#galactic underworld

[1313-hunter]

Tales from the Underworld [Episode 1: Krobb of 1315]

Hello, Holonet. Welcome to the first episode of Tales from the Underworld!! Because I’m clearly in between jobs, and have nothing better to do than document the ongoing collapse of civilisation, one loser at a time.

Today’s feature: Krobb.

That’s him, right there, taking a nap outside 867 Alley. And by “nap,” I mean he’s either dead, unconscious, or wishing for death after getting too deep into whatever pisswater disguised as moonshine they sell at the nearby cantina.

Krobb is a classic underworld denizen! Bro has no fixed address, no fixed job, but somehow ALWAYS around. And ALWAYS has time to spare! Bro got opinions on everything, and never once been right. Used to run with the Rancor (subdivision of Raptors) before they collapsed (shocking, considering their motto was “steal shit and hope for the best”). Now he’s freelancing, which in underworld terms means always taking bad deals without any gangs or syndicates to back you up.

But see, Krobb is a product of a galactic economy that runs on exploitation and treats the underworld like a trash compactor for people it doesn’t want to deal with. A system that was designed to fail people like him. No jobs? No resources? No social mobility? Congratulations, you’re Krobb now.

…Okay, yeah, he’s also an OSIK, but two things can be true at the same time. Anyway, if you see him, toss him a few credits or a cigarra or a deathstick, but do NOT engage in conversation for more than five minutes. He will ask you for a loan or some money. And I will laugh when you regret it.

Until next time, Holonet.

TUNE IN FOR MORE TALES FROM THE UNDERWORLD.

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(Art by Spacejetter on Threads)

CALM - LEANN AND JUSTIN OF THE DIRTY QUATTRO AFTER SAYING GOODBYE TO THEIR LONGTIME FRIEND MALCOLM

You've come a long way, Leann! I'm proud of you...! (Sigh) I don't know what to say, Justin! I did say once that I'll never ever say goodbye again...never thought it's strange that I really

Meant it this time, huh? So you're saying you never thought even once that things could've been different, that you'd both settle down and have tiny Leanns or little Malcolms???

Heheheh...! Oh, you're terrible...! Hey, we're mercenaries...! Our whole lives we've spent looking over our shoulders...how can we tell ourselves that we'd make it work? Well that

Guy Warren, he sure did? Yeah but didn't he get a divorce afterwards? (Sigh) Yeah, yeah you're right, Leann...it's not gonna work...! But I've got a feeling we're gonna see them again! You think so, Justin? Erm, I guess...?

[jessieraves]

“Why Are The hutts so powerful? What’s to stop any thug from walking up and shooting them? How’d they get so influential?”

For most people in The Galaxy, they have to play by the rules and operate from the inside. What stops any random thug is that Jabba has a dozen tougher thugs ready to kill for them at a moment's notice. Most people can't make a dent into what they have, because the cards are stacked against them.

Whats more, in BoBF the hutts have a similar rule to the mafia: you need permission from the hutts to kill a hutt. Even IF you can break through their protection and kill them, all other hutts will target you with their own resources...because it benefits their own safety to outside threats to have this overwhelming deterent.

But force-users, such as we see with Maul, are able to break these rules is that they are more powerful than any number of thugs, and they force the level down to the personal. For a normal person, Jabba is him and his thugs, but to Maul who has no trouble from his thugs forces Jabba to act on his individual abilities...which are none. So he submits.

And even if you’re not a force user, if you find yourself alone with one of these hutts without all their hired guns…you can show them how weak they really are. As we see Leia give the ol Huttslayer treatment

As for how the hutts got so much power...they're very long lived, so accumulation of wealth is pretty easy. Put it in a bank and the interest alone will give them what they need, but pair that with schemes and multiple revenue sources and generational wealth across milenia and its easy to amass a galactic fortune. Also, hutts were civilized before many species so they had a leg up and were able to use their headstart and wealth to subjugate systems and start their empire.

The hutts found themselves on top of the pyramid before many even KNEW there was a pyramid, and were able to use that position to knock down anyone else who started climbing.

[sinclair-enterprises]

So, as none of you may know, the Pykes are my favorite intergalactic gangsters, and I couldn’t help noticing something from the Ahsoka’s Walkabout TV spot:

Pretty positive these are in fact the same person (even have the same reddish head), so yeah. Pretty saucy stuff. We might be getting a couple of kernels of info within the arc about the fallout from the Son Of Dathomir comics on the Pyke operations, given that those events will have taken away some of the Syndicate’s strength. Oh, and this guy looks fabulous:

But it’s gonna take a lot more than fashion to fill Lom Pyke’s shoes (assuming this is the new head of the Syndicate on Oba Diah). Man, I miss Lom Pyke. Speculation aside, I’m looking forward to the further exploration of the galactic underworld in these episodes.

[hellfiresky]

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