Cad Bane

Cad Bane, born Colby on the Duros homeworld of Duro around 62 BBY, grew up an orphan in a crime-ridden city. As a boy he survived by scavenging and conning alongside his friend Niro, eventually falling in with the outlaw Lazlo. When Niro was arrested and Lazlo took Colby under his wing, the young Duros began the life that would turn him into a ruthless bounty hunter. After Lazlo was killed by law enforcement, Colby—now adopting the name Cad Bane—swore vengeance, beginning a violent spiral that set him apart from his childhood friend, who became a lawman. Bane carried Lazlo’s wide-brimmed hat as a trademark, cementing his outlaw persona.

In his youth and early career, Bane became part of Lazlo’s gang, partnered with a fellow Duros named Arin, and eventually confronted Niro and a marshal in a bloody clash that left Arin wounded and Bane imprisoned. Released from Torano prison years later, he returned to confront Niro, killing him in front of his adopted son Isaac. From then on Bane fully embraced his identity as one of the galaxy’s most dangerous bounty hunters.

He was briefly mentored by Jango Fett, owing him favors he never repaid, and learned much about professional hunting. Before the Clone Wars, Bane worked alongside Aurra Sing and others under Darth Maul, participating in Xev Xrexus’ auction for Jedi Padawan Eldra Kaitis. He survived Maul’s manipulations and continued building a reputation for efficiency and ruthlessness.

During the Clone Wars, after Jango’s death, Bane rose to prominence as the preeminent bounty hunter of the era. Count Dooku introduced him as needing “no introduction,” and both the Separatists and the Hutt clans employed him. He gained Todo 360, a techno-service droid assistant, and became infamous for his ability to kill clones and outwit Jedi. Darth Sidious himself hired Bane to infiltrate the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, where he stole a holocron using inside help and a bomb concealed within Todo. He later combined this holocron with a kyber memory crystal by coercing Anakin Skywalker into unlocking it, having first tortured Jedi Master Bolla Ropal to death. Bane faked his own death, killed clone troopers, and escaped disguised in their armor.

Sidious next tasked him with kidnapping Force-sensitive children for a project on Mustafar, which Bane carried out by abducting several younglings before escaping a Jedi interrogation trap. He then orchestrated the Senate Hostage Crisis, leading a team including Aurra Sing and IG-86 droids to seize the Senate chamber. He executed Senator Philo and forced Chancellor Palpatine to sign Ziro the Hutt’s release. Later, during the Hunt for Ziro, Bane clashed with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos on Teth, escaping once again after finding Ziro murdered by Sy Snootles.

Bane’s notoriety grew when he allowed himself to be captured as part of Moralo Eval’s plot, breaking out of Coruscant’s detention center with Eval and “Rako Hardeen” (Obi-Wan Kenobi in disguise). This led to the deadly Serenno tournament “The Box,” devised by Eval but overseen by Count Dooku. Bane killed fellow contestant Bulduga for his hat and survived the lethal tests. Dooku appointed Bane as leader of the mission to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine during Naboo’s Festival of Light. The plot failed when Hardeen revealed himself as Kenobi, and Bane was arrested again, swearing vengeance.

Near the end of the war, Separatist Captain Rackham Sear paid Bane heavily for schematics of the Jedi Temple used in a bombing plot. Around this time Bane also mentored young Boba Fett, returning Jango’s earlier guidance, though he treated Boba harshly and without care. Their partnership ended bitterly, but Bane’s influence helped shape Fett’s rise.

Appearance: Cad Bane has blue skin, red eyes, and sharp teeth beneath a wide-brimmed brown hat. He wears a long brown coat with a high collar and layered sections, fitted with bandoliers of ammunition across his torso. Silver gauntlets cover his forearms, with integrated weapons and controls. Breathing tubes run from his cheeks into a device at his chest. He wears brown gloves, a utility belt, holsters at his hips, and dark pants tucked into armored boots.

Following the death of Jango Fett, he rose to become the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy. Cold, cruel, and efficient, Bane cared little for the agendas of his employers—whether Darth Sidious, the Hutts, the Pykes, or even the Empire. He believed in survival and profit above all else, teaching his pupil Boba Fett to “only look out for yourself.” Their relationship soured quickly; Bane’s abusive methods and complete lack of mercy left Boba resentful, and years later the two regarded each other with contempt.

Bane’s reputation came not only from his ruthlessness but also from his tactical genius. He consistently outsmarted rivals, criminals, and even Jedi, and though he preferred to work alone, he was more than capable of leading teams on high-risk jobs. His successes during the Clone Wars were so extensive that the Republic kept a detailed file on him. His quirks—his obsession with wide-brim hats, his habit of chewing toothpicks, and his tendency to condescend to others with lines like “son” or “little lady”—made him instantly recognizable wherever he appeared.

As a combatant, Cad Bane was among the deadliest in the galaxy. A master marksman, his twin LL-30 blaster pistols were his signature weapons, though he carried a wide arsenal. He wore electro-gauntlets with integrated flamethrowers, stunners, knockout gas, and whipcord launchers. His greatcoat concealed tools like bolas and a hypnogazer. He was also known to use rocket boots, which allowed him to maneuver in ways that countered Jedi agility, and breathing tubes that let him resist Force chokes. On occasion, he wielded a lightsaber—holding his own briefly against Obi-Wan Kenobi with Quinlan Vos’s saber before being disarmed. His combination of technology, cunning, and nerve allowed him to outfight Jedi Knights, survive encounters with Masters, and win the respect of Count Dooku and even Darth Sidious.

Bane constantly upgraded his equipment. After escaping Republic captivity on Nal Hutta, he added new gauntlets, carried a GALAAR-15 blaster carbine across his back, and acquired a WESTAR-35 pistol. His gear allowed him to remotely control starship systems from his gauntlets, giving him unmatched versatility. His starship, the modified Rogue-class Porax-38 Xanadu Blood, was paid for with credits from Darth Sidious. He also made use of a Trade Federation Munificent-class frigate during certain operations.