Zanza Gata held the Inspector rank and served as a Special Enforcement Officer within the Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations. In the year 1 ABY, Moff [Landric] (/article/landric) requested that Gata be assigned the task of capturing the art thief known only by the moniker "Tombat" and bringing them to justice. Director Jacen Corbit of the IOCI formally presented Gata to a crowded room of journalists during a theatrical press conference held on Danteel.
Those who knew him described Gata as a highly skilled officer, possessing a long history of successfully prosecuting crime syndicate bosses, assassins, and slicers. His conviction rate approached 84 percent, and he was notorious for his relentless pursuit of targets, often working for days without sleep. Within the Office, Gata's remarkably precise analysis of the "Tombat"'s psychological profile had become legendary.