Vekker (sergeant)

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"We regret to inform you that your family member, Cal Handro, has been declared missing. At this time, we attepmting to clarify his status. One of our operatives in Bestine is looking into the matter and has recently uncovered some interesting information."
―Sergeant Vekker, to the family of Cal Handro[1]

Vekker was a member of the Imperial Intelligence who lived during the Galactic Civil War. After the Battle of Yavin, Sergeant Vekker was serving under the orders of Lieutenant Jevan Monsul who was based in Bestine, on the planet Tatooine.[1] In 1 ABY,[2] Lieutenant Monsul was leading the investigation about the disappearance of Cal Handro,[1] a smuggler involved in slave trade for Imperial-aligned Trandoshans[3] as well as in spice trafficking for the Rebel Alliance.[4] Handro was wanted by the Empire but he had disappeared after his ship crashed on Naboo's moon of Rori[5] Sergeant Vekker contacted the family of Cal Handro to notify the disappearance of the pilot and urge the family to cooperate fully in Lieutenant Monsul's investigation.[1]

Behind the scenes

Sergeant Vekker was mentioned in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[6] With the release of the "Publish 14," on March 9, 2005,[7] Sergeant Vekker was mentioned in the main loading screen styled as a in-universe communication that introduced the first chapter of the "Secrets of the Syren" questline.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Loading Screen: "Publish 14"
  2. ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  3. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Quest: "Getting closer?"
  4. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Quest: "More than You Bargained For"
  5. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Quest: "Man Down!"
  6. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  7. ↑ Gal-icon Update Notes: Publish 14.0 - March 9, 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)