Tzizvvt

Tzizvvt was a male Brizzit hailing from from Jandoon. Claiming to be a xenoarcheology professor searching for a treasure known as "The Eye of the Beyonder," he was believed to be, by others, a fugitive from the Empire named Ilna. Setting up residence in Tatooine's sewers, Tzizvvt soon became a figure of derision on the planet, dismissed as a "crazy old" storyteller. He had in fact collected some treasures, which he kept in his sewer-bound residence, but kept them secret from the proletariats.

The Lutrillian war veteran Solomahal was one of the few who paid attention to Tzizvvt's stories, and although he was not utterly convinced of the Brizzit's honesty, he was interested enough to enquire further. Impressed by Tzizvvt's collection, he agreed to help him search for his elusive treasure, even without up-front payment by the Brizzit.

Tatooine
Tzizvvt, a native Jandoon, was a member of the Brizzit species. Despite the fact that humans found distinguishing different Brizzits difficult, Tzizvvt was listed on the Imperial HoloNet as "Ilna," a fugitive from Imperial justice who had stolen valuable relics from Biitu and Roon. Hoping to elude capture, he journeyed to Tatooine, hoping to find a pilot who would ferry him to safety.

Suspicious and fearful, Tzizvvt masqueraded as a xenoarcheology professor, who sought an artifact known as The Eye of the Beyonder. Telling his story to those who would listen, he became a well known figure amongst the Mos Eisley locals, and "crazy old" Tzizvvt soon earned the derision of the city's spacefaring populace. He took up residence in Tatooine's antiquated sewers, and filled his quarters with the stolen treasures from Biitu and Roon. He also kept a particularly spectacular piece, purported to have come from Jandoon itself.

Solomahal
Eventually, word of Tzizvvt's tales reached the ears of Solomahal, a veteran general of the Clone Wars. The Brizzit met the Lutrillian in Chalmun's Cantina, where Tzizvvt span his requisite tale about "The Eye of the Beyonder." Solomahal was skeptical, and privately investigated the Brizzit's background. Despite his discovery of the Imperial warrant, he was still interested, and contacted Tzizvvt in his sewer residence. The Brizzit could not pay for Solomahal's services as a pilot up front, but the Lutrillian agreed to provide passage for him, in exchange for a cut of the treasures that would hypothetically be retrieved.

Personality and traits
Adept at spinning a tale and covering his identity, Tzizvvt was able to successfully evade Imperial reprisal for a time leading up to the Battle of Yavin. He developed an identity for himself in the Mos Eisley community, and was regarded as nothing more than a storyteller who was liberal with the truth. Some even went so far as to label him "crazy." Nonetheless, he was eventually able to convince a pilot to aid him, even without the presentation of credits prior to service.

Behind the scenes


Tzizvvt's backstory was established by Tim Veekhoven through Star Wars Hyperspace's What's The Story feature. The original entry had a bit more information about the location of The Eye of the Beyonder: The first stop of Tzizvvt and Solomahal would be Polis Massa or Subterrel. After all, they needed a group of experienced diggers. Their next destination was Makem Te. Tzizvvt had learned the 'Eye' was buried on the Tract (an enormous graveyard) in the tomb of the legendary Swokes Swokes treasure hunter Frutos. But this part was omitted and remains unconfirmed.

Tzizvvt's nickname on the A New Hope set was "Snail Head". According to Lucasfilm documents, the character was supposed to be named Illna. However, Decipher renamed the character Tzizvvt the Brizzit for the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.

Although this character was present for the initial filming of the Cantina scene, most of his scenes were eliminated after reshoots featuring more elaborate alien masks. You can spot Tzizvvt when Stormtroopers are asking Wuher some questions.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars 2: Six Against the Galaxy