Rako Hardeen, also known as the «Marksman of Concord Dawn,» was a human male bounty hunter and marksman from the planet Concord Dawn. In 20 BBY, he was hired to assassinate Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and seemingly succeeded in the Coruscant Underworld. Unbeknownst to Hardeen, he had in fact been hired by the Jedi Order, who faked Kenobi’s death as part of a plan to send him undercover disguised as his own killer to investigate a plot against Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. After the supposed assassination, Hardeen was celebrating at Trueping’s cantina when he was contacted by his mysterious employers, and was subsequently taken captive by Kenobi and Mace Windu. Kenobi, disguised as Hardeen via a facial transformation program and a vocal emulator, subsequently infiltrated a Separatist plot to abduct the Chancellor at the Festival of Light on Naboo.
Rako Hardeen was a human male with light skin, and a height and build similar to that of the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, who impersonated him. He had prominent stubble and a large, dark red tattoo on his face. As a bounty hunter, he was willing to take jobs that involved killing Jedi, and celebrated after he believed he had successfully killed one. However, he was not happy when the Jedi arrested him after discovering he had not actually killed Kenobi, although his would-be victim pointed out he had certainly intended to kill a Jedi. Hardeen was also weak-minded enough that Windu was able to easily use the Force to put him to sleep.