Cad Bane/Legends

"I'm in control. I make the rules now!"

- Cad Bane to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine

Cad Bane was a Duros bounty hunter in operation during the Clone Wars. In it for the credits, he would work for the highest bidder.

Bounty hunter
A bounty hunter from Duro, Bane often worked solely for the reward of his missions. Because of this, he worked for the highest bidder instead of solely for his original hirer.

Recruitment
"Such fighting spirit, Davtokk. Almost commendable, if you were successful. But you know what they say about ' almost.'" "This&hellip;this was a test?" "Yes. But not yours. A test of my colleagues. They're solitary types and I need a team. I am happy to say they passed&hellip;by ensuring that you failed."

- Cad Bane, and Davtokk

After a bounty was placed on Bane's head, fellow bounty hunter Davtokk tried to kill Bane on Keyorin. However, Bane tricked Davtokk with a dummy, and Davtokk was ambushed by Robonino, Shahan Alama, and Aurra Sing. Bane stated that it had been a "test" for his team, and left the wounded bounty hunter to be picked up by others.

Raid on the Senate
"I've got business with the Senate. How 'bout you fellas step aside?"

- Cad Bane to several Senate Commandos

He then took his "posse" on a raid on the Galactic Senate to free crime lord Ziro the Hutt. Though he had planned the raid himself, and directed the actions of the others, he wasn't afraid to confront threats himself. He killed one guard personally, tackling him and snapping his neck with his bare hands, later killing an entire group with a thermal detonator, and attacking Anakin Skywalker. He ordered the Commando droids with him to don the Senate Guards' armor, and had his posse follow him into the Senate Hall, where they quickly surrounded and captured a group of Senators including Padme Amidala and Bail Organa.

Negotiations
"I feel it my duty to warn you that you will end up paying for this outrage." "I can live with that."

- Palpatine, and Bane

Though Chancellor Palpatine told Bane that he wouldn't negotiate with him, after Bane threatened to kill all the Senators, Palpatine relented and ordered the release of Ziro. When Anakin Skywalker attempted to free the Senators, Cad attacked him, then sent Aurra Sing and the others to capture him, which they succeeded in doing. Cad then left the Senate Hall, having placed explosives around the Senators as insurance of his escape. After picking up Ziro and fleeing the scene, Bane decided to kill the Senators anyway, and detonated the explosives. Skywalker, however, used his lightsaber to cut through the floor, saving himself and the others. Bane then left Coruscant with Ziro, demanding his payment from the whining Hutt.

Mission accomplished
"Congratulations on a job well done, bounty hunter."

- Ziro the Hutt

Later working for Darth Tyranus, Bane stole a holocron with a list of infants with Force potential. He kidnapped the children from the list and took them to Mustafar, where Darth Sidious planned to use them for his wicked deeds.

Personality and traits
"Time to pay up, Hutt. I don't work for free."

- Cad Bane, to Ziro



Bane was at the "top of his game" during the Clone Wars, as fellow bounty hunter Jango Fett was no longer around, having died in the Battle of Geonosis. Bane had much less moral content than Fett, and would often turn upon the very people who hired him unless he was given money. He was much more ruthless, and also unlike Fett, he did not take prisoners, for he intended his Senator hostages to be destroyed even after negotiations with the Chancellor..

Equipment
Bane carried custom-made twin blaster pistols built from BlasTech LL-30 pistols. His breathing tubes were directly connected to his lungs, allowing him to hunt and do business freely in different types of atmospheres without additional protection. Bane was also equipped with rocket boots and wrist gauntlets, which had a variety of built-in tools and weapons, including a cable launcher, comlink, data uplink, and non-lethal stunners.

Behind the scenes
Early versions of the character were based on Durge, but the final design, at the request of George Lucas, took inspiration from Lee Van Cleef's characters from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and For a Few Dollars More. His model was made after sketches of a character from the original Star Wars films.

Appearances

 * The Clone Wars: Invitation Only