Tup

Tup was a thief and friend of Cholly and Weez.

Biography
Tup&mdash;along with his associates, Cholly and Weez&mdash;lived on the planet Simpla-12 and were friends of Ren S'orn. Around 44 BBY, S'orn&mdash;who was Force-sensitive&mdash;told the trio that he had been contacted by a scientist, who had asked him to participate in an experiment involving the Force. Cholly, Weez, and Tup all told him that it was a great idea, but they were wrong; Zan Arbor had S'orn killed shortly thereafter.

Soon afterward, the three friends approached Ren's mother, senator Uta S'orn, and asked for his personal belongings, claiming it was because they had been best friends. However, before he had been killed, Ren had told them that the laboratory that he had been in for the experiment had contained large stockpiles of various medicines. The real reason they wanted Ren's possessions was so that they could steal the medicines, since they knew that Ren had put the location of the lab somewhere in his belongings. The senator refused the request, though, saying that they were all that was left of her son.

In 43 BBY, the threesome was kicked out of the 12 Tavern on Simpla-12 after Tup called someone's mother a Kowakian monkey-lizard. Outside, they found Astri Oddo and Jedi Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi waiting for them. The two were attempting to locate Kenobi's Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, who had been kidnapped, and believed that information regarding Ren S'orn's last days could be key to finding Jinn. The trio informed them of the experiment and suggested to them that perhaps Tino&mdash;Ren's former roommate&mdash;might know more.

Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi turned to them in the search of Jenna Zan Arbor and Qui-Gon Jinn. Then, they cooperate in the rescue of Jinn and protecting the Senator Uta S'orn. They finally worked for Didi Oddo as waiters.

Appearances

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Evil Experiment
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Dangerous Rescue

Notes and references
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