Darko Bekk

Darko Bekk was a Crime Lord operating around the Old Republic era. Born to a snake of a father who ran his empire in to the ground, Bekk was forced to claw his way up.

Appearance
Darko had short, messy brown hair and blue eyes. Though originally sporting simple black clothing with black boots, Darko's clothing changed as he did, into low grade armor, once silver now painted black. He would often chew on a toothpick and look around as if expecting something to happen and would always have his fathers blaster on his belt.

Early life
Darko Bekk was born on an unknown planet somewhere in the Outer Rim. Son of crime lord Leonore Bekk, Darko's life was set in stone the moment he entered the world. Darko's mother was killed by a stray shot aimed at Leonore during a family gathering.

Criminal
At a young age, Bekk was employed by his father to run several packages around the town they lived in, Darko never questioned his father about what he was delivering and over time, he knew very well what he was doing. Darko had dreams of being a big shot, with an entire empire at his feet, listening to his every command, he grew annoyed with his father who was running what little empire he had left in to the ground. Darko was entrusted by his father to extort the traders coming to the planet, with what he called "Shipping fees". It was during one shakedown he met his friend and future partner, Max Rendell. Max was slightly older then Darko and worked as a freelance pilot, Darko originally planned to extort Max, but after a short conversation about Max's ship and his taste in women, the two became friends.

Betrayal
Eventually Leonore's empire crumbled beyond repair, with few friends and many enemies, Bekk needed a way out. He found this way out in his son, Leonore made a deal with one of the larger crime lords, he would ship his entire operations off the planet somewhere else and give his son's life in trade for his own. The crime lord accepted and Leonore sent his son, under the guise of a weapons deal, to an isolated area. Upon arriving, Darko was ambushed by several armed men, wounding his left arm and right hand, leaving him unable to fight back. Darko narrowly managed to escape the area in one of his attackers vehicles, he later discovered in that same vehicle the holotape recording of his father accepting the terms of the "Deal". After this betrayal, Darko contacted an old friend inside the crime bosses cartel, Darko offered a better deal, he would give the location of his father and the few men loyal to him, and in return Darko would leave, by himself, never to return, the crime boss accepted.

Leonore and his men, or what was left of them, were busy loading things into a ship when the hitmen attacked. Leonore ordered his men to hold out, using them as a meatshield while he made his escape, however, his men were quickly killed by the attackers and Leonore was gunned down as he ran to his ship. Darko, true to his word, left the planet with Max, never to return.

A New Life
Max and Darko set up shop on Nar Shaddaa, Max would often challenge cocky pilots and smugglers to races and Darko began working odd jobs for various people around the city. Eventually Darko was approached with an offer, after overhearing the two friends speaking about their interests in swoop racing. Darko would distract a certain pit crew, Max would sabotage the swoop racers bike and the two would recieve a nice reward, of course, they accepted. Things were rough to begin with, Darko had tried several things to get the pit crew's attention and ultimantly turned to insulting them, this led to a fight, in which Darko was beaten, but Max was able to sabotage the swoop. The two were rewarded with credits and more, a chance to work with a Rodian crime lord named Vejekk. Darko was distrusting at first, seeing Vejekk as his father, only less trust worthy. Eventually the two settled in, doing jobs for Vejekk and making a name for themselves.

The Change of Hands
A year or so passed when Darko was confronted by Vejekk, who had become addicted to his own illegal goods. Vejekk was growing paranoid of Darko, who often spoke about making it big. Vejekk claimed Darko was stealing from him, cutting in on his profits and plotting against him, Darko tried to convince Vejekk otherwise but the Rodian would not have it and, in a drug fueled rage, attacked Darko, who in return swung at him with a pipe. Vejekk escaped with a concussion at most, Darko, realising what he had done, realised the only way out was to kill Vejekk before he turned his entire operation towards Darko. The unstable crime lord retreated to his hideout deep in the city and Darko, followed by Max and two others loyal to Bekk, infiltrated Vejekk's lair from behind, bribing the back door guards. Darko and his men fought their way through Vejekk's guards, using the element of suprise and made their way to Vejekk's office.

Here, Vejekk, now competely overcome with drug-fueled rage, fired at Darko and his men wildly, Max took a shot, hitting the Rodian in the shoulder, making him drop his blaster, after that, all four of the men fired upon the wounded Rodian, killing him.

Crime Boss
Darko took over Vejekk's operations, which compared to most wasn't very large, still, it was enough. Max was appointed his second in command and personal bodyguard, though Darko had his suspicions Max was jealous Darko took the lead. Darko attempted to expand his operations, not just on Nar Shaddaa but on other planets as well, Max advised against it, saying spreading himself too thin would lead to complications, but Darko refused to change his mind. As time passed, Max fell further and further away from Darko, who had become enthralled by his lust for power. Darko's men fell under attack by several forces around the galaxy, Darko, unable to send any more to protect them and realising he had spread himself too thin, quickly turned to illegal goods to calm his nerves, mirroring Vejekk's own fall.

Death
As his sanity began to fade, Max decided to take action, meeting in secret with several street gangs, he staged a coup. The gangs attacked Darko's operations head on, causing large amounts of damage, while Max escorted Darko to his office. There, the crime lord broke down, sitting at his desk and muttering things about his father and Vejekk, how he fell into the cycle and it can never end. Max whispered to his friend that it will all be ok, and followed this by shooting Darko in the back of the head, point blank. Darko lost his power in the same place he had gained it, the empire he clinged to finally fell, and his name would soon be forgotten.

Legacy
After Darko's death, the Bekk Cartel crumbled, Max took no steps to save it and those who survived the street gangs onslaught scattered into Nar Shaddaa like vermin. Max, the only one who would remember Darko as the years went on, took his own life due to the guilt, as he died, so did the memory of the boy who dreamed big, Darko Bekk.

Personality and traits
Darko was never very social, usually liking it more to just work and save the chatting for later (or rather, never). He treasured loyalty from others but rarely showed it back until he thought they deserved it. Darko, growing up around criminals and scum, learnt the tricks of the trade fast, trading all emotional attachement for cold blood. He was also able to understand a few languages, but only knew how to speak parts of them, usually just speaking basic.

Behind the scenes
Darko Bekk is one of two protagonists in an upcoming fan fiction story known as "By the Credit"