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- "The research done there was important to Prince Xizor's future plans."
- ―The Archivist
Xizor was a Falleen male prince-turned-crime-lord[1] who ruled the Black Sun criminal syndicate. The prince was headquartered in the Southern Underground region of the Coruscant Underworld where he owned a 102-story-high palace.[2] In 3 ABY[4] Lady Qi'ra, the leader of the Crimson Dawn criminal syndicate, approached Lord Gyuti, a leader of the Black Sun, to offer Crimson Dawn's services to Black Sun. She also told Gyuti that the Galactic Empire was looking for a new partner to replace the Hutt Clan, and to pass the information she told him on to Prince Xizor.
Shortly after the meeting, Crimson Dawn attacked and destroyed a smash-processing lab on Dantooine, where research that was important to Xizor's future plans was being conducted.[3] According to the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs, Xizor was the namesake of Xizor Salad, though he was dubious of the rumor and believed it was likely only a legend.[1] Xizor also shared his name with Xizor Transport Systems.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Figurines of Xizor in the filming of the Mos Espa Grand Arena
Xizor was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in the fifty-third issue of the 2014 magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon.[2] In the Stars Wars Legends continuity, Xizor was first mentioned in the 1995 novel Darksaber written by Kevin J. Anderson.[6] He first appeared in the 1996 novel Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry[7] and went on to play a major role in the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire multimedia project.[8]
During the Boonta Eve Classic sequence of the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, the first installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the micro-machine toy figurine of Xizor was used as a stand-in for members of the crowd.[9] However, as this cameo was solely used as background fill-ins, it is unknown if this would be considered an actual appearance of the character.[10]
Appearances[]
- Crimson Reign 1 (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 53 (Guide to the Galaxy: Districts of Coruscant) (First mentioned)- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 53 (Guide to the Galaxy: Districts of Coruscant)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Crimson Reign 1
- ↑ Crimson Reign 1 takes place after the Escape from Cloud City, which is dated to 3 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Additionally, Sliro Barsha dies during the events of Star Wars Outlaws, which Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on www.thepopverse.com (archived from the original on August 5, 2024) dates to 3 ABY. As he is alive during Crimson Reign 5, and the events of Crimson Reign 1 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.
- ↑ Starships and Speeders
- ↑ Darksaber
- ↑ Shadow of the Empire
- ↑ Shadows of the Empire: A Decade Later on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Photoreceptor - Xizor's Cameo? on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
