Jak ( Nautolan ) Jak was a male Nautolan who grew up in the Coruscant underworld , where he befriended the Jedi Padawan Cade Skywalker , a frequent visitor of the planet ' s underlevels . By 137 ABY , Jak had become the personal bodyguard of the Hutt Queen Jool and worked as an enforcer at Rik ' s Cantina , which she owned . His loyalty to Jool was unflinching , and he would rid the establishment of anyone who caused her trouble if she commanded it . Skywalker visited the cantina in 137 ABY but was soon after taken captive by Coruscant ' s ruling Sith ; Jak later witnessed a hologram that Skywalker had placed inside of his astromech droid , R2 - D2 . After the hologram concluded , a group of Skywalker ' s allies began planning a rescue of him from the clutches of the Sith , but Jak left the mission in their hands and exited the cantina . Biography . The male Nautolan Jak lived in the underworld of the galactic capital of Coruscant during the Sith – Imperial War of 127 – 130 ABY . During his youth , Jak often encountered and eventually befriended the Jedi Padawan Cade Skywalker , who visited the planet ' s underlevels to escape from his rigorous Jedi training . By 137 ABY , Jak was working as the personal bodyguard of Queen Jool , the Hutt owner of Rik ' s Cantina , a well - known bar and meeting place in the Coruscant underworld . Jak also served as the cantina ' s enforcer and had become a regular fixture in the establishment to the point that his presence was often nearly forgotten by its denizens . In 137 ABY , Skywalker returned to the cantina . Jak was surprised to see his old friend , as the Jedi Order had been decimated by Darth Krayt ' s Sith Order seven years prior , and Krayt had usurped the galactic throne on Coruscant . Nevertheless , the two nonchalantly greeted each other at the door . Skywalker , who was on his way to the Temple of the Sith to rescue the captive Jedi Hosk Trey ' lis , left the access codes to his starship , the " Mynock " , with Jool in case he should not return . His co - pilot Jariah Syn and mechanic Deliah Blue arrived shortly thereafter and retrieved the codes . Jak and Jool joined them inside the cantina as they watched a hologram Skywalker had placed inside of his astromech droid R2 - D2 , telling them not to attempt to rescue him . Soon to arrive were the bounty hunters Chak and Kee , who had their own reasons for wanting Skywalker rescued , and Morrigan Corde , the mother of Skywalker . At Jool ' s word , Jak escorted her to her home while the motley crew remained in the bar and discussed how they could best retrieve Skywalker from the temple . Personality and traits . As Jool ' s bodyguard , Jak was completely loyal to the Hutt . His first priority was to protect her , and he dealt with troublemakers in Rik ' s Cantina at her command by tossing them out the bar ' s front door . The strong and silent type , Jak ' s presence was often nearly forgotten by patrons of the bar as he kept watch over the entire room ; he was particularly vigilant when it was visited by someone he did not recognize . Despite being surprised to see Cade Skywalker in 137 ABY , Jak gave his old friend only a one - word greeting when Skywalker arrived at the cantina . He was content in the knowledge that he was hired muscle who was not required to think very much , and had no objections to not participating in the rescue of Skywalker from the Temple of the Sith . Behind the scenes . Jak was created by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema for the comic book series " " and appeared briefly in the series ' and issues . More information about the character was revealed in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " and 2009 ' s " Legacy Era Campaign Guide " .