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Durge is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise.

Creation
The character of Durge was created specifically for the Clone Wars multimedia project, originally released between 2002 and 2005, to be a new bounty hunter in the footsteps of Jango Fett that could challenge the Jedi. The character was designed by concept designers located at Skywalker Ranch, the same team that designed concept art for feature films, and the toy company Hasbro. His armorless form was designed as a homage to the character Tetsuo Shima's mutated form in the anime film Akira. The character's backstory was written by LucasArts writer Haden Blackman.

During the development of the first season of The Clone Wars, Durge was originally planned to return. However, the character would have been reimagined as a human instead of a Gen'Dai due to budget constraints, while still keeping the design of his armor. The character was eventually renamed Nom Kahbah before being dropped altogether, being replaced by a new bounty hunter named Cad Bane.

Characteristics
Durge cannot speak English (referred to as Basic in the Star Wars universe) without a mechanical voice box that is stored in his helmet.

Portrayal
Although the character has no lines of dialogue during his appearances in the Clone Wars television series, his mechanical laugh was provided by voice actor Daran Norris.

Clone Wars
Durge appears as a supporting antagonist in the first volume of the 2003 Clone Wars television series, voiced by Daran Norris. In the series, he is hired by Count Dooku in order to secure victory for the Separatists on the planet Muunilinst.

Canon works (2021-present)
After Lucasfilm was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2012, most Star Wars media outside of the films was declared non-canonical to the franchise. This included all of the media featuring Durge, rendering the character as completely non-canonical.