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Crimson Jack

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this red-haired pirate ambushed Han Solo and Chewbacca, who were on their way to Tatooine to pay back Jabba the Hutt in the wake of the Alliance's victory at the Battle of Yavin. Jack then stole the credits they had earned at the Battle of Yavin and stranded them on Aduba-3. Jack's pirates struck from their hidden base using a fleet of starships captured from both the Alliance and the Empire. He personally commanded the pirates from a captured Star Destroyer he found adrift shortly after the Battle of Yavin. When he found the shipo, Jack killed all the personnel aboard it and salvaged it with financial backing. Using the converted Star Destroyer as his base of operations, Jack hoped to find a hidden treasure in the waters of Drexel, so that he could retire from piracy and enjoy life. When he learned that Luke Skywalker had been scouting the Drexel System as a possible site for a new Alliance base, Jack decided to capture Leia Organa and hold her for ransom. He demanded information on Drexel in return for Leia's life. They arrived at Drexel One during the final between Governor Quarg and the Dragon Lords, and Jack's Star Destroyer was stranded by the sonic jammer until Luke Skywalker and Han Solo managed to disable it. Rather than leaving Drexel, Jack decided to wait in ambush for Han. During the struggle that ensued, Jolli destroyed Jack's Star Destroyer while Han shot and killed Jack in a blaster duel, ending Crimson Jack's piratical reign of terror.