Jariah Syn

"Always go for the sure thing!"

- Jariah Syn

Jariah Syn was a male bounty hunter alive around 137 ABY. He was copilot of the Mynock whose crew included his friends, Deliah Blue and Cade Skywalker.

Biography
Syn was the son of a man who had worked with the Feeorin pirate Rav. In 130 ABY, Syn and Rav found Cade Skywalker floating in the rubble over Ossus, and Syn insisted on saving Skywalker's life, much to Rav's annoyance. After many years as Rav's apprentice, Syn eventually became a freelancer and joined the crew of Skywalker's ship, the Mynock.

In 137 ABY, Syn, along with Skywalker and Deliah Blue, were contracted by Rav to locate gambler Naxy Screeger. After locating him on the planet Lok, the group also came across a Jedi named Hosk Tre'lyis. Savoring the opportunity to capture the Jedi and make more money, Syn attempted to kill the Jedi to make capture easier, but was stopped by Skywalker. After Blue's attempt to capture Tre'lyis failed, Syn threw a thud bug at the Jedi's back, and the group left Lok with both Screeger and Tre'lyis in tow.

On their arrival on Socorro, their Jedi captive put up a struggle, but Skywalker was able to subdue him long enough for them to turn their two captives over to Rav. When Rav paid Cade and his crew in deathsticks, Syn was furious, but had little choice but to obey his captain. After a short argument with Rav about Skywalker's debt, Syn admitted that he felt Skywalker had lost his edge as a hunter.

As Syn was powering up the Mynock to leave the planet, Princess Marasiah Fel and her companion Astraal Vao fled onto the ship, demanding passage to Vendaxa.

After realizing that the crew had a potentially huge bounty, Syn wanted to turn their two passengers in to the Imperials right away, but was convinced by Skywalker to take the two to their destination in order to collect the bounties on both the Princess and her father, deposed Emperor Roan Fel.

After arriving on Vendaxa, Syn was furious when Marasiah refused to pay the Mynock crew for transport, but when the transport with which she and Astraal were to leave the planet was destroyed by Darth Talon, Syn snidely told her that the fee for transport just doubled. Syn then joined Blue and took part in the battle against the Sith Lord by shooting at her with a blaster. After Talon ripped the blasters from their hands using The Force, Skywalker Force-hurled an old shipwreck at her, delaying the Sith long enough for her to call for reinforcements.

While repairing the Mynock, which had been damaged in the battle, Syn contemplated turning Skywalker in for a bounty after he discovered his longtime friend was a Jedi, and even went so far as to threaten to shoot him. When the Sith came back in greater numbers, Syn prepared the Mynock for flight, and when Blue stated that she was not leaving without Skywalker, Syn said that if Skywalker was one of them, he'd already be on board. Blue replied that if Skywalker was left behind, she would jettison him into space. Later Syn attmpted to shoot Darth Nihl from behind but had his blaster Force pulled away, leaving Skywalker to finish the fight.

After everyone had boarded the Mynock and arrived safely on Bastion, Skywalker stated to Wolf Sazen that he had abandoned Syn and Blue to their fates because he can't trust Syn anymore.

Personality
A very pragmatic man and a weapons expert, he was known for using unconventional, and sometimes illegal weapons, such as Yuuzhan Vong thud bugs and razor bugs. He was not a merciful man, and had no problem bringing in a bounty dead (rather than alive).

Syn also displayed a distaste for Jedi, especially the Jedi Mind Trick, which he seemed to be afraid of. Saying that Jedi could make you kill yourself with them. And once he realized that his good friend Cade Skywalker used to be a Jedi, he threatened him with a blaster.

Syn also spoke in Huttese often, usually when using derogotory terms such as "sleemo" or "koochu".

Behind the scenes

 * In several panels of Legacy 2, his eye color changes between green and brown several times.
 * Jariah Syn bears a resemblance to actor Gary Dourdan.
 * Some fans also think that Syn is a Kiffar.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2
 * Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3
 * Star Wars Legacy 5: Broken, Part 4
 * Star Wars Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5
 * Star Wars Legacy 7: Broken, Part 6
 * Star Wars: Legacy 11