Garank

Garank was a Gamorrean male Nihil marauder who was part of the crew of the Gaze Electric, Eye of the Nihil Marchion Ro's flagship. In 232 BBY, they and the Nihil Baheeoo and Ordo raced across the Gaze Electric to relay Ro's command to change course to the planet Trymant IV. Wanting to reach the bridge first, Garank threw Ordo onto Baheeoo and fled as the pair tumbled to the ground. However, afterward, Garank was killed when eaten by a Bogaranth that the other Nihil pair had rode to the bridge.

Biography

The Gamorrean Nihil marauder Garank was part of the crew of the Gaze Electric—the flagship of Eye of the Nihil Marchion Ro—during the High Republic Era, as one of a small group of Nihil permitted aboard.^[2] In 232 BBY, Ro orchestrated a collision between the Byne Guild freighter Legacy Run and an obstacle that resulted in the Great Hyperspace Disaster, which spurred Emergences—pieces of hyperspace debris—emerging into space and impacting celestial bodies throughout the galaxy.^[3] After being informed one such Emergence would threaten several locations in the Trymant system, Ro decided to travel to the planet Trymant IV. The Storm Zagyar tried to relay the command to the bridge, but after finding that the comms on the Gaze Electric were inoperable, instead sent the Nihil Baheeoo, Garank, and Ordo to immediately alert the ship's captain to the change in plans.^[2]

Motivated by Zaygar's threat to throw the last Nihil who arrived out an airlock, the three Nihil rushed from the back of the Gaze Electric toward the bridge, unsure if they would arrive in the short amount of time Ro expected. Garank pointed to the side and huffed in Gamorrean, confusing Baheeoo as the Gigoran did not speak the language. When Baheeoo looked to see what Garank was gesturing to, the Gamorrean picked up Ordo and threw the Talpini's body against the Gigoran, knocking both over. Garank then fled and left the pair behind, intent on reaching the Gaze Electric's bridge first.^[2]

Baheeoo and Ordo decided to take a risky shortcut through the pen holding the ship's Bogaranths—bloodthirsty creatures that ate anything in their path. While Garank continued running toward the bridge, the other Nihil pair mounted a Bogaranth and rode it to the same destination. Upon arrival, Baheeoo called out after spotting Garank, though their Bogaranth then ate the Gamorrean. The Gigoran corrected their statement to refer to now-deceased Garank in past tense, while Ordo lamented that being eaten must have hurt. Ultimately, the pair succeeded in telling the Gaze Electric's captain to set a new course for Trymant IV, though were informed shortly afterward that the comms had just been fixed.^[2]

Personality and traits

When informed only the first Nihil to reach the bridge would not be thrown out an airlock, Garank was extremely motivated to beat their colleagues. To this degree, Garank was willing to throw Ordo into Baheeoo to leave them in a heap on the floor, thus giving the Gamorrean a headstart. The Gamorrean had blue eyes and green skin and had muscled arms. Garank spoke the Gamorrean language.^[2]

Skills and abilities

By the time the Gamorrean served aboard the Gaze Electric, they were physically strong, able to throw Ordo's body into Baheeoo with enough strength to send the pair sprawling to the floor.^[2]

Equipment

While aboard the Gaze Electric, Garank wore a purple armored chestpiece; a brown belt with a large, circular, silver buckle; and black fur shorts. They also donned a black bandolier, black wrist cuffs, strappy black sandals, and a black cap that had spikes and gaps for the Gamorrean's ears.^[2]

Behind the scenes

Garank appeared in "Tales of Villainy: The Gaze Electric," a secondary comic story published in the sixth issue of the 2020 Star Wars Adventures anthology comic-book series. The story was written by Daniel José Older, illustrated by Nick Brokenshire, and published by IDW Publishing^[2] on July 7, 2021.^[4]

When designing the color scheme for the comic story, Brokenshire aimed to reference the style of Star Wars comics from the 1970s and 1980s, when there was limited color technology and panels still needed to visually pop. As such, the Gaze Electric and its crew^[5]—including Garank^[2]—were colored in this style, though the artist noted that the colors may not necessarily be meant to reflect reality.^[5]

Appearances

• "Tales of Villainy: The Gaze Electric" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 6 (First appearance)

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