Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing

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The Hunt for Aurra Sing

Publishing company	Dark Horse Comics
Subject	Star Wars
Genre	Science Fiction
Release date(s)	28 March 2001 - 27 June 2001
Country	USA
Language	English
Number of pages	32 each

Expanded Universe
Era	Rise of the Empire
Series	Republic
Galactic Year	30 BBY
Canon	C
Preceded By	Bad Business
Followed By	Heart of Fire

Creative team
Script writer	Timothy Truman
Cover artist(s)	Jon Foster
Penciller(s)	Davidé Fabbri
Inker(s)	Christian Dalla Vecchia
Colorist(s)	Dave McCaig
Letterer(s)	Steve Dutro
Publisher(s)	Mike Richardson

Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing is a four-part story arc in the Star Wars: Republic series of comic books written by Timothy Truman. The first issue was published on 28 March 2001 by Dark Horse Comics. The series is set in the Star Wars galaxy two years after the events in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and 30 years before the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope

1 Synopsis
2 Issues
3 Dramatis personae
4 Covers
5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Jedi Masters Peerce, J'Mikel and J'Mikel's padawan, Xiaan Amersu, are investigating the streets of Coruscant looking for the bounty hunter, Aurra Sing. Aurra is wanted for the deaths of several Jedi. They instead, find the bodies of four eviscerated Republic Peace Officers. Aurra Sing is hiding in the shadows waiting to strike. Leaping down, she slaughters Peerce and J’Mikel with her red lightsabers, but not before J'Mikel burns her across the face with one final, lucky slash. Aurra lets young Xiaan live, due to her age, but she promises to kill her when she is old enough to be a full Jedi. Xiaan returns to the Jedi Temple and informs the council of what has transpired. Mace Windu must now decide which Jedi should lead the mission to bring Aurra Sing down. A'Sharad Hett volunteers for the mission, but Mace feels that his personal history with Aurra Sing will create too much friction. The Jedi known as the Dark Woman enters the room and likewise volunteers to lead the mission, but Mace feels that the Dark Woman's priorities are skewed due to the fact that Aurra was once her padawan. After much deliberation, it is decided that Ki-Adi Mundi, A'Sharad Hett and Adi Gallia will lead the mission to bring in Aurra Sing.

Aurra Sing arrives on the planet, Talas. As soon as she exits her cruiser, three Droidekas roll out and attack her. Aurra ignites her red lightsaber and dives into the droids. After quickly dispatching them, she notices two Quarrens standing on a cliff above her. This is Tallet and Lekket. They want to hire Aurra Sing’s services and decided to send the Droidekas after her as a test of her ability. Aurra doesn’t like being tested and is ready to decapitate both of the Quarrens. Tallet explains to Aurra that Lekket and he used to operate a smuggling outfit for the Hutts on their home-planet, Dac. An ambitious Quarren (now a senator) named Tikkes tipped off the Republic authorities and before they knew it, soldiers were raiding their base of operations. A Jedi Knight known only as the Dark Woman led the charge. As Tallet and Lekket dove into an escape tube, a Quarren bodyguard fired a shot at the Dark Woman. She deflected the blast with her lightsaber, causing it to ricochet into a fuel cell. Acid from the fuel cell spilled onto Tallet, permanently scarring him. Forced to flee as refugees from justice, Tallet and Lekket established their new home on Talas. Now they want justice of their own and desire Aurra Sing’s services to assassinate Senator Tikkes. Aurra has no interest in Tikkes at all, but the opportunity to possibly track down and destroy her old mentor, the Dark Woman, is too appetizing to resist. Later, a Republic cruiser carrying Adi Gallia, Ki-Adi-Mundi and A'Sharad Hett sails through space. They enter the proximity of an asteroid field and establish a lock on Aurra’s ship. As they come in closer, they realize that Aurra isn’t in the ship at all. She is in a personal flier soaring in towards their aft side. Catching the Jedi completely by surprise, Aurra launches a volley of torpedoes that begin shredding the cruiser.