Gizor Dellso

"Some fools don't know when to stay beaten."

- Unknown 501st stormtrooper

Gizor Dellso was a Geonosian worker and the head technician of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, for whom he had helped design and construct a signal override device for the Separatist Droid Army, easing the Trade Federation's fears that the droids might be used against them.

Biography
The Geonosian Gizor Dellso was an engineer on Geonosis, home to Geonosian Industries. This company, controlled by Archduke Poggle the Lesser, was responsible for producing thousands of battle droids. At the wishes of the Trade Federation, one of the company's main customers, Dellso helped design a signal override that could be used in case enemies ever attempted to use their droids against the company. Like all his people, Dellso began working for the Confederacy of Independent Systems after it was formed in 22 BBY. In 22 BBY, the Clone Wars broke out. Dellso would continue to fight against the Galactic Republic until the war ended in 19 BBY and the Separatists' battle droid were shut down by the Dellso-designed signal.

Following the war's end, Dellso traveled to the Confederacy's secret bunker on Mustafar, determined to continue the fight. He had with him a set of experimental plans for a prototype Imperial starfighter that he had managed to steal. On Mustafar, Dellso was able to not only locate an abandoned droid production factory, but to start it up, producing a number of battle droids and starships. He also designed a prototype battle droid which he planned to put into action for his rebellion.

By 12 BBY, the Galactic Empire&mdash;the government that had replaced the Republic after the Clone Wars&mdash;was aware of his presence. Seeking to end the rebellion before it could develop into a full-fledged war, the emperor dispatched the 501st Legion to eliminate Dellso and destroy his droid army.

The 501st was confronted in space by Dellso's fleet. However, the legion was able to destroy a number of droid starfighters, Dellso's flagship, a Providence-class carrier/destroyer, and steal one of the experimental fighters Dellso had designed based on the stolen Imperial plans. Following their victory in space, they were able to land on Mustafar.

Though Dellso's army fought to repel the stormtroopers and keep his rebellion alive, they were unable to do so. Determined to prevent the Clone Wars from occurring again, the Empire's forces defeated Dellso's, and destroyed the prototype battle droid schematics. At the end of the battle, Dellso, accompanied by his bodyguards, tried to flee. However, he was killed by the 501st. The Empire would then bombard the planet from space, destroying the factory and the last remnants of Dellso's army.

Clone Wars
"Although the Clone Wars were over, some people never seem to get the message. The worst case of denial was Gizor Delso, a Geonosian Separatist who'd somehow escaped Lord Vader's efforts to wipe out the remnants of the CIS."

- Anonymous 501st stormtrooper Living his whole early life on Geonosis, Gizor Dellso never quite made it to as high a rank as his rival, Sun Fac. Dellso served as an engineer in the Stalgasin Hive and assisted in the activation procedures of the Separatist Droid Army in the secret factory on Geonosis. He was responsible for the army's last-minute preparations when the Battle of Geonosis broke out and ignited the Clone Wars. During the final days of the Clone Wars, Gizor Dellso finally departed from his homeworld to go to Mustafar, the final location of the Separatist Council. At that time, his employer, the Geonosian ruler Poggle the Lesser, and the other Separatist leaders had already been attacked and killed by Darth Vader, the notorious agent of the newly-formed Galactic Empire. After their deaths, the Clone Wars had supposedly been brought to an end. However, Dellso was intent on keeping the war alive. The battle droid deactivation signal was transmitted across the galaxy by Darth Vader, and Dellso arrived on Mustafar only a few days after the massacre to find the Separatist Council members dead. He also discovered the Separatist's abandoned droid factory and immediately dreamed up a plan that he hoped would continue the Clone Wars. Dellso's reasoning was never clear, but he soon became the self-declared leader of his own holdout.

The Mustafar holdout
"By the time we'd made our way to the molten surface of Mustafar, it was apparent that Delso had been a busy little bug."

- Anonymous 501st stormtrooper

Stealing plans for an experimental Imperial starfighter and entitling himself the "final commander" of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Geonosian holed up on Mustafar, along with his Geonosian bodyguards. He raised a "hibernating" battle droid army with amazing speed, and sent up many CIS ships, originally left to defend the Separatist Council on Mustafar, in order to create his own fleet. Although the Confederate Remnant on Mustafar initially seemed to be little threat to the Empire, Darth Vader finally decided to take action. He sent the 501st Legion to Mustafar to assassinate Dellso and crush his surprisingly well-strategized uprising. The 501st stormtroopers were baffled to find Dellso had a Providence-class carrier/destroyer protecting the planet. Immediately, the Battle of Mustafar commenced, where the 501st eventually broke through Dellso's fleet, raided the bunker, and destroyed his plan for a new, superior battle droid, and ultimately a new droid army. Dellso, seeing his plot foiled, hid himself away in his volcanic stronghold. When the Imperial troops raided the complex control room, the power-hungry Geonosian was nowhere to be found. Engineers who were inside the room and communicated with him inside his bunker were gunned down. Upon losing contact with his accomplices, Dellso knew of his revolt's imminent failure. Not wanting to be trapped in his stronghold while the Empire prepared an orbital strike on the planet, Dellso made a bold attempt to escape the battle area alive. Flanked by heavily-armed Geonosian bodyguards, Dellso tried to break Imperial ranks, taking many lives with a Bulldog RLR. However, he was impossibly outnumbered, soon saw his uncoordinated associates fall around him, and was thus left exposed to crossfire. He made one final leap to escape with his life, but fate wouldn't let it happen, as Gizor was executed by a few of the 501st stormtroopers. After his demise, his entire droid facility was destroyed by orbital bombardment and Mustafar was reclaimed by the Empire. With Dellso slain, the last real influence of the CIS was finally destroyed.


 * Separatist holdouts

Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Battlefront II, his name is spelled as "Gizor Delso". However, on the official Star Wars Databank, it is spelled "Dellso". As "Dellso" is used in the Databank, it is assumed here that "Dellso" is the correct spelling, although the Databank may have made an error. To add further confusion, Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide spells his name as "Delsa" in some places.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront II