Spurch Goa
Physical description
Species	Diollan[1]
Gender	Male[1]
Skin color	Mottled brown[2]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[2] Rebellion era[3] New Republic era[4]
Affiliation	Galactic Empire[1] Imperial Navy Intelligence[1] Sector Rangers[1]

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Spurch "Warhog" Goa was a Diollan bounty hunter and former mercenary.

BiographyEdit

Goa worked for Imperial Naval Intelligence, investigating a murder aboard a space station. He later was assigned to a Grand Moff's security department.

He was saved from Gorm the Dissolver by young Greedo, whom he took as an apprentice. Greedo sold Spurch information detailing a covert Rebel Alliance munitions facility in the warehouse district on Nar Shaddaa. Spurch in turn sold this information to the Galactic Empire for 60,000 credits. He paid 200 credits worth to Greedo for the tip on the Rebel Base and split the rest with his current partner Dyyz Nataz.

Darth Vader used this information to lay siege to the Corellian Sector district where the Rebels were hiding. Soon after this event, Spurch boarded his ship, the Nova Viper and traveled to the planet of Tatooine. He introduced Greedo to Jabba Desilijic Tiure and helped to secure him an exclusive contract to hunt down the Corellian smuggler, Han Solo.

A short time later, Spurch met with two Rodian bounty hunters named Thuku and Neesh. They were of the Chattza Clan working for the warlord, Navik the Red. The Rodians wanted to assassinate Greedo, but didn't want to take the responsibility of doing the job themselves. Goa betrayed Greedo to the thugs of Navik, arranging for Greedo's fatal last encounter with Han Solo.

NotesEdit

In the Diollan tongue, the name Spurch meant brave bug-catcher. Goa hated the name and adopted the nickname "Warhog" in order to make himself appear more fierce to his fellow bounty hunters.

AppearancesEdit

• A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale / webstrip
• Rebel Dawn (Mentioned only)
• "Crimson Bounty"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 14 (Mentioned only)
• Dark Empire 3: The Battle for Calamari (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

• Dark Empire Sourcebook
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition
• The Essential Guide to Characters
• Star Wars Customizable Card Game – A New Hope Limited (Card: Greedo)
• Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook - Special Edition
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition
•  Star Wars Saga (Pack: Greedo with Cantina Bar Section)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 13 (BOU12, Bounty Hunters - Greedo)
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 1
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Sphere of Influence on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) (Indirect mention only)
•  Greedo in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) (See older version; entry changed around 10/02/10)
• Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
• The Essential Reader's Companion

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