Drekk was born in 133 BBY on Klatooine, the fourth son of an enforcer working for the Hutts. When his father died in one of the many conflicts between the planet's kajidics, he ended up on the streets, working as a thug for the local crime lords. In 107 BBY, he came into the employ of Bargon the Hutt. After several years, he became captain of Bargon's personal guard. When Bargon left Klatooine in 98 BBY, Drekk followed him, eventually settling down in the Hutt's palace on Stoopa Ootmian. There, he reformed the guard into a small, well-trained militia.