Nien Nunb/Legends

Nien Nunb was a Sullustan smuggler. Her grew up in the caves of his homeworld, Sullust with his sister, Aril Nunb. Later, he worked for the SoroSuub Corporation as a smuggler. During one of his smuggling flights he befriended Lando Calrissian - an individual Nunb would have great deals with in later years. It was with Calrissian that he would copilot the Millennium Falcon during the climactic Battle of Endor. He went on to become the administrator of the Kessel spice mines, and sporadically worked with the New Republic and its successor, the Galactic Alliance.

Biography
Born on Sullust, Nien Nunb grew up to pilot a freighter for the SoroSuub Corporation. However, as the company gradually came to support the Empire more and more, Nunb began stealing from his employers. Together with his childhood friend, the politician Sian Tevv, Nunb began to form a group of Sullustan raiders who followed his mission to fight independently from the Alliance to Restore the Republic against SoroSuub and the Empire. SoroSuub retaliated against Nunb with the help of an Imperial Star Destroyer, resulting in the loss of his ship, the Sublight Queen. However, this didn't stop Nunb from fighting for his people's freedom.

Convinced by Sian Tevv, Nunb then joined the Rebellion, and eventually participated in the Battle of Endor as copilot of the Millennium Falcon alongside Lando Calrissian. Some time after Endor, Nunb was again aboard of the Falcon, this time as the co-pilot of Han Solo. Though Nunb had piloted Solo's starship in wild maneuvers through the shipyards of Fondor, Han could be convinced by Calrissian to accept Nunb as a temporary substitute for Chewbacca who spent meanwhile some time with his family on Kashyyyk. Though suspicious about Nunb's qualities, Han's respect for the Sullustan grew during their mission for Vandelhelm, where he even saved Han's life from a stormtrooper attack.

In 13 ABY, Calrissian purchased the spice mines of Kessel and installed Nunb as administrator. The Sullustan then managed to dramatically increase the planet's standards by replacing unwilling slave labor with that of droids. In the same year he assisted Calrissian once more as a co-pilot in the Battle of Nam Chorios during the Death Seed crisis.

In 24 ABY a member of Black Sun tried to murder Nunb on Kessel, but the Sullustan administrator would survive. When the mines were overtaken by Czethros, leader of Black Sun, Nunb allied with Jaina Solo and Lowbacca and could regain power.

It is said, that Nunb still was administrator of Kessel during the war against the Yuuzhan Vong and that he highly increased the standards of the planet's defensive systems to hold off the invaders.

Behind the scenes

 * The character Nien Nunb was realized as a puppet for his appearance in Return of the Jedi. He was performed by Mike Quinn and Richard Bonehill.
 * Nunb was voiced by Kipsang Rotich, a student from Kenya, in his native tongue of Haya.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galaxies
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Marvel Star Wars 98: Supply and Demand
 * Marvel Star Wars 107: All Together Now
 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * The Last Command
 * Champions of the Force
 * Planet of Twilight
 * Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial