Assassin/Legends



"Explanation: You see, master, assassination is such a versatile tool. I have seen the removal of a single target have far-reaching consequences for a nation, world, even a galaxy. The repercussions of even the smallest lives... whether dead or alive, can have profound implications on history."

- HK-47

Assassins were beings or machines trained to kill other beings, either for hire or for political gain.

Characteristics


Members of the profession were referred to by many euphemisms and epithets: "problem solvers" in the Corporate Sector Authority, "exterminators" in the Outer Rim Territories, and "slayers" in the Core Worlds. Whatever their name, most professional assassins were concerned solely with credits, though some killed for political or religious reasons, or merely for love of killing. This made assassins simultaneously the best paid and most despised members of the galaxy's underworld.

Many bounty hunters who had no objections to killing their targets or working for criminals straddled the line between assassin and bounty hunter.

Types of assassins
There were several orders of assassins in the galaxy including the Assassin's Guild, the Fpi Assassins, the Loag, the Malkite Poisoners, and the GenoHaradan.

While assassins could come from a variety of sentient species, some species were disproportionately represented in the profession. These included Anzat, Tyluun Night-Soarers, Kerestians, Bartokk, Noghri, and Blood Carvers.

Droids built to kill, such as IG-88, HK-47, 4-LOM, and ASN-121, were known as assassin droids.

Clone assassins were specialized clone troopers trained to kill jedi with the art of Tera Kasi.

Sith assassins were minions of the Sith who specialized in stealth and infiltration in order to kill the enemies of the Sith Lords.

Bounty hunters would almost always kill for bounty, although some captured living people. Hunters such as Jango Fett, Zam Wesell, Boba Fett, Zuckuss, Bossk, 4-LOM, and Dengar were sometimes referred to as assassins.

Famous assassins

 * C-3PX
 * Clone assassin
 * Sable Dawn
 * Guri
 * HK-47
 * The Huntress
 * J'ane Khan
 * Keluda
 * Galen Marek
 * Akku Seii
 * Aurra Sing
 * Ben Skywalker
 * Mara Jade Skywalker
 * Saljé Tasha
 * Asajj Ventress
 * Ku Vrat
 * Nakia Yoru
 * Sint Yoru
 * Nack Movers
 * Zam Wesell

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 38: Faithful Execution
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (video game)
 * Episode I Adventures Game Book 4: Jedi Emergency
 * Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Republic 61: Dead Ends
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
 * Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows
 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
 * Han Solo's Revenge
 * Rebel Dawn
 * Star Wars 48: The Third Law
 * Allegiance
 * Star Wars Galaxies
 * Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor


 * ''Heir to the Empire
 * ''The Last Command
 * X-wing: Starfighters of Adumar
 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
 * Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
 * Betrayal
 * Tempest
 * Sacrifice
 * Revelation
 * Invincible
 * Star Wars Legacy: Tatooine

Notes and references
Attentäter Asesino