the famous Booster Terrik

I'm currently in a little of a dilemma. I need information on Booster Terrik but I can't find much information on him. I've read most of the books in which he appears and have come to a conclusion that he could be interesting character to write about.

I was wondering if anybody had his bio written out or if anybody knew where I could find his bio. I've found some but they just basically say that he was born, he was in Kessel and got hold of Lusankya. I would like to know more details about him.

 

Never fear, Spike is here.

From the Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia, hosted by TF.N. Written and compiled by Bob Vitas

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a native of the planet Corellia, Booster was a smuggler and a starship pilot for hire. He was the original owner of the star yacht Pulsar Skate which he used in his endeavors. His wife died shortly after the birth of their daugther, Miraz, and Booster was forced to raise her aboard the Pulsar Skate on his own. Following the death of Wedge Antilles' parents on Gus Treta, Booster helped Wedge hunt down the pirates that caused the incident. They never found them, though, because Hal Horn caught up with Booster and sentenced him to five years in the correctional facility on Kessel. Booster lost his left eye while on Kessel, and had a cybernetic replacement inserted in its place. When Booster got out, he made sure that his daughter, Mirax, was able to work on her own within the law, so that she wouldn't suffer his fate. When she became involved with Rogue Squadron - and specifically Corran Horn - Booster found himself assisting the son of the man who imprisoned him. Booster did much of this for Wedge's benefit, and was more than amenable to creating a smugglers' haven in the space station orbiting Yag'Dhul, in an effort to keep the Rogues hidden after they resigned their commission to the New Republic. Booster worked hard to make the station defensible, and even installed several operable but non-functional weapons implacements. He even found proton torpedoes and concussion missiles for the Rogue's X-Wings when none were available. In a bold plan, the Rogues left the station undefended and tried to draw Ysanne Isard's forces into a trap. Booster's false defenses led the Lusankya's Captain Joak Drysso thinking that he was coming under fire from nearly 500 missile launchers and forced him to flee. The short battle led Booster to capture the Star Destroyer Virulence when Ace Squadron was dragged out of hyperspace by the gravity shadows of the station and the huge Lusankya. Booster convinced Lakwii Varrscha that the Aces were part of his defenses, and she surrendered. Booster and the Aces then took the Virulence to Thyferra and helped turn the tide of the Battle toward the Rogues. After this heroism and smart thinking, Booster asked for the Virulence in return. Airen Cracken balked at first, but Corran Horn cited an obscure salvage law that required Cracken to acknowledge Booster's right to ownership. This surprised Booster, coming from his sworn enemy's son, but that surprise was quickly overshadowed by Mirax's engagement to Horn. Talon Kaarde helped swing the deal by removing the weapons on board and selling them back to the New Republic. Booster obtained the stripped-down Virulence, and renamed it the Errant Venture. He then gutted the ship and turned it into a huge, floating, general store for smugglers and other pilots. For many years, Booster was unable to turn a profit from the ship, and spent most of his credits just keeping it running. He was recruited by his daughter and Iella Wessiri during the investigation into the whereabouts of the Lusankya prisoners, and they discovered several of the plots laid out by Ysanne Isard's clone against Rogue Squadron. However, they were too late to rescue the X-Wings from Distna. They did manage to recover Wes Janson and Asyr Sei'lar, both of whom survived. They kept the secret of their survival when Mon Mothma announced that Rogue Squadron had been destroyed. Janson was returned to Coruscant, though Asyr asked to remain "dead" in order to help change Bothan society. When Borsk Fey'lya approached Booster with a job offer, Booster listened until he discovered that Fey'lya was looking for a Bothan body to take the place of Asyr's in the tomb of the Bothan Martyrs. Fey'lya hinted that any body, even that of a criminal assassinated by one of Booster's people, would suffice. Booster was appalled, and beat Fey'lya to within an inch of his life to show his disgust. Booster later t

 

thank you *big hug*

 

Always a pleasure to help out a lady

 

Looks suspiciously like the UE to me. Be sure to give credit where credit due...

 

Good point, Raven.

I have a theory as to why Booster was so close to the Antilles family... have a read through my entry to the Valentine's Challenge thread in the Saga forum to see if it makes any sense to you...


*Derisa*

 

Looks suspiciously like the UE to me. Be sure to give credit where credit due...

Aww c'mon, you don't seriously think she thought all that stuff was written by me?

 

Probably not, Spike, but it's ony polite to credit the actual author of what you post if it isn't you. That way you aren't responsible for any misinformation or spelling and grammar errors (and the writing style of the Unauthorised Encyclopedia leaves much to be desired).

Furthermore, think how you'd feel if you put in a lot of work on something like the UE, and it was not being acknowledged by the people who used it.

It's a handy resource for *all* SW writers, and so much good could come of you posting the link to the reference site, or the bibliographical data.

Just my two creds,


*Derisa*

 

Well I'll remember next time, but my desire to help out a fellow writer blinded me from the possibility the author of the UE would be upset...

 

Well I'll remember next time, but my desire to help out a fellow writer blinded me from the possibility the author of the UE would be upset...

It?s simply a good practice to give proper credit to your sources, no matter the occasion. In my experience, people would much rather read something you post or submit or whatever and see that you?re properly crediting where credit is due, then to read something, assume it?s yours, and find out later that it isn?t. When the second happens, no matter how benign your intent may be or what the circumstances are, people can start to wonder if what you post/submit/whatever is really your own, or something that you?ve ?borrowed.?

Even when you?re not actually plagiarizing, to borrow without giving credit can hurt your reputation. Don?t cite your sources properly for the sake of your sources; do it for your own sake.

 

Okay, I think he got the point the first time you said it. He made a mistake and acknowledged it; what more do you want? It's not like he was intending to take credit for it, he merely overlooked a minor technicallity (and before someone blows up at me about plagerism, this is hardly the same as copying someone else's fic). He only intended to help, which I think would serve to better his reputation, not lower it. Besides which, if you're trying to imply his fics aren't his own creations, I can personally testify that they are because I was heavily involved in the planning as he was in mine.

Spike: That said, it really wouldn't hurt to edit the link in now that it's been mentioned. After all, it might also benifit other people if they aren't aware of it.

 

Point taken Bob. I'll edit it, just to make sure no-one is in doubt about my good intentions.