Mekks Mekks was a male Human who lived on the planet Nal Hutta during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . By 3643 BBY he worked as a comm officer in the spaceport of an industrial town named Jiguuna . Prior to this , he had also come to owe a woman named Gianna a favor . Mekks repaid the favor in 3643 BBY when he saw her son , Zi ' am , and her husband , Kendrel , in the spaceport attempting to flee the planet . The pair were trying to escape Hutta , as Gianna wished for Zi ' am , who was Force - sensitive , to train on the planet Korriban to become Sith . Kendrel , who had trained on Korriban himself but failed and fled , did not want Zi ' am to suffer the same experience he ' d had and so was trying to take his son to safety . Mekks then directed an Imperial - aligned individual Gianna had hired to retrieve Zi ' am to the pair ' s location . He then witnessed the individual kill Kendrel after he refused to give up his son . Biography . Mekks was a male Human who lived during the Cold War . Some time before or during 3643 BBY , he came to work as a comm officer on the planet of Nal Hutta within a spaceport in a small industrial town named Jiguuna . He also came to owe a favor to a woman named Gianna . In 3643 BBY , Mekks recognized Gianna ' s husband , Kendrel , and son , Zi ' am , in the spaceport preparing to depart . He informed Gianna of their whereabouts , as Gianna was looking for them . Kendrel , who had previously trained on Korriban himself but failed his trials and fled , was attempting to take Zi ' am away from Gianna to prevent her from sending their son to his potential death , as he too was Force - sensitive . Once Gianna received Mekks ' message , she began seeking help to retrieve her son . Gianna eventually sent an Imperial - aligned individual to retrieve her son . The individual found Mekks in the spaceport and the comm officer told them that he would point out Kendrel and Zi ' am , but not aid in claiming the boy . He called over the pair , but once the individual explained why they were there , Kendrel refused to hand over his son . The father asked that the individual let them flee and tell Gianna they had gone to Korriban so she wouldn ' t search for them . The individual refused and shot Kendrel , killing him before before he could react . After his father ' s death , Zi ' am fled home to his mother and Mekks , believing he had settled his debt , left the hunter to return to his work . Gianna later sent Zi ' am to Korriban as she had planned . Personality and traits . Mekks honored the debt he owed to Gianna by informing of her of her son ' s whereabouts , but he refused to help the individual retrieve him as he did not want to risk being hurt by Kendrel , who he believed looked suspicious . After Mekks witnessed Kendrel ' s death , he considered commenting on it but refrained as he didn ' t believe it was his business . Behind the scenes . Mekks first appeared in the video game " " , which was released by BioWare and LucasArts in 2011 . He is involved in the quest " Dreams of Korriban " on Hutta , where he directs the player to Zi ' am and Kendrel after Gianna asks the player to find them . The player has a choice to either allow Kendrel and Zi ' am to flee once they reach the spaceport ( light side ) or to kill Kendrel ( dark side ) . This article assumes that the player chose to take the " dark side " option and killed Kendral due to the fact only Imperial characters of the Bounty Hunter or Imperial Agent class can undertake this quest . This is due to its location on Nal Hutta , which Republic players cannot access .