Jayco

"You having trouble? There's a Jedi. He helps people. [...] I'll take you to him. For the right price."

―Jayco, to Obi-Wan Kenobi^[2]

Jayco was a human male con artist who worked on the Daiyu during the Imperial Era alongside Haja Estree.

Biography

"We had him. Look at this reward."
"Oh, that's embarrassing."
"It says he's with a girl. He'll have half of the city on him now."
"Let's get to him first."

―Jayco and Haja^[2]

Jayco reports the bounty on Kenobi to Estree.

Around 9 BBY,^[3] Jayco resided on the planet Daiyu, living a life as a con artist with his partner-in-crime Haja Estree. Estree posed as a Jedi who helped those in need in order to make a living, with Jayco helping to be his eyes and ears to direct potential customers to Estree's hideout. At one point, he directed Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, who had been searching for the recently-kidnapped Leia Organa, to Estree. After Inquisitor Third Sister put a bounty on Kenobi, Jayco alerted Estree that they had unknowingly found a real Jedi, and Estree grabbed his blaster pistol to go and search for Kenobi himself, later encountering him and giving him information to help him escape Daiyu as an attempt to make amends for his petty operation as a con-artist.^[2]

Behind the scenes

Jayco was created for the Disney+ series Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, and was portrayed by Jecobi Swain in Part II of the series. In the episode Jayco approaches Obi-Wan Kenobi and offers to lead him to "a Jedi" prior to Kenobi having located Princess Leia. ^[2] The reference book Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy, released on November 19, 2024 by Dorling Kindersley, erroneously states that Jayco approached Obi-Wan Kenobi and Leia Organa offering his help.^[4]