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the son of a commoner from the planet Ylix, Gallandro grew up unaware of the wars between his own planet and the nearby world of Goelitz. When terrorists from Goelitz murdered his parents while he watched, Gallandro was thrown into the world of violence. He was placed in an orphanage until he was old enough to sign up for duty in the military. He became an excellent soldier; he felt that to be anything less than the best was to end up like his parents. His hatred for the Goelitz made him sharpen his skills, and his victories became almost legendary. When a mission to attack a hospital went bad - Gallandro's quick reflexes made him whirl and fire, killing an elderly nurse caring for several young orphans - he came face-to-face with the reality that he just didn't care anymore about anything. He was a soldier, after all. He was part of the forces that eventually defeated the Goelitz. Deprived of work but still highly-skilled, Gallandro hired himself out as a bodyguard, mercenary, and bounty hunter. Gallandro adopted a gaudy style of clothing, and was known for his gray hair and long, droopy moustaches into which he braided golden beads. He single-handedly hijacked the Quamar Messenger before being contracted by Odumin to kill the Malorm family, which he did with ease. He reached them on Matra IV just before a Malkite Poisoner could catch them, and Gallandro was also forced to kill the Poisoner. This got him into a feud with the Malkite Poisoners' Guild which lasted ten years. During this time, Gallandro killed more than half of the Guild's elite leaders. Gallandro was then offered a full-time position as one of Odumin's operatives while Odumin was a territorial manager with the Corporate Sector Authority. Gallandro arrived on Ammuud shortly before Han Solo and Fiolla, and tried to figured out the best way to deal with the possible exposure of the slave trade. He worked with Reesbon clan to determine that a challenge to Ewwen, the new Mor Glayyd, would eliminate his power and any leads. Gallandro was hired to play the part of an offworlder who offended the Mor Glayyd's sister. The plan was to lure Ewwen into a death-duel, which he would surely lose, or force him to step down as Mor Glayyd, reducing his reputation. Gallandro was ready to kill Ewwen when Han Solo stepped in to fight for Ewwen. Recognizing that Han was a somewhat-experienced gunman, Gallandro opted to back out of the duel himself, rather than risk death. As he was leaving, he quickly drew his weapon and knocked out a number of holotargets, showing Han that he was an incredibly fast and accurate gunman. He re-appeared as Han was trying to leave Ammuud, overtaking the Millennium Falcon in an Authority warship. When he boarded the Millennium Falcon and ordered Han to fly it back to the spaceport, he also asked for Zlarb's data plaque. Han gave it to him, triggering the security case's neuro-charge. Gallandro was disabled, and Han neutralized him. Han eventually released Gallandro, after being given permission to leave Ammuud without being in the custody of the Authority's Security Officers, but Gallandro then left his service to the CSA and set out on a mission of revenge against Han. Gallandro's search for Han Solo continued until he was able to intercept Han on Dellalt. When Gallandro learned of Han's involvement with Badure and Hasti, he began making contacts with J'uoch and R'all, and was on the planet when Han and his group arrived to search for the Queen of Ranroon. Gallandro aided J'uoch insomuch as it allowed him to gain access to Han Solo. When the two met up, they eventually came to an uneasy truce, agreeing to split the treasue of Xim in return to Han's life. Gallandro never intended to go through with the agreement, and when he had Han Solo alone in the starship's hold, he tried to eliminate Han. Skynx interferred, drawing Gallandro away from Han. When Gallandro tried to follow Skynx into the actual treasue hold, the ship's anti-weapons systems opened fire on Gallandro. He was incinerated by the combined blast of a number of laser beams.