Choyd was a Selonian male, a member of the Freelies gang. He resided on his homeworld, Vorzyd V, during the Galactic Civil War. His father, Falud, was a dedicated Rebel operative, but Choyd showed little interest in the conflict between the Alliance and the Empire, remaining devoted to his gang. Notably, in 1 ABY—soon after his father died attempting to escape Imperial captivity—Choyd even participated in a scheme to abduct the prominent Rebel leader Leia Organa. While the Freelies successfully captured Organa, she eventually escaped when Imperial stormtroopers besieged their hideout.
Falud's son, Choyd, was a member of the relatively small Selonian population on the Outer Rim planet of Vorzyd V. Falud was a Rebel operative on Vorzyd V during the Galactic Civil War. However, unlike his father, Choyd did not share his convictions. By 1 ABY, he had joined the Freelies, a gang of juvenile delinquents led by a Human named Jax. Choyd and his crew were known for patrolling the streets of Efavan, the capital city of Vorzyd V, in search of things to steal. During one such patrol, they stumbled upon a seemingly valuable pair of lost droids: the protocol droid C-3PO and the astromech droid R2-D2. Unbeknownst to them, these droids belonged to Luke Skywalker, a Rebel hero familiar with Choyd's father. Choyd and his gang immediately attempted to claim the droids, but R2-D2 summoned a police droid, causing the Freelies to scatter.
Still desiring the droids, the Freelies briefly crossed paths with them again at a weapons shop. However, they were deterred from taking them when the droids inadvertently activated several automatic weapons. Instead, the gang followed them back to Luke Skywalker's ship, where they ended up stealing something far more valuable. Choyd and his companions tricked C-3PO into letting them aboard, where they abducted Princess Leia Organa, a Rebel leader. They took her back to their hideout with the intention of ransoming her to the Alliance for 5 million credits. Once Organa discovered that Choyd was Falud's son, she shared crucial information: she, Skywalker, and Falud had recently been held in Imperial custody together, and Choyd's father had been killed while helping them escape. Organa was shocked by Choyd's indifferent reaction. The young Selonian didn't seem to care about his father's death, dismissing it as the consequence of Falud's actions against the Empire.
Organa's time in the Freelies' den was short-lived before the situation escalated. Skywalker, Organa's friend, soon arrived with a Vorzydiak Freelie named Bemmie, whom Skywalker had rescued from an Imperial torture squad. Although Bemmie tried to convince his fellow gang members that Skywalker was trustworthy, Jax refused to believe it and decided to eliminate the Rebel leader. However, before he could act, a team of stormtroopers stormed the Freelies' hideout, seeking Organa and Skywalker. Choyd and his friends returned fire, while Jax planned to betray the two Rebels to the Imperial troops' leader. However, they failed to account for Bemmie, who felt indebted to Skywalker for saving his life. As Choyd and the other Freelies fought the Imperials, Bemmie guided the Rebels to safety through a secret escape tunnel, sacrificing his own life in the process.
Despite his father Falud's dedication to the Rebel cause and willingness to sacrifice his life for it, Choyd did not inherit those principles. Instead, the younger Selonian adopted the apathetic, nihilistic attitude common among the Freelies. This indifference extended to his lack of emotional response to his father's death. Choyd saw little value in opposing the Galactic Empire, believing that his father's death was pointless since the Empire remained in power. For Choyd, the Freelies were the only thing that mattered, and he was unconcerned with the Empire's actions as long as they didn't interfere with his gang. Choyd was fiercely loyal to the group's leader, Jax, and followed his orders without question.
Choyd's sole appearance in the Star Wars Legends continuity was in Gambler's World, a comic strip story arc written and illustrated by Russ Manning and published in 1979.