Zatec-Cha

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Zatec-Cha was a magic-user and royal vizier of the planet, Tammuz-an. Unsatisfied with his station, he sought to become absolute ruler of the planet and went to great extremes to subvert the authority of the ruling monarch, Prince Mon Julpa.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Physical appearance 3 Notes 4 Behind the scenes 5 Appearances 6 Sources

[edit] Biography

Several years before the Galactic Civil War, Zatec-Cha embarked upon a scheme to do away with Prince Mon Julpa for good. He used his magic to transform the prince into an addle-brained amnesiac. Dressing him up as a broken-down android, he exiled him from Tammuz-an, forcing him to wander the galaxy as a simple-minded drifter. One of Mon Julpa’s loyal followers, Sollag, stole the Tammuz-an Royal Scepter and fled his home world in the hopes of one day returning it to the prince. This greatly angered Zatec-Cha, for without the scepter, he could not legally assume the power of the throne. Zatec-Cha hired a bounty hunter named IG-88 and instructed him to recover Mon Julpa and the scepter.

Some time later, Mon Julpa found himself at the auction block in a mining colony on Tyne's Horky. There, he met the miner, Jann Tosh and the droids, C-3PO and R2-D2. Together they helped reunite Mon Julpa with Sollag. Sollag used the magic of the royal scepter to disperse Zatec-Cha’s magic giving the prince command of his faculties once again. Joining with a freighter pilot named Jessica Meade, they returned to Tammuz-an to retake the throne.

IG-88 eventually tracked them back to the royal city and managed to acquire the royal scepter. With it, he was able to successfully capture Mon Julpa and bring him before Zatec-Cha. Zatec-Cha cast the prince into a dungeon pit in the hopes that he would be consumed by a monstrous Durkii. The only thing left to do was to assume the mantle of King of Tammuz-an.

In order to properly obtain the title, Zatec-Cha had to present the royal scepter to the Keeper of the Tower and place it inside of a special housing at the first sun of the equinox. Mon Julpa however, managed to escape from the Durkii pit and intercepted Zatec-Cha at the tower. He took the scepter from him and placed it inside of the tower. Zatec-Cha was then imprisoned for his treason, his chances of becoming king forever lost.

[edit] Physical appearance

Zatec-Cha was a male member of the Tammuz-an species with purple skin a long black mustache and goatee. He had two triangle shaped markings below each eye. Whether these were birthmarks or tattoos of some kind has never been revealed. Zatec-Cha was always seen wearing the prestigious regal garments of his station.

[edit] Notes

• Zatec-Cha was assisted by an incompetent Tammuz-anian sycophant named Vinga. Vinga’s primary function was to speak Zatec-Cha’s praises and execute every perfunctory job duty that Zatec-Cha handed down to him.

[edit] Behind the scenes

• The actor who provided the voice talents for Zatec-Cha in the Star Wars: Droids animated series was that of John Stocker.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: Droids
  • "The Lost Prince" (First mentioned)
  • "The New King" (First appearance)

[edit] Sources

•  IG-88 in the Databank
•  Tyne's Horky in the Databank