Gizman
Gizman, most famously known as Big Gizz, served as the head of Jabba Desilijic Tiure's swoop gang in the time leading up to Jabba's demise. This towering Moggonite hybrid stood at an impressive height of almost three meters. Possessing a muscular build, he was characterized by his orange-toned skin and lengthy, curly hair. His facial features displayed distinctly non-human traits, including sharp teeth and a snout resembling that of a swine. During the era of the Clone Wars, he allied himself with the Jedi Nuru Kungurama and the Breakout Squad. Many years later, he became an integral part of Jabba's criminal empire, surviving beyond the life of the Hutt. Teaming up with his swoop biker companion Spiker, he joined forces with Onoh, thus creating their own alliance.
Biography
Tales from the Clone Wars
Gizman, also going by the names Gizz or Big Gizz, was a male humanoid of considerable height with Moggonite heritage. He was recognized by his orange skin. By the time the Clone Wars erupted, he had developed a muscular physique, wore his hair in a ponytail, and adorned his nose and ears with rings. In 22 BBY, he found himself on the planet Vaced, riding his swoop bike as part of a gang. When the Chiss Jedi named Nuru Kungurama made his way to Vaced, Gizz began chasing a Mandalorian sniper. The sniper then dropped a thermal detonator, which obliterated Gizz's swoop bike. He then leaped onto the Jedi's bike. During the chase, Gizz was rendered unconscious. Kungurama, in turn, convinced his clone trooper squad, known as Breakout Squad, to take the unconscious Gizz with them. This act saved him from being imprisoned by the Vaced Spaceport authorities. Subsequently, Gizz aided Breakout Squad in their fight to defend Bilbringi Depot from the Techno Union.
Following this, Gizz accompanied Breakout Squad on their journey back to Coruscant. The captured Overseer named Umbrag feigned a medical emergency in order to seize Kungurama and hold him captive. The overseer then used a concealed gauntlet blaster to shoot Gizz, causing the large figure to lose consciousness. Upon arriving on Coruscant, Kungurama and the Jedi Master Harro Kelpura proceeded to Kelpura's laboratory located in the Dacho District to investigate a break-in. Their freighter was struck by the bounty hunter Cad Bane's dropship and subsequently crashed. Gizz left a dent in the bulkhead. He regained consciousness just in time to assist the young Jedi in confronting his missing master, Ring-Sol Ambase. Gizz pointed a blaster at the Jedi Master while Kungurama attempted to reason with him. Ambase had sustained injuries during the confrontation and soon collapsed. Five days later, Gizz was with Breakout Squad in their barracks after getting ribs from a waitress in the CoCo Town, and was there when Grand Master Yoda tasked the clone squad with investigating the disappearance of the Spice Siren.
Gizz and Kungurama quickly developed a strong connection. After Kungurama was assigned another mission, he found Gizz in Dex's Diner, flirting with the waitress Hermione Bagwa. Gizz stormed out after Bagwa implied that he couldn't read, but perked up when Kungurama invited him on the mission. Together with Breakout Squad, they journeyed to Affa aboard a Nu-class shuttle. There, they discovered the remains of a massacre, but continued their mission: escorting Noggox the Hutt's freighters to the Fondor Shipyards. Once at the shipyards, they defeated the Neimoidian pirate Dool Pundar. On the surface, they encountered a blind Twi'lek, Kuvuta Pindi. She was escorting a group of orphaned younglings to Foless. During the trip, the younglings caused chaos in the shuttle, and eventually Gizz, annoyed by their antics, confined Charky to a storage closet. On Foless, Breakout Squad and the younglings went their separate ways, but Gizz and Kungurama realized something was amiss when the blind Twi'lek identified a specifically colored airbus. Gizz and Kungurama stole two swoops from the Spaceport Authority officers and chased after the bus. They forced it to halt and discovered that Pindi was collaborating with Pundar to abduct the young ones. Pindi fled, and Gizz pursued her into a restricted area. Pindi nearly shot Gizz, but was devoured by a creature before she could. Breakout Squad then returned to Coruscant, and Gizz was treated to a hero's dinner at Dex's Diner.
Service Under Jabba
One day in 3 ABY, while Big Gizz was out with his companions in Mos Eisley, he was challenged by a mysterious biker named Jix. When Jix resorted to cheating during the bike match, Gizz was impressed by his willingness to do so. When Prince Xizor contacted Jabba about assassinating Luke Skywalker, Jabba entrusted the task to Big Gizz and his partner, Spiker. Unbeknownst to Gizz, Jix was an Imperial agent working for Darth Vader, tasked with ensuring Skywalker's survival.
Jix and Gizz's gang made their way to Jabba's headquarters. Jabba was in the middle of breakfast when the bikes crashed into his throne room. Jabba had just received a transmission that interfered with Jix's instructions. Following Jabba's orders, the swoop gang attacked Luke, who was staying in Obi-Wan Kenobi's home near the Dune Sea. With the assistance of Dash Rendar, Luke managed to outmaneuver the swoop riders in Beggar's Canyon. Gizz sustained injuries, including a broken leg, and had a conversation with Jix about completing the job and how he had a clear shot at Skywalker. This would prove to be his downfall, as Luke and Dash were departing the battle. Before he could fire, Jix crept up behind him and smashed a rock into his head. Big Gizz collapsed on the spot, bloody and left for dead.
The Jabba Recording
In the aftermath of the debacle in Beggar's Canyon, Big Gizz was eventually discovered by the B'omarr monks, who provided him with medical assistance. Following surgery and cranial reconstruction, he was fitted with a metal plate for protection. The only drawback was that it occasionally picked up comlink and other signals from the surrounding area. Gizz eventually found his way to the Citadel of B'omarr on Tatooine, where he reunited with Spiker, who had believed Gizz to be dead.
Gizz informed his companion that Jix had attempted to kill him and that the Human was a spy for Darth Vader. The two departed the B'omarr Citadel, deciding that it would be best for them to operate as freelancers. Gizz had heard rumors of an old storehouse belonging to Jabba in the nearby Glass Mountain, where Jabba supposedly kept a well-armed ship for escape purposes. They devised a plan to steal the ship and become pirates in the local star systems.
Upon reaching Glass Mountain, they discovered that they had been beaten to the punch by a group of thugs employed by Gorga Desilijic Aarrpo, Jabba's nephew. However, the bikers quickly dealt with the thugs and rescued a Lizling named Onoh, who had been stationed by Jabba to guard Glass Mountain several years prior. Gorga's men had already opened the hangar and prepared the secret ship, Spirit of Jabba, for takeoff, leaving little additional work for the swoop bikers. Onoh initially protested their boarding the ship, but his resistance waned when they informed him that Jabba had been killed. Gizz and Spiker found the ship to be well-stocked and equipped with numerous weapons that they hoped would aid them in carving out a piece of the Outer Rim for themselves. They also decided to take Onoh on as a member of their pirate crew.
One of Gorga's henchmen had survived and alerted the Hutt to the events. However, Gizz and Spiker were able to fly the ship into space and gain a significant lead on Gorga's pursuing enforcers. However, an interactive security tape, known as the "Jabba Tape," activated, immobilizing the ship until the security clearance code was entered. The tape also began depleting oxygen from the ship's bridge and sealed off all exits, estimating that they had approximately four minutes left to live. While this was happening, one of Gorga's ships caught up with the would-be pirates. Gizz was able to pick up transmissions on his skull plate, demanding their surrender. The ship fired several shots at Spirit of Jabba, causing severe damage but also tearing apart a bulkhead, allowing Gizz, Spiker, and Onoh to escape the oxygen-deprived bridge.
With the artificial gravity disabled, Gizz and Spiker could do little but float aimlessly around the bridge and were unable to respond to Gorga's ship's transmissions and warnings because the Jabba Tape was blocking communications. Eventually, Onoh revealed that he knew the override code, and the bikers were able to deactivate the tape and announce their surrender to Gorga's ship. The other vessel escorted them down toward Mos Eisley, but when Gizz's skull plate picked up a transmission from Gorga announcing that Gizz and his companions would be killed upon reaching the surface, they decided they would not be so cooperative. Gizz felt they had a decent chance of evading the other ship if they could lighten their load, so Spiker and Onoh ventured into the cargo hold and began preparing much of the ship's provisions to be released onto Gorga below. They attempted to flee in Spirit of Jabba, but Gorga's ship was able to disable them, and they crash-landed in the desert, kilometers from the nearest settlement.
The Dark Trooper Incident
Against all odds, an Imperial dark trooper that had fought against Rebel forces survived on board a Rebel ship that crash-landed on Tatooine almost 3 years prior. Now Jawas discovered the wreck, along with the dark trooper. While sleeping in the Mos Espa Grand Arena, Spiker and Big Gizz were awakened by the arrival of the Jawas' sandcrawler, whose crew had been slaughtered by the dark trooper. Upon further investigation, Big Gizz and Spiker discovered the terrifying machine as well.
After a fierce battle in which both nearly met their demise, the dark trooper was defeated, albeit due to its age and wear. Spiker and Big Gizz rode away from its remains, their future uncertain.
Personality and Characteristics
Big Gizz was a devoted swoop biker. On Vaced, his pursuit of a Mandalorian was not solely motivated by the fact that the Mandalorian's thermal detonator had killed the swoop gang Gizz traveled with, but also because it had destroyed his personal swoop. He found joy in combat and held a strong dislike for pirates. Gizz also had a penchant for flirting with women of all species. Furthermore, he formed close relationships with his swoop gang members, such as Spiker.