Ponda Baba/Legends

Ponda Baba was the Aqualish partner of Dr. Evazan. He fulfilled the Aqualish stereotype of being an ill-tempered thug.

Ponda Baba became Evazan's partner after rescuing him for Jodo Kast on Corellia. For a time, he considered betraying Evazan and collecting the sizable bounty being offered. He decided against betraying the Doctor, and they began smuggling spice for Jabba the Hutt.

One fateful day on Tatooine, Luke Skywalker entered the Mos Eisley Cantina and sat down at the bar. Dr. Evazan informed Skywalker that his partner, Ponda Baba, did not like him. Shortly thereafter, weapons were being drawn. The scuffle was ended when Obi-Wan Kenobi severed Baba's arm with his lightsaber.

Evazan tried to use his medical knowledge to replace Baba's arm, but the surgery was a failure, almost resulting in Baba's death. The two parted ways, with Baba swearing to impart vengeance on his former partner.

The duo was eventually reunited, and Baba even got his arm back after Evazan perfected a mind-transfer technology which enabled him to take over the body of an Andoan Senator.