Bendix Fust

Bendix Fust was a Mordageen smuggler who operated in the final decades of the Galactic Republic.

Biography
Bendix Fust was a pink-skinned Mordageen from the planet Mordagon. He was employed by the Dug crimelord Sebolto, smuggling his deathsticks. However, he was captured by Republic Security Forces in a sting operation in the Gazzari system. He made a deal with them, telling them all he knew of Sebolto's drug cartel in exchange for a reduced prison sentence. He was then interred into a maximum security prison on the asteroid Oovo IV, known as Desolation Alley. He was assigned prisoner number 004563-013.

Once Sebolto heard what Fust had done, he posted a 50,000 credit bounty for anyone who brought Fust to him alive. This offer was taken up independently by two bounty hunters, Zam Wesell and Jango Fett. Wesell, a shapeshifting Clawdite, stowed away aboard a supply vessel and infiltrated the prison. She arrived at Fust's cell first, and when he refused to accompany her, used a gas grenade to subdue him. The Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett arrived at the cell fractionally after her, having traversed the prison's ventilation shafts. As Wesell carried Fust out of his cell, Fett followed, eventually catching up with the two just as they reached his starship, hoping to use it to escape the prison. As two professionals, they opted to join forces to escape the prison, splitting the bounty on Fust's head. Although Fett's ship was destroyed before they could use it, the pair managed to hijack a Firespray-class patrol ship and fled Oovo for Malastare where Wesell handed Fust over to Sebolto.

Personality and traits
Bendix Fust smuggled death sticks, a drug composed of treated Ixetal cilona extract that offers euphoria in exchange for a shortened life; consequently on his capture by Republic forces, he was to be imprisoned. In this situation, Fust was prepared to sell out his employer in exchange for a reduced prison sentence.

Behind the scenes
Bendix Fust was created for the video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, produced by LucasArts in 2002 and released on the Playstation 2 and GameCube. In the game, Fust was voiced by Wally Wingert, who also voiced Jervis Gloom in the same game. Fust was mentioned in The New Essential Guide to Characters, and was later given a species in the Bounty Hunter: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, published later that year.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter