fellow classmates on Taris . Ying and the " Oroko " soon tracked down Carrick in the Taris asteroid belt , capturing the fugitive along with alleged accomplice Marn Hierogryph and two Arkanian Offshoot s , Jarael and Gorman " Camper " Vandrayk . Hierogryph negotiated for his and the Offshoots ' freedom in exchange for the codes to his Taris storehouses , and Ying brought Carrick alone to Taris to turn him over to the Jedi Order . Greeted by a massive throng of onlookers , Ying took Carrick to the five Jedi Masters of the Tarisian Jedi Tower , hoping for a substantial reward . It was there that Ying learned , much to his surprise , that Carrick was not the Padawan killer — the Masters had done the deed and framed Carrick . Although Ying tried to leave , Jedi Master Lucien Draay decided that the Twi ' lek knew too much , and slew him with his lightsaber . Biography . Valius Ying was a notorious Rutian Twi ' lek pirate and gangster who was active in the Outer Rim in the era of the Mandalorian Wars . By 3964 BBY , he had become captain of the starship " Oroko " , with several crew serving under him , and became acquainted with local Snivvian hood Marn Hierogryph . At some point , Ying hired the Ithorian bounty hunters known as the Moomo Brothers for a job , only to fire them because of their incompetence . During his time as a pirate , Ying was captured by Republic Captain Saul Karath on the ship " Reciprocity " , although he had resumed his operations by 3964 BBY . That year , Jedi Padawan Zayne Carrick was accused of the murder of four of his fellow classmates on the planet Taris . Carrick went on the run with the help of Hierogryph , and a large bounty was placed on their heads . Not normally bounty hunters , Ying and the crew of the " Oroko " joined in on the hunt for Carrick and Hierogryph , eventually finding them in the Taris asteroid belt . The two fugitives were aboard the junk hauler " Last Resort " , which the " Oroko " captured with its tractor beam . Along with Carrick and Hierogryph , Ying and the " Oroko " also brought aboard Jarael and Gorman " Camper " Vandrayk , the Arkanian Offshoot owners of the " Last Resort " . Soon afterward , Ying made a deal with Hierogryph — in exchange for the codes to Hierogryph ' s Taris storehouses , Ying would tell the authorities that the " Last Resort " had been destroyed in the asteroid belt , and that he had found Carrick alone in an escape pod . Ying would then allow Hierogryph , Jarael and Camper to go free once they reached Taris . When Ying and the " Oroko " returned to Taris with their " guests " in tow , Ying took a shuttle down to Taris ' s Upper City with Carrick , who was restrained in handcuffs , intending to bring the runaway Padawan to the five Jedi Masters stationed at the local Jedi Tower . Ying and Carrick were greeted by a massive crowd and heavy press coverage — reports on the event were broadcast as far away as the planet Dantooine . Ying paraded Carrick through the throng of spectators to the Tower , where he and his prisoner were scanned for weapons and recording devices before being allowed to meet with the Masters . Ying told the Masters his false story of having found Carrick in a lifepod , but the Miraluka Jedi Q ' Anilia immediately saw through the lie . To Ying ' s surprise , Lucien Draay , Carrick ' s Master , admitted that Carrick had not actually killed his classmates , but that he was what the Masters wanted all the same . Furious , Carrick and Draay argued , revealing intimate and secret details of the fateful night , and Ying learned that the five Masters had actually killed the Padawans and framed Carrick after he narrowly escaped death at their hands . Disturbed by these revelations , Ying attempted to take his leave and return to his shuttle — however , Draay would not allow Ying to leave knowing what he did . Draay told Ying that the Jedi would be requiring his shuttle , and when Ying protested , Draay quickly slew the Twi ' lek gangster with his lightsaber . In the end , Carrick was able to escape his predicament with the help of Hierogryph and the two Offshoots , who came back to save him . Personality and traits . A large , imposing blue - skinned , four - fingered Rutian Twi ' lek male with lekku covered in rings , Ying was regarded by his acquaintance Marn Hierogryph as an easily confused dimwit . Although not usually a bounty hunter , he joined the hunt for Hierogryph and Zayne Carrick when it became profitable , but was willing to negotiate with his captives once he found them in the Taris asteroid belt . Ying was also willing to lie , even to a group of Jedi Masters , to uphold his end of a bargain . As a bounty hunter , Ying did not particularly care whether Carrick had actually committed the crime he was accused of , doing the job for the money . However , he was extremely surprised and disturbed when he learned the truth behind the Padawan Massacre , and sought to extricate himself from the situation as quickly as possible . Behind the scenes . Valius Ying made his first two appearances in " " and , written by John Jackson Miller and released in 2006 . For Ying ' s design , Miller suggested to artists Brian Ching and Travel Foreman that they create an " alien " who started out full of himself but later found himself in over his head . Miller also noted that Ying was the first " on - screen " character death in the " " comic series . Ying also made a brief flashback appearance in the later installment " " , released in 2012 . Over the course of his three " Knights of the Old Republic " appearances , Ying was illustrated by three different artists — Travel Foreman , Brian Ching , and Andrea Mutti . In 2008 , Ying was given an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .