Massimo

Massimo was a New Republic lieutenant under the command of Mirith Sinn and Sish Sadeet on Phaeda following the defeat of the cloned Emperor.

Biography


When Kir Kanos found his way to Phaeda and to Sinn via Tem Merkon, Massimo was initially wary of whether they could trust Kanos, whose loyalties were to the deceased Palpatine.

Following Sinn's acceptance of Kanos after he nearly single-handedly saved them from Colonel Shev's forces, Massimo threatened to take over Sinn's command. Sinn questioned whether that would make him any different from the Empire against whom they were fighting.

Although Massimo believed Kanos to be the traitor who informed Shev of their whereabouts, the guilty member was none other than Merkon. When Merkon returned to Sinn's base after secretly meeting with Carnor Jax, Massimo killed him.

Upon the arrival of General Wedge Antilles aboard the Lusankya, Kanos went to Yinchorr, knowing Jax would follow. Sinn and Sadeet also followed, hoping to aid Kanos in his fight against Jax, and Massimo was left to oversee operations on Phaeda.

Aboard the Lusankya, Massimo told Antilles about his previous desire to take over from Sinn and expressed his sincerest apology and newfound loyalty to Sinn and the New Republic.

However, when Mirith Sinn later infiltrated the court of Grappa the Hutt on Genon, Massimo betrayed her and the New Republic revealing to Grappa that Sinn was spying on him. Grappat rewarded Massimo by giving both him and Mirith to Zzzanmxl and the Zanibar.

The Zanibar brought Massimo and Sinn to the Zanibar homeworld of Xo were they would slaughter them in a bizarre religious ceremony. Although believed dead, Massimo actually escaped his fate, his prisoner rack having been hit by a stray blaster bolt during Kanos' escape from Zzzanmx. However, this knocked Massimo onto a bed of burning coals, scarring him for life and forcing him to replace his right arm and half his face with cybernetics.

Desperate for revenge, he attempted to kill Kanos by luring the guardsman into a trap. Kanos evaded Massimo's security droids, however, and killed the man.

Behind the scenes
He was voiced by Peter Thoemke in the audio drama version of Crimson Empire.

Appearances

 * Crimson Empire
 * Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood
 * Hard Currency