Sev Buzk

"He has no idea."

- Lieutenant Manech regarding Commander Buzk

Buzk was the commander of the small Imperial garrison on Troska. He tricked the locals into thinking the Empire was on the verge of full scale occupation, enabling him to extort them.

Early life
Little is known of Buzk's early life, however, it can be assumed he rose through the ranks of the Imperial Army in the time leading up to the Battle of Yavin.

Command of Troska


"It's where military careers go to die."

- Lieutenant Manech about Troska

Nine month after the destruction of the first Death Star, Buzk was stationed on the remote planet of Troska and was placed in charge of a small garrison of troops. Once Buzk and his men arrived on the planet, they started pushing around the locals &mdash; extorting them, causing political coups and enabling gambling rackets. He kept him and his men safe by using the ruse that the Empire were close to fully occupying the planet.

This ruse, however, didn't work on the royal family of Troska &mdash; the Kybers. They fought back against Buzk's force and cut off his oil supply from the refineries. Buzk found Prince Torino Kyber particularly annoying and in one particular period, he caused three lock-outs in a month at his refinery.

The Boba Fett incident


"YOU...DID...WHAT?"

- Buzk, after discovering Lieutenant Manech had employed Boba Fett to sort out the Kybers

Buzk threatened the Kybers many times and on more than one occasion sent his interrogation squad to stop the lock-outs.

In an attempt to stop the deadlock, Buzk's Lieutenant, Manech, employed the bounty hunter Boba Fett to deal with the Kybers. When Buzk found out, he nearly killed the lieutenant.

He was interrupted by a transmission from King Natas, head of the Kyber family. He accused Buzk of sending Boba Fett, who had just destroyed Torino's refinery. Buzk originally denied knowledge of the incident, blaming it on the Hutts. Natas then played a security hologram of Fett saying Buzk had sent him.

The Battle of Troska
"Scramble the TIE's! Deploy every stormtrooper we have!"

- Buzk, ordering the attack on the Kyber Royal Palace

Once the transmission ended, Buzk ordered all his troopers to attack the palace. Buzk drove a large speeder during the battle. However, it was damaged greatly by the Kyber Palace defenses and he was knocked unconscious.

Arrest


"Commander Buzk &mdash; You're under arrest"

- Unnamed Female Imperial to Buzk

When he awoke, Buzk was arrested by the Empire for his extortion of the Kybers. He soon realized that Manech had called in Boba Fett as part of his plan to end his abuse of the locals.

Little is known of Buzk Post-Arrest, however, it is likely he went to one of the Empire's prisons, like on Kessel.

Personality and traits


"Tell me why I shouldn't break your neck right here."

- Buzk, while strangling Lieutenant Manech

Buzk was a very violent man, who had brute power on top of his role as a commander. His complexion aided this view of him. He often treated his own men with the same violence as he would an enemy.

Despite his ruthlessness and willingness to extort his enemies, he did try to hide that fact by acting unbeknownst to his own deeds.

Behind the scenes

 * Buzk's first and only appearance was in Boba Fett: Overkill, written by Thomas Andrews and drawn by Francisco Ruiz Velasco.

Appearances

 * Boba Fett: Overkill