Tyber Zann

"I am Tyber Zann. Corruption is my weapon. And while the Galaxy is distracted by civil war, I will strike."

- Tyber Zann

Tyber Zann was a crimelord who rose to prominence sometime after the Battle of Yavin, during the Galactic Civil War.



He was captured by Imperial forces with the fault of Jabba the Hutt, and it started a long-term grudge against the Hutt crimelord. He continued to rot in the spicemines of Kessel until he started the Kessel Insurrection with the help of Han Solo and Chewbacca.

The uprising led to the escape of several criminals, including Zann. After his escape, Zann, along with his closest companion Urai Fen, led underworld forces to capture a prototype Eclipse-class Star Dreadnought and a mysterious Sith artifact.

He used his extensive crime network to influence the warring factions, siphon their credits, and sabotage their operations when necessary. During the course of his ascent to power, his forces fought against both factions of the war, including the Alliance.

Behind the scenes



 * It is possible that his name was taken from author Timothy Zahn.


 * It is also likely that the name Tyber is a nod towards the fact that many of the people at Petroglyph used to work on the Command & Conquer serie, in which Tiberium was first discovered along the Tiber River.


 * For his illustration in Star Wars Insider 89, due to a lack of reference photos of the character, artists Joe Corroney followed a suggestion and based him on actor Jason Isaacs.


 * Zann is is voiced by Steven Blum in the game trailer.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption