Branox, a spacer of Hrakian descent, visited Vorzyd V in 1 ABY. While consuming alcohol at a cantina within a spaceport, Branox's path crossed with the Rebel droids C-3PO and R2-D2. These droids were actively searching for a Hrakian pilot. Luke Skywalker, together with fellow Rebels Leia Organa, Falud, and Paxin, were prisoners of Imperial forces on a Hrakian starship; the droids required a Hrakian to impersonate their owner to gain access to the vessel. Spotting Branox, who was inebriated and disoriented, C-3PO and R2-D2 determined that he would be ideal. They promptly guided the bewildered spacer toward the starship, utilizing him to clear security. Upon arrival, they dismissed Branox, instructing him to register with the "droid steward."
Branox's sole appearance within the Star Wars Legends timeline occurred in Gambler's World, a comic strip narrative penned and drawn by Russ Manning, which was published in 1979.