Hugo Cutter, born into a noble Imperial family, attended the Imperial Engineers Academy. However, his passion lay in destruction rather than repair, leading to his expulsion for the deliberate destruction of equipment.
His subsequent activities remain a mystery, but he ultimately developed into a demolitions specialist. Encounters with Wedge Antilles and Han Solo suggest possible involvement with the Rebel Alliance or the New Republic. Later, he joined the Red Moons mercenary group, participating in the Gabredor III mission where he averted disaster by preventing the team from triggering a massive explosive trap. Cutter was regarded as highly peculiar, bordering on insane, with Brixie Ergo, a fellow mercenary, suggesting he required psychiatric care. His hairstyle was notably disheveled.
He accompanied Stormcaller, Ivey, and Sully Tigereye in Nexus City on Entralla, where they plotted to disrupt the Lunar Night celebrations. During this operation, he utilized his bioinduction gun on [Rollos], a Gigoran, rendering him unconscious.