Corso Riggs Corso Riggs was a Human male mercenary during the Cold War . Born on Ord Mantell , he was the employee of Viidu . He was later betrayed by him and joined forces with a smuggler enemy of Skavak . Corso Riggs was a cheerful , disarmingly optimistic mercenary soldier . Raised as a rancher ' s son on the rough frontier of Ord Mantell , Corso developed a mixture of naive innocence and primitive toughness , wrapped with old - fashioned chivalry . In addition to his gung - ho enjoyment of a good , dirty fight and his encyclopedic knowledge of weapons , Corso remained a ray of sunshine in even the worst circumstances . He had no sense of his own mortality and was absolutely convinced he ' s going to live forever . Corso also had a soft spot for damsels in distress , even when it ' s clear they ' re up to no good . Biography . Early years . During the Great Galactic War , Corso grew grew up in a small community on Ord Mantell along with his parents and cousin , Rona Riggs . Corso looked up to Rona , who wanted to leave Ord Mantell and see the galaxy . She would often get into mischief and Corso would have to cover for her . After the Treaty of Coruscant , half of Ord Mantell ' s population disapproved of the local government ' s decision to support the Republic and a civil war broke out pitting separatists against Republic loyalists . Corso eventually left Ord Mantell to join the Peace Brigade : a group of mercenaries fighting imperial occupations on neutral planets across the galaxy , but when word reached him that the village he grew up in had been attacked by the separatists , Riggs returned to Ord Mantell vowing vengeance on the separatists responsible for his parents ' deaths . Cold War . Near the end of the Cold War , Corso worked with Skavak when a fellow smuggler named Ace arrived to deliver weapons for Viidu . After Skavak had paid the smuggler , Corso sent a message in the hangar that the Separatists captured an air cannon , and had damaged combat ships that were part of the Republic . He asked the Ace , some of the remote control stations for the cannon to destroy , while he wanted to cancel the delivery of the ship with Skavak . However , as the separatists stormed into the hangar , Corso tried to contact Ace for help in his defense until he was pinned down by Skavak , who was the one responsible for helping the attackers . After Skavak fled with Ace ' s XS Freighter , along with the unloaded weapons delivery and Corso ' s favorite Blaster " Torchy " , Corso tried to contact Skavak , but there was no response . Arriving to Fort Garnik , Corso and Ace met Viidu and explained about what happened earlier today . Viidu knew a man named Reki Talloran in the village , who knew a lot about the separatists and the freighter pilot . After Ace returned from his meeting with Reki , Corso and Viidu were about to devour a Robasteak . Eventually , he went along with Ace to the next station find out the blueprints and data that the Separatists kept . After decrypting the data from the separatists , Corso and Viidu discovered that Skavak would soon deliver weapons to the Separatist headquarters . There , the two fought Dareg , but they soon discovered that Skavak already escaped . Corso and Ace managed to kill all the separatists and spared Morant , who explained that Skavak had already flown away again a few hours ago with the weapons . After the two returned to Fort Garnik , they found Viidu dead and spotted Syreena chatting with Skavak . It turns out Syreena was a spy , but she was angry how Skavak betrayed her . The two let her go when she provided ticks for a ferry flight to Coruscant . At the spaceport , Corso and Ace encounter Kindin and Xo ' ru , bounty hunters who work for Rogun the Butcher . The conversation ended when Corso and Ace had no choice but to fight them . During the Eternal Empire ' s Conquest , Ace went missing . Corso told Risha not to waste time searching for them , but he still held hopes that Ace was alive too . Personality and traits . Corso Riggs had a tendency to form attachments to his weaponry , and was particularly angry at Skavak for stealing his best blaster , " Torchy . " When a smuggler associate of his assaulted Mannett Point , Riggs wanted to join them and cut off the Separatists ' legs with his vibroblade , " Hewie . " Behind the scenes . Riggs is the first companion character of the smuggler and the second person that the smuggler meets . He gives some helpful pointers to the smuggler when first going to Ord Mantell . Riggs can be recruited as a companion around level 7 to assist in the final mission of the Ord Mantell storyline . In the early beta gameplay , it appeared that Corso would be a Kiffar , as he had yellow tattoos over his nose , similar to those of Clan Vos . However , at the game ' s final release , the tattoos had been removed . Corso Riggs is voiced by Troy Hall . Gameplay alternatives . If the Outlander is based on a smuggler , Corso and Risha return with Ace after the establishment of the Eternal Alliance . Explaining that after Ace went missing . Corso and Risha searched for them , but after several years , Corso told Risha not to waste time looking . When Risha was forced to hide from enemies on Dubrillion , Corso went with her . The two found a way to make credits on the side by using Skavak ' s name . After Vaylin sacked Dubrillion , they heard rumors that Ace was alive and tracked them down . Corso and Risha reunited with their captain , and were welcomed into their new crew . Romance . Corso can be romanced by a female smuggler . If the romance is pursued , then he will propose . He ' s rather easy to romance and starts talking about this pretty soon compared to other characters . However it ' s important to give mostly " good " answers to him during the conversations , as you can easily break this romance very early if you tell him to sleep it off when he ' s tipsy . So far there is no chance to start a romance after that .