Wrenga Jixton Wrenga Jixton , better known as Jix , was an Imperial agent working directly for Darth Vader . Biography . Life as an Imperial . Wrenga Jixton was born on Corellia and eventually found himself enrolled in the Imperial Academy of Carida . Jix ' s training eventually helped find himself a place as a combat trainer for new recruits . In his current occupation , Jix eventually was placed on a mission with Darth Vader in 8 BBY . The mission was the sterilization of Falleen , and involved the deaths of 200 , 000 Falleen . Jix did not perform his duty admirably and was court - martialled and sent to the spice mines of Kessel . Jix eventually orchestrated a miraculous escape , after which he fled to the remote world of Aridus and befriended the local Chubbit s . Around 0 ABY , Darth Vader came to Aridus in an effort to capture Luke Skywalker . Vader was being helped by an impersonator of Obi - Wan Kenobi . The actor was ordered to lead Skywalker into a trap within the Iron Tower on Aridus . Unfortunately for Vader , the actor betrayed him and destroyed the tower , killing himself and injuring Vader severely . Jix saw the whole thing play itself out and went to survey the damage from the tower . There he found Vader unconscious and vulnerable . On Aridus , Jix had come to appreciate the local Chubbits and did not want to see them harmed by an Imperial occupation . He saved Vader ' s life and brought him back to Coruscant . When Vader awoke he struck a deal with the Dark Lord , forcing him to promise to leave Aridus and the local Chubbits alone in exchange for Jix ' s eternal servitude . Vader agreed , and Jix reentered Imperial service as Vader ' s personal servant . Servant of Vader . Jix quickly proved himself a capable servant to Vader by exposing a traitor , whom Vader executed . Jix was later assigned to ensure the survival of Luke Skywalker on Tatooine . Vader was well aware that Prince Xizor of Black Sun was attempting to kill Skywalker . Jix traveled to Tatooine with orders to infiltrate Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s swoop gang . Shortly after landing in Mos Eisley , Jix confronted the swoop gang , led by Big Gizz and Spiker . Despite Jix ' s tough talk , he was unable to fend off the entire gang once they began beating him with chains and bludgeons until Gizz ordered them to stop . Impressed with his guts , Gizz suggested that Jix race to prove whether he could join the gang . Jix accepted the challenge , and won by shooting his competitor . Again , Big Gizz was impressed and accepted Jix into the gang . As a swoop racer , Jix went on to participate in racing championship . On Corellia , in the preparation for Agrilat Swamp Circuit race Jix was approached by an operative sent by Lonay . The Black Sun vigo had a personal vendetta against a racing star Kimmi Chyler and attempted to use both Jix and his operative to humiliate her . Jix agreed , that Chyler ' s downfall would help his team and accepted the help . The operative was hired as a mechanic and was to inspect Chyler ' s swoop for illegal modifications . Chyler , however , won the race anyway , and Jix was furious , confronting her and her team after the race . Meanwhile , Jabba had received word from Xizor about killing Luke . Jix suggested this would greatly anger Darth Vader , which drew many laughs from the gang . Jabba then sent the gang to kill Luke , who was staying in Ben Kenobi ' s hut in the Dune Sea . Earlier in Mos Eisley , Jix had mentioned in the cantina his affiliation with the Galactic Empire and was overheard by Dash Rendar . Rendar sped to Luke ' s aid , but arrived after the gang did . Luke was nearly overwhelmed by the swoop gang , but held his own aboard a hijacked swoop and led them through Beggar ' s Canyon . When Spiker got a clear shot at Luke , Jix rammed his swoop into Spiker ' s to keep Luke alive . Although Jix broke both of his legs in the crash , Spiker was nearly dead and Luke alive and well . However , there was still Big Gizz to worry about . Gizz , furious at losing more than half his gang to Luke and Dash , leveled his rifle at Luke but was struck in the skull with a rock by Jix . Jix fulfilled his mission , allowing Luke to live so that Vader himself could deal with him . Later , Jix was still with the swoop gang as Boba Fett delivered Han Solo , still frozen in carbonite , to Jabba the Hutt . Fett ' s ship , " Slave I " , landed on the outskirts of Jabba ' s land , and a swoop rode out of the cargo hold , towing a hovering platform . Several bounty hunters pursued the swoop rider , presumably Fett . Also in pursuit was the swoop gang . Jix and Spiker were shot down . Spiker was severely wounded , ending up near - dead . Just then Jix hid a communications code book on Spiker ' s body in order to make him look like a traitor to Jabba the Hutt . The bounty hunters caught up with the swoop rider , only to find it was not Boba Fett at all , but a decoy . The real Boba Fett had successfully handed in his bounty on Solo .