Ziro Desilijic Tiure

**Ziro Desilijic Tiure**, better known as **Ziro the Hutt**, is a recurring antagonist in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He was an uncle of crime lord Jabba the Hutt and aided in the kidnapping of Jabba's son to become the leader of the Hutt Clan.

## **Overview**

A native of the planet Sleheyron, Ziro eventually left Hutt Space in favor of the galaxy's Core Worlds and established his residence on Coruscant, the galactic capital of the Republic. In addition to his father and mother, Ziro's family included his son Hiro and Jabba Desilijic Tiure, his nephew who fathered the Huttlet heir Rotta. Gorga Desilijic Aarrpo was another influential relative of Ziro, serving as a member of the Grand Hutt Council.

In the year 22 BBY, Ziro formed a secret pact with Count Dooku—the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems—during the early days of the Clone Wars. With the help of the Separatists, Ziro had his great-nephew Rotta abducted and taken to a B'omarr monastery on the distant world of Teth. Knowing the Jedi Order would send their own to rescue the Huttlet, Ziro hoped that the deaths of Rotta's would-be Jedi saviors would lead to a conflict between Jabba and the Republic. With Jabba removed from power, Ziro would be in a position to seize control of their clan.

Ziro's role in the conspiracy was discovered by Senator Padmé Amidala, who confronted the gangster in his nightclub on Coruscant during the mission to rescue Rotta. With Rotta safely returned to his father on Tatooine, Ziro was taken into custody by the Coruscant Guard. However, as the war progressed, the Grand Hutt Council regarded Ziro as too dangerous to be left in a Republic prison, given his knowledge of their inner workings. As a result, the Hutts recruited the bounty hunter Cad Bane, who freed Ziro and turned him over to the Hutt Council. Although Ziro escaped the Hutts as well, he was ultimately murdered in 21 BBY by the Pa'lowick singer Sy Snootles, Ziro's one-time lover whom Jabba hired to kill his uncle and retrieve the Hutt Council records.

### Season 1-3

**Revenge on Amidala**

Ziro was imprisoned in the Judiciary Central Detention Center. Desiring revenge on Amidala, Ziro was able to hire bounty hunter Aurra Sing to kill her as revenge for foiling his plot with the Separatists. Sing followed the Naboo Senator to Alderaan, and awaited her speech to fellow senators regarding the refugee crisis that has plagued the galaxy following the outbreak of the Clone Wars. There she attempted to assassinate the senator on two separate occasions, but was foiled by Ahsoka Tano who had been experiencing premonitions of the assassination attempts.

Sing was then remanded in custody on Coruscant, with Padawan Ahsoka Tano, Amidala, and Bail Organa also present to deliver the assassin to Republic authorities represented by Grand Master Yoda and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. However, Ahsoka had a further vision that she thought pictured the Hutt gangster, leading Amidala to confirm the Padawan's thoughts that Ziro was behind the assassination attempts. Anakin and Ahsoka then traveled to the Republic prison complex to interrogate the Hutt, when Ziro inadvertently confirmed that he had hired Sing to complete the job. Ziro was left fuming after giving himself away, vowing to take revenge on the Jedi and the senator. When Sing failed, Ziro spoke with Skywalker and Tano. When Tano told Ziro that Sing revealed that he paid her, Ziro confessed to hiring her. However, Tano tricked him and his sentence was increased.

**Freed by Cad Bane**

Jabba and the Hutt Council, knew that it was only a matter of time before Ziro would give the Republic Senate the Council's records. Thus, the council decided to hire Cad Bane to free Ziro. Bane and his team were able to hold several members of the Republic Senate hostage, and force Chancellor Palpatine to release Ziro. Ziro was brought out when Senator Orn Free Taa arrived and gave the Detention Center's guards a pardon disc. Ziro then boarded HELIOS-3D's speeder and took Ziro to the Galactic Senate Building despite his objections. HELIOS-3D and Ziro then picked up Bane's team. After Bane and his group boarded the speeder, Ziro told Bane about his captivity in the detention center and approved of Bane killing off the senators. Ziro congratulated Bane on freeing him, but Bane reminded him that he expected to be paid.
**Death**

Ziro was taken to Nal Hutta where he spoke with Gardulla and the Hutt Council. Despite thanking them for his escape from Republic captivity, Ziro knew they did not want him to reveal the location of the Council's records. He threatened to have the records dropped off at the Republic senate should he be killed. Thus, the Council kept Ziro locked up in a prison cell. Ziro was able to escape with help from Snootles. Ziro and Snootles were able to make their escape by stealing a speeder and went to Mama's house. Ziro was able to convince his mother to give Ziro her ship in order to go to Teth. On Teth, Ziro went to his father's grave, where the council records were hidden. However, Snootles had secretly been hired by Jabba to retrieve the records. Snootles then shot Ziro through the chest and left his body to be found by both the Jedi and Bane.
## **Appearances**

* The Clone Wars

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