Flestic Crupp, a large Rodian and a criminal arms dealer, was the head of a small Rodian gang operating within the Cantonica system. The Canto Bight Police Department had been after him for a while, and they finally linked Crupp to a robbery, giving the police sufficient cause for his arrest. Unexpectedly, Crupp also fell victim to the same individual who committed the robbery he was connected to. He subsequently broke out of prison with assistance from the gangster Denel Strench, and then began searching for the slicer known as "DJ," whom Crupp held responsible for his problems. Before he could hurt DJ, Crupp was apprehended by the security guards at the Vesustrian resort. It turned out that "Denel Strench" was actually a fabricated persona created by DJ at an earlier point.