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Maldorf, Gorm

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this thick-headed bully was one of many youths who lived on the planet Tatooine, during the height of the New Order. He was often seen in the company of sidekick, Chester, a dim-witted Rodian who played the perfect patsy to Gorm's machinations. He traveled from settlement to settlement, swindling credits from the teenagers before being run out of town. Among his many tricks was challenging another youth to a swoop race inside a metal cage. Before the race, Gorm would string a thin wire across the cage, which would inevitably trip up another racer. In this way, Gorm always won his races, at least until his ruse was discovered. According to local legend, Gorm once challenged Luke Skywalker to a race, but was undone by his own plans. During the set-up of the cage, Gorm was inadvertently strangled by Chester. Chester had been helping him string the wire, and yanked hard before Gorm could let go. The wire wrapped around Gorm's next, and dragged him into the cage supports. Although probably dead when he hit the bars, Gorm's skull was crushed by the blow, and he died instantly.