- "You took the job nobody else would. Never thought I'd see you alive again, Boba Fett… let alone this piece of pond scum you've dragged halfway across the galaxy."
"You were wrong. Now pay me what you promised, Tusk" - ―Tusk and Boba Fett
Tusk was an alien criminal who placed a bounty on a human imprisoned by the Galactic Empire. The bounty hunter Boba Fett successfully retrieved the human and brought him to Tusk on Ergeshui. The criminal then paid Fett and executed the prisoner.
Biography
- "This one did me dirty a while back. The only reason I wanted him alive… is because I needed the satisfaction of seeing him die."
- ―Tusk executes a prisoner
Tusk executed a prisoner on Ergeshui.
Tusk was an alien criminal who was betrayed by a human and so placed a bounty on his head. As the human was imprisoned by the Galactic Empire in a facility on the astronomical object Sterna IV, no one would take the bounty until the bounty hunter Boba Fett accepted it, requesting his payment be electronic and in high denominations. Tusk did not expect Fett to succeed, but the bounty hunter broke out the human and delivered him to Tusk on Ergeshui. Flanked by Trandoshans, the alien ordered a RA-7 protocol droid to pay Fett then suggested the hunter leave quickly.[1]
The human prisoner pleaded with Tusk, but the alien immediately dropped the captive into a watery pit where he was consumed by a tentacled creature, explaining to a gathered crowd that the bounty had been for the human's capture alive so that Tusk could have the satisfaction of watching him die. As Fett left, he was surrounded and captured by Imperial stormtroopers and the payment he had received from Tusk was destroyed before he could spend it.[1]
Personality and traits
Tusk had red eyes and long, waist-length hair. The criminal offered a seemingly impossible bounty just for the satisfaction of watching someone who had wronged them die.[1]
Equipment
- "Give the bounty hunter his due."
"Electronic. High denomination. As requested."
"If you want to live to spend those credits… I'd advise you hurry on your way." - ―Tusk and an RA-7 protocol droid, to Boba Fett
Tusk wore a red robe and belt with pants when dealing with Fett. As the alien's command, an RA-7 protocol droid paid Fett using an electronic card.[1]
Behind the scenes
Tusk appeared in the first issue of Star Wars: Boba Fett — Black, White & Red, which was written by Benjamin Percy, illustrated by Chris Allen, and published by Marvel Comics[1] on September 17, 2025.[2]
Appearances
- Boba Fett — Black, White & Red 1 (First appearance)
