Unidentified Aqualish ( Nar Shaddaa ) An Aqualish male worked as a bounty hunter during the year 5 ABY . While on the moon Nar Shaddaa , the Aqualish was hired by the droid information broker 8t88 to hunt down and kill Kyle Katarn : an individual whom 8t88 double - crossed . The Aqualish eventually tracked Katarn to a set of sewers . When the Aqualish arrived , the bounty hunter Porg had been knocked unconscious and Katarn was nowhere in sight , as he was hiding nearby . Katarn attempted to shoot the Aqualish with a blaster pistol , but the shot harmlessly bounced off of the Aqualish ' s body armor . The Aqualish returned fire as Katarn prepared to fire again , but both shooters shot a revived Porg instead , who had stood up in between the combatants . Killing Porg had left the Aqualish bounty hunter stunned , and Katarn took the bounty hunter ' s hesitation as a moment to shoot back , scoring a shot to the Aqualish ' s head . Biography . During the year 5 ABY , an Aqualish male worked as a bounty hunter . While on the moon Nar Shaddaa , he was hired by 8t88 , a droid information broker on the payroll of the Galactic Empire . Also working for 8t88 was Porg , a Trandoshan bounty hunter the Aqualish knew . The job consisted of finding and killing Kyle Katarn , a former Imperial soldier and agent of the New Republic whom 8t88 had met with in a local cantina . 8t88 had agreed to give Katarn information , but then proceeded to double - cross Katarn . After Katarn escaped 8t88 ' s bounty hunters in the cantina , the Aqualish and various other hired guns moved out to kill Katarn . However , the former soldier caught up to 8t88 and , during a lightfight , shot off 8t88 ' s arm . The rest of 8t88 escaped , and Katarn went to retrieve the arm , which clutched an important datadisc . The arm had fallen into a sewer , where Katarn was ambushed by Porg after the former found the arm . The Aqualish was hunting nearby , and was aware of Porg being in the general area . Porg was incapacitated by Katarn after a kick to the groin , and the Aqualish followed the sounds of the fight , and verbally called out for Porg . He didn ' t see Katarn , though , as he was hiding . In an attempt to kill the Aqualish , Katarn moved from cover and fired a single shot with his Bryar pistol , which hit the bounty hunter in the chest . The Aqualish wore protective body armor , though , which deflected the blaster bolt . The Aqualish returned fire , forcing Katarn back into cover . As the two combatants prepared for another round of fire , Porg slowly regained conscious and stood - right as the Aqualish and Katarn discharged their weapons at each other . Both shooters shot Porg , who died instantly . The Aqualish was stunned at the accidental killing of his fellow hunter , and his hesitation allowed Katarn to land a head shot , killing the Aqualish bounty hunter . Ultimately , Katarn escaped Nar Shaddaa . Personality and traits . When the Aqualish arrived at the scene of Porg and Katarn ' s fight , he barged into the sewers in a brisk manner , exposing himself entirely to Katarn . However , the bounty hunter was smart enough to pack blaster proof armor , which saved him from a direct shot to his chest . However , after accidentally shooting his fellow bounty hunter , the Aqualish was so stunned that he once again left himself open for attack . This time , Katarn aimed for his unprotected head . Equipment . While working for 8t88 , the Aqualish wore body armor that could deflect direct blaster bolts . He was also armed with a blaster . Behind the scenes . The Aqualish first appeared in the 1998 novella " " , which was written by William C . Dietz . The Aqualish was mentioned in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " under Porg ' s entry , claiming that the Aqualish purposefully shot Porg , as opposed to his death being an accident as depicted in the novella . This article assumes that the novella is the correct depiction of events . In the novella ' s , the Aqualish appears to shoot at Katarn after the latter defeats Porg for the first time , but neither his nor Porg ' s deaths are depicted , as the scene ends as soon as Katarn is fired upon .