Warto Warto was a male Boltrunian who served the Cloud - Riders under the leadership of Serji - X Arrogantus . Originally a laborer on a Corellian freighter , his behavior and temper addled his crewmembers . In turn , he was abandoned by his crew on Aduba - 3 , where he was forced to eke out a new existence lifting crates and strong - boxes at the local starport , while also mugging several of the weaker locals . He came to spend most of his free time at Locru ' s Central Saloon , consuming large amounts of strong nikta . One evening , Warto wrongfully convinced himself that the Wroonian Azoora was in fact his girlfriend , and was enraged when he saw a Corellian pilot , Han Solo , attempting to woo her . A brawl broke out , and Warto was subdued by Solo ' s first mate , the hulking Wookiee , Chewbacca . Scorned , Warto later sought to join a posse being formulated in Tun Aduban in order to earn enough money to buy his way offworld , but his enrollment was prevented by the aggravated Lepi , Jaxxon . When Warto learned that the posse was being assembled by Solo , he aligned himself with Serji - X Arrogantus and the Cloud - Riders , who had been terrorizing a local village . The Boltrunian tipped Arrogantus off to the formation of Solo ' s posse , and later joined the Cloud - Riders in raiding the village of Onacra . During the battle with Solo ' s posse , Warto was pulverized to death by Chewbacca . Biography . A Boltrunian scorned . Warto was a green - skinned Boltrunian , who found work as a laborer on a Corellian freighter during the Imperial Period . His foul temper earned him no friends , and his fellow crewmen decided to abandon him on the remote world of Aduba - 3 . As a result , Warto developed a grudge against all Corellians . He managed to make a rather meager living preying on weaker individuals , mugging them . He also found work as a spaceport crater - buster , where he hauled strong - boxes for those who were unable to hire the services of a binary load lifter . Warto came to spend most of his time at Locru ' s Central Saloon in Tun Aduban , as he had a particular liking for strong nikta . One evening in 0 ABY , Warto convinced himself that the alluring and flirtatious Wroonian , Azoora , was actually his girlfriend . He was enraged when a Corellian smuggler , Han Solo , appeared to be seducing her , and grabbed him . Warto threatened the Corellian , warning him not to go near Azoora again . Solo played the innocent , and warned the Boltrunian to depart before his Wookiee co - pilot , Chewbacca , arrived . Warto scoffed at the threat , and Solo responded by smashing a chair against the Boltrunian ' s face . Enraged , Warto picked up the Corellian , and hurled him across the bar . A brawl broke out , before Chewbacca arrived . Undeterred , Warto struck the Wookiee several times , but Chewbacca appeared to be unaffected by the strikes . Warto was subsequently hurled through a plate - glass window . Star - Hoppers and Cloud - Riders . When word spread around town that a posse was being formulated for an unspecified reason , Warto attempted to sign up . He saw it as an opportunity to finally get off Aduba - 3 by raising enough credits to buy passage offworld . The man organizing the posse was interviewing candidates at Locru ' s inn , and a queue had formed . As the Lepi spacer Jaxxon prepared to enter the interview , Warto cut in front of him . The Lepi protested , and Warto responded by striking him . Incensed , Jaxxon sent the Boltrunian reeling with a punitive kick , preventing him from joining the posse . Warto later discovered that the posse was being assembled by Solo himself , in order to defend innocent farmers of Onacra village being terrorized by Serji - X Arrogantus and his Cloud - Riders . Warto elected to join Arrogantus instead , alerting him to Solo ' s activities . Arrogantus was impressed with the Boltrunian ' s strength and rage , and granted him the use of a skyspeeder that formerly belonged to someone who had fallen prey to a high - hound . Warto informed Arrogantus about Solo ' s actions , and the Cloud - Riders rode back to Tun Aduban , where they met the newly assembled posse , the Star - Hoppers of Aduba - 3 . When Solo noticed that Warto had joined the Cloud - Riders , the Boltrunian goaded him , but Arrogantus ordered Warto not to fire until word was given . Arrogantus and Solo bandied words before the Cloud - Riders rode off , in preparation for their fresh attack against Onacra . Warto later joined Arrogantus in an attack on Onacra . Noticing that the Star - Hoppers had not heeded Arrogantus ' earlier warning , Warto resolved to give the defenders no quarter . However , his skyspeeder was grabbed by the telescoping arms of one defender , FE - 9Q , and was brought to a halt . Warto was dismounted by Chewbacca , who then killed the Boltrunian with his bare hands . Warto was later profiled by historian Voren Na ' al , who later added the details of his biography to the Alliance to Restore the Republic database , Mistress Mnemos . Personality and traits . Warto possessed a particularly short temper , and was not overly intelligent . His demeanor was enough to inspire his fellow crewmen to abandon him on the desolate world of Aduba - 3 . In order to eke out an existence , Warto elected to prey on those that did not possess his level of strength . The Boltrunian was also a drinker , and was able to convince himself that Azoora was his girlfriend — so complete was his self - deception that he became highly aggressive when a smuggler , and a Corellian no less , approached her . Warto was also impatient , cutting through the queue to enlist in Solo ' s posse . His chief desire was to get off Aduba - 3 , and ultimately that drove most of his actions . He was driven by vengeance , which was ultimately what led Serji - X Arrogantus to hire his services . The Boltrunian came to hate Solo and was more than willing to gun the Corellian down , but was forced to obey his new master instead . Warto also held a sense of derision for the Lepi , Jaxxon , labeling him a " rodent " and evoking a great deal of aggression from the spacer . Although he found Solo to be a fairly unchallenging physical combatant , Warto was outmatched by the Wookiee Chewbacca , whose strength the Boltrunian had originally dismissed with derision . Amongst Warto ' s skills was the ability to speak , read , and write Basic . He also wielded a blaster pistol . Behind the scenes . Warto was created by Roy Thomas , Howard Chaykin and Tom Palmer for " " ( 1978 ) . The character was killed off in the next issue , " " ( 1978 ) . He later received a write - up in " The Starhoppers of Aduba - 3 " , published in " Star Wars Gamer 4 " ( 2001 ) .