Unidentified human (Zerek Besh meeting)

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"If Zerek Besh wants partners, forget it. Been done. Doesn't work."
―The human, to Sliro Barsha — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[2]

A human working for the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate attended a small summit of crime syndicates hosted by the rival Zerek Besh syndicate on the casino planet Cantonica in 3 ABY. Shortly after the summit started, the human, along with other crime syndicate representatives, were killed by Zerek Besh's guards.

Biography

"Each of you represents some of the most powerful criminal organizations in the galaxy. Pykes. Crimson Dawn. Hutts."
―Sliro Barsha, to the summit representatives — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[2]
Sliro Ruback speaking at the summit that the human attended on Cantonica

Sliro Ruback speaking at the summit that the human attended on Cantonica

The human served as part of the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate[2] by 3 ABY. That year,[1] they attended a small summit of rival syndicates hosted by the Zerek Besh syndicate at their Westhill Palace on the casino planet Cantonica. The summit included a representative for the Pyke Syndicate, a Weequay representative for the Hutt Cartel, and Sliro Ruback, the leader of Zerek Besh. The three representatives were offered a spread of food while they waited for Ruback to join them and begin the summit.[2]

When Ruback did arrive, the human sat in silence while the crime lord outlined the state of the underworld, accused one of the representatives of sending a spy to the summit, and talked about his brother's eating habits. When Ruback finished his speech, the human spoke up, stating that partnerships between crime syndicates had been tried before and did not work. Dismissing the idea that he wanted partners, Ruback leaned back in his chair and watched while his guards aimed at and gunned down the representatives.[2]

Later that year,[1] the Imperial Security Bureau's created a report on the Ruback that concluded the murders were an attempt to sent a threatening message to the representative's respective syndicates. It went on to note that the syndicates were actively looking for ways to retaliate against Zerek Besh.[2]

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.

The thief Kay Vess read a copy of the report at Imperial Excavation Site 12 on the jungle planet Akiva[2] in 3 ABY.[1]

Assumption ends here.

Personality and traits

The representative was a human with tan skin, brown hair, and brown eyes.[2]

Equipment

During the summit, they wore a red and black outfit that included a red shirt, black pants, black boots, red gloves,[2] and a red leather[3] vest with gold accents similar to Crimson Dawn's insignia. The outfit also included a red scarf, a black waist sash, and a red hood that they kept up during the meeting.[2]

Behind the scenes

The human, identified in the subtitles as simply "Crimson Dawn agent," first appeared in the video game Star Wars Outlaws, which was developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft.[2] Prior to the game's release on August 30, 2024, the human was first pictured in the game's "Official Story Trailer" that was released on April 9 of the same year.[4] A storyboard of the game's summit cinematic was included in the Star Wars Outlaws: A Visual Journey art book[5] that released on August 27, 2024 as part of the game's Ultimate Edition.[6] Lighting for the cinematic was done by Lighting Artist Justine Jubin under Lead Lighting Artist Kopsès Laforêt.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. As the human's death on Cantonica occurs during the game's events, it must have occurred that year.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Star Wars Outlaws
  3. ↑ The Art of Star Wars: Outlaws
  4. ↑ SWYT-Logo Star Wars Outlaws: Official Story Trailer on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars Outlaws: A Visual Journey
  6. ↑ Ubisoft-Favicon Pre-order Star Wars Outlaws Ultimate Edition - Available with Ubisoft+ on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
  7. ↑ ArtStation-Logo Justine Jubin on ArtStation: Star Wars - Outlaws - Cinematic RT Lighting (September 30, 2024): "What a pleasure to have work among beautiful and talented people on this project, we made it guys ! Thanks for all the hard work we've done, thanks for the constant support, thanks for everything. Special thanks to my lead who was a real support during this project:" (backup link)