Mercurial Swift

"I got into this gig because I like being alone. I like the rogue thing. I didn't become a bounty hunter so I could join a club, eh?"

- Mercurial Swift, to Dengar

Mercurial Swift was a young bounty hunter that was active during the age of the Galactic Empire and in the early days of the New Republic. As a bounty hunter, Swift preferred working alone, even refusing a business proposal from veteran bounty hunter Dengar.

Biography
"Things are changing now. Our profession is about to get marginalized, too. Those rebels won't put up with our special brand of sauce for too long, will they? It's why we gotta band together. Form a proper union. We'll be a force to reckon with."

- Dengar, to Mercurial Swift

In his early days, the man who would later call himself Mercurial Swift performed as both a dancer and an actor, using his agility to his advantage. However, he quit his profession due to a lack of demand for performers in the Galactic Empire. Still in his youth, Swift decided to use his agility to pursue a new profession: bounty hunting.

Shortly following the end of the Galactic Civil War, bounty hunter Dengar found Mercurial Swift on Coronet City, Corellia. Recognising his talent, Dengar offered Swift a partnership as he planned to create a union of bounty hunters. Swift refused, as he preferred to work alone. The two fought each other in the rain, until Swift used dirty tactics to subdue the older bounty hunter. Dengar warned Swift that since the Galactic Civil War was over, the New Rebublic wouldn't tolerate the existence of bounty hunters for much longer. Dengar believed that there would soon be bounties on bounty hunters, causing the perceived need for a union of bounty hunters.

Skills and abilities
"Join me. You're good. You're fast. But dumb. Real dumb."

- Dengar, to Mercurial Swift

Although Mercurial Swift lacked armour, Swift was known for his speed and agility, which he utilised in combat. Despite his speed, Swift was criticised by the more experienced bounty hunter Dengar for being "dumb" and in need of a "guiding hand", though Swift refused one. Mercurial Swift's weapon of choice is a pair of batons.

Appearances

 * Aftermath