Unidentified Bestine IV insurgent

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An individual was part of a group of insurgents backed by the criminal syndicate Crimson Dawn that fought against the Galactic Empire on the Inner Rim planet Bestine IV during the Imperial Era. Around 3 ABY, the bounty hunter T'onga and her crew were hired by Crimson Dawn to assist the group in intercepting an Imperial transport that was traveling to an Imperial naval base with enough munitions to wipe out the insurgents. When meeting the crew, the insurgent was disappointed with the amount of help sent by Crimson Dawn.

After boarding the transport, T'onga, the insurgent, and two other insurgents headed to the bridge but were engaged in a firefight by Imperial shoretroopers. During the fight, one of their companions was killed, and the insurgent made way for the bridge, despite T'onga's attempt to stop them from leaving the remaining insurgent behind. Once in the bridge, the insurgent was killed by the Imperial officer Beilert Valance.

Biography

Fighting the Empire

An individual lived during the Imperial Era.^[2] Around 3 ABY,^[1] they were part of a group of insurgents backed by the criminal syndicate Crimson Dawn that fought against the Galactic Empire on^[2] Bestine IV^[3]—an Inner Rim^[4] planet—and was based in a village on the island Jahnae whose inhabitants worked as support staff for an Imperial naval base located not far from the village.^[2] Around that year,^[1] Crimson Dawn came into the possession of intel that the Empire was sending a transport to the base with enough munitions to crush the insurgents and hired the crew of the bounty hunter T'onga to help the insurgents crash the transport before it reached the naval base.^[2]

Arranging a rendezvous point with T'onga and her crew, the insurgent, along with two others, traveled there aboard speeder bikes, and as T'onga's ship—the Edgehawk—landed, the insurgent held up their hand. They stood at the bottom of the Edgehawk's entry ramp as the crew departed, and upon spotting it was only five individuals, asked if that was all the help that Crimson Dawn had sent. In response, T'onga pointed out that she had brought a Trandoshan named Bossk with them and stated her hope the insurgent had brought enough speeders for them all as they had a lot of ground to cover, noting they should get started as the Imperial transport had reached land.^[2]

Infiltrating the Imperial transport

The insurgents and T'onga's crew made their way to the transport aboard their speeder bikes and, upon arriving, climbed aboard with a grappling hook. Once aboard, T'onga told the insurgent to stay sharp in case of nearby sentries, and after Tasu Leech—one of T'onga's crew—beheaded a pair of Imperial shoretroopers, T'onga and the three insurgents headed for the transport's bridge. When they reached the outside of the bridge, they were caught in a firefight with more shoretroopers. After T'onga stated they had to reach the bridge before reinforcements from the base were sent to the transport, one of the insurgent's companions was killed, and the insurgent headed toward the bridge, informing T'onga to go with them as they were outnumbered. The bounty hunter said they could not leave the other soldier behind, to which the insurgent replied their fallen comrade knew the risks and was prepared to risk his life. They added that getting to the bridge and stopping the transport was all that mattered, since both their people and T'onga's crew would die otherwise.^[2]

After entering the bridge, the bounty hunter questioned why its lights were down, though the insurgent told her there was no time to wonder and that they could see well enough to reach a control panel. T'onga expressed concern that something was not right. Moments later, the insurgent was shot and killed by the Imperial officer Beilert Valance, an old friend of the bounty hunter.^[2] Ultimately, the transport was destroyed before it reached the base, and the village where the insurgents had been hiding was bombed by the Empire.^[5]

Personality and traits

The individual was a humanoid with dark eyes and light blue skin. When meeting the bounty hunter T'onga and her crew, the insurgent was underwhelmed at the amount of support sent to them by Crimson Dawn. The insurgent was prepared to leave their fellow insurgents behind for the cause of fighting the Galactic Empire, and when T'onga tried to stop them, they stated reaching the bridge and stopping the Imperial transport was all that mattered.^[2]

Equipment

The insurgent had a tan satchel with three gray cylinders attached to its strip, one gray metallic wrist guard, and a pauldron. In combat, they utilized a blaster rifle. The insurgent wore brown gloves, dark-colored boots, and a long, cloak-like piece of clothing that covered their head, with a small slit for their eyes. They made use of a speeder bike.^[2]

Behind the scenes

The Bestine IV insurgent first appeared in the twenty-ninth issue of the 2020 comic series Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. The issue was written by Ethan Sacks, illustrated by Paolo Villanelli, and published by Marvel Comics^[2] on December 14, 2022. Prior to its release, the insurgent was included in a preview of the issue that was published on StarWars.com on December 7 of the same year.^[6]

Appearances

• Bounty Hunters 29 (First appearance)
• Bounty Hunters 30 (Appears as a corpse)

Sources

• IG-88 Joins the Fray in Marvel's Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #29 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)

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