Ak-rev/Legends



Ak-rev was a Weequay drum master and a bodyguard for Jabba the Hutt.

Biography
Born and orphaned in the capital city of Al-Campur on the Weequay homeworld of Sriluur, Ak-rev was brought into a monastery of Am-Shak, the Weequay god of thunder. The monks of Am-Shak taught Ak-rev hand-to-hand combat and the art of drumming. After leaving the monastery, Ak-rev entered the violent underworld of Al-Campur as a street fighter. Despite his involvement in gang violence, Ak-rev continued to perform drum ceremonies in honor of Am-Shak and tithe a bit of his money to the monastery. The monks served as an only solace and the drums an only joy to this troubled youth.

Ak-Rev did not trust outlanders and non-Weequays, and had a brawl with Gamorreans in Jabba the Hutt's employ while visiting Tatooine. Jabba was impressed by Ak-Rev's tenacity, and agreed to hire him as a guard. While the Hutt disgusted Ak-Rev, he agreed, if only because there were so many Weequays in Jabba's Palace, so he felt at home again.

When Jabba the Hutt heard Ak-rev's passionate performance at an Am-Shak ceremony, he offered Ak-rev a position in the Max Rebo Band alongside the Klatooinian Umpass-stay. They would occasionally back up the band on huge drums.

Ak-Rev, along with the rest of the band, survived the Battle of Carkoon after Jabba's sail barge was destroyed by Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. He and Umpass-stay set off into Tusken Raider territory, bound for Mos Eisley, when they ran into a tribe of Sand People whose banthas had been slain by Weequays in a sacrifice to the gods. They beat Ak-Rev to death, returning the favor of sacrifice.

Behind the Scenes
Ak-rev was added to the extended musical number in the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi