Durge Durge was a male Gen ' Dai bounty hunter who was active in the galaxy for almost two thousand years . Able to survive several near - death situations due to his Gen ' Dai heritage and enhanced battle armor , he fought in several wars and collected a multitude of bounties . Over the centuries , Durge acquired a deep distaste for Mandalorians , and even killed their leader at one point . As a result of both personal tragedy and torture , he became increasingly mentally unstable . Tempted by the idea of killing Republic clone troopers , clones of the Mandalorian Jango Fett , Durge was recruited into the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars . Given the rank of commander , he performed several key missions for Count Dooku himself , and led droid forces in combat on more than one occasion . Near the end of the war , he was launched , and Force - pushed into a star near Maramere by Anakin Skywalker where he was truly killed . Biography . Early career . Durge was in exceptional physical shape already at an early age , and possessed a natural aggression uncharacteristic of the Gen ' Dai species . After witnessing bounty hunters in action , Durge was filled with a lust for hunting . He eventually left his tribe and ventured out into the galaxy , where he trained under various crack bounty hunters . At one point , he met a Mandalorian training master known as Jaing , who taught Durge all he needed to know in the field of Mandalorian tactics and combat skill . The cybernetics plot . At some point , Durge and Jaing were approached by a doctor who offered to complement their bodies and armor suits with advanced cybernetics . Both feared that without such enhancements , they would become obsolete in combat , and therefore took the scientist up on his offer . They traveled to his laboratory on an unknown planet , where they were introduced to a woman , Nubyl , who had been disabled to the point where she needed cybernetic enhancements to function . The doctor persuaded Durge and his training master by offering them the same cybernetics technology that kept Nubyl alive . Both Durge and Jaing were effectively merged with their armor suits on the operating table , although the doctor encountered some problems with Durge ' s Gen ' Dai physiology — Durge ' s body was constantly trying to heal itself over the cybernetics . After recovering , Durge and Jaing tested out their new abilities in a sparring match against a further cyborgized Nubyl . After their battle , when the match was about to get fatal the Doctor stopped them and informed them of Mandalorians coming to take an artifact from him , loyal to clan Ung Kusp they were attacking the front door . The doctor demanded Durge , Jaing , and Nubyl to kill them in order to repay their debt to him . In the ensuing battle Nubyl and Jaing were incapacitated by a thermal detonator . Believing his friend to be dead , Durge ran off to hunt down the Mandalorian leader , Mandalore himself . As he exited the laboratory , the doctor revealed to the dying Jaing that the recent events were all part of his plan to spark war between the Mandalorian clans and the Sith . Further exploits . Durge fought for the Sith in the New Sith Wars , facing several Jedi in combat , learning their techniques and becoming experienced at killing them . In order to avoid Jedi reprisals , Durge went into hiding after the Sith ' s defeat at the Seventh Battle of Ruusan . He continued to hunt under a series of aliases and false names , earning the ire of the Bloodboilers of Kragis , and amassing a fortune in bounties . Perhaps his most fateful mission came in approximately 132 BBY , when he was hired to kill the then - Mandalore . He was successful , but was captured by the Mandalorians and tortured , driving him slowly past the edge of sanity . Although he eventually escaped the Mandalorian torture , it took Durge nearly a century to regenerate , with sixty of those years spent buried underground . Clone Wars . When he resurfaced following the outbreak of the Clone Wars , Durge was disappointed that the majority of the galaxy ' s Mandalorians had perished , feeling that he had been cheated out of his revenge . Durge was more than happy to accept the invitation of the Sith Count Dooku into the ranks of the Confederacy of Independent Systems , which was at war with the Galactic Republic ; he once again had the opportunity to fight Mandalorians in the form of the Grand Army of the Republic , which was made up of clones of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett . Dooku would often team Durge up with the Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress . The hunt for Boba Fett . Durge was assigned a mission to track down Boba Fett by Count Dooku . Two months into the war , his search led him to Tatooine . Informed of Durge ' s presence on the planet , Jabba Desilijic Tiure , a Hutt crime lord , hired the Gen ' Dai bounty hunter to kill local criminal Gilramos Libkath , who had stolen several weapons and spice shipments from Jabba . While relaxing in a Mos Espa cantina , Durge spotted a short fellow wearing a Mandalorian helmet — none other than his prey , Boba Fett . Durge swung at the young man , but Fett evaded his blow and escaped into the streets of the city . A short while later , Durge returned to Jabba ' s palace , where he was outraged to learn that the crime lord had assigned Boba Fett the same bounty as him — Gilramos Libkath . Durge found this unacceptable , and attempted to kill Fett , but was halted by Jabba after he knocked off Boba ' s helmet . Jabba wanted to give Fett a short lead on the bounty , and thus tasked Durge with killing several combat arachnid s while the young Mandalorian ran off . Durge quickly disposed of the creatures , then set off to hunt down Fett . By chance , the chase led them both into the heart of Libkath ' s operations . After a prolonged fight , Fett fired at an air tank , blowing up both Durge and Libkath . Battle of Ohma - D ' un . Durge survived the blast , and was soon back to working for the Confederacy . He and Asajj Ventress tested a new chemical weapon — Jenna Zan Arbor ' s swamp gas — on the Gungan inhabitants of Naboo ' s moon , Ohma - D ' un . The toxin turned out to be very effective , particularly against Gungans , who died shortly after being exposed to the gas . Upon learning this , the two started making preparations for a full - scale swamp gas attack on Naboo itself . Soon after , a Republic strike team consisting of several Jedi ( Anakin Skywalker , Obi - Wan Kenobi , Glaive , and Zule Xiss ) and several clone troopers , as well as the ARC trooper Alpha - 17 , arrived on the moon to investigate . Looking forward to battling Jedi once again , Durge revealed himself to his enemies as he clubbed down Kenobi with his magna bolas . He proceeded to attack the three other Jedi of the group , managing to strike all of them despite being stabbed through the abdomen with a lightsaber . He sustained yet another injury seconds later , when Alpha - 17 shot him through the eye . Tiring of the battle , Durge called Asajj Ventress for backup . Not long after , she arrived with reinforcements and swamp gas , putting the Jedi at further disadvantage . While Ventress fought Obi - Wan Kenobi , Durge prepared to shoot the Jedi Master in the head . He was interrupted by yet another lightsaber wound inflicted by Zule Xiss . Ordered by Ventress to oversee that the swamp gas attack on Naboo went as planned , Durge ran off , only to find the shuttles meant to bear the toxin destroyed . Outraged to see his plan foiled by the Mandalorian clone Alpha - 17 , Durge threw the commando into a fire . Before he had a chance to react , Anakin Skywalker hit him from the side with his own magna bolas . Shocked and injured , Durge fled the battle , vowing to kill Skywalker on a later occasion . Skirmish on Queyta . Knowing that the Republic would attempt to track down the source of the swamp gas , Durge and Ventress set a trap on the volcanic planet Queyta . They used the antidote for the swamp gas to lure Jedi into an abandoned factory on a lava river , filled with Skakoans wearing explosive pressurized suits . Between themselves and the exploding Skakoans , they were confident they would be able to kill whatever Jedi the Republic sent . A team of five Jedi — Obi - Wan Kenobi , Fay , Jon Antilles , Nico Diath , and Knol Ven ' nari — did show up on Queyta , and walked right into the trap . As soon as the Force - users revealed their presence , Durge shot one of the Skakoans , causing a mass explosion and severely damaging the factory , sending it sinking into the lava . Ven ' nari used the Force to absorb most of the explosion , sacrificing herself in the process . Diath used the Force to comfort her as she passed . As Asajj fled towards her shuttle with the antidote , Durge flung Jon Antilles into the lava , instantly killing him , but melted away both his arms in the process . Diath was standing on a catwalk when some lava fell on him causing him to fall to his death in the lava stream . He then rushed at Fay and Kenobi , who had incapacitated Asajj temporarily and stolen the antidote , but was blown away by an explosion . As Fay was stabbed by the revitalized Asajj , the two escaped , leaving only Kenobi left with the antidote ; they had been ordered not to kill him by Dooku . Battle of Muunilinst . Four months into the war , Durge was sent to the planet Muunilinst , a major droid producer , to guard it against an eventual Republic attack . He was given command over an entire squad of IG lancers , swoop bike - mounted droids specialized in close combat with lances . The Republic army , led by Obi - Wan Kenobi , attacked shortly after , yet Durge remained calm , merely watching the battle from San Hill ' s command room . Hill expressed his disapproval of Durge ' s inaction , questioning Dooku ' s decision of sending him to the planet . Durge replied by choking the Muun leader , then proceeded to drive out with his lancer droids . He charged part of the Republic force head - on , killing several clone troopers and destroying many walkers . Having torn straight through the attack force , Durge and his droids took advantage of their being behind enemy lines by flanking yet another Republic group . Using mines , they destroyed all of the artillery in the group . The first real opposition came when Republic clone troopers mounted swoop bikes and counterattacked using similar lances . Durge charged General Kenobi ' s bike , but lost both his own mount and his lance in the process . As Kenobi sped towards him , Durge grabbed his swoop and stopped it with his bare hands , knocking Kenobi off . The two met in melee combat , Durge using the swoop bike as a club . Kenobi cut the bike in pieces , then stabbed Durge in the gut with his lightsaber . Durge found this comical , laughing loudly to Kenobi ' s evident confusion of how it seemed to have no effect , and then started attacking the Jedi using much of his weapon arsenal . Despite Durge ' s attacks , Kenobi chopped the Gen ' Dai in half . Thinking Durge to be dead , Kenobi drove off . Durge recovered surprisingly quickly and headed to San Hill ' s command center , where Kenobi had just captured the InterGalactic Banking Clan leader . Durge charged into the room and was instantly met with a barrage of fire from clone commandos , knocking him down and ripping apart his armor . No longer restricted by his carapace , Durge took advantage of his extended reach and knocked down several clone troopers before lunging towards Kenobi . He absorbed the Jedi into his body , but Kenobi broke free by blasting the Gen ' Dai apart from the inside using the Force . Duel with Grievous . Six months after the beginning of the Clone Wars , Durge and Asajj Ventress were ordered by Dooku to search Trenchant space station for an unknown intruder . Unable to determine the location of their prey , they split up and attempted to trap it between them in the gallery section of the station . As Durge voiced his disapproval at the seemingly menial task , he was struck from behind by Grievous , Dooku ' s new subordinate , and flung through several items in the gallery . Even Ventress could not match the speed of the cyborg , and was knocked out . Durge recovered quickly and answered Grievous ' onslaught with a punch that sent the cyborg general flying across the room into a wall . That did little to slow him down , and he managed to behead Durge with one of his lightsabers and strangle Ventress . Grievous proceeded to deliver their bodies to Dooku himself , who had arranged the fight to test the cyborg general ' s abilities . Not wanting to lose two faithful soldiers , Dooku made sure Durge and his Dark Jedi partner were given bacta treatment . Both then recovered shortly after . Prison riot plan . Durge soon recovered , and as of 21 months after the Battle of Geonosis , he was still active on the battlefields . In 20 BBY , the Confederacy launched a series of attacks known as Operation Durge ' s Lance that targeted several worlds along the Corellian Trade Spine , but Durge ' s involvement with the operation , if any , is unknown . At some point after Operation Durge ' s Lance , Durge instigated a riot at the M ' Bardi Prison , hoping to attract Jedi to kill . Masters Kit Fisto and Plo Koon eventually showed up , trying to recapture all the escaped prisoners . After the Jedi had fought off several prisoners , Durge revealed himself by shooting missiles at the two . He then engaged Fisto and Koon in close combat while boasting about how his plan had worked . Both his arms were cut off , but thanks to his Gen ' Dai physiology he was still able to subdue the Masters . As he strangled them , he was shot in the chest by an intervening prisoner . The Jedi took advantage of his surprise , escaping and trapping the bounty hunter in the lower levels of the prison , though Fisto remarked that such a confinement would not hold him for long . Set the controls for the heart of the sun . Near the end of the Clone Wars , Durge and Xist lured Jedi Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker into a trap in the Karthakk system . Kenobi was frantically searching for Asajj Ventress , whom Anakin had defeated earlier in the war , which the duo took advantage of . Near the planet Maramere , Durge and a large number of battle droids killed the entire crew of a ship belonging to Xist ' s business rival , Drama Korr , while Xist tricked Kenobi into believing he would encounter Ventress on the ship . Kenobi and Skywalker flew straight into the ruse . Boarding the ship , they made their way to the bridge , where they were almost blown up by a cleverly placed thermal detonator . Kenobi was hit hard by the explosion ; Durge immediately appeared , punching the wounded man repeatedly . He was stopped by Skywalker , who used the Force to impale Durge on hundreds of jagged metal pieces . Durge shrugged this off , but was electrocuted from behind by Kenobi . He proceeded to trigger some of the many explosive devices with which he had rigged the ship . Kenobi ran off to look for clues to Ventress ' s whereabouts while Skywalker engaged the Gen ' Dai in combat . Durge overpowered the young Jedi , slamming him through a hangar blast door , but was severely damaged when Skywalker used the Force to send a large number of explosives at him . The following explosion tore off Durge ' s helmet , and launched him into a mindless fury . Skywalker exploited this and forced the bounty hunter into an escape pod . Again using the Force , the Jedi guided the pod into Maramere ' s star . Legacy . A month after Durge ' s death , Boba Fett used a holoshroud projector featuring an image of Durge during his infiltration of Mazariyan , a Separatist fortress on Xagobah . General Grievous saw through the projection , however . At some point before 1 . 5 ABY , a group of scientists at the Imperial research station the Warren on Dantooine were assigned to " Project Durge , " an attempt to repair a grievously injured being . The scientists did not receive any information as to the origins of the life form , and at least one of them , Ogl ' woxz , was amazed at the recovery rate of the specimen once they started piecing together its organs and limbs . They successfully revived " Project Durge , " but were unable to restore it to its original appearance . Instead , they equipped the being with a suit of heavy battle armor . " Project Durge " eventually escaped with the help of the Talus - based criminal organization The Claw , and started collecting bounties . After beating one of Boba Fett ' s associates to a bounty , Fett ordered his associate to track down " Project Durge " and destroy it . The associate complied , and defeated " Durge " near Dee ' ja Peak on Naboo . Fett wasn ' t convinced that he had seen the last of " Durge . " Personality and traits . Durge was an aggressive Gen ' Dai in his younger days , and as he grew older , this evolved into a lust for blood . He enjoyed killing , to the point where he considered a period of time well spent only if it had been used for this purpose . His mental health was questionable , likely caused by the large number of near - death situations he experienced , his species ' tendency to develop psychosis , as well as undergoing torture by Mandalorians . He despised Mandalorians due to both the torture and the fact that they killed his mentor and friend Jaing . Skills and abilities . In combat , Durge was a match for even Jedi Knights . His Gen ' Dai abilities , coupled with his armor suit , allowed him to hold his own against almost any opponent . Durge ' s regenerative physique made him difficult to truly kill , and even when unarmed , with both hands chopped off , he presented a major threat to his enemies . Durge was incredibly strong . Once unleashed from his suit , he easily overpowered a squad of clone troopers trying to subdue him and was able to catch a swoop bike mid - flight and wield it as a club . He had no lack of speed either , as he could easily keep pace with skilled Jedi , dodging and blitzing even Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker . Despite being hit with nine explosive charges in the face , he managed to keep fighting Anakin Skywalker in their duel above Maramere . Equipment . Durge had a number of cybernetic implants on his body that allowed him to use his heavy combat armor more efficiently . His own neuro - network worked in tandem with his armor ' s computer system , and his helmet ' s targeting system was directly connected to his optic nerves . The armor itself was specifically crafted to increase balance and agility , and was painted with a large symbol that resembled his mentor , Jaing . He wielded an arsenal of powerful weapons ; along with a pair of blaster pistols and a rifle , he was equipped with a jetpack and energized bolas . His armor sported machine gun gauntlets which fired flechette s , a wrist - mounted flamethrower , a spiked flail , dart launchers and energy shields capable of blocking lightsaber attacks for a short time . When unrestricted by his armor , he could extend his body parts long enough to strike down far - away opponents , and could even sharpen parts of his body to create a claw - like weapon instantly . Durge was also supplied by the Confederacy with a NovaSword Space Superiority Fighter , which he used for most of the war . Behind the scenes . Durge was created specifically for the " Clone Wars " multimedia project . Lucasfilm wanted to establish a new , memorable bounty hunter villain to challenge the Jedi . The first concepts of Durge were designed by the Skywalker Ranch Art Department , the same artists that developed the concepts that appear in the feature films . He was further refined in maquettes that became the basis for Durge ' s Hasbro action figure . W . Haden Blackman wrote Durge ' s backstory and personality , while the character was named by Lucasfilm employees . Durge was voiced by Daran Norris in the " " miniseries . He has no lines in this series , but does let out a deep , maniacal laugh when Obi - Wan stabs him with his lightsaber . In " Star Wars : Clone Wars " , Durge ' s armor - less appearance was heavily influenced by the 1988 animated film " " , and is reminiscent of the film ' s protagonist at the climax . Originally , Chapter 20 of the " Clone Wars " cartoon was going to involve Anakin and Obi - Wan having to fight Durge . This was changed when George Lucas requested that they introduce General Grievous . Durge was also originally going to appear as the first bounty hunter in the 2008 . Supervising Director Dave Filoni and writer Henry Gilroy considered reimagining Durge as a Human character , redesigning his alien features and keeping his armor . The exploration was short - lived , and was ultimately dropped in favor of a new Duros character named Cad Bane .