Thweek

Thweek was a male Kubaz spy and henchman employed by Teemo the Hutt to oversee the shadier aspects of his business enterprises.

BiographyEdit

Thweek had a deep hatred of insectoid species and once killed a Geonosian named Sivor after he had been forced to fight in a gladiatorial match for Teemo the Hutt's amusement. Thweek owned a customized G1-M4-C Dunelizard fighter which he piloted when Teemo sent him to intercept the Krayt Fang on its way to Ryloth.^[1] He also owned a StarViper-class attack platform.^[3] He wore laminate armor and carried a heavy blaster pistol.^[1]

Personality and traitsEdit

Belonging to an insectivorous species, Thweek had an ingrained disdain for any insect species, and held particular hatred for Geonosians.^[1] He was known to be greedy, devious and brutal in his dealings. Thweek was a competent pilot, able to use his piloting skill to adapt to a wide array of situations.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

Thweek was designed by Dave Allen and Daniel Lovat Clark for The Long Arm of the Hutt, a supplement to Star Wars: Edge of the Empire that was published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2012. In it, his name was spelled Thwheek.^[1] His name was changed to Thweek on his card for the Guns for Hire Expansion Pack, part of the X-Wing Miniatures Game.^[3] The retconned spelling was confirmed to be the same character in the preview for the expansion pack on the FFG website.^[2]

AppearancesEdit

• The Long Arm of the Hutt (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

•  StarViper Mk. II—A Preview of the Guns for Hire Expansion Pack for X-Wing™ on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
•  Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – Guns for Hire Expansion Pack (Card: Thweek—StarViper)

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