Dewback-oil

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"You want riches? You want fame? How about an entire planet of your own? That's not bad. I can offer you all of this and more."
"Hey, I know a Dewback-oil salesmen when I hear one."
―Hondo Ohnaka and Kay Vess — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[1]

Dewback-oil was a type of oil that that shared its name with dewbacks, a type of reptile.[1] Around 3 ABY,[2] the scoundrel Kay Vess dismissed the pirate Hondo Ohnaka as a "Dewback-oil salesman" for promising her a whole planet if she helped him escape from the brig in the Rokana Raiders base located in the Sayma Nebula.[1]

Behind the scenes

Dewback-oil was mentioned in the "Brave the Unknown" quest of the "A Pirate's Fortune" expansion for the Massive Entertainment video game Star Wars Outlaws,[1] which was released on May 15, 2025.[3] The term "Dewback-oil salesman" is akin to the out-of-universe term "snake-oil salesman" meaning a fraudulent or deceptive individual.[4]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars Outlaws
  2. ↑ Premium-Era-real Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse: "We're beginning our journey three years after the Battle of Yavin" (backup link archived on January 22, 2025) dates the events of Star Wars Outlaws to 3 ABY. Per narrative director Navid Khavari's comments, the game's "A Pirate's Fortune" DLC chronologically occurs immediately after the end of Outlaws's main events, meaning the DLC must have taken place around that year.
  3. ↑ Ubisoft-Favicon Watch The New Trailer For Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate's Fortune, Releasing May 15 on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
  4. ↑ Premium-Era-real How Snake Oil Became a Symbol of Fraud and Deception on Smithsonian Magazine (backup link archived on May 11, 2025)
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