Dhidal Nyz

"Surrender. It will hurt less."

- Dhidal Nyz to Valin Horn

Dhidal Nyz was a male Quarren bounty hunter and inventor who specialized in creating imprisonment-related technologies. In 43 ABY, he teamed up with a female Human bounty hunter and the cyborg mercenary Vrannin Vaxx to capture Jedi Knight Valin Horn, who had gone on a destructive rampage after suffering a psychotic breakdown. They failed to capture Horn, however, due to the intervention of Grand Master Luke Skywalker. Nyz was later hired by the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, and he was partnered with bounty hunter Zilaash Kuh to capture the rogue Jedi Seff Hellin, who suffered from the same disease as Horn. However, Nyz and Kuh lost the bounty to Darkmeld, an organization formed by Knight Jaina Solo to counter Chief of State Natasi Daala's anti-Jedi policies.

Biography
"Two maladjusted want-to-be bounty hunters and their dressed-up protocol droid."

- Valin Horn, upon jumping onto Nyz's cargo hauler

Dhidal Nyz was a male Quarren bounty hunter and inventor, best known for creating various capture and imprisonment-related weaponry. Nyz had made much of his fortune off of his bounties, most of which were high-value fugitives from patents or military contracts. In 43.5 ABY, he attempted to capture Jedi Knight Valin Horn, who had gone on a destructive rampage through the galactic capital of Coruscant after a psychotic breakdown. The psychosis caused the affected being to believe that everyone they knew had been replaced by impostors, except for others who suffered from the disease. To capture Horn, Nyz worked with cyborg mercenary Vrannin Vaxx and a blond female Human bounty hunter. During the hunt, another being piloted Nyz's cargo hauler, and Nyz and his comrade rode in the ship's bed. They failed to capture Horn, however, as Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker captured him before they could.

Nyz was later hired by the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances and partnered with the female Human bounty hunter Zilaash Kuh in an attempt to capture the rogue Jedi Seff Hellin, who was suffering from the same disease as Horn. Since he believed that Horn was the only being he knew that had not been replaced with an impostor, Hellin attempted to free him from the Armand Isard Correctional Facility, a prison on Coruscant in which a carbonite-encased Horn was being held. Hellin failed to free Horn due to the intervention of Darkmeld, an organization formed by Knight Jaina Solo to counter Chief of State Natasi Daala's anti-Jedi policies, and Hellin's escape from the prison was cut off by Kuh and Nyz. Kuh piloted Nyz's hauler as Nyz shot Hellin, capturing him in an electric net. However, they were quickly intercepted by more Darkmeld members, and Solo captured Hellin and escaped with him in a speeder with Horn's mother, Mirax Terrik Horn. In the ensuing chase, Nyz's hauler was ravaged by the Imperial Remnant Head of State and Darkmeld affiliate Jagged Fel, who was disguised as a Mandalorian, and Kuh and Nyz were forced to forfeit the bounty.

Personality and traits
"Nice move, fish-head."

- A female bounty hunter to Nyz, after he shot Solo with his net

As a bounty hunter, Dhidal Nyz was rather blunt and direct in his speech and dealings. To the dismay of his fellow hunters, he was also often hasty in his actions. However, he had a keen edge for hunting down bounties, and excelled when it came to capture and imprisonment technologies. He was very talented in the uses of such weaponry, as exhibited when he managed to ensnare a Jedi twice with his electric-pulse net.

Equipment
When hunting, Nyz frequently used the weapons that he invented himself. During the hunt for Valin Horn and Seff Hellin's later raid on the prison, Nyz used a very large gun, which was capable of deploying a net that carried an electrical charge. The net would wrap itself around its quarry, sending paralyzing electrical pulses through the victim every few seconds. This was particularly useful in capturing Force-sensitive individuals, as the electrical pulses would also interfere with the being's control over the Force.

Nyz owned a flatbed cargo hauler, which he used in conjunction with other bounty hunters in both the hunt for Horn and the raid on the Armand Isard Correctional Facility.

Behind the scenes
Nyz was created by Star Wars author Aaron Allston for his first novel in the 9-part Fate of the Jedi series, Outcast, released on March 24, 2009.

Appearances

 * Outcast