Bando Gora/Legends

The Bando Gora was a faction of powerful dark side Witches who operated sometime before and until shortly after the Battle of Naboo.

The cult ruled through fear on Outer Rim and uncivilized worlds in the Galaxy, often killing those who stood in their way or refused to convert. Their ruthless assassination attacks began crippling the galaxys most powerful industries. The Bando Gora once attacked the Outland Transit station, forcing Dexter Jettster to sell his stocks on the station. Some years afterward, the cult of Witches attacked and tried to conquer the people of Baltizaar until the Republic requested Jedi intervention. Under-prepared to face the power of the Bando Gora, the Jedi were overwhelmed; many fell in battle until only a handful remained.

Members of the cult were hideous. Only after a single bottle of the narcotic, they become skinnier and their skin becomes nearly completely black. Their faces morph to look like skulls, their eyes glowing red. The more important members usually had horns and carried staffs which emitted green balls of fire.

Among the Jedi task force was Komari Vosa, who was captured by the cult and brutally tortured before finally succumbing to the dark side, breaking free and slaughtering her captors before taking leadership of the cult.

Shortly after the Battle of Naboo, the Bando Gora produced a potent strain of death stick which contained a powerful narcotic that turned anyone who used it into a mindless slave for Vosa. The cult soon proved to be a threat to the Republic, as well as to the Sith lords Count Dooku and Darth Sidious.

Dooku hired bounty hunter Jango Fett to track down Vosa for a sum of 5 million Republic credits, an offer few could refuse. After chasing the Dark Jedi down to the burial moon of Bogden, Fett penetrated her heavily defended fortress and engaged her in a furious battle. He finally bested Komari, but spared her life.

Dooku had other ideas and used the dark side to choke her to death, finally extinguishing the Bando Gora cult and ending their reign of terror. It is not known what happened to the thousands of servants. Whether they died or reverted back to normal is a mystery.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter