Bek – Vulkar gang war This gang war was a swoop gang conflict waged throughout the Lower City of the Outer Rim world of Taris , between the Hidden Beks , led by Gadon Thek , and the Black Vulkars , led by former Bek Brejik . When Thek lost his sight in a swoop bike accident , many gang members assumed that the elder leader would step aside and appoint Brejik in his place . The war was sparked when Thek refused to do so ; incensed , Brejik left the gang and took over the rival Vulkars . He began a protracted campaign of street fighting designed to whittle away at the Bek ranks , and initiated several attempts to kill Thek himself . During the Jedi Civil War , the amnesiac former Dark Lord of the Sith , Revan , along with Republic officer and pilot Carth Onasi , became trapped on Taris after their ship , the " Hammerhead " - class cruiser " Endar Spire " , was destroyed in the space above Taris . While searching for the missing Jedi Knight Bastila Shan , who had also been aboard the vessel and whose battle meditation was considered vital to the Republic war effort , they became caught up in the conflict . After learning that Shan — who had been captured from her escape pod by the Vulkars — was being offered up as the prize to the winner of the Tarisian Season Opener , Revan and Onasi sided with the Hidden Beks , and infiltrated the Black Vulkar Base in order to reacquire a swoop bike prototype accelerator that the Vulkars had earlier stolen from the Beks ; the accelerator was considered crucial by both gangs for whoever made use of it would gain an advantage in the competition . Revan himself volunteered to race on behalf of the Beks . After winning the race , Revan and Shan , who had freed herself from captivity through use of the Force , squared off against Brejik and the Black Vulkars at the track . This scuffle resulted in the death of Brejik . Prelude . In the years leading up to the Mandalorian Wars , the Hidden Beks and the Black Vulkars were two of the largest and most active swoop gangs on the Outer Rim world of Taris , roaming the planet ' s Lower City on swoop bikes and on foot . When Mandalore brought about the escalation of the conflict by attacking the Galactic Republic across three fronts , his Mandalorian clans laid siege to Taris , eventually succeeding in invading and occupying the planet . As a result the Beks , under the leadership of Gadon Thek , began to cooperate with other elements of the Taris Resistance , led by Constable Noana Sowrs . The Beks and Sowers ' group were brought together by the Snivvian con - artist and erstwhile guerrilla fighter Marn Hierogryph . The Vulkars , on the other hand , stayed out of the resistance , only engaging in piecemeal attacks on the Mandalorian invaders . Superior numbers and tactics on the part of the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders ultimately proved to be too effective , and the resistance was largely broken up . Eventually , however , military forces of the Galactic Republic , led by the Jedi Knights Revan and Malak , drove the Neo - Crusaders from Taris , restoring Republic control and bringing about law and order . The peace they brought , however , did not last for long . Revan and Malak had disobeyed the Jedi High Council in order to lead the war effort against the Mandalorians , and thus found themselves at odds with the Order . Disappearing to the farthest reaches of known space , the two Jedi fell to the dark side of the Force , becoming Dark Lords of the Sith , and returned with a fleet of starships and Republic deserters to invade the Republic . War had once again broken out , this time between the Republic and the Jedi against their own former champions from the Mandalorian campaign . At some point prior to the outbreak of the gang war , Thek lost his sight in a swoop bike accident . Most of the Hidden Beks ' membership assumed that he would pass on the mantle of leader of the gang to Brejik , whom Thek had mentored for some time . A veteran of the Beks ' resistance against the Mandalorians , he was considered by Thek , and others , to be nearly an adopted son . When the elder swoop biker stayed in his position , stating that Brejik was not yet ready for the responsibility , the latter left the Beks and took over the rival Vulkars , who had previously been led by a sentient named Benno . Though the two bands of outlaws had always been at odds with each other , Brejik turned the Vulkars from a gang of petty hoods and swoop riders into a fanatical force that dedicated themselves to the destruction of the Beks , and Thek in particular . The war . Conflict in the Lower City . Brejik quickly galvanized the Vulkars through force of will and intimidation , threatening standing members of the gang who did not agree with his policies , and relegating them to second - tier status within the gang . With his power base established , Brejik then led his followers on a rampage against the Beks . Soon , conflict spread throughout the Lower City , with nonaligned civilians frequently getting caught in the crossfire between the two gangs . The Vulkars pursued their leader ' s vendetta with such zeal and vehemence that even the Exchange , an interstellar crime syndicate that rivaled such organizations as the Hutt - controlled cartels , took notice ; Vulkar thugs even attempted to strong - arm Exchange operatives on occasion . The Mandalorian mercenary Canderous Ordo , who had been hired by Exchange boss Davik Kang , was often called upon to put impetuous Vulkars back into line . A number of Vulkar members also went after salvage from a number of downed Republic escape pods , launched from the " Hammerhead " - class cruiser " Endar Spire " , that had impacted within Taris ' s Undercity ; this was despite the fact that everyone knew that Kang would have wanted first crack at the pods . This action resulted in the Vulkars ' capture of the Jedi Knight Bastila Shan , who had escaped the doomed warship not long before it was destroyed by Sith forces under Darth Malak . Revan ' s involvement . The war continued apace as the Sith conquered Taris and instituted a planet - wide quarantine and orbital blockade in the wake of the " Endar Spire " destruction . The amnesiac former Dark Lord of the Sith , Revan , who had had his memory modified by the Council of the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine , was aboard the vessel as part of the overall plan set by the Jedi Order to find and destroy the Star Forge , the source of " matériel " for the Sith war effort . He , along with Republic officer Carth Onasi , had managed to escape the stricken warship in a pod that crashed in the Upper City . Revan , however , had been knocked unconscious in the impact . Upon waking from a three - day coma he , along with Onasi , explored the city , looking for information about other escape pods from the " Endar Spire " , one of which contained Shan . Now trapped on Taris by the Sith , it was hoped that , by tracking Shan down , the three of them would be able to find a way off - world and back to the Republic . Onasi had done some scouting of his own while Revan had been comatose ; because of this , the two had a solid grasp of the situation , including the fact that a number of other pods had landed in the Undercity . This was confirmed by a number of other Tarisian natives , including Kebla Yurt , owner of the Equipment Emporium , and a doctor named Zelka Forn . The Bek – Vulkar conflict had grown so widespread by then that it was common for Upper City residents to complain about it , with some expressing an ultimately futile hope that Malak ' s Sith forces would restore order in the Lower City . Meanwhile the Vulkars , not satisfied with merely slaughtering the Beks and butting heads with the Exchange , began attacking patrols of Sith trooper s in the Lower and Undercity sections of Taris . Because of this , the Sith preferred to stay in the Upper City , where they were firmly in control of the local population . When Revan and Onasi , disguised as Sith trooper s , entered the Lower City during their search for Shan , they encountered gang violence nearly everywhere they went . At Javyar ' s Cantina , they learned of the origins of the conflict from Twi ' lek street urchin Mission Vao , who , along with her Wookiee companion Zaalbar , were friends of the Beks . It was she who pointed them in the direction of the Hidden Bek Base . The lookout there informed them of the Beks ' state of alertness ; however , she let them pass after Revan pledged his support to the Beks in the ongoing war . Upon meeting with Thek , who was watched over by the fiercely protective and ever - suspicious Zaerdra , the two learned of Shan ' s whereabouts and status — she had been taken prisoner by the Black Vulkars . The gang intended to put her up as a prize in the Tarisian Season Opener , the biggest swoop race of the season . The event was of particular concern due to the fact that the gang which sponsored the winner would gain many recruits from the smaller groups from throughout the planet - wide city . Sensing that Revan could be of use in his ongoing struggle with the Vulkars , Thek offered Revan and Onasi a deal : trading a set of Sith trooper armor that they had acquired , Thek would give the two Republic fugitives the means to enter the Undercity . From there , they could infiltrate the Black Vulkar Base to reclaim a prototype accelerator that had been stolen by Vulkar agents . Once the accelerator had been returned , Thek promised to sponsor Revan to race in the event , so that he could win Shan ' s freedom from the Vulkars . In order to successfully infiltrate the Vulkars ' headquarters , however , Thek recommended the services of Vao . Zaerdra , however , objected to this , stating in effect that , at fourteen years old , the young Twi ' lek was hardly the kind of guide the pair needed ; furthermore , she was already suspicious of Revan ' s motives , having told Thek that they could be spies working for the Sith . Thek disagreed , however , citing that fact that Vao possessed an intimate knowledge of the Undercity and the sewer network below . Revan agreed to the deal , and set off in search of the Twi ' lek and her companion . Raid on the Vulkar Base . Setting out to find Vao , the pair made their way to the Undercity . Upon reaching the dark and dank surface of Taris , the pair worked their way through a village of Outcasts , helping when they could before running into the Twi ' lek once again outside the village gate . Desperately searching for help in rescuing Zaalbar , who had been captured by a band of Gamorrean slavers , she offered to get them inside the Vulkars ' base . After freeing the Wookiee from the slavers , the Twi ' lek pointed the pair toward a secret rear entrance to the base , the access codes for which she had picked from a drunken Vulkar ' s pocket . Making their way further into the sewers , the party managed to kill a huge rancor that had been placed on guard , along with a pair of Nikto guards . With the way clear , the party ventured into the base . After clearing out the main level of the base , which was crawling with Vulkar gang members and guard droids , the infiltration team penetrated the swoop bike garage , where the accelerator was being stored . Eventually they encountered Kandon Ark , one of Brejik ' s chief lieutenants , who attempted to recruit Revan into the Vulkar gang , noticing that he was not sporting the colors of the Hidden Beks . When Revan refused , a fierce firefight broke out , killing Ark , his female aide , and a trio of Vulkar guards . With the accelerator in hand , the party fought their way back through the base and out the front door , making haste to return to the Hidden Beks and Thek . The Season Opener . Thek , keeping his end of the bargain struck between the Beks and Revan ' s companions , agreed to sponsor him to ride for the Beks in the Season Opener . Because the accelerator still had to be installed on the bike that he would ride , Revan was not able to practice , having never ridden a swoop before . There was , however , a hitch : the engine upgrade wasn ' t stable . Thek confessed to this unabashedly , admitting that if the prototype blew and killed Revan , it would still be possible for another of his riders to triumph . The next day , with the accelerator installed oup n his swoop , Revan competed in and won the race , posting times that bested those who had been at the sport for over twenty years . Brejik , enraged , accused the Beks of cheating , and refused to award the prize . Shan , however , had other plans ; after using the Force to free herself from the neural disruptor that had held her " captive , " she killed her guard , picked up his weapon , and confronted the Vulkar leader . Brejik ordered his gang to kill Revan , Shan , and the other Beks . In the resulting melee that followed , the Vulkars , including Redros and Brejik himself , were killed . Aftermath . The turmoil that brought about the war ' s resolution imparted some measure of fame to Revan , at least within the planet ' s fringe element . His winning of the race , and performance in the firefight that followed , caught the attention of Ordo , whom Revan had encountered on at least two prior occasions . The Mandalorian offered Revan , Onasi , and the newly freed Shan a deal : in exchange for breaking into the local Sith military base to obtain clearance codes to pass the Sith fleet , he would get the party inside the estate of Davik Kang . From there they would be able to abscond with Kang ' s ship , the " Dynamic " - class freighter " Ebon Hawk " , and break the blockade . After acquiring the launch codes , Ordo took the party to meet Kang , ostensibly to recruit Revan into the Exchange . Once their meeting with Kang was over , the party immediately set about infiltrating the mansion ' s hangar . As this was happening , however , Darth Malak grew frustrated with the increasingly unsuccessful hunt for Shan . To prevent her escape , the Sith Lord ordered Admiral Saul Karath to prepare the fleet for an orbital bombardment of Taris . The deluge of turbolaser blasts that was unleashed and the resulting firestorm devastated the planet , wiping out nearly the entire population and leaving few structures standing . Revan and his companions , who had been crucial to the war ' s resolution , only barely managed to escape the world . Overcoming Kang and the bounty hunter Calo Nord just as the Sith bombardment began , they boarded the vessel , picked up the rest of Revan ' s companions , and burned their way through a patrol of Sith fighter s before jumping to hyperspace and safety . This had ended the 20 year long war . Combatants . Hidden Beks . As one of the larger and more respected of Taris ' s many swoop gangs , the Hidden Beks under Gadon Thek tended to keep a lookout for the less able denizens of the Lower City . Formed at some point prior to the Mandalorian Wars , by 3 , 964 BBY the Beks had become as respectable as any band of outlaws could be on the ecumenopolis . During the Mandalorian Wars , the gang carried out a guerrilla - style resistance movement against the invading Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders alongside other elements of resistance fighters . Despite their eventual defeat by forces under Cassus Fett , key Beks survived the war , enabling a re - emergence of the gang . The gang itself was composed primarily of humans , Twi ' leks , and Rodians , with Ithorians and Aqualish also included ; both males and females made up the Beks ' membership and rider base . Individuals included Thek himself , his bodyguard Zaerdra , and riders Anglu and Phirk . While they were not official members of the Hidden Beks , Mission Vao and Zaalbar were often seen within their enclave in the Lower City , and were known to be on friendly terms with the leadership . Mission ' s brother , Griff , was also a member prior to his departure from Taris . Unlike their rivals , the Vulkars , the Hidden Beks did not believe in or practice slavery , thus all members of the gang were there of their own free will . Galactic Republic . The Hidden Beks were assisted at the close of the gang war by three representatives of the Galactic Republic : Carth Onasi , a member of the Republic Navy , Bastila Shan , a Padawan of the Jedi Order , and Revan , the former Jedi – turned – Dark Lord of the Sith who had been kidnapped and whose memories had been largely erased by the Jedi . Although their arrival at Taris had been completely coincidental — their vessel , the " Endar Spire " , had been destroyed in orbit of the planet — it was their assistance that allowed the Beks to emerge victorious from the conflict . Onasi and Revan , upon crashing on the planet , made it their mission to rescue Shan , whose abilities were considered key to the Republic war effort , and their efforts to find the Jedi were conducive to cooperation with the Beks instead of the Vulkars . Black Vulkars . Like the Hidden Beks , the Black Vulkars were among the more prominent gangs of swoopers that lurked amongst the lower levels of Taris . As led by Benno prior to the Mandalorian Wars , the Vulkars were not aggressive , as their leader did not seek to expose his gang to undue attention . Marn Hierogryph used this to his advantage when convincing a trio of Vulkar thugs to abandon their attempt to collect the bounty on the Republic fugitive Zayne Carrick . Some years later , the Vulkar leadership was overthrown when Brejik abandoned the Beks in order to wage his personal vendetta against his former mentor , Thek . With the change in leaders came a change in policy , with the Vulkars becoming much more violent and unruly to the point that they began to openly defy the established criminal order on Taris . While Brejik himself was human , the Vulkar membership , by the time of the Jedi Civil War , also consisted of Nikto , such as the talented swooper Redros , and Rodians , including Doba , another racer . Twi ' leks , such as Kandon Ark and his consort , were also a part of the gang , as well as members of other species like the Zabrak Frazznik and Wargo , a Drovian . Many of the older - generation of Vulkars , those who had been in the gang before Brejik ' s takeover , were relegated to second - tier status and often given degrading jobs . Those who disagreed with the new leader ' s policy of blood - feuding with the Beks were often threatened with severe punishments ; those who attempted to escape the gang were often executed as " traitors . " Unlike the Beks , the Vulkars practiced slavery , either by employing slaves within their base or selling debtors into forced bondage ; one such victim of this was Ada . Their attempt to sell the Jedi Bastila Shan , whom they believed to be a Republic officer , into slavery , ultimately led to the gang ' s demise . Behind the scenes . The Bek – Vulkar gang war takes place alongside Revan ' s and Carth Onasi ' s search for Bastila Shan in the second set of levels and quests in the computer and video game " " . A number of in - game conversations , cutscenes , and encounters with assorted denizens of Taris ' s Upper City and the slums in the Lower City serve to illustrate the scale of the conflict . The player , as Revan , becomes the key role in the war ' s resolution . If the player chooses to take the dark side path throughout the game , the option to be recruited by the Black Vulkars , given by Kandon Ark during Revan ' s attempt to steal the prototype accelerator from their base , is taken . The player will then be tasked with killing Gadon Thek and clearing out the Hidden Bek base before riding in the Season Opener for the Vulkars . Despite this , however , Brejik will still refuse to release Bastila ; this precipitates an alternate version of the skirmish that follows , with the result that neither side wins the war .