Pargo was a Human male from Kuan who became an Imperial stormtrooper during the Galactic Civil War. Growing up during the civil war with neighboring Bordal, Pargo joined one of the swoop gangs which operated illegal competitions on his war-torn homeworld. After one such competition in 2 ABY, Pargo was captured and forced to reveal the location of his friend and fellow swoop bike pilot, Maarek Stele, who the Bordali hoped to capture to elicit the assistance of his scientist father, Kerek. The two Kuani racers were taken aboard a Bordali shuttle but, as the ship left Kuan, it was captured by the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Vengeance, which had been sent to bring the Taroon system under the control of the Galactic Empire. Though Pargo was initially a prisoner, he was offered the opportunity