Boorka

Boorka was a Hutt crime lord who operated on the planet Tatooine around 22 BBY. Around the time of the outbreak of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Boorka received information from an operative on the planet Eredenn Prime, Bogeega Bu'Daay, who relayed to the Hutt information about a new series of superweapons being built by the Republic, the Decimators. Boorka made it known that the information was available to the highest bidder, an offer that was taken up by the Confederacy, who sent a contingent of it's droid army led by General Sev'rance Tann to Tatooine. Boorka agreed to trade his information if the Separatists destroyed a Republic spaceport near the city Mos Osnoe, a task the army was able to accomplish. Boorka then gave his information to the Separatists, leading them to ultimately gain control of the Decimators and take control of the Republic energy-producing planet Sarapin. When the Republic retook Sarapin, Jedi General Echuu Shen-Jon discovered that the Hutt Cartel had knowledge of General Tann's location, leading him to travel to Tatooine. There he met with another member of the Cartel, Jabba Desilijic Tiure, who told the Jedi that Boorka had begun a partnership with the Separatists and had allowed them to set up a secret trade operation on Tatooine. Shen-Jon then led his army to attack Boorka's forces, killed the Hutt and remove the Separatist presence from Tatooine.

Biography
"Sev'Rance Tann will go to Mos Osnoe and contact Boorka the Hutt, a crime boss who we believe posseses vital information regarding a new weapon being developed by the Republic."

- Count Dooku

Boorka was a hermaphroditic Hutt with a male personality who was a Crime lord affiliated with the Hutt Cartel based on the planet Tatooine. Around the time of the outbreak of the galaxy-spanning conflict known as the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Boorka was contacted by a cartel operative named Bogeega Bu'Daay. Bu'Daay was on the planet Eredenn Prime, where he had discovered secret intelligence relating to a Republic superweapon being developed by members of the Wookiee species, the Decimator. Bu'Daay told Boorka everything he had found out about the Decimator, such as its weapon and shielding capabilities, assuring the Hutt that he could use the knowledge to his advantage. Boorka told Bu'Daay to continue observing the Decimator research, but the operative was discovered by the Wookiees developing the superweapon before he could accomplish anything else.

Boorka proceeded to make it known that he knew about the Decimator and was willing to sell it to the highest bidder, an offer undertaken by Separatist forces led by Dark Jedi General Sev'rance Tann, who was ordered by the Confederacy's leader, Count Dooku, to retrieve the information by any means nescessary. Tann arrived on Tatooine with a small part of the Separatist droid army which she led to Boorka's Palace near the city of Mos Osnoe. Boorka had some of his men hide along the path to ambush Tann's army, but they were defeated and killed by the droids. Upon Tann's arrival at Boorka's palace the Hutt commented that he liked her military leadership, and then began explaining his terms for the Separatists to acquire the knowledge of the Decimator. Boorka stated that the Republic had set up a spaceport outside of Mos Osnoe to benefit from the Outer Rim trading profits to help pay for the war. The spaceport was interfering with the Hutt Cartel's profits, and so Boorka told General Tann that he would give her the information she wanted if her army destroyed the spaceport. After Tann had destroyed the spaceport and defeated the Republic garrison around it, Boorka gave her his knowledge of the Decimator and its production on Eredden Prime.

Using Boorka's intelligence the Separatists were able to gain control over the Decimators and used them to capture the Republic energy producing planet Sarapin. The Republic sent Jedi General Echuu Shen-Jon and his Padawan Naat Reath to retake the planet, which resulted in Confederate officer Zian Finnis telling the Jedi that the Hutt Cartel had knowledge of General Tann's location. Wanting to catch Tann for killing his first Padawan and Reath's brother, Stam, Shen-Jon led his forces to Tatooine and met with another member of the Cartel and a rival of Boorka, Jabba Desilijic Tiure. Jabba told the Jedi of Boorka's alliance with the Separatists and that the Hutt was running credits and supplies to them through a hidden base established on Tatooine, an operation that enraged Jabba as it competed with his own. Shen-Jon agreed to destroy the base, but Jabba refused to be seen fighting a fellow Hutt, leaving the Republic to fight the Separatists on their own. The Republic army attacked Boorka's hideout and killed the Hutt, and destroyed the Separatist way-station. As a reward for eliminating his competitor, Jabba gave Shen-Jon 500 nova crystals, a type of mineral used as currency throughout the galaxy.

Personality and Traits
Boorka was willing to sell the information on the Decimator to the Separatists in order to make a profit. He had no issue with placing his henchman in the path leading to his palace to test the Confederate army, allowing them to be killed. After seeing her skill as a military leader the Hutt complimented Sev'rance Tann of her abilities. Boorka had a strong rivalry with Jabba Desilijic Tiure, which ultimately led to his demise when Jabba informed the Republic of Boorka's operation. When spending time at his palace Boorka kept a small entourage with him including both a Twi'lek male and female, several Gamorrean guards, a Weequay guard, one droid, several Jawas and an Aqualish. Boorka spoke the Huttese language, and had green skin on his backside with light brown skin on his face and his abdomen.

Behind the scenes
Boorka the Hutt first appeared in the 2002 PC video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns, an expansion pack to the 2001 game, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, voiced by Clint Bajakian. Boorka appears in the third level of the Separatist campaign, entitled "Perilous Dealings," where the player commands the Separatist forces and destroys the Republic spaceport to secure a deal with Boorka. He later appears in the third level of the Republic campaign, "Never trust a Hutt," where the player leads the Republic forces and can kill Boorka as an optional sidequest. An entry in the game's databank shows a transmission between Boorka and Bogeega Bu'Daay, revealing how he came to find out about the Decimator's existence. Boorka's in-game sprite was the same as Jabba's in the game. In 2008 Boorka received an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, published by Del Rey. In 2009, Boorka was mentioned in the supplement to the Wizards of the Coast Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition, The Clone Wars Campaign Guide. The Hutt was mentioned in the Galactic Gazetteer section in the update for Tatooine, which stated that Boorka was killed by the Republic forces, making his death canon.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
 * Secrets of Tatooine