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Kota, Rahm

Category: Characters
Type: Human
Affiliation: Jedi Knights

This Jedi Knight was one of the many who adopted military rank when the Clone Wars broke out across the galaxy. General Kota was a disciplined and distinguished warrior, and carried he carried his blue lightsaber in a specially-made sheath that was slung across his back. As a youth, Kota grew up in the militia of his homeworld, fighting for his freedom for eight years before the Jedi Order stepped in to end the conflict. It was then, at the age of eighteen, that Kota was discovered by Jedi Master Mace Windu. Despite his age, Kota was taken into the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and trained as a Jedi by Windu and Master Yoda. Although few other students befriended Kota, this suited him just fine.

During the Clone Wars, General Kota was one of the few Jedi who claimed that the clone troopers produced on Kamino were not ready for combat. In order to ensure the success of his missions, and to prevent any unnecessary loss of life, Kota hand-picked his own troops and trained them himself. When the command was given to carry out Order 66, Kota was able to escaped being captured and killed because his non-clone troops were completely loyal to him. This allowed him to flee into the Outer Rim Territories and disappear.

Kota remained hidden for many years, until Darth Vader discovered that he was attacking an Imperial TIE Fighter shipyard in orbit around Nar Shaddaa. Vader sent his secret apprentice, who was known only by the codename Starkiller, to locate and destroy Kota. Although the two combatants were evenly matched, General Kota could not match the younger man's fury in battle. The Starkiller managed to lock Kota in a Force choke, and although Kota was able to deflect some of his power, the Starkiller had anticipated the move. The Starkiller then grabbed Kota's lightsaber and used it to blind the general before forcing the General out of an open window. Kota fell into the depths of Nar Shaddaa, but the Starkiller was unsure if he had actually died. Despite this, the Starkiller returned to Darth Vader with Kota's lightsaber, hoping it would be proof enough that he had completed his mission.

Unknown to the rest of the galaxy, however, was the fact that General Kota managed to survive the Starkiller's attack. He fled into the underworld of Cloud City, where he recovered from his wounds and kept himself secluded in the Vapor Room cantina. Despite his best efforts, though, Kota was easily recognized by the wounds his eyes had suffered on Nar Shaddaa. These wounds helped the Starkiller track him down many months later, with an offer to help him gather rebel leaders in an effort to rise up against the Empire. After the Starkiller killed or destroyed a group of Imperial soldiers that had been sent by the Emperor to kill them both, Kota agreed to join him on his mission. Using his hidden contacts, Kota arranged for them to travel to Kashyyyk, where the Starkiller was able to rescue Princess Leia Organa. After later rescuing Bail Organa on Felucia, Kota urged the Starkiller to travel to Corellia, were Senator Organa was meeting with Mon Mothma and Garm Bel Iblis to discuss open rebellion against the Empire.

Unfortunately for the group, Darth Vader had been tracking their movements, and intercepted them on Corellia. The Starkiller was as surprised as any of them, forcing Kota to take action. He confronted Vader with the Starkiller's lightsaber, but Vader simply flung a table at him with the Force. The blow knocked Kota unconscious, and he was taken prisoner with the Senators.

Source Abbreviations Listing - LAWS, TFUN

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LucasArts Entertainment Company website (www.lucasarts.com), from LucasArts Entertainment Company

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, by Sean Williams, copyright 2008, from Del Rey Books

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