Unidentified bandit (bantha herding)

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"You lose a bantha or something?"
"Yes! I was coming back from the market in Bestine when I got ambushed by a bandit. I took care of him, but my bantha got spooked by the blaster fire and ran."
"That's a big desert for it get lost in."
"I held onto the bandit's blaster. I don't have any use for it, but it is yours if you find my bantha and bring it back."
―Kay Vess to the mechanic — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[1]

A bandit ambushed a human mechanic and their bantha in the Desert Valley region of the Outer Rim planet Tatooine[1] in 3 ABY.[2] During the mechanic was able to take care of the bandit and recover his blaster however fight scared the bantha who ran off into the desert.[1]

This section of the article assumes 100% game completion of Star Wars Outlaws. Any alternate stories may be noted in the "Behind the scenes" section. The events in this section may or may not have been confirmed as canon.

Later that year,[2] the mechanic met the scoundrel Kay Vess while she was passing by their farm. After telling Vess about the bandit, the mechanic offered Vess the bandit's blaster if she was able to recover the missing bantha. When Vess later returned with the bantha, the mechanic rewarded her with the recovered blaster.[1]

Assumption ends here.

Behind the scenes

The bandit was mentioned as part of the "Bantha Herding" intel quest in the 2024 video game, Star Wars Outlaws developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. Completing the quest rewards the player with the "Patina Coating" cosmetic which they can use to customize the appearance of Kay's blaster.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars Outlaws
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.