Haazen

"Lucien, what's going on? Who is that guy?" "Haazen. My family Steward. A retainer. A flunky. You two should have a lot in common. He's a failure, too!"

- Zayne Carrick and Lucien Draay

Haazen was a Jedi who lived in the pre-Ruusan Old Republic era. He was the former Padawan of Arca Jeth as well as a close associate of Barrison Draay and Barrison's wife, Krynda, a member of her Jedi Covenant, and the former mentor of her son, Lucien. Tragically, unknown to all of the Jedi until 3,963 BBY, he had fallen to the dark side of the Force.

Early years and Jedi training
"Hey, little Haazen. for some of your bossman's money, I'll tell the galaxy you ran me off! " "I don't have a boss. I'm a Jedi."

- Dossa and Haazen



Although he was a "failed Padawan" according to Lucien Draay, Haazen had fought in the Great Sith War alongside his master, though he was not in the Jedi Order at the time. On Arkania, Haazen was trailing a Nautolan named Dossa but she easily defeated him. She also stole his lightsaber, humiliating him further and even tried to kill him with her blaster.

At the same time, preparations were made for the knighting of Barrison Draay and Krynda Hulis, for whom he had feelings. Haazen himself was not knighted for being unperceptive and predictable. Furious, he stormed out of the praxeum. Barrison became the object of his hatred and envy, for having everything he wanted himself: Money, honor, and Krynda. When Barrison approached him, he blamed him for not making sure that he would be knighted as well.

The Great Sith War
"He got his money. His Lightsaber. His woman. And his clumsy little droid--Haazen. All you need is a restraining bolt."

- Dossa, to Haazen

During the war, Haazen continued to serve Barrison, though no longer as a Jedi. He did not participate in the direct battles, and his work consisted of taking care of the bodies that had remained in the battlefield. After the Battle of Toprawa, he was approached once again by Dossa, who teased him and manipulated him into betraying Barrison and joining the newly appointed Dark Lord of the Sith, Exar Kun. She instructed him to lead the Jedi forces into the Ansharii Caverns, into a trap that was intended both for the Jedi and for Haazen. Haazen survived the blast, but lost both of his legs, his right arm and eye. Those parts were replaced with prosthetics. The Sith also fitted Haazen with the Yoke of Seeming that caused the Living Force to flow past him, allowing his thoughts and feelings to remain clouded, unreadable by Jedi.

Due to his mutilated appearance Haazen took to wearing an all-concealing cloak. After the war, Haazen followed Barrison's wife, Krynda, and served as her retainer, much the same as when he served her husband.

Forming the Covenant
"Look at me! I lived through the Sith War! I know the risk better than you!"

- Haazen to Lucien Draay

At the Draay Estate, Krynda began to form a cabal within the Jedi Order, her motives unknown to the Council. Though not serving as a Jedi anymore, she trained seers and then inserted them in the Order as Knights. Not wanting anything to do with those in the Jedi Temple, Haazen was her liaison with the Order and all other contacts throughout the galaxy.

While Krynda was training a group of Jedi seers that would form the prophesied First WatchCircle, Haazen began training her son, Lucien, who was not particularly fond of the idea. As Lucien slowly became a fighter, Haazen remarked he had his father's skills. When those four seers (Feln, Q'Anilia, Raana Tey and Xamar) were relocated to the Jedi Tower on Taris, Haazen recommended to Krynda that Lucien be the one to serve them as Hand.

According to plan on Taris
Weeks after the Padawan Massacre of Taris, a series of riots began to breakout due to the escape of Lucien's Padawan, Zayne Carrick. With Taris lost, the Jedi High Council recalled the Masters to Coruscant for their failures. Upon meeting, Haazen blamed his former apprentice for nearly exposing the Covenant and reducing its effectiveness, as well as for not bringing the Padawans to him and Krynda to be examined. He then ordered Lucien to bring Zayne Carrick to him alive. Lucien refused, saying that while Zayne was still alive he posed too great of a risk. The decrepit Jedi grew angry and further emphasized that he and Krynda alone&mdash;having both lived through the Great Sith War&mdash;knew best how to deal with such a threat, and then repeated his orders to Lucien.

The First WatchCircle fractures
After the Circle was split up by Vrook Lamar, Haazen continued to aid them in their efforts. The Economic Study Circle predicted the decline in Telerath's peacefulness and ordered the Draay Trust to sell of its stocks there before it fell to pieces. As the Mandalorian Wars erupted in the galaxy and Zayne Carrick was captured by Admiral Saul Karath, Haazen put aside the Covenant's mission of capturing Zayne and stopping the Mandalorians in pursuit of a more dire situation. Acting on Miraluka visions of an evil, mindless and faceless being rising and destroying everything in its path. Among these visions were a meeting of enemies, one of which was identified as being Adascorp's leader and Lucien's old friend, Arkoh Adasca.

Haazen sent a holographic transmission to Telerath for Lucien relating the details. Haazen also related that Adasca was attempting to make contact with the Revanchist. Haazen ordered Lucien to investigate the situation and discover the source of the dark power. Haazen was also somehow able to get Lucien on the Jedi Council so the Covenant's agents could move about freely. After his appointment, Haazen called Lucien to order him back to the Draay Estate to report on the Jedi Shadow Celeste Morne.

When Zayne and an associate were captured on Odryn, Lucien contacted Master Feln, who was on the planet at the time. He incorrectly deduced that Zayne was corrupted by the Talisman, killed Celeste, was going to blackmail the Covenant and use the Sith artifacts stored in the Sanctum of the Exalted to further spread his poison. Lucien orders Zayne's death again and to execute Option Ossus: destroy the Sanctum. But Haazen, who had been monitoring the hologram channel the two Jedi had been using, told Feln to disregard that order. Lucien then argued with Haazen about this, but Feln jumped to his own conclusion&mdash;he was going to kill Zayne whether they liked it or not. The result of the skirmish was the destruction of the Sanctum and the death of Feln at the hands of his own people. Zayne Carrick, however, remained at large.



Agenda revealed
"The skybridge and half the courtyard are gone! Those are Republic ships in orbit&mdash;firing on us! " " No&mdash;firing for us. Or rather, for me. The time for visions is past&mdash;the Prophecy of the Five is fulfilled! Let the fire of truth rain down!""

- Lucien Draay and Haazen

When Zayne and Marn Hierogryph were captured by Xamar and brought to the Draay Estate, Haazen decided to personally examine the supposed Sith instead of Krynda, whom he claimed was currently meditating upstairs and could not be disturbed. He looked at Zayne and told him of how the Sith War had ravaged him, and then grabbed the pseudo-"Muur Talisman" from Zayne, revealing it to be a fake containing his lightsaber. He then turned to Gryph, whom Lucien believed was the real mastermind of this plan. Haazen told the Snivvian of how he knew of Gryph's escape from the bombings of Serocco. Then the Jedi Order stormed the Estate under Xamar's command, and a mass lightsaber battle ensued outside. Haazen then called all Covenant members, giving them command Vindication, claiming that the Jedi High Council had been influenced by the dark side.

As the insurrection began, Admiral Saul Karath's fleet loomed above the area, having been ordered by Haazen to fire on the skybridge, which killed Xamar and many Knights. Haazen then surprised and horrified them all as he withdrew a red lightsaber from his sleeve and revealed himself as a servant of the dark side. Soon he, not Krynda, was the leader of the Jedi Covenant, pitting the Jedi Knights against one another&mdash;true Jedi of the Order versus the misguided Jedi of the Covenant. He would later tempt Lucien, his former pupil, and Zayne into joining his cause.

Behind the scenes
John Jackson Miller jokingly said his last name was Daag, as a reference to the ice cream Häagen-Dazs.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 6: Commencement, Part 6
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 9: Flashpoint Interlude: Homecoming
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 18: Nights of Anger, Part 3
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 24: Knights of Suffering, Part 3
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 29: Exalted, Part 1
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 30: Exalted, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 31: Turnabout
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 32: Vindication, Part 1
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 33: Vindication, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 34: Vindication, Part 3

Notes and references
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