Dean Jinzler

Born roughly 40 years before the Battle of Yavin, Dean Jinzler was the youngest of the four Jinzler children. As a young child, Jinzler loathed his elder sister, Lorana. Lorana was a Jedi, and Jinzler's parents were truly proud of her - making Jinzler feel jealous and unloved. In actuality, his parents offered him the same love and encouragement as they gave Loriana, but Jinzler blocked this out and created a false belief that grew with him over the years. Lorana and Jinzler parted on bad terms, just before Lorana embarked upon the ill-fated Outbound Flight mission.

Like his father, Dean trained as an electronics technician, acheiving certificates in comm tech, droid maintenance and hyperdrive tech. Jinzler travelled the galaxy frequently during the Clone Wars, spending a brief time in the Hadar sector following the Wars, during which he learnt an ingenious trick for exterminating infestations of conduit worms.

Two years after the New Republic and the Empire signed their historic peace treaty, Jinzler joined Talon Karrde's operation. Following advice from Jorj Car'das, Jinzler transferred to the Comra listening station, where he intercepted a transmission coming from Nirauan, for the attention of Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker. The Chiss had located the wreckage of Outbound Flight, and Jinzler, masquerading as a New Republic Ambassador, joined the expedition. During the mission, Jinzler came to terms with the lie he'd been living over the past 60 years, finally accepting himself for who he was. After the mission, Jinzler retired to the Empire of the Hand.

Appearances
Survivor's Quest