Kar Yang

Template:Bounty hunter character infobox Kar Yang was a Hiitian, considered to be the second-most skilled and feared bounty hunter in the galaxy. He was often seen with Lintu, his assistant droid.

Biography

Yang was hired by the Black Sun to capture the Human replica droid Guri. While negotiating with Black Sun representative Azool, Savan, the niece of the deceased Prince Xizor and the new head of the Black Sun, secretly reprogrammed his droid Lintu to spy on him and report back.

Yang first tracked down the droid researcher Massad Thrumble, the most likely person to provide a lead as to Guri's whereabouts. He located the researcher in a cantina on Hurd's Moon. Thrumble was reluctant at first, but Yang persuaded him to talk by dispatching every other living being in the bar. Thrumble sent Yang to the swampy world of Murninkam. There Yang observed from a distance as Guri infiltrated the fortress of Spinda Caveel and retrieved A-OIC, a specialized medical droid. Just before Guri launched, Yang tagged her starship, the Stinger, with a homing device.

Having successfully located Guri, he explained to Lintu that he had no intention of returning her to his employer. Guri was much more valuable than the bounty he had been offered. Yang planned to keep Guri for himself. Lintu waited until he believed Yang had gone to sleep, then reported back to Savan. But Yang had grown suspicious of his droid and overheard the conversation. Savan ordered Lintu to dispatch Yang once Guri had been captured. Yang and Lintu tracked the Stinger to Hurd's Moon. After touching down, Yang sent the droid ahead to scout and shot him.

At last, Yang came upon his quarry in Thrumble's hidden laboratory deep within Hurd's Moon. Guri had been prepared for a deep neural modification, but she sprang up from the operating table upon spotting Yang. The two fought briefly, but Guri, with her lightning droid reflexes, killed him quickly. The droid A-OIC disposed of his body while Thrumble and Guri continued with their preparations.

Appearances

• Shadows of the Empire: Evolution (First appearance)

Sources

• The Official Star Wars Fact File 74 (BOU17-18, Bounty Hunters)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 130 (SAV2-3, Savan)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Guri in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)