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- "Surrender. It will hurt less."
- ―Dhidal Nyz to Valin Horn
Dhidal Nyz was a male Quarren bounty hunter and inventor who speacialized in creating imprisonment-related technologies. In 43 ABY, he teamed up with a female Human bounty hunter and cyborg mercenary Vrannin Vaxx to capture Jedi Knight Valin Horn, who had gone on a destructive rampage after suffering a psychotic breakdown. After failing to capture Horn, Nyz would later be hired by the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances and partnered with bounty hunter Zilaash Kuh to capture the rogue Jedi Seff Hellin, who suffered from the same disease as Horn. Nyz and Kuh would lose this bounty to Darkmeld, an organization formed by Knight Jaina Solo to counter Chief of State Natasi Daala's anti-Jedi policies.
Biography
- "Two maladjusted want-to-be bounty hunters and their dressed-up protocol droid."
- ―Valin Horn, upon jumping onto Nyz's cargo hauler
Dhidal Nyz was a male Quarren bounty hunter and inventor, best known for creating various capture and imprisonment-related weaponry. Nyz had made much of his fortune off his bounties, most of which were high-value fugitives, many from patents or military contracts. In 43.5 ABY, he attempted to capture Jedi Knight Valin Horn, who had gone on a destructive rampage through the galactic capital of Coruscant after a psychotic breakdown. To capture Horn, Nyz was partnered with cyborg mercenary Vrannin Vaxx and a blond female Human bounty hunter. During the hunt, they rode in the bed of Nyz's cargo hauler, while it was being piloted by another being. They failed to capture Horn, however, as Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker caught him first.
Nyz was later hired by the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances and partnered with female Human bounty hunter Zilaash Kuh in an attempt to capture the rogue Jedi Seff Hellin, who was suffering from the same disease as Horn, which caused him to believe that everyone he knew was an imposter, except for other beings who suffered from the psychosis. Since he believed that Horn was the only being he knew that had not been replaced with an impostor, Hellin attempted to free him from the Armand Isard Correctional Facility, a prison on Coruscant in which Horn was being held, encased in carbonite. Hellin failed to free Horn due to the intervention of Darkmeld, an organizaion formed by Knight Jaina Solo to counter Chief of State Natasi Daala's anti-Jedi policies, and his escape from the prison was cut off by Kuh and Nyz. Kuh piloted Nyz's hauler as Nyz shot Hellin, capturing him in an electric net. They were quickly intercepted by more Darkmeld members, however, and Solo captured Hellin and escaped with him in a speeder with Horn's mother, Mirax Terrik Horn. In the ensuing chase, Nyz's hauler was ravaged by Imperial Remnant Head of State and Darkmeld affiliate Jagged Fel, who was disguised as a Mandalorian, forcing Kuh and Nyz to forfeit the bounty.
Personality and traits
- "Nice move, fish-head."
- ―A female bounty hunter to Nyz, after he shot Solo with his net
As a bounty hunter Dhidal Nyz was somewhat blunt and direct in his speech and dealings, and, to the dismay of his fellow hunters, often somewhat hasty in his actions. However, he had a keen edge for huning down bounties, and excelled when it came to capture and imprisonment technologies. He was very talented in the uses of such weaponry, as exhibited when he managed twice to ensnare a Jedi with his electric-pulse net.
Equipment
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Dhidal Nyz was perhaps best known for being an inventor who specialzed in making weapons that used imprisonment and capture technologies. As such, he had captured sevaral high-value fugitives in the past, many from patents and military contracts. When hunting, he preffered to use weapons that he invented, among other heavy weaponry.
During the hunt for Valin Horn and the later raid on the prison, Nyz used a very large gun that shot out a net that carried an electrical charge. The net would wrap itself around its quarry, sending paralyzing electrical pulses through the victim every few seconds. This was particularly useful in capturing Force-sensitives, as the electrical pulses would also interfere with the being's control over the Force.
Nyz also owned a flatbed cargo hauler, which he used in conjunction with other bounty hunters in both the hunt for Horn and the raid on the Armand Isard Correctional Facility.
Behind the scenes
Nyz was created by Star Wars author Aaron Allston for his first novel in the 9-part Fate of the Jedi series, Outcast, released on March 24, 2009.
Appearances
- Outcast