Velken Tezeri/Legends
Velken Tezeri was a former Imperial technician who spent time working for Jabba Desilijic Tiure as a guard and supplier of munitions, where he worked with Hermi Odle.[1]
Like many other henchmen of Jabba the Hutt, Tezeri was also plotting to kill his master. He planned to do so using remotely controlled seekers set to trap the Hutt upon his return from the Great Pit of Carkoon, but his plans were cut short, as he was knocked off a Bantha-II cargo skiff by Luke Skywalker, and became the sarlacc's first victim during the skirmish resulting from Skywalker's execution escape.[1]
Behind the scenes
Velken Tezeri was played by an uncredited performer in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the final installment of the Star Wars original trilogy.[1] Tezeri wears what resembles a Jack, a boiled leather tunic worn by medieval crossbowmen and foot-soldiers.[source?]
Appearances
- "Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc" — Star Wars Tales 6 (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Return of the Jedi Storybook
- Return of the Jedi (book-and-record)
- Star Wars Manga: Return of the Jedi 1
- Return of the Jedi 2
- Escape from Jabba's Palace
Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Jabba's Palace Limited (Card: Velken Tezeri) (backup link) (First identified as Velken Tezeri)- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- Galaxy of Intrigue (Picture only)
"Jabba's Skiff Guards" – Keeper of the Holocron's Blog, Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; archived from the original)
