
In addition to using Quinlan Vos and his psychometric powers, "Hunt for Ziro" drew on other elements of the Expanded Universe as well-the Hutt homeworld of Nal Hutta has existed in Star Wars lore since as early as 1993's Dark Empire Sourcebook. " Gardulla's krayt dragon found her… indigestible." ―Leland Chee, explaining Gardulla the Hutt's appearance in the episode But while this is going on, Sy delivers Ziro's holo-diary to her true master. The Jedi press Bane hard, however, and he barely manages to get away with his innate skills and the help of his droid aid Todo. The Jedi and Bane meet beside the corpse and immediately begin to slug it out between themselves: While Obi-Wan intends to bring Bane to justice for the Senate hostage incident, Bane is tempted by the reward for each dead Jedi delivered to the Separatists. In the meantime, Ziro and Sy retrieve the diary from its hiding place, the grave of Ziro's father, but then Sy, out of greed and a grudge against Ziro for having abandoned her, turns on the Hutt and blasts him to death. The two parties successively follow Ziro's trail to Mama's abode and learn of his intent to get to Teth. Shortly afterward, the Hutt Council also learns of Ziro's flight, and once more Cad Bane offers his services (for a fee) to retrieve the renegade Hutt. As the two arrive at Ziro's detention cell, they find him already missing and promptly attempt to track him down. He then detects Ziro's presence by psychometrically scanning a cup Ziro has drunk from. The Hutt Council denies any knowledge of Ziro's and Bane's whereabouts, and Obi-Wan is reluctant to confront them openly since the Republic owes the Hutts for their contributions to the war effort, but Vos states that they could have freed him, to Gardulla's resentment. Nevertheless, Vos is well-informed about the possible reason why Ziro has been freed, so they travel to Nal Hutta. On Coruscant, Obi-Wan is entrusted by the Jedi Council with the task of retrieving Ziro and bringing Cad Bane to justice with the help of the skilled, but rather free-minded, crazy and impulsive Jedi Master Quinlan Vos, whose company is not exactly a delight for Obi-Wan. Ziro exploits her affection for him to have her break him out, and the two escape into the swamps, to the abode of Mama the Hutt, Ziro's grotesque mother, who provides him with a starship so he can travel to After learning that Ziro is being held captive in the Hutt stronghold, she secretly visits him. However, Ziro has an ally in the singer Sy Snootles, with whom he had entertained a romantic relationship. Ziro ensures his own safety by claiming that if something happens to him, the information would be immediately sent to the Republic authorities. To the Jedi, we find Ziro in the clutchesįollowing his liberation by Cad Bane, Ziro the Hutt has been brought to the swampy Hutt home world of Nal Hutta, since he is holding critically incriminating information about the Hutt Crime lords, stored in a holodiary whose location only he knows. Kenobi to retrieve Ziro the Hutt with the Hutt from a Republic prison after holding Plot summary Ī great escape! Cad Bane and his notoriousĬrew of bounty hunters liberated Ziro the She kills Ziro, and returns the journal to her client: Jabba the Hutt. She's a deadly woman scorned and a bounty hunter for hire. When he retrieves it, Snooty reveals her true spots. It is here, in the secret grave of Ziro's father, that the fugitive Hutt has hidden the diary. Ī chase through the swamps of Nal Hutta leads the pursuers to Ziro's enormous mother, Mama the Hutt, who points them to the direction of Teth. The Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos need to find him too. Bane is back on the Hutt's trail - but he's not the only one. Ziro makes another daring escape with the help of his estranged (and strange) lover, Sy Snootles. Cad Bane has broken Ziro the Hutt out of prison and the Hutt Council demands that Ziro tell them where he's hidden vital - and incriminating - information: a journal detailing the criminal activities of the five Hutt families.
