Davik Kang

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Davik Kang was head of the Exchange on Taris, an intergalactic criminal organization, during the Jedi Civil War. His headquarters were in the Upper City of Taris.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Origins 1.2 As the Exchange leader on Taris 1.3 During the Sith occupation 1.4 Fate 2 Armor 3 Appearances 4 Sources

[edit] Biography

[edit] Origins

It is implied by Zelka Forn's assistant that he originally grew up in the Lower City and lived in poverty along with the non-Humans, unlike most humans of Taris. This may be why he had a large majority of non-Human bounty hunters most notably Rodians. At some unknown point he became the leader of the Exchange on Taris. After he came to power he then became owner of the Ebon Hawk.

[edit] As the Exchange leader on Taris

Kang employed dozens of mercenaries and enforcers to keep Taris under his unofficial control, most notably the former Mandalorian Canderous Ordo and the bounty hunter Calo Nord. Davik collected the stuffed heads of ferocious creatures hunted and killed by Nord, but his most prized possession was his smuggling vessel, the Ebon Hawk. Davik resented the Sith presence on Taris because their planet-wide blockade had halted his inter-galactic operations, but he knew well enough to avoid bothering them.

[edit] During the Sith occupation

After rescuing Bastila Shan from the Black Vulkars, the former Dark Lord of the Sith, Revan (whose identity was secret) was approached by Canderous, who offered Revan the chance to leave Taris, provided he could retrieve the necessary planetary launch codes from a nearby Sith military base. Revan agreed to steal the codes in return for Canderous convincing Davik to hire Revan as another mercenary. The situation was beneficial for both Revan and Canderous, and the two worked together to steal the Ebon Hawk. Revan and his companions made for their escape while his former apprentice, Darth Malak, began bombarding the city into dust from orbit.

[edit] Fate

Outraged at the treachery of both Canderous and Revan, Davik and Calo Nord attempted to stop Revan from stealing his ship, however they underestimated the amnesiac Dark Lord and Davik was killed when he was hit by a direct laser blast from Darth Malak's Bombardment of Taris. Calo realizing he was outgunned pulled out a thermal detonator and hoped he would take Revan and his friends with him. When Davik's estate was again directly hit by Malak's laser blasts, the hangar nearly collapsed. Calo was able to escape only to be killed by Revan later; however, Davik's estate along with the rest of Taris was destroyed by the Orbital Bombardment.

[edit] Armor

Davik's powerful battle suit was a legend in itself. Rumor had it that it was so incredible, being light and flexible yet extremely durable, that Davik decided to kill the ingenious technician who constructed it, assuring that no one had a suit of a similar design. The ganglord was eventually stripped of the armor by Revan before his escape from the collapsing city. As for the First Jedi Purge copies of the prototype were made and sold in various locations of the galaxy since it was five years after his death.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

•  Davik Kang in the Databank
•  Ebon Hawk in the Databank
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook

Preceded by: Ahita Othar Owner of the Ebon Hawk ?—3,956 BBY Succeeded by: Revan Preceded by: Unknown Head of the Taris Exchange ?—3956 BBY Succeeded by: None