Aphra

Doctor Aphra is a rogue Droid Archaeologist and former ally to Sith Lord Darth Vader.

She first appeared in the comic series "Star Wars: Darth Vader" published by Marvel Comics, and will receive her own comic in December, 2016.

Biography
Aphra was born shortly before the Clone Wars began. When she was young, her Mother separated from Aphra's father, and she took her to live on the frontier, for a "spiritual existence" on a forest planet. During a crisis involving the Separatist Alliance, Raiders came to Aphra's home and killed her mother, whilst Aphra hid in a cave.

By the time of The Battle of Yavin, Aphra had obtained her doctorate in Droid Archaeology, and worked as a hired hand with those who would require her assistance in droid related matters. She also had a relationship with Sana Starros, the supposed wife of Han Solo.

She was secretly hired by Darth Vader to build for him an army of Battle Droids, so he could prove his worth to The Emperor after being upstaged by an Imperial doctor who genetically made lightsaber wielding warriors. In return, Vader activated two droids in Aphra's possession, 0-0-0 and BT-1, both formerly imperial droids that were deactivated for their murderous personalities.

Aphra and the two droids would join Vader on his quest to find the pilot who flew the X-Wing that destroyed the Death Star.

Personality
Aphra is best described as morally bankrupt. Her endless fascination with rare or dangerous droids makes her disregard anyone who might get in the way of obtaining her goal.

Despite her darker traits, she's ironically a person who can see the brighter side in most situations, usually responding with some variation of a comedic retort.

When she first meets Darth Vader, she displays awkward and fanatical behavior around him, being a "fan of his work", although she later calms down when being in his presence.

Trivia

 * Aphra was first introduced in Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III, and rose to a level of popularity so big, she was given her own solo series after the Vader book had ended.
 * She has been described by her creator, Kieron Gillen as a "Dark Mirror Image of Indiana Jones. This is reflected by her occasional utterances of quotes similar to those from the Indiana Jones film series.