Belo Tusus

Belo Tusus was the Financial Minister of Orto in 19 BBY.

Biography
While the government of Orto was neutral, Tusus wished to take control of it and join the Confederacy of Independent Systems. He seized his chance near the end of the Clone Wars, executing a coup, declaring a planetwide lockdown, and calling in Confederacy forces to take control of the planet.

While Tusus was at first confident in his success, soon acts of sabotage began to hamper his plans. The Jedi Knight Nem Bees, undercover at the time, had been busy hindering Confederacy efforts at controlling the planet, damaging vital equipment and droid soldiers. Tusus grew increasingly paranoid with each attack, suspecting everyone in his inner circle, including the Separatist Neimoidian attachés sent to aid him.

Unbeknownst to him, his own Twi'lek servant was the one leaking information to Bees. When, with her help, Bees called in Galactic Republic forces and destroyed the palace shield generator, Tusus lost all confidence in the Confederacy's ability to keep him safe and fled Orto. His whereabouts afterwards are unknown.

Behind the scenes

 * This character was created by Star Wars Hyperspace member Kyle Jewhurst through the What's the Story? feature as part of the backstory for Nem Bees.
 * The author intended Belo Tusus to be the wealthy Ortolan seen on Toola in Star Wars Republic 79: Into the Unknown, Part 1. However, this was not included in the final Databank entry.