Drokko Kira

"Jedi. If&hellip; you&hellip; fail&hellip; will you&hellip; help us&hellip; make war&hellip; against the dark side?"

- Drokko Kira to Ulic Qel-Droma

Drokko Kira was a Human male, and the father of Beast-Lord Modon Kira and the grandfather of Oron Kira. A native of the city Iziz on Onderon, around 4,050 BBY Drokko Kira challenged the legacy of Jedi Knight Freedon Nadd, who had crowned himself King of Onderon centuries before and taught his descendants the dark side of the Force. For this, he was banished from Iziz, sustaining an unhealing wound in the process. Kira did not speak again for fifty years. Kira eventually joined the Beast Riders, a group of criminals banished from Iziz who waged a war on the capital, In 4,000 BBY, Kira attended the binding ceremony of his grandson Oron Kira and Princess Galia, heiress to the Onderonian throne. The ceremony was interrupted by three Jedi&mdash;brothers Ulic and Cay Qel-Droma, and the Twi'lek Tott Doneeta&mdash;whom Modon Kira enlisted to fight the dark side reign in Iziz. Although Ulic Qel-Droma wanted to lead a peace mission, Drokko Kira, speaking for the first time in years, asked him if he would fight alongside the Beast Riders if the mission failed; Qel-Droma agreed. That scenario ended up occurring, and the Beast Riders were victorious in the ensuing Battle of Iziz.

Biography
"My grandfather Drokko, who you see sitting silently before you, was cast out of Iziz fifty years ago&mdash;because he challenged the dark side!"

- Oron Kira

Drokko Kira was a Human male native of Onderon in the years leading up to the Great Sith War. Kira was a native of the walled city of Iziz and lived during a period where the city's defensive force was constantly warring with outcast Beast Riders who dwelled beyond Iziz's walls. In 4,400 BBY, a Jedi Knight named Freedon Nadd came to Onderon and subjugated the world, crowning himself King and eventually teaching his descendants the dark side of the Force. Around 4,050 BBY, Drokko Kira challenged the legacy of Nadd, and was branded as a criminal and cast out of Iziz. Kira suffered an unhealing wound during this time, and did not speak again for fifty years. Kira joined the Beast Riders during this time and eventually had a son, Modon Kira, who would become a respected and powerful Beast-Lord. Modon in turn had a son, Oron Kira, Drokko Kira's grandson. Oron Kira eventually fell in love with Princess Galia, heiress to the Onderonian throne. Galia returned his affections and, in 4,000 BBY, she came to Fortress Kira to marry him.

Drokko Kira, along with his son Modon, attended the Binding Ceremony of Oron Kira and Galia. However, the festivities were interrupted by the arrivals of three Jedi Knights&mdash;brothers Ulic and Cay Qel-Droma, and the Twi'lek Tott Doneeta&mdash;who had been sent by Queen Amanoa to retrieve Galia. They unhanded Galia when she informed them that she was there willingly and were welcomed to the banquet by Modon. Oron Kira told the Jedi about the dark side leanings of the Onderonian monarchy, and Modon Kira asked them to join the fight against them. Ulic Qel-Droma preferred to resolve the conflict peacefully, and proposed a mission to do just that. Suddenly, a fire not seen in fifty years flamed into Drokko Kira's eyes, and he spoke for the first time in decades. Kira asked Qel-Droma if, should the peace mission fail, he would join the fight against the dark side; Qel-Droma agreed. The peace mission did indeed fail, and Modon Kira's Beast Rider army defeated Queen Amanoa's forces in the deciding Battle of Iziz, ending the reign of the dark side on Onderon.

Personality and traits
In his younger years, Drokko Kira was considerably bolder, openly challenging the legacy of Freedon Nadd which gripped Onderon. However, after his banishment, Kira became locked in a sort of stupor, not speaking a word for fifty years. Yet when talk of bringing down the dark side worshipping monarchy in Iziz once again surrounded him, Kira perked up and spoke for the first time.

Behind the scenes
Drokko Kira first appeared in Tales of the Jedi: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, the first story arc of the Tales of the Jedi comic book series, written by Tom Veitch and released in 1993. Kira appears in the second and final issue of the arc, playing a relatively minor role. In this appearance he is illustrated by Christian Gossett. In 2008, Kira was given an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi 2: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, Part 2