Durge

"I was once buried alive&mdash;for 60 years! If that didn't kill me&hellip; if the Sith and the Mandalorians and the Bloodboilers of Kragis couldn't kill me&mdash;then you won't kill me!"

- Durge

Durge was a Gen'Dai bounty hunter, Jedi hunter, and a commander in the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Early career
Durge was in exceptional physical shape already at an early age, and possessed a natural aggression uncharacteristic of the Gen'Dai species. After witnessing bounty hunters in action, Durge was filled with a lust for hunting. He eventually left his tribe and ventured out into the Galaxy, where he trained under various crack bounty hunters. At one point, he met a Mandalorian training master known as Jaing, who taught Durge all he needed to know in the field of Mandalorian tactics and combat skill.

The cybernetics plot
Around 1,500 BBY, Durge and Jaing were approached by a doctor who offered to complement their bodies and armor suits with advanced cybernetics. Both feared that without such enhancements, they would become obsolete in combat, and therefore took the scientist up on his offer. They traveled to his laboratory on an unknown planet, where they were introduced to a woman, Nubyl, who had been disabled to the point where she needed cybernetic enhancements to function. The doctor persuaded Durge and his training master by offering them the same cybernetics technology that kept Nubyl alive. Both Durge and Jaing were effectively merged with their armor suits on the operating table, although the doctor encountered some problems with Durge's Gen'Dai physiology&mdash;Durge's body was constantly trying to heal itself over the cybernetics.

After recovering, Durge and Jaing tested out their new abilities in a sparring match against a further cyborgized Nubyl. As they were battling, a group of Mandalorians loyal to Ung Kusp attacked the laboratory. The doctor demanded Durge, Jaing and Nubyl kill them in order to repay their debt to him. In the ensuing battle, they were able to kill several Mandalorians, but Nubyl and Jaing were incapacitated by a thermal detonator. Believing his friend to be dead, Durge ran off to hunt down the Mandalorian leader, Mandalore himself. As he exited the laboratory, the doctor revealed to the dying Jaing that the recent events were all part of his plan to spark war between the Mandalorian clans and the Sith.

Further exploits
Durge fought for the Sith in the New Sith War, facing several Jedi in combat, learning their techniques and becoming experienced at killing them. In order to avoid Jedi reprisals, Durge went into hiding after the Sith's defeat at the Seventh Battle of Ruusan. He continued to hunt under a series of aliases and false names, earning the ire of the Bloodboilers of Kragis, and amassing a fortune in bounties. Perhaps his most fateful mission came in 100 BBY, when he was hired to kill the current Mandalore. Although Durge was successful, he was captured by the Mandalorians and tortured, driving him slowly past the edge of sanity. Although able to escape the Mandalorian torture, it took Durge nearly a century to regenerate, sixty of those years spent buried underground.

Clone Wars
"Jango Fett was lucky I was taking a nap. Now, I'll just have to kill all his spawn&hellip; starting with you!"

- Durge.

When he resurfaced following the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Durge was disappointed that the majority of the Galaxy's Mandalorians had perished, feeling that he had been cheated out of his revenge. Durge was more than happy to accept the invitation of the Sith Count Dooku into the ranks of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, which was at war with the Galactic Republic; he once again had the opportunity to fight Mandalorians in the form of the Grand Army of the Republic, which was made up of clones of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett. Dooku would often team Durge up with the Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress.

Duel with Grievous
"Pathetic."

- Grievous, upon striking down Durge.

Some time at the beginning of the Clone Wars, Durge and Asajj Ventress were ordered by Dooku to search Trenchant Space Station for an unknown intruder. Unable to determine the location of their prey, they split up and attempted to trap it between them in the gallery section of the station. As Durge voiced his disapproval at the seemingly menial task, he was struck from behind by Grievous, Dooku's new subordinate, and flung through several items in the gallery. Even Ventress was unable to match the speed of the cyborg, and was knocked out in a similar fashion to Durge. Only when striking Grievous consecutively were they able to knock him into a wall. That did little to slow him down, however, and he swiftly beheaded Durge and strangled Ventress. Grievous proceeded to deliver their bodies to Dooku himself, who had arranged the fight to test the cyborg general's abilities. Not wanting to lose two faithful soldiers, Dooku made sure Durge and his Dark Jedi partner were given bacta treatment.

The hunt for Boba Fett
"I will sharpen my teeth upon this boy's bones!"

- Durge, referring to Boba Fett.

Durge was assigned a mission to track down Boba Fett by Count Dooku. Two months into the war, his search led him to Tatooine. Informed of Durge's presence on the planet, Jabba Desilijic Tiure, a Hutt crime lord, hired the Gen'Dai bounty hunter to kill local criminal Gilramos Libkath, who had stolen several weapon and spice shipments from Jabba.

While relaxing in a Mos Eisley cantina, Durge spotted a short fellow wearing a Mandalorian helmet&mdash;none other than his prey, Boba Fett. Durge swung at the young man, but Fett evaded his blow and escaped into the streets of the city. A short while later, Durge returned to Jabba's palace, where he was outraged to learn that the crimelord had assigned Boba Fett the same bounty as him&mdash;Gilramos Libkath. Durge found this unacceptable, and attempted to kill Fett, but was halted by Jabba after he knocked off Boba's helmet. Jabba wanted to give Fett a short lead on the bounty, and thus tasked Durge with killing several combat arachnids while the young Mandalorian ran off. Durge quickly disposed of the creatures, then set off to hunt down Fett. By chance, the chase led them both into the heart of Libkath's operations. After a prolonged fight, Fett fired at an air tank, blowing up both Durge and Libkath.

Battle of Ohma-D'un
"You know, it's been over a century since I killed a Jedi&hellip; and today, I'll get to kill four of you. Add that to the Gungans I already murdered, the hostages I'm going to kill later, and all the Naboo who will die tomorrow, and it's a damn good week."

- Durge

Durge survived the blast, however, and was soon back to working for the Confederacy. He and Asajj Ventress tested a new chemical weapon&mdash;Jenna Zan Arbor's swamp gas&mdash;on the Gungan inhabitants of Naboo's moon, Ohma-D'un. The toxin turned out to be very effective, particularly against Gungans, who died shortly after being exposed to the gas. Upon learning this, the two started making preparations for a full-scale swamp gas attack on Naboo itself.

Soon after, a Republic strike team consisting of several Jedi (Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Glaive, and Zule Xiss) and several clone troopers, as well as the ARC trooper Alpha-17, arrived on the moon to investigate. Looking forward to battling Jedi once again, Durge revealed himself to his enemies as he clubbed down Kenobi with his magna bolas. He proceeded to attack the three other Jedi of the group, managing to strike all of them despite being stabbed in the gut with a lightsaber. He sustained yet another injury seconds later, when Alpha-17 shot him through the eye. Tiring of the battle, Durge called Asajj Ventress for backup. Not long after, she arrived with reinforcements and swamp gas, putting the Jedi at further disadvantage.

While Ventress fought Obi-Wan Kenobi, Durge prepared to shoot the Jedi Master in the head. He was, however, interrupted by yet another lightsaber wound inflicted by Zule Xiss. Ordered by Ventress to oversee that the swamp gas attack on Naboo went as planned, Durge ran off, only to find the shuttles meant to bear the toxin destroyed. Outraged to see his plan foiled by the Mandalorian clone Alpha-17, Durge threw the commando into a fire. Before he had a chance to react, Anakin Skywalker hit him from the side with his own magna bolas. Shocked and injured, Durge fled the battle, vowing to kill Skywalker on a later occasion.

Skirmish on Queyta
"You're not going anywhere, except the afterlife!"

- Durge, to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Fay.

Knowing that the Republic would attempt to track down the source of the swamp gas, Durge and Ventress set a trap on the volcanic planet Queyta. They used the antidote for the swamp gas to lure Jedi into an abandoned factory on a lava river, filled with Skakoans wearing explosive pressurized suits. Between themselves and the exploding Skakoans, they were confident they would be able to kill whatever Jedi the Republic sent.

A team of five Jedi&mdash;Obi-Wan Kenobi, Fay, Jon Antilles, Nico Diath and Knol Ven'nari&mdash;did show up on Queyta, and walked right into the trap. As soon as the Force-users revealed their presence, Durge shot one of the Skakoans, causing a mass explosion and severely damaging the factory, sending it sinking into the lava. However, Ven'nari used the Force to absorb most of the explosion, killing herself in the process. As Asajj fled towards her shuttle with the antidote, Durge flung Jon Antilles into the lava, instantly killing him, but managed to melt away both his arms in the process. He then rushed at Fay and Kenobi, who had incapacitated Asajj temporarily and stolen the antidote, but was blown away by an explosion. As Fay was stabbed by the revitalized Asajj, the two escaped, leaving only Kenobi left with the antidote; they had been ordered not to kill him by Dooku.

Battle of Muunilinst
Four months into the war, Durge was sent to the planet Muunilinst, a major droid producer, to guard it against an eventual Republic attack. He was given command over an entire squad of IG lancers, swoop bike-mounted droids specialized in close combat with lances. The Republic army, led by Obi-Wan Kenobi, attacked shortly after, yet Durge remained calm, merely watching the battle from San Hill's comman room. Hill expressed his disapproval of Durge's inaction, questioning Dooku's decision of sending him to the planet. Durge replied by choking the Muun leader, then proceeded to drive out with his lancer droids. He charged part of the Republic force head-on, killing several clone troopers and destroying many walkers. Having torn straight through the attack force, Durge and his droids took advantage of their being behind enemy lines by flanking yet another Republic group. Using mines, they destroyed all of the artillery in the group.

The first real opposition came when Republic clone troopers mounted swoop bikes and counterattacked using similar lances. Durge charged General Kenobi's bike, but lost both his own mount and his lance in the process. As Kenobi speeded towards him, Durge grabbed his swoop and stopped it with his bare hands, knocking Kenobi off. The two met in melee combat, Durge using the swoop bike as a club. Kenobi cut the bike in pieces, then stabbed Durge in the gut with his lightsaber. Durge found this comical, laughing loudly, then started attacking the Jedi using much of his weapon arsenal. Despite Durge's attacks, Kenobi was able to chop the Gen'Dai in half. Thinking Durge to be dead, Kenobi drove off.

Durge recovered surprisingly quickly and headed to San Hill's command center, where Kenobi had just captured the InterGalactic Banking Clan leader. Durge charged into the room and was instantly met with a barrage of fire from clone commandos, knocking him down and ripping apart his armor. No longer restricted by his carapace, Durge took advantage of his extended reach and knocked down several clone troopers before lunging towards Kenobi. He was able to absorb the Jedi into his body, but Kenobi eventually broke free by blasting the Gen'Dai apart from the inside using the Force.

Further missions (remnants of the old article)


In the following months, Durge continued to fight the Republic forces, and, as of 16 months after the Battle of Geonosis, was still active on the battlefields. In 20 BBY, the Confederacy launched a devastating series attacks known as Operation Durge's Lance, but whether Durge was in any way involved in these is unknown. At some point during the war, he faced Jedi Masters Plo Koon and Kit Fisto when they attempted to quell an inmate uprising at a galactic prison; however, due to the timely intervention of one of the inmates, Durge was defeated, and trapped in the catacombs beneath the prison, though Kit Fisto remarked that such a confinement would not hold him for long.



Near the climax of the Clone Wars, Durge once again faced off against Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker on board an abandoned ship above the watery world of Maramere, holding his own against both of them. Anakin managed to find some of Durge's hidden explosives and launch them at Durge with the Force, severely damaging the bounty hunter. Skywalker sent Durge soaring back with the Force, forcing him into an escape pod and shooting him into space. Anakin then used the Force to guide the escape pod into Maramere's star, finally defeating the seemingly invincible warrior.

Legacy
Even after his death, Durge continued to have an effect on the Galaxy which he had terrorized. Buoyed by the death of their old foe, the reborn Mandalorians embarked upon a devastating blitzkrieg, attacking several important military targets, including Kamino and New Bornalex. A month after his death, Boba Fett used a holoshroud projector featuring an image of Durge during his infiltration of Mazariyan, a Separatist fortress on Xagobah. General Grievous was not fooled by the projection, however.

During the Galactic Civil War, scientists at the Warren on Dantooine managed to re-build Durge. However he was soon killed by a bounty hunter under the employ of Boba Fett.

Personality and traits
"Durge? A bounty hunter of terrible strength and destructive power."

- Gab'borah Hise

Durge was quite powerful. He was faster than most Jedi and stronger as well. Durge was able to dodge Anakin's saber strikes while going toe-to-toe with the two Jedi. Durge also performed such super-being acts as; catching a speeder bike and using it as a club, ramming or throwing Anakin Skywalker through a blast door, and punching General Grievous through a stone statue.

Durge had no vital organs and was one walking nerve cluster. As a result, Durge was able to hear a Human heartbeat from over 200 meters away, and could survive almost anything. When fighting Anakin Skywalker aboard a space ship orbiting Maramere's star, he was able to keep fighting despite being hit with 9 thermal charges.

Equipment and gear
Presumably due to his torture at the hands of the Mandalorians, Durge had a number of cybernetic implants. One of them was a voice-box, which he required to speak. These, in addition to a unique set of armor, were given to him by an especially peculiar doctor prior to Jaing's death.

Durge wielded an arsenal of powerful weapons, many of which were incredibly effective against Jedi. Along with a pair of blaster pistols and a rifle, Durge was equipped with a jetpack and energized magna bolas. His armor sported machine gun gauntlets which fired flechettes, a wrist-mounted flamethrower, a spiked flail, dart launchers and energy shields capable of blocking lightsaber attacks for a short time. Durge often rode a modified swoop bike into battle.

Behind the scenes

 * Durge was created specifically for the Clone Wars multimedia project. He was created in order to replace Jango Fett as the bounty hunter threat.
 * Durge was voiced by Daran Norris in the Star Wars: Clone Wars miniseries.
 * Originally, Chapter 20 of the Clone Wars cartoon was going to involve Anakin and Obi-Wan having to fight Durge. This was changed when George Lucas requested that they introduce General Grievous.
 * Durge's look was designed by the Skywalker Ranch Art Department, the same artists that developed the concepts that appear in the feature films. He was further refined in maquettes that became the basis for the Hasbro action figure.

Appearances

 * Prototypes
 * Rogue's Gallery
 * Boba Fett: Hunted
 * Star Wars Republic: The New Face of War
 * Star Wars Republic 53: Blast Radius
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * "Chapter 4"
 * "Chapter 8"
 * "Chapter 9"
 * Star Wars Republic 60: Hate and Fear
 * CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 15:2:29 Edition
 * CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 15:3:21 Edition
 * Means and Ends
 * Star Wars: Obsession 2
 * Star Wars: Obsession 3
 * Boba Fett: A New Threat
 * Boba Fett: Pursuit
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Republic: The Hidden Enemy
 * Star Wars: Galaxies

Notes and references
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