Listen to me, you insolent fools! I can reduce you to non-sentience with my powers, Jedi or not, so you better do as I command!
—Sssk! to Jedi captives
Sssk! was a male telepathic member of a feline species that served the Confederacy of Independent Systems and later the Galactic Empire as an officer. He was notable for his telepathic abilities, which allowed him to read and assault people's minds. That made him a valuable asset, as viewed by Count Dooku of the Confederacy and later Inquisitor Drezzel of the Empire. He fought during the Clone Wars against the Galactic Republic, as it was responsible for a genocide against his species as the Jedi Order felt threatened by them and thought they could devastate the galactic populace if they sided with a Sith. That reason got him to join the Confederacy, as one of the few remaining members of his unique species. After the war, he became a bounty hunter, joining the Bounty Hunter's Guild and being partnered with a Mustafarian named Ikt Messix, also a former Separatist.
After his comrade joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic in 2 BBY, Sssk! was hired by by an Imperial Inquisitor to hunt down a Jedi Knight who survived the Great Jedi Purge. Using his telepathic abilities, the feline hunted down the Jedi and shot him, and the Inquisitor decided to appoint him as an official Imperial Assassin.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Sssk! was born at some point on an unidentified planet that was the homeworld of his species, a sentient feline race with unique telepathic abilities. However, he was one of the few members of his species to escape the genocide that the Galactic Republic caused, after the Jedi Order labelled them as potential dangerous enemies. His entire family perished in the genocide, and as a result, he hated the Republic afterwards, looking for a way to get back at them.
Joining the Separatists[]
I would be honored to serve the New Order.
—Sssk! to Count Dooku
In 24 BBY, Sssk! was living on the planet of Formos in the Outer Rim Territories, a smuggling haven. He hoped to hide from the prying eyes of the intelligence services of the Republic and the Jedi. However, Count Dooku heard of the species in Jedi records, and was impressed with the telepathic abilities they had. He sent a Neimoidian envoy to the planet, who talked to Sssk! about the newly formed Confederacy of Independent Systems. Excited, he agreed to meet Dooku aboard a Munificent-class star frigate and discuss the matter. Dooku stated he felt much sympathy for his species, and was very impressed with his telepathic abilities. He offered Sssk! a position in the Confederacy, and after he accepted, the Count made the feline a general in the Separatist Droid Army.
In 23 BBY, he was given additional training in telepathy by aid of Dooku, who tried to use Force training methods to heighten Sssk!'s skills. In the end, he gave the feline general a mission to assassinate Keldan Inijic Sazjo, a powerful member of the Hutt Cartel that found out about the creation of the CIS and opposed it. Sssk! flew there aboard the Scimitar, which was formerly the craft of Darth Maul. He infiltrated the palace of the Hutt, and proceeded to wipe out his guards with a lightsaber given to him by the Count. He then slew the Hutt crime boss and left the planet quickly, later causing a power vacuum in the organization.
Hunt for the Decimator[]
Capturing the Weapon[]
Days after the Battle of Geonosis, Sssk! was introduced by Dooku to his protege, a female Chiss general and acolyte Sev'rance Tann. She took a minor interest in the telepathic feline. They were assigned as commanders of a Separatist Droid Army unit that was to capture the Decimator weapon, a large tank being developed by the Galactic Republic. It would be a very powerful asset for the droid armies if captured. The vehicle was being constructed on Eredenn by Wookiee engineers who were guarded by a clone trooper battalion under Commander Kraen Weest. Sssk! and Tann were to lead a droid army and capture the tank intact, returning to be examined by Geonosian engineers.
They landed personally with the droid army, and led it against the defenders. The task was fairly simple. Their tanks smashed through the clone trooper defensive lines and the battle droids finished off the survivors, but they got more of a challenge from the Wookiees defending their creation. Sssk! and Sev'rance killed some of the Wookiees personally, and took possession of the Decimator tank. With it, the returned to their command ship, a frigate known as the Munificent. There, they talked the Admiral Mssk Kahorr, a Cha'a officer in the Confederate Navy. He informed them that Dooku was pleased and gave them orders to begin attacks on the Core Worlds, specifically, Sarapin.
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Behind the scenes[]
He is based on the canon character with the same name. The author found the character to be very interesting and decided to expand on his background.