Deadeye Duncan

"Look, I admit it&mdash;you're better than me. Everyone is better than me! A blindfolded, one-legged tach with a rusty knife could probably beat me, okay?"

- Deadeye Duncan to Revan Deadeye Duncan was a male Human who lived on the city world of Taris during the time of the Jedi Civil War. In 3,956 BBY, he was a below average duelist who competed in a dueling ring owned by Ajuur the Hutt, before it was bombarded by a Sith fleet led by the Sith Lord Darth Malak in an attempt to keep the Jedi Bastila Shan from escaping Taris. During that year Duncan lost a match to Gerlon Two-Fingers, as well as a duel against the "Mysterious Stranger", who was formerly the Sith Lord Darth Revan.

Biography
"Who cares? It's Duncan and Gerlon fighting. It's not like were going to see anything good."

- A male dueling fan to a [[Unindentified female dueling fan (Taris Upper City cantina)|female dueling fan|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic|undefined

At the time of the Jedi Civil War, Deadeye Duncan was a male Human that lived and worked on the city world of Taris. Duncan was a competitor in the Taris dueling ring owned by Ajuur the Hutt, that was located in Taris's Upper City Cantina prior to the Destruction of Taris. Deadeye Duncan was viewed as one of the worst duelists by dueling fans, and the announcer at the dueling ring did not view another duelist defeating Duncan as any accomplishment. At one point in 3,956 BBY before Darth Malak destroyed Taris to keep Bastila Shan from escaping, Deadeye Duncan had lost fifty-four consecutive matches, including one that year against a maimed but formerly excellent duelist named Gerlon Two-Fingers, where he dropped his blaster when the match began.

"But really, are any of us suprised? Deadeye losing isn't news. You have to do better than that to impress us Stranger."

- Taris dueling ring announcer after Revan defeats Deadeye Duncan.

When the amnesiac former Sith Lord Revan crashed on Taris after the destruction of the Endar Spire, he approached Ajuur the Hutt so that he could earn money in the dueling ring, while he searched for Bastila Shan who was a Jedi and the commander of the Endar Spire. Deadeye Duncan continued his losing streak by being the first duelist beaten by Revan under the name the "Mysterious Stranger", before Revan went on to defeat the other duelists that fought in the ring.

Personality and traits
"What do you want? Oh let me guess, you beat me in the dueling ring and now you're here to rub it in my face! Yeah well, I'm used to it. So pardon me if I ignore your gloating."

- Deadeye Duncan to Revan, after Revan defeated him

While Deadeye Duncan's profession was dueling, he had very little success as a duelist. This gave him a reputation where if he was defeated the duel announcer would say that it was not a surprise to anyone. Some Taris dueling fans even viewed matches with Duncan in them as not worth watching, because of his poor performance in the duels.

Duncan did not think it was fair for other duelists to have great abilities, while he had such meager abilities. He viewed the other duelists as lucky, not as skilled or well trained. He also enjoyed gloating over any unlucky duelists that he happened to defeat.

Behind the scenes
Deadeye Duncan first appeared in BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game as a non-player character. In the Taris dueling ring, he serves as the first and easiest combatant for the player.

This article assumes that Revan defeated Deadeye Duncan, but in Knights of the Old Republic the player had the option of not fighting in the dueling ring at all. Also, the player may not be able to defeat him, which will cause Deadeye Duncan to gloat over his victory if he is approached by the player.

The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia has a minor entry about Deadeye Duncan which merely describes him as a below average duelist working at Ajuur the Hutt's dueling ring.

In Knights of the Old Republic: Prima's Official Strategy Guide by Prima Games there is a picture of Deadeye Duncan in the dueling ring section.

Originally, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was to feature a scene on Manaan that would be triggered if the player defeated all the duelists in the Taris dueling ring, including Bendak Starkiller. Duncan, having survived the destruction of Taris, would approach the player and ask for the permission to use the name "Mysterious Stranger"—the player's alias in the dueling ring—and benefit from his supposed status of the Taris dueling champion. This scene was cut from the final release; however, this scene is still in the game's files.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Notes and references
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