In the twilight years of the Galactic Republic, there existed a male Givin named Staguu Itincoovar, a being with sensitivity to the Force.
Despite being brought to the Jedi Order as a young infant to undergo training, Itincoovar did not succeed in passing his Initiate Trials. Consequently, no Jedi Master chose him to become their Padawan. Nevertheless, he found a place within the Order's Exploration Corps due to the intervention of Master Ekim Ryelli. As the Clone Wars neared their end, approximately 19 BBY, Itincoovar journeyed with Ryelli and Telloti Cillmam'n to Nicht Ka, the location of a newly discovered ancient structure. The Givin was tasked with returning to their starship to cross-reference some inscriptions with the ship's database, while Cillmam'n stumbled upon an ancient armor formerly worn by the Dark Jedi known as Warb Null. While researching the philology database, Itincoovar received a communication from Palpatine, the Republic's Supreme Chancellor, declaring victory in the Clone Wars and ordering all Jedi back to the main temple on Coruscant.
When the Givin attempted to contact Master Ryelli using his comlink, he received no response. Unbeknownst to Itincoovar, Cillmam'n had donned Warb Null's armor, succumbed to the dark side of the Force, and beheaded Master Ryelli. The Givin met his end when the murderous Cillmam'n—now calling himself "Malleus"—returned to the ship and killed him.
Staguu Itincoovar made his debut appearance in the short story "Hammer", penned by Edward M. Erdelac and published in the 147th issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine. His name was chosen in honor of Erdelac's son, August Victoriano.