Kan Pojo

Lieutenant Kan Pojo was the range officer and small-arms instructor on the Republic Navy training ship Overt between 40 BBY to 35 BBY. At the time, Pojo was the fleet champion with many types of small-arms, including the carbine, sniper rifle and basic sidearm. It was said that he could picks flies off a wall at ten paces.

Biography
Pojo was involved in an action to clear a pirate stronghold in the Vergesso Asteroids. A group of approximately 120 pirates had barricaded themselves within a domed city on a moon in the system and Pojo was attached to a squad lead by second lieutenant Jaim Helaw that was tasked to clear the city in close-quarters fighting, due to concern about rupturing the dome. Helaw’s squad encountered a group of about 25 pirates and in the ensuring shoot-out Pojo distinguished himself by taking out half of their number single-handedly with his customized sidearm blaster pistol, which had been modified with a heavy-duty capacitor to allow it to fire more charges. Helaw later recounted that Pojo’s fighting style was comparable to Phow Ji.

The remaining pirates broke and Pojo gave chase to two of them. Cornered and out of charge for their blasters, the pair were confronted by Pojo, who gave them another chance to run for their lives before he shot them down. Instead, the pirates chose to turn and attack him. Pojo was able to shot one of the pirates, however, his custom pistol suffered a short-out before he could kill the second and he was fatally stabbed in the throat with a shiv before he could draw his backup sidearm.

Helaw later retold the story of Pojo’s death to Admiral Motti in relation to the Death Star to illustrate the point that the more complex a weapon is, the more likely it is to have hidden flaws.

Appearances

 * Death Star

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