Quinlan Vos

Quinlan Vos, was a Jedi Knight active during the waning days of the Galactic Republic. He was the mentor to Aayla Secura.

Pre-war
Quinlan Vos was a Jedi active during the latter years of the the end of the Galactic Republic. Approximately ten years before the Clone Wars, Vos was on Tatooine around the time of the Boonta Eve Classic. Before the Clone Wars began he had rescued Aayla Secura from the underworld of her homeworld, Ryloth and had trained her from Padawan, to Knighthood.

Hutt hunt
During the Clone Wars, Vos was partnered with Obi-Wan Kenobi to track down Ziro the Hutt, who had escaped Republic prison with the help of Cad Bane and his posse.

Kenobi thought that Jabba the Hutt still had it out for Ziro for the kidnapping of his son, but Vos believed Ziro had damaging evidence against the Hutt council. They journeyed to Nal Hutta and spoke with Gardulla the Hutt. Although Vos seemed to be a little overconfident, he used his telekinetic abilities and discovered the cup that Ziro had been drinking out of before. After visiting Ziro's mother, they eventually tracked the Hutt to Teth. After discovering that someone had already killed Ziro, he and Obi-Wan proceeded to confront Cad Bane and his droid, Todo 360, after Bane attempted to leave the planet. After a lengthy chase and fight, Bane was able to gain the upper hand. While the Jedi were occupied, the bounty hunter and his droid escaped in Bane's starfighter, the Xanadu Blood.

End of the war
"Saleucami has fallen, and Master Vos has moved his troops to Boz Pity."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

Toward the end of the war, Vos was in command of troops that he had moved to Boz Pity.

Personality and traits
Quinlan Vos was a sarcastic Jedi and was known for bending the rules when it suited him, but always remained loyal to the ideals of the Jedi. He was described by Obi-Wan Kenobi as "crazy."

Behind the scenes
"We had already done some creation of the character and Jan wanted him to be connected to TPM --- which had appeared in the movie theaters by that time. LFL agreed we could use a background character. Jan [spotted] him while watching the movie. She can see a hummingbird flap [its] wing. I'm totally serious about that. >I< didn't spot him until [TPM] was out on DVD and THEN I had to freeze frame to it."

- John Ostrander, on how he and Jan Duursema came up with Quinlan Vos's character

Quinlan Vos was based on a background character portrayed by an unknown actor in The Phantom Menace. His character was created by author John Ostrander and artist Jan Duursema. In an interview, Ostrander elaborated on the origins of Quinlan Vos's name, explaining that he patterned after Qui-Gon Jinn; he had wanted a name with the same number of syllables. He was later portrayed by Doug Wangler, a model for Duursema, at Celebration III.

For a time, it was unclear whether the extra in The Phantom Menace was actually Vos or if Vos was merely based off that character. This was clarified by the Star Wars Encyclopedia, which lists Vos as appearing in The Phantom Menace.

Intrigued by the character of Vos in the Expanded Universe, George Lucas included him in the script of Revenge of the Sith. But since his scene never made it past the animatics stage, an actor was never cast. However, the character is still mentioned in the final film&mdash;Obi-Wan Kenobi notifies Anakin Skywalker that "Master Vos has moved his troops to Boz Pity."

Quinlan Vos was originally slated to appear in Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Bombad Jedi". He was to be working undercover and actually using his Force abilities to make it look like Jar Jar Binks was a Jedi. He was eventually cut, because at the early stages of production the studio didn't have the ability to include many new characters because of the time it took to create a digital model. He did eventually make it into the series, appearing in the episode "Hunt for Ziro." He was voiced by Al Rodrigo.

After The Clone Wars was pulled from the air in March 2013, Dave Filoni and Brent Friedman indicated that Vos would have been featured alongside in a future story arc that never got produced. This story arc will instead be featured in the upcoming novel Dark Disciple.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Dark Disciple
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Dark Disciple
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith