While not much is known of his origins, at the start of the Great Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire, the gunslinger Nico Okarr was considered by many to be legendary. He was a human male who made his living as a smuggler captain primarily in the Outer Rim. He was celebrated for his ability to always deliver on a contract, no matter the odds, which lead to his being the most highly sought after spacer for every criminal syndicate who could afford his services.
Due to his prolific success and high profile, the Galactic Republic determined Nico to be a threat and set up an undercover sting operation to arrest him. In the year 3681 BBY, the Jedi Order was able to get the quirky and independent astromech droid T7-O1 to be Nico’s co-pilot aboard his Corellian XS Stock light freighter, the Redshifter during what turned out to be an attempt to smuggle Sith artifacts off of Korriban. Unfortunately for Nico, Jedi Master Kao Cen Darach, along with his Padawan Satele Shan, and Corporal Jace Malcom were there to intercept him and prevent his escape.
Captain Okarr was taken into custody aboard the Korriban Space Station, but before he could be locked in a cell, an armada of over thirty Harrower-class Sith Battlecruisers dropped out of hyperspace and attacked the station in one of the first major Sith offensives of the Great Galactic War. The unprepared station was quickly being overrun by Imperial soldiers and did not have any ships that were capable of escaping the onslaught, so Nico immediately offered his services to his captors, claiming that his ship was the fastest in the sector. His bindings were released and he drew his twin blaster pistols to take out a number of pursuing Sith soldiers while Corporal Malcom picked up a heavy repeating blaster to assist in destroying a pair of Sith war droids.
As they reached the hangar in which his ship is being held, a Fury-class Imperial Interceptor entered the hangar and landed nearby. Master Darach, mindful of the more urgent priority of warning the Republic, told Nico to prepare the ship for takeoff as the Interceptor’s boarding ramp descended to reveal Darth Vindican and his apprentice, Malgus. The Sith emerged from the ship, ignited their crimson-bladed lightsabers, and immediately rushed to the attack while Captain Okarr and Corporal Malcom moved quickly to get the freighter into motion.
As the ship began to lift off, Jace called out to the two Jedi locked in deadly combat to join them in escape. Kao decided that the most important course of action was to ensure that the starship got away safely, so he insisted that his Padawan go while he remained to occupy the enemy. Satele leapt towards the already moving ship, and was caught by Jace and pulled aboard as Nico ordered them to man the blaster turrets while he flew the ship out of the hangar bay. Nico pulled off a series of dangerous and seemingly reckless maneuvers to get himself clear of the armada before he engaged the hyperdrive to make good their escape.
Shortly afterwards, Okarr was able to slip out of Republic custody and seemingly vanished for several decades. However, thanks to a Sith artifact from Korriban he kept for himself, Nico apparently didn’t age during that time. He continued to operate his smuggling business, but kept a much lower profile after the events over Korriban, choosing to go by the pseudonym “The Snare“. Of course, he had the occasional run-in with law enforcement or someone he had crossed in the course of business, but he remained relatively anonymous until around 3632 BBY, when he was recruited to aid the Eternal Alliance in their efforts to overthrow the tyrannical Emperor Arcann, and later Empress Vaylin. What happened to Captain Nico Okarr after that battle, however, is still unknown.
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Information compiled from Wookieepedia and the SWtOR wiki
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