Verhandle

"No more questions, Solo. Just be happy you made it out of here with your life... and your precious spaceship."

- Verhandle

Verhandle was a Duros criminal during the early days of the Galactic Civil War. Notorious for successfully brokering unbelievably favorable deals with his business partners, Verhandle was a force to be reckoned with.

Biography
Verhandle was well known among smugglers for being a particularly aggressive and self-serving negotiator. Han Solo and Chewbacca ran afoul of Verhandle's criminal dealings in the days before they joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic when they tried to deliver a cargo to his base on Alderaan. Han warned Chewbacca to let him broker the deal, knowing full well about Verhandle's negotiating techniques. Verhandle, however, managed to bully Han into taking merely sixty per cent of the agreed-upon price after he tried and failed to buy The Millennium Falcon from the pair. When Han left Alderaan with his diminished reward, he and Chewbacca discovered that Verhandle had sent commandos to stow away aboard the ship.

Behind the scenes
Verhandle was created for Star Wars: The Art of the Bad Deal, by Zack Whedon.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Art of the Bad Deal