Calo Nord

"Sorry, but I'm not doing this for credits. You're the only one that has gotten away from me, I've got a certain reputation to uphold!"

- Calo Nord

Calo Nord was a bounty hunter in the time of the Old Republic, 4,000 years before the Galactic Civil War.

Biography
At a young age, Calo was sold into slavery by his parents, and this was a traumatic experience for him that shaped his destiny. He learnt during his time as a slave to be coldhearted and ruthless so on his 16th birthday killed his owners and then his parents.

He soon became a bounty hunter and worked for Davik Kang's Exchange, rising in profile to become one of the most feared and successful bounty hunters in the galaxy, spending his earnings on tools to help him in his assignments. He would always find his prey, and he gave them no mercy, ignoring pleas and bribes and when he ordered a custom suit of battle armour he had the armourer killed afterwards to ensure it would always be unique.

When Darth Malak bombed Taris, Calo, who was in Davik's hangar, was fighting Revan with Davik to stop Revan from stealing Davik's freighter, the Ebon Hawk. He was overmatched by Revan in the fight and was buried under the rubble when the lasers destroyed the hangar and nearly killed, but survived, although his injuries put him out of action for a time.

When he had recovered sufficiently he took a contract from the Sith to hunt down Bastila Shan and Revan, as the job paid well and he had a score to settle with Revan and his companions. Armed with his two trusty Mandalorian heavy blasters, Calo was confident that this would be easy money and that Revan would be no match for his eagle-eyed aim, but like so many before him he underestimated Revan's strength and this would cost him. Calo set out to find Revan with a group of his toughest thugs and confronted him. Revan slaughtered the thugs and eviscerated Calo before he could even get a good shot in. Hardly surprised at the failure of Calo, Darth Malak dispatched his apprentice Darth Bandon to hunt and destroy Revan. Besides the Exchange and the Sith, Calo had also been hired by the Republic for unknown operations in the Core.

Traits
"Ok...One...Two...Smart Move, Kid"

- Calo to Revan after he backed down talking to him in the cantina on Taris

Calo Nord appeared as an unsuspecting short man in simple clothes, with his hair and eyes hidden. However, under these clothes he wore a custom body armor based on Mandalorian design. When someone disturbed Calo, he used to count to three and only fire at the speaker after the third phrase, giving them a chance to rethink their behavior and escape his anger.

Behind the scenes


Depending on the order in which Revan (the KotOR player) visits the planets, Calo Nord may appear either on Tatooine, Manaan, Kashyyyk, or Korriban. On Tatooine, he is accompanied by Rodian and Aqualish thugs, on Manaan he is accompanied by two Twi'leks, and on Kashyyyk, he is accompanied by Wookiees loyal to Chuundar. On Korriban he is accompanied by two Sith from the academy.

The first time the player meets Calo is in the Lower City cantina. If the player attempts to speak to him, he will begin by saying "Go away." If the player keeps attempting, Calo will count up to three. It is best if the player stops talking to him before he get angry and attacks. Since the player is supposed to be too weak to defeat him at this moment, he is invulnerable, but the player can escape inevitable death by quickly leaving and re-entering the cantina.

His unique armor is not that unique in the sequel, KotOR II, where it is called "Verpine Zal Alloy Mesh", looks exactly the same and, even without any upgrades, has characteristics equal to the fully upgraded Calo Nord's armor from KotOR I.

Calo Nord's height presents a minor digetic coherence problem in the story line of KotOR. Firstly, 1.5 meters is extremely short, which is not reflected correctly when Nord is seen in relation to other characters in the game (though Nord is still rather diminutive).

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic