Prince Xizor

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Prince Xizor
Manufacturer

Kenner

Price

$5.99

Scale

3-3/4"

Collection

Shadows of the Empire

Wave

Wave 1

Year

1996

Number

05

Accessories
  • Energy Blade Shields


Prince Xizor is cataloged as Shadows of the Empire #05.

Information[edit | edit source]

Prince Xizor was released as a part of the Shadows of the Empire series, alongside Chewbacca (In Bounty Hunter Disguise), Dash Rendar, Leia (In Boushh Disguise), and Luke Skywalker (in Imperial Guard Disguise).

Accessories[edit | edit source]

Prince Xizor comes with his own set of energy blade shields.

Cardback biography[edit | edit source]

Prince Xizor is the head of the galaxy-wide criminal organization known as Black Sun, his power and influence challenged only by the Emperor and Darth Vader. A villainous mastermind, Xizor uses his huge, intergalactic shipping operations as a legitimate front, employing millions of criminals to execute favors for the Empire and to carry out his own evil agenda. His characteristic lack of emotion is due much to his Falleen ancestry which evolved from a species of reptile. Cold and clever, he plots his moves with a diabolical genius and fights with the skill of a Teräs Käsi master, stopping at nothing to get his way. Those that dare challenge Xizor generally meet with death by his own hand or by one of his myriad of henchmen. His favorite proverb: "To contend with Xizor is to lose."

Despite their devotion to the Emperor (though Xizor's commitment is at best a political maneuver) there is little love between Vader and the Dark Prince. Vader does not trust the crime lord's intent, while Xizor seeks vengeance against Vader for the deaths of his family. A direct attempt on Vader's life however, would be too dangerous - even for Xizor - and in his opinion, a fate not painful enough. To ruin Vader in the eyes of his beloved master would be the ultimate degradation, a feat which could only be accomplished by locating and eliminating Luke Skywalker. Spoiling Vader's promise to deliver Skywalker to the Emperor alive would undermine Vader's reliability and give Xizor all that he desires: final vengeance and Vader's position as the second most powerful figure in the galaxy.

Height: 1.9 Meters

Status: Underlord of Black Sun

Classification: Falleen

Affiliation: Black Sun