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Progga

Progga

Biographical information
Died	27 BBY, Unknown Regions^[1]
Physical description
Species	Hutt^[1]
Gender	Hermaphrodite^[2] (masculine personality)^[1]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era^[1]

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Progga, also known as Progga the Hutt, was a minor crime lord and pirate from the edge of the Unknown Regions that was active during the last years of the Galactic Republic. In 27 BBY, Progga, aboard his starship, ambushed the smuggling freighter Bargain Hunter in the Outer Rim, hoping to steal the Bargain Hunter's cargo of rare furs and firegems. The Bargain Hunter fled into hyperspace, and Progga gave chase, eventually following the freighter to a remote star system in the Unknown Regions. However, when Progga had finally trapped the Bargain Hunter in the system, both parties were attacked by Picket Force Two of the Chiss Ascendancy Expansionary Fleet. Progga's starship attempted to engage the new interlopers, but the Chiss forces proved too powerful, and the Hutt's starship was destroyed, killing Progga.

1 Biography
2 Personality and traits
3 Behind the scenes
4 Appearances
5 Sources
6 Notes and references
7 External links
- 7.1 In other languages

BiographyEdit

Originating from the fringes of the galaxy's Unknown Regions,^[3] Progga, often called Progga the Hutt, was a temperamental pirate^[1] and minor crime lord^[3] that was active during the waning days of the Galactic Republic.^[1] During this time, Progga formed a rivalry with fellow Hutt crime lord Drixo.^[4] As a result, in 27 BBY, Progga^[1] and his crew,^[3] aboard Progga's starship, attempted to hijack the smuggling freighter Bargain Hunter in the Outer Rim Territories. Captained by Dubrak Qennto, the Bargain Hunter had been hired by Drixo to transport a cargo of rare furs and firegems to the planet Comra.^[1]

With Progga's starship firing on the smuggling freighter, the Bargain Hunter made a short jump into hyperspace, hoping to flee Progga's ambush. However, the Hutt pirate pursued the Bargain Hunter, and continued its assault once the freighter had exited hyperspace. Desperate to escape, the Bargain Hunter made another jump into hyperspace, and Progga again followed the smugglers. During the resulting four hour jump, both starships left the Outer Rim Territories, passed through the region known as Wild Space, and exited in the edges of the Unknown Regions.^[1]

After leaving hyperspace, Progga tracked the Bargain Hunter to a nearby star system, where the freighter was trapped, its hyperdrive unresponsive. Because the system was the only one in the area, Progga came to the conclusion that Qennto had fled to this system because the smuggler had hidden a treasure hoard there, believing no one would find it. The Hutt hailed the Bargain Hunter, demanding to know where Qennto had stashed his treasures; unbeknownst to Progga, the Bargain Hunter, in its haste to escape, had made random jump and had emerged in that particular star system by happenstance.^[1]

However, as Qennto tried to convince Progga that he did not have any base in the system, both ships were hit by large Conner nets, which released electromagnetic pulses designed to disable their ships. While the Bargain Hunter was place out of commission, Progga's starship was built to resist the Conner nets, and the Hutt's starship turned to confront the beings who had launched the nets, Picket Force Two—composed of a cruiser and three fighter escorts—of the Chiss Ascendancy Expansionary Fleet.^[1] Progga ordered his crew to open fire on the Chiss cruiser,^[3] the Springhawk, and Chiss Force Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo ordered his cruiser and two of his fighter escorts to return fire. The Chiss' numbers proved too overwhelming for the Hutt, and the pirate's starship was destroyed after six minutes of fighting, killing Progga in the process.^[1]

Personality and traitsEdit

A hermaphrodite like all other Hutts,^[2] Progga possessed a masculine personality. Progga was quick to anger and often did not think before acting; when attacked by the Chiss forces, instead of realizing that he was outnumbered and outgunned, Progga immediately engaged the the Chiss, resulting in his death. Progga incorrectly assumed that the only reason Qennto would head to the Unknown Regions was because he had a secret treasure hoard there; it did not occur to Progga that Qennto had stumbled upon the star system by accident. The Hutt spoke Huttese, but could understand Basic as well.^[1]