Ran Machado was a Human male who worked for the Lok Revenants, a group of pirates led by a Feeorin named Nym. Sometime after the Battle of Yavin, during the Galactic Civil War, Nym put Machado in charge of eliminating various kinds of unwanted plants that had grown in and around Nym's Stronghold and the city that surrounded it on the planet Lok. While he supervised the eradication of the weeds, Machado attempted to enlist the help of individuals by enticing them with promises of credits and notoriety. During his time in charge of the weed pulling in Nym's Stronghold, Machado wore armor on his body and a Borg Construct Aj^6 cybernetic implant attached to the back of his head.