- «Do you know why we are here to kill that Pyke? He ordered the bombing of one of our fight schools. Students. While they slept. Is that honor?»
- ―A Kanji assassin, to Tasu Leech, on Omel Sampak
Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[2] Omel Sampak—a gangster in the Pyke Syndicate criminal organization—ordered the bombing of a fight school on[1] the Outer Rim world[4] Nar Kanji. The school was used by a rival of the Pykes—a group of assassins[1] known as Kanjiklub[3]—and its bombing resulted in the deaths of a number of students as they slept.[1]
To celebrate his victory, Sampak hired out the Accretion Disco space station and knowing that Kanjlikub would seek revenge for his attack, the Pyke hired the crew of the bounty hunter T'onga to keep him and his entourage alive. The assassins later attempted to kill the gangster on the station, though their efforts were thwarted by T'onga and her crew. After being informed of the reality of the bombing by one of the assassins, Tasu Leech—a member of T'onga's crew and a native of Nar Kanji—killed Sampak himself.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The bombing of a Nar Kanji fight school was mentioned in the twenty-seventh issue of the 2020 comic series Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. The issue was written by Ethan Sacks and published by Marvel Comics[1] on September 14, 2021. Prior to its release, the bombing was mentioned in a preview of the issue that was published on StarWars.com on September 7 of the same year.[5]
Appearances[]
- Bounty Hunters 27 (Mentioned only)
- Bounty Hunters 28 (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
An Uneasy Alliance in Marvel's Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #27 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Bounty Hunters 27
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
SWCE 2023: Marvel Reveals Star Wars: Dark Droids Horror Event and More on StarWars.com (backup link) states that the events of Star Wars: Bounty Hunters take place between the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Timelines. As Bounty Hunters 27 establishes that the bombing of a Nar Kanji fight school took place shortly before the events of the issue, it must have taken place between the two years.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
The Story of the Ronin Continues and More from Marvel's September 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑
An Uneasy Alliance in Marvel's Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #27 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)