Ugloste/Legends

Ugloste was the Ugnaught who operated the carbonite freezer in Cloud City and who froze Han Solo.

Biography
Ugloste and his family had been slaves in Bespin for a long time. His wife died because some bureaucrat considered that saving her was too expensive. Ugloste was, thus, unhappy to admit that Human bureaucrats ruled the galaxy.

Later, as a 120-year-old Ugnaught, he met progress with a revival of Ugnaught culture in Bespin. New generations were born without knowing slavery, and that made him happy. Veteran manager of carbon freezing chamber, Ugloste took a new wife and had more children, who were taught how to mine for gas, as well as the virtues of hard work and respect for their elders. However, Ugloste had to take a second job at a junk foundry to raise enough money for his family.

Ugloste saw the Galactic Empire reaching Cloud City. Although some Ugnaughts advocated for resistance, Ugloste chose to wait: He would not risk his own happiness for a Human conflict.

Ugloste met with Chewbacca because the Wookiee entered in Ugloste's foundry and, after fighting Ugloste and other Ugnaughts, took C-3PO's remains. Ugloste did not know how C-3PO had ended there; he was only told to burn it.

Later, another Imperial officer acting under Darth Vader's orders told Ugloste, with E-3PO as a translator, to modify the carbon freezing chamber. Ugloste was provided with the new requirements. He thought they were strange requirements, not understanding why anyone would want a carbon-frozen living Human. However, Ugloste knew the chamber in each and any of its facets, and discovered how to do it. He managed his team to do it.

Later, a Human was painfully frozen, and survived. He would even retain consciousness while frozen.

Behind the scenes

 * Ugloste was played by small actor Jack Purvis, who also played a Jawa in A New Hope and Teebo in Return of the Jedi

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back