Bodhi Rook was born on Jedha and spent his childhood there. As a young man, he had two encounters with the law – one for illegal betting on sports and the other for reckless driving of an airspeeder. He lived with his mother and was not allowed to use knives in the kitchen, but on one occasion, she taught him how to cut a vegetable stalk. While on Bamayar, he developed a crush on someone but was turned down when he expressed his feelings.