Komari Vosa

Komari Vosa, a Human female with sensitivity to the Force, was taken in as a child by the Jedi Order in accordance with their traditions during the final era of the Galactic Republic. Upon completing her initial education as a Jedi Initiate, Vosa became the Padawan apprentice of Jedi Master Dooku in 50 BBY. Despite her tendency towards volatility, Vosa demonstrated exceptional talent in the Force, earning her Master's respect, who considered her a promising student.

In 44 BBY, Komari Vosa accompanied Master Dooku and a Jedi task force to the planet of Galidraan under orders from the Jedi High Council to subdue the True Mandalorians. During the Battle of Galidraan, the Jedi nearly wiped out their Mandalorian foes. Vosa displayed impressive skill with a lightsaber, personally killing twenty experienced soldiers in battle. While the Council later regretted the Galidraan massacre, Dooku was impressed by his apprentice's natural talents and believed she had a bright future within the Order.

Vosa's promising future in the Jedi Order was abruptly halted when her Master prevented her from participating in the Jedi Trials. Dooku, along with the Jedi Council, discovered Vosa's secret feelings for her Master. This, combined with her aggressive nature, led the Order to terminate Vosa's training, deeming her unfit to become a Jedi Knight. Angered by what she perceived as a betrayal by her Master and the Council, Vosa fled the Jedi Temple and joined a Jedi team sent to stop the Bando Gora's activities on Baltizaar. However, the mission turned into a disaster. The team was forced to retreat to Coruscant after taking heavy losses; many Jedi were killed, and others, including Vosa, were captured.

Although the Order presumed her dead, Komari Vosa was alive, held prisoner by the cult in a dilapidated citadel on Kohlma, a burial moon orbiting Bogden. Subjected to torture and other cruelties, Vosa was driven to madness and fell to the dark side of the Force. Embracing her rage, the deranged Jedi overcame her captors and took over as the new leader of the Bando Gora.

Komari Vosa, now a Dark Jedi and high priestess of the Bando Gora, used the citadel on Kholma as her headquarters, monitoring her cult's operations across the galaxy with the assistance of her chief lieutenant. Under Vosa's command, the Bando Gora became a symbol of fear and intrigue, especially in the criminal world, which was crucial to her plan to expand the cult's influence and power. To achieve this, Vosa introduced brainwashing agents into death sticks, intending to use narcotics to recruit for the Bando Gora. These poisonous substances, mind-altering neurotoxins, were designed to suppress individuality and free will, allowing Vosa to use her Force abilities to turn addicts into mindless spies and assassins. This form of slavery gradually built her a small army of warriors that Vosa deployed against her cult's enemies.

The need for secrecy in the Bando Gora's operations required the use of assets who retained their free will, leading Vosa to recruit criminals such as Gardulla the Hutt, Sebolto, and Groff Haugg. Her influence even reached the Galactic Senate, with the corrupt Senator Connus Trell serving Vosa as a Bando Gora agent. Her plan involved shipping the neurotoxic agents to Gardulla on Tatooine to obscure her trail. The contraband was then sent to Malastare, where Sebolto processed the poison into death sticks before distributing the dangerous narcotics to underworld leaders on Coruscant, including Haugg, for smuggling.

In 33 BBY, Vosa and the Bando Gora became involved in a plot to assassinate Hego Damask, orchestrated by King Ars Veruna of Naboo. Damask was secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Plagueis, although none of the conspirators, including Alexi Garyn's Black Sun crime syndicate, knew this and sought revenge for their own reasons.

Darth Sidious, Plagueis's Sith apprentice, attempted to manipulate events to ensure the plot's success. He sent his own apprentice, Darth Maul, to the prison space station Cog Hive Seven to contact arms dealer Iram Radique and deliver a nuclear device to the Bando Gora. Maul summoned Vosa to the station using a code provided by former Bando Gora member Artagan Truax.

Vosa and her followers arrived on the station as it was being destroyed due to Maul's actions and an attack by Jabba the Hutt. She encountered a wounded Maul but, unaware of his intention to help her, attacked him. This was a mistake, as she didn't realize she was facing a fully trained Sith Lord. Their duel was interrupted by the Syrox, a monstrous creature inhabiting the station. Vosa and Maul worked together to kill the Syrox, after which Vosa agreed to collaborate with Maul to acquire the nuclear device. They escaped the destruction of Cog Hive Seven.

The Black Sun and Bando Gora conspirators, secretly traveling to the Carrion sector, deployed the nuclear device on the moon of Sojourn, targeting Damask's fortress-residence and life-extension laboratories. However, Jabba, through his spy network, learned of the attack and warned Damask, who escaped via the Hutt's space yacht Star Jewel. While the senior Dark Lord planned revenge on all the conspirators, including King Veruna, Black Sun, and Gardulla (whose fate he left to Jabba), Plagueis decided to postpone his vengeance on Vosa and the Bando Gora.

Following the crisis on Naboo in 32 BBY, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, secretly Darth Sidious, decided to eliminate the Bando Gora's leader. Sidious considered Vosa a nuisance and a threat to his plans for the galaxy's future. By this time, Vosa's former Master, Dooku, had left the Jedi Order and secretly become Darth Tyranus, the Dark Lord's new apprentice. While Dooku's decision was cemented by the death of his first apprentice Qui-Gon Jinn, who had helped resolve the Naboo crisis at the cost of his life, the final straw was Dooku's discovery that Vosa was alive and leading a group that could threaten the Republic.

Despite initial hesitation, Tyranus agreed to his Master's order to kill Vosa. Besides dismantling the Bando Gora, the Sith Lord-in-training was also tasked with finding a suitable genotype to serve as the basis for a massive clone army. Tyranus intended to accomplish both goals with a single contest, placing a bounty of five million Republic credits on Vosa. At Sidious's suggestion, Tyranus hired several lethal mercenaries, including two Mandalorian soldiers turned bounty hunters, Jango Fett and Montross.

Fett and Montross, competing against each other, tracked Komari Vosa's low-level operatives to Coruscant, resulting in the deaths of Groff Haugg and Senator Trell. Her spies reported the setbacks to their operations on the Republic capital, but the Dark Jedi dismissed the losses as insignificant, claiming that gangsters and corrupt politicians were easily replaced. She was also unconcerned about the hunters tracking her, as the location of her citadel remained secret to all but a few contacts. However, she vowed to kill Fett and Montross if they made further progress in their search.

Fett's actions on Malastare and Tatooine led to the deaths of Sebolto and (apparently) Gardulla, further disrupting the Bando Gora's operations, much to Komari Vosa's annoyance. With most of her underworld contacts dead and the cult's criminal network in disarray, Vosa admitted she had underestimated Fett and Montross. She then ordered the deaths of both mercenaries, turning the hunters into the hunted.

With the help of a Toydarian named Rozatta, Jango Fett discovered that Komari Vosa's hidden base was on Kohlma. He traveled to the dark moon to complete the hunt, but Montross, seeking to claim Tyranus's reward, also followed him. After killing numerous Bando Gora assassins, including Montross in a final duel, Fett fought his way to the citadel's entrance. However, upon entering the fortress, he was quickly overwhelmed and captured by Vosa's followers. The Bando Gora tortured the bounty hunter to learn the identity of his employer, but Fett refused to cooperate despite the pain. Vosa took over the interrogation, using a psychological approach by recalling her victories against the Mandalorians on Galidraan during her time as a Jedi. Amused by Fett's resistance, Vosa promised to enslave him.

Zam Wesell, a Clawdite mercenary who followed him to Kohlma hoping to claim the five million credits, ultimately saved Fett. Although she killed two Bando Gora guards, Wesell's skills with a blaster were ineffective against Vosa's Jar'Kai training. Wielding two curved-hilted lightsabers, the fallen Jedi easily deflected the blaster shots before redirecting a stray bolt into Wesell's shoulder. As Vosa moved to decapitate her, Wesell freed Fett from his restraints in desperation. Though briefly surprised, Vosa retreated further into the citadel, with Fett in pursuit.

The former Jedi Padawan and the Mandalorian bounty hunter faced each other in Komari Vosa's throne room. Overwhelmed by Vosa's lightsaber skills and Force powers, Fett relied on his JT-12 jetpack and the advanced weaponry of his armor to stand a chance against the Jedi-trained opponent. He eventually defeated Vosa but spared her life, as the reward was the same whether she was dead or alive. At that moment, Vosa sensed her old Master's presence in the Force. She struggled briefly against his telekinetic grasp on her throat but was ultimately choked to death by Darth Tyranus.

Although Tyranus was disappointed to lose a promising student like Komari Vosa, he congratulated Jango Fett for winning the contest. In addition to the five million credits, he offered more money if the bounty hunter agreed to travel to Kamino to be cloned. Despite Fett's initial hesitation, he agreed to become the template for a massive army of clones, all made in his image and modified with accelerated growth and programmed obedience. He also agreed to personally oversee the clones' development and training to ensure they became perfect warriors. However, Fett's consent was conditional on being allowed to claim the first clone for himself, a clone unmodified by genetic tampering and accelerated growth. Tyranus agreed to Fett's demand, and they shook hands over Vosa's dead body, initiating the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Around the start of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY, about ten years after Komari Vosa's death, Darth Tyranus began training Asajj Ventress, a Rattataki female from Rattatak, as his personal assassin and acolyte. Ventress, a skilled fighter trained in Jar'Kai, was given Vosa's twin lightsabers by her new Master.

Before turning to the dark side, Komari Vosa was considered a beautiful Human female with sharp features. Torture and the dark side's influence altered her appearance. The Bando Gora inflicted numerous small scars on her jawline and upper body, while the dark side turned her blond hair bone white and her irises yellow.

As a Jedi Padawan, Vosa was aggressive and passionate about combat, despite the Jedi Code's warnings against these emotions due to their seductive power that could lead to the dark side. Vosa was a stubborn, impatient, but exceptionally talented apprentice. Although Dooku overlooked her flaws because of her Jedi skills, her infatuation with him ultimately led to her expulsion from the Jedi Order. Vosa saw her expulsion as a betrayal by Dooku and the Order, causing her to harbor resentment towards both.

Subjected to physical and psychological torment by the Bando Gora, Vosa lost her sanity and underwent a significant personality change. Torture and a broken psyche opened her mind to the dark side of the Force. As a Dark Jedi, she became malevolent and vengeful, a deranged woman who reveled in leading a cult of mindless, enslaved assassins. Vosa, still a battle enthusiast, would succumb to fits of hysterical laughter. While her madness and lack of ethics inspired fear in the criminal underworld, Darth Sidious considered her insane and a threat to his plans.

Komari Vosa, a Jedi student with extensive training, demonstrated significant skill in lightsaber duels. Notably, she excelled in using two lightsabers at once, and displayed her capabilities on Galidraan by defeating twenty Mandalorian warriors single-handedly. Vosa was a master of the Jar'Kai combat style, but also possessed talent in Soresu. On Galidraan, she skillfully deflected numerous ranged attacks from her Mandalorian adversaries. She employed this defensive technique against Jango Fett as well, successfully blocking the majority of his attacks until her eventual defeat.

It's possible that Soresu wasn't the only style Vosa knew. The fact that she could redirect a blaster bolt toward Zam Wesell suggests some knowledge of Shien. She likely incorporated Ataru into her offensive maneuvers, as evidenced by her acrobatic attacks. Given that her lightsabers featured curved hilts, similar to those used by her former mentor Dooku, it's plausible she also had training in Makashi. This form was commonly associated with that weapon type, and Dooku was a renowned Makashi expert within the Jedi Order, so it's reasonable to assume he shared his knowledge with Vosa.

Vosa tested her combat prowess against Darth Maul at Cog Hive Seven, narrowly escaping with her life. Despite potentially having an advantage with her dual blades against Maul's single weapon, the injured Sith Lord dismissed Jar'Kai as "predictable". Maul had been taught the form by his master, Darth Sidious, giving him insight into its weaknesses. Once Maul switched to Juyo, Vosa realized she was outmatched.

Being a Force-sensitive individual, Komari Vosa possessed a strong ability for mind control, which she used to dominate her Bando Gora followers, bending them to her will. She also demonstrated enhanced speed and agility through the Force, and was trained in various telekinesis techniques, including Force Push, Force Grip, and the ability to move objects. Through Force sense, Vosa could detect the presence of other beings and communicate with them via telepathy. Her connection to the dark side granted her significant resilience, allowing her to withstand numerous blaster shots with minimal harm. However, this led to recklessness, as she frequently dropped her guard to charge at Fett, ultimately allowing the bounty hunter to weaken her through sustained ranged attacks.

Vosa's linguistic skills extended beyond Galactic Basic Standard, as she was also fluent in languages such as Huttese, Kaminoan, and the ancient language of the Sith.

During her time as a Jedi Padawan, Komari Vosa used a lightsaber with a single blade powered by a blue crystal. This was the weapon she employed on Galidraan, resulting in the deaths of twenty skilled warriors during the Jedi Order's conflict with the True Mandalorians. After succumbing to the dark side, Vosa constructed two identical lightsabers with red blades, each containing a synthetic crystal. Both lightsabers featured curved hilts, mirroring the weapon of her former Jedi Master. Following Vosa's demise, Darth Tyranus kept her lightsabers for several years before eventually gifting them to Asajj Ventress.

Tamara Phillips provided the voice for Komari Vosa in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter.

In an alternative ending of Bounty Hunter, if the player is defeated by Komari Vosa, she jumps onto Jango Fett's back and decapitates him with her dual lightsabers. This mirrors Fett's canonical death at the hands of Mace Windu in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, as well as Dooku's death in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

The Star Wars Annual 2008, within a timeline in Dooku's entry, states that Komari Vosa became Dooku's apprentice in 50 BBY. However, due to other inconsistencies in the timeline, this date may not be accurate. If we assume Vosa was 12 when she became a Padawan, she would have been born around 62 BBY. This would make her approximately 18 years old during the Battle of Galidraan (44 BBY, and roughly 23 when captured by the Bando Gora in 39 BBY. Alternatively, if we accept the dating of the Battle of Baltizaar (33 BBY) in James Luceno's novel Darth Plagueis, she would have been 29 at that time. Consequently, she would have died at either age 24 or 30, depending on the accepted timeline.