The Dragon

"The Dragon" was the alias of an infamous male Ortolan arms dealer who operated on the planet Anthan Prime. After the Battle of Yavin, Dr. Chelli Lona Aphra, a rogue archaeologist, acquired explosives from him, which she used to assault an Arquitens-class light cruiser in orbit of Anthan Prime. Following the raid, Inspector Thanoth of the Galactic Empire came to the conclusion that the Dragon had supplied the attackers with explosives. The Empire raided the Dragon's mansion after learning its location from Doowan, one of his dealers, and although he attempted to peacefully surrender and offered to tell them everything about his criminal operations, he was executed by Darth Vader, the true orchestrator of the attack on the Imperial cruiser, before he could reveal Aphra's identity.

The Dragon's data was then used to track down "the Ante," a Givin information broker based on the underside of the floating Anthan Prime city known as the Spire, in order to learn who attacked the Imperial cruiser. Although he was able to point out Aphra as she attempted to evade Imperial forces, he was discreetly killed by Vader using the Force before he could provide a name, leaving her identity a secret.

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