Derrida, a bounty hunter of Ketton descent and female gender, found herself requiring a partner for an assassination mission targeting the Rebel Alliance in 0 BBY, on the very day that Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi departed from Tatooine. Garindan ezz Zavor, a Kubaz spy and minor league bounty hunter urgently seeking currency, chose to accept this assignment, having received a tip from the Devaronian Labria. Following this, Labria conveyed the information to Derrida, who then accepted Garindan's participation and transmitted the necessary coordinates to him.
Originally, Derrida was conceived for inclusion in Alliance Intelligence Reports, a Star Wars Legends roleplaying game supplement released by West End Games in 1995. Her transition to canon occurred via a mention within the short story "The Secrets of Long Snoot," featured in the 2017 collection titled From a Certain Point of View.