Quirt

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Colonel Quirt was the captain of an Imperial prison ship and commander of the Imperial forces on the planet Formos.

[edit] History

Around 1 BBY, Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca arrived on the planet to smuggle spice. Quirt was suspicious of the pair from the time of their arrival, and interviewed them carefully before letting them continue their business. However, Quirt suspected the two of foul play, and when he saw them conversing with N'Mrith, a known associate of Jabba Desilijic Tiure, it was enough to prove his suspicions correct. Quirt questioned N'Mrith, who told Quirt that Solo and the Wookiee were smugglers. Quirt prepared an ambush for the Millennium Falcon above the spaceport and waited for Solo to take off.

A small prison uprising that night disrupted Quirt's plans, but he was still able to maneuver his ship to capture the two criminals. Capturing the ship in a tractor beam, Quirt began to carefully examine the ship for illegal spice. Unfortunately for Quirt, Chewbacca had jettisoned the spice when he saw the Imperial ship, and Quirt's stormtroopers could find no trace of spice. However, Quirt was still suspicious, as he had lost the Wookiee Hronk during the prison uprising and suspected Solo of having a hand in it. The stormtroopers searched the ship once again searching for Hronk's specific signal, but the search came up empty.

Quirt was furious but was forced to allow Solo and Chewbacca to leave. In reality, Hronk had posed as Chewbacca while Chewbacca hid in the Falcon's secret compartments. The specific scans did not locate Hronk who made sure to stay close to Colonel Quirt. After the Millennium Falcon left the system, Quirt decided to replace Hronk with N'Mrith for his backstabbing ways.

[edit] Appearances

• Way of the Wookiee (First appearance)
• Rebel Dawn (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• The New Essential Guide to Characters