Pyke Boss

The Pyke Boss was a Pyke male who led the Pyke Syndicate's operations on the planet Tatooine and, by 9 ABY, controlled the entire syndicate. After the operations came into conflict with the local Tusken Raiders around 5 ABY, a protection fee was demanded for the indigenous people, which the boss's superiors refused as they already paid the Nikto bikers of the Kintan Striders Gang. The Pyke boss discussed the arrangement complications with the ex-bounty hunter Boba Fett, the Tuskens' representative, who promised that the Pykes would not hear from the Nikto bikers again.

Having lied to Fett, the boss had the Tusken tribe destroyed and framed the Kintan Striders, which Fett took revenge on. The former bounty hunter later became the Daimyo of Tatooine, but was defied by Mayor Mok Shaiz of the city Mos Espa, who promised the Daimyo's territories to the Pyke Syndicate. The boss thus prepared to usurp Fett, sending the bounty hunter Cad Bane to keep the settlement Freetown from joining the Daimyo and having his own assets bomb the Sanctuary cantina in Mos Espa.

Working with the leaders of Mos Espa's three families, the boss staged an attack on the Fett gotra in Mos Espa. However, the forces failed to defeat the gotra and retreated back to the Mos Eisley spaceport where the boss was based. The Pyke informed the leaders of Mos Espa that he was leaving Tatooine, much to their displeasure, when they were interrupted by an attack. With his allies being shot down, the boss fired back and attempted to face the attacker, Fennec Shand. However, Shand stabbed him in the back.

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