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"Stop this nonsense at once! What do you think you're doing, blasting my droids? I'm a senior administrator of Czerka Corporation."

- The Black Death

The Black Death was a male Human who worked for Czerka Corporation during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire. In 3,643 BBY he held the job of senior administrator within the company and took a vacation to the planet Nal Hutta. On Hutta he began hunting the native Evocii species for sport, earning himself his nickname of "the Black Death" among the Evocii due to the color of his hunting gear. A Twi'lek named Var'Soonta who traded salvage to the Evocii asked an Imperial aligned individual to persuade to stop killing his customers, and the individual found the Black Deaths speeder and destroyed several of his droids. When the hunter confronted the individual however he was able to pay them to leave him alone.

Biography
"There's some crazy rich guy running around shooting Evocii. Big pain in the neck."

- Var'soonta

A male Human senior administrator of Czerka Corporation lived during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the resurgent Sith Empire. During the war, in 3,643 BBY he took a vacation on the planet Nal Hutta, the adopted homeworld of Hutt species. On Hutta he began hunting the native Evocii species for sport, earning himself the name "the Black Death" among his prey due to the black hunting gear he wore. He hunted in the swamps near Jiguuna, an industrial town controlled by a Hutt crime lord named Suudaa Nem'ro and a small Evocii work camp Nem'ro owned in the swamps. Whilst hunting the administrator travelled in a speeder with a number of hunting droids, whom he left to guard his speeder whilst he hunted. Initially the Black Death only hunted rebellious Evocii but soon turned to killing any he could find including those from the work camp. From each Evocii he killed he took their ears and teeth as trophies.

A Twi'lek salvage dealer called Var'soonta who ran a shop in the work camp offered to pay an Imperial aligned individual visiting the shop to persuade the Black Death to stop killing Evocii as it was bad for his business. The individual found the hunter's speeder and destroyed at least six of his droids drawing his attention. The Black Death rushed to the speeder to stop the individual from destroying any more of his property. Outraged he demanded to know what the individual wanted and when they claimed to be there to stop him killing Evocii he refused to believe them, claiming no one cared enough about the Evocii to try and prevent him. He then offered to pay the individual to leave him alone so he could continue to hunt, which the individual accepted. The administrator paid the individual 122 credits as well as a Nal Hutta commendation and some gear, after which the individual left and the hunter returned to hunting.

Personality and traits
"We both know Evocii are no better than akk dogs. So stop pretending this is about them."

- The Black Death

The Black Death considered the Evocii he hunted to be equivalent to non-sentient species such as Akk dogs, which could also be found in Nal Hutta's swamps. Due to this he saw no ethical problem with hunting them and did not believe that any other being could possibly have one either. He was greatly angered by the destruction of his property but chose to pay those responsible to leave him alone rather then attacking them. He was reasonably cowardly and if threatened with physical violence was quick to surrender and also feared Nem'ro the Hutt. The Black Death had pale skin, black hair and green eyes.

Equipment
"You're looking for a vehicle out in the swamps, surrounded by security droids. The Black Death guy doesn't like visitors."

- Var'soonta

The Black Death owned a number of hunting droids which he took with him whilst he hunted to guard a speeder he owned and used for transport in the swamps of Hutta. Whilst hunting he wore black and yellow hunting gear and carried a Blaster rifle on his back.

Behind the scenes
"I will cease my holiday immediately and pack up my camp site at once. Please give Nem'ro my apologies."

- The Black Death's dialogue if the player persuades him to stop hunting

The Black Death first appeared in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic released by BioWare in 2011. He appears on the planet Nal Hutta, the starting planet for players of the bounty hunter and Imperial Agent class, where he is involved in the quest "Trophy Hunter" in which players are asked to stop him from hunting Evocii. The players have the dark side option of accepting credits to leave the hunter alone or the light side option of refusing his money. If they choose the light side option they are given another choice, to kill him as a dark side option or to tell hi Nem'ro is angry with him, causing him to flee the planet, as a light side option. This article assumes players choose the first dark side option as only players of the bounty hunter and Imperial Agent class can take this quest and both are Imperials, assumed to always choose the dark side option in quests.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic