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Hylo Visz was a female Mirialan who lived during the Great Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the resurgent Sith Empire. In the last decade of the war, Visz gained galactic renown as a smuggler famed for leading the attack that broke the Mandalorian blockade of the Rimma Trade Route.

The Rimma Trade Route blockade had become a major issue for the already over-stretched and weakened Republic, as it effectively cut the Core Worlds off from the Outer Rim Territories and Colonies, which supplied the Republic's center with vital resources and supplies. Seeing an opportunity for profit in the skyrocketing price of much-needed goods, Visz organized an assault on the Mandalorian blockade in order to deliver freighters filled with raw materials to the Core. Her plan was successful, and following the battle she was rewarded for her efforts and recognized as a hero within the Republic. It was later rumored that she was killed after an attempted double-cross of the Hutts.

Visz's victory allowed the Republic to survive and continue its war against the Sith; however, it also led the Empire to adopt more desperate and aggressive tactics, such as the Sacking of Coruscant. As such, her success would play a major role in the conclusion of the war, the Treaty of Coruscant.