CRX-9R


CRX-9R, or Cracks Niner, is a converted light labor droid that has served as an assassin for almost two hundred years. Cracks still retains the shell that he was built with, but just about every other components has been upgraded to the very top of modern technology and beyond. Cracks has had heavy labor droid servomotors installed, and one of his favorite disguise techniques is to add on a chassis of a larger labor droid. The CRX line was a fairly popular one, and many more modern light labor droids were modeled on it, enabling CRX to go undisguised when stalking more unwary prey.

While Cracks has no organic friends, he has built a large network of sources among information processing computer systems and galactic network servers, mostly by subverting their programming, and occasionally by replacing existing systems with those of his own design. Cracks uses this network to great service, gaining all available information on his potential targets. Cracks never takes more direct action against targets through computer networks, such as identifying them as dangerous criminals, or flooding their chambers with poison gasses, as he feels that such attempts are both amateurish, and likely to expose the existence of his information network.

Unlike many assassin droids, who simply chase after and shoot down their prey, Cracks is not limited or mechanical in his kills. Indeed, among professional assassins, a "Niner Kill" is a term meaning a particularly artistic or subtle assassination. Cracks has a fair knowledge of poisons and demolitions, and will use those to great effect. Cracks seldom takes the obvious course in an attempt, preferring plans of great, almost legendary subtlety. It is not at all rare for the target of Cracks' attentions to flee an apparently bungled attempt at his life, reach his ship, power up, and perish in an unfortunate drive malfunction.

While Cracks prefers kills that leave the target obviously and thoroughly dead (a faked death by a target taught him that lesson years ago), he is aware that many of his clients prefer that the world not know that his victim has been assassinated. Aside from the over two thousand assassinations attributed to him, Cracks is also responsible for an unknown number of suicides, random street murders, hunting accidents, hyperspace drive failures, train derailments, and in one spectacular instance, an out of control Victory Star Destroyer, which happened to collide with an orbital space station then holding a Grand Admiral's Gala.

Because of his skill and expertise, Cracks Niner does not come cheap. Generally speaking, he charges a 5,000 credit non- refundable retainer just to listen to prospective client, and then charges from 20,000 -1,500,000 credits + for the assassination, (based on a number of factors which he does not disclose) plus expenses, payable at the completion of the job. Cracks seldom turns down a job if the client is willing to meet his price, though he sometimes does, having turned down (through an agent) then Senator Palpatane's offer of 5,000,000 credits for Yoda, and the Rebel Alliance's 10,000,000 credit offer for the Emperor.
Model: Highly Modified CRX-9R Light Labor Droid
Height: 1.9 meters
Move: 9

Dexterity: 3D
Blaster 6D, brawling parry 5D+2, dodge 6D, firearms 8D+1, melee combat 7D, missile weapons 7D+1, pick pockets 9D
Knowledge: 3D
Alien species 5D+1, business 6D+2, cultures 5D+1, planetary systems 5D, streetwise 7D, value 4D+1, willpower 6D
Mechanical: 2D+2
Astrogation 5D+2, ground vehicle operation 4D+1, repulsorlift operation 5D, starfighter piloting 6D
Perception: 3D+1
Con 7D+1, forgery 7D, gambling 5D, hide 7D+1, investigation 8D, search 7D, sneak 8D
Strength: 4D
Climbing/jumping 6D+1, lifting 9D
Technical: 3D
Computer programming/repair 8D+1, demolition 9D, droid programming 7D+1, droid repair 7D+2, repulsorlift repair 4D, security 9D, starfighter repair 8D+1

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The one time that Cracks ever used his network of computers to do anything other than gather information was to eradicate all records of MMW-3R0-X9G, a white dwarf at the edge of the Outer Rim. The star has only one planet, a small and frigid planetoid without even a survey number. That planet is where Cracks lives, in a palatial underground dwelling, inhabited only by Cracks and several hundred mute servitor Droids. Initial contact with Cracks is made by depositing the 5,000 credit retainer in one of Cracks' anonymous accounts, and waiting. Cracks will research, and then appear.

Cracks' dwelling is equipped with a fully functional fighter bay, containing from 15-35 fighters of various configurations. Cracks has no attachment to any of these ships, and tends to use them as disposable, untraceable methods of transportation. Because Droids are not allowed to purchase their own tickets on passenger liners, Cracks has to replace one of the ships droids when he takes that form of transportation.

Over the years, Cracks has built up a substantial fortune, currently over 27 million credits in various accounts and investments. Despite his wealth, Cracks continues in assassinations, as it is the only meaning that he has in his life.
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