Contispex I was a chancellor who met his death in 10 BBY. His remains were stored in arks aboard the First Light, the private yacht of Dryden Vos, a crime lord affiliated with Crimson Dawn, during that year.
The ashes of Contispex I were initially seen in the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, part of the anthology series. His identity as Contispex I was confirmed in Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide, a reference book by Pablo Hidalgo. The Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, Contispex I, first appeared in the Star Wars Legends timeline within The New Essential Chronology (2005), authored by Daniel Wallace and Kevin J. Anderson. He was later specifically named Contispex I in Jason Fry and [Paul R. Urquhart](/article/paul r._urquhart)'s 2012 reference work, The Essential Guide to Warfare.