- "It's too bad about Brok, but I didn't really think he would turn himself in."
- ―Reimos Taligg, to a spacer
Brok Ziam was a Human male who lived on Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War. He was the Director of Operations of the White Thranta Shipping Company, a front for the illegal activities of Jabba the Hutt's criminal organization.
Biography[]
- "I need this place to make some cash. I'm going to need plenty to fight off Jabba after I take over his hold on this place. I'm sure he's going to want it back bad enough to send a lot of his men. I need to be ready."
- ―Brok Ziam's journal
By the time of the Battle of Yavin, members of the White Thranta Shipping under Brok Ziam got involved in questionable medical activities. They performed unethical experiments on sapient races in the bunker bellow the White Thranta Shipping offices,[3] without Jabba the Hutt being aware of it.[4] Ziam's plan was to use the White Thranta Shipping Company to make enough money to eventually break away from Jabba.[5] In 1 ABY,[1] Jabba's employee Reimos Taligg tasked a spacer to slice the computers of the White Thranta bunker, eventually discovering the situation.[5] Reimos then requested the spacer to question Brok Ziam but Ziam refused, forcing the spacer to kill him.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Brok Ziam was a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[6] Brok Ziam was added to the game as part of the "Legacy Quest" with the release of the "Publish 25," a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005.[7]
In the game, Brok used to have the extended last name, Ziamzun.[2][8] For some unknown reason, the developers shortened the name Brok Ziamzun to Brok Ziam in the "Chapter 2" update, released on August 1, 2006.[9] Furthermore, the Mos Eisley section of the "Legacy Quest" was revamped upon the release of the "Chapter 3" update, on September 27, 2006,[10] and Brok Ziam's quest was strongly modified, though the story line remained similar.[2]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit (First appearance)
- Jabba's Dirty Work on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- A Trail in the Desert on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link) (Mentioned only)
- All Roads Lead to Jabba on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Dirty Deeds on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link) (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide (as Brok Ziamzun)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
- ↑ 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 Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Legacy Quest: "Shipping Out" on Tatooine
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Legacy Quest: "Data Purge" on Tatooine
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Legacy Quest: "Jabba's Dirty Work" on Tatooine
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Legacy Quest: "Digital Infection" on Tatooine
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Publish Archive 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
- ↑ "Chapter 2: The Talus Incident" Publish Notes, August 1st on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Chapter Archive 2006 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links[]
- Shipping Out on the SWG Wiki