Carth Onasi

"She was aided by Carth Onasi, a decorated war hero of the Republic and a legendary soldier. During the Mandalorian Wars he was honored many times for his bravery."

- Saul Karath, speaking of Bastila Shan

Carth Onasi (3,994 BBY&mdash;) was a veteran soldier of the Mandalorian Wars and an expert pilot in the Republic Starfighter Corps. He later became an admiral of the Galactic Republic.

Biography
"I'm not a warrior, I'm a soldier. There's a difference. Warriors attack and conquer, they prey on the weak. Soldiers defend and protect the innocent&mdash;usually from warriors."

- Carth to Canderous Ordo

In 3,964 BBY, he may have served aboard the Courageous. Shortly after the Mandalorian Wars, the former Republic hero Revan returned with a Sith armada to battle the Republic. Amongst the Sith forces were legions of treacherous Republic forces, and one name stood out from the rest; Admiral Saul Karath.

To Carth, Saul was a mentor and hero, and so Carth was devastated when, in a test of his Sith allegiance, Darth Malak, Revan's apprentice, ordered Saul to bomb Carth's home world of Telos IV, due to its strategic significance to the Republic. Carth lost his wife, and his son disappeared. From then on, Carth refused to trust anybody, lest he suffer the same sting of betrayal again.

Carth eventually found himself aboard the Endar Spire along with Bastila Shan. The Endar Spire was attacked and boarded by Sith forces over the Outer Rim world of Taris. When Bastila and the rest of the crew abandoned ship, Carth remained behind to wait for survivors, and came in contact with a lone Republic soldier. The pair then took the last escape pod and crash-landed onto the planet below. Both Carth and the soldier began exploring Taris for Bastila's whereabouts, and eventually were able to rescue her from the Tarisian swoop gangs.

Upon their escape from the Sith bombardment of Taris, Carth became pilot of the newly acquired Ebon Hawk, which the group then used to reach the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine. As Bastila discussed the matter of her Force-sensitive companion with the council, Carth expressed his disgruntlement with being 'left out of the loop'. Eventually it was decided to train the Republic soldier, who Carth then accompanied on the search for the Star Forge.

Eventually the ever-growing group was seized by the Leviathan, Saul Karath's vessel. Carth soon ended up face to face with the Admiral, yet a force-cage barred his path to revenge. The resourceful team soon escaped imprisonment and confronted the Admiral on the bridge. Carth was finally able to exact his revenge. Saul, in his final moments, revealed a devastating truth to Carth; that his mysterious companion was none other than an amnesiac Revan, former Dark Lord of the Sith. Devastated, Carth still accepted the judgment of the other party members to continue the quest, but still watched Revan for any sign of a fall. Eventually, he admitted that while he wanted to blame Revan for his losses, he wasn't able to continue hating. Carth confessed that he got his revenge when Saul Karath was killed, but it did not bring him peace. He then tried to persuade Revan to take the second chance that was offered, and turn away from the Sith.

Revan: And if I don't?

''Carth: Well then I hope I can save you. From yourself.''

During the quest, Carth also encountered his lost son, Dustil Onasi, on the Sith planet of Korriban. Carth was again confronted with his hatred of the Sith when it was revealed that his son had joined them, blaming his father for failing to protect them. Finding proof the Sith lied to Dustil, Revan and Carth were finally able to convince Dustil of the evils of the Sith, and Carth was relieved when his son abandoned the dark side.

Carth went on to participate in the Battle of Rakata Prime, eventually becoming an Admiral of the Republic fleet in the aftermath of the Jedi Civil War. As Revan departed for the Unknown Regions, Carth was given the task of keeping the Republic strong.

Carth was forced to later live up to not only his task, but also his past, as the Sith attacked Telos for a second time, this time under the command of Darth Nihilus. Carth swore that he would not see Telos devastated again, as he led the Republic fleet into combat. Soon after the battle, Carth requested an audience with the hero of the battle, the Jedi Exile. Wishing the Exile a safe journey, he asked the former Jedi to look for Revan in the Unknown Regions and said that, should Revan be found, to pass along the message Carth is following orders and waiting.

Personality
Carth's foremost trait is his loyalty, a loyalty that dedicates him to the Republic and its ideals above everything else. A very close second was his family, who were "everything" to him. Even four years after being widowed by the Telos bombing, he still cannot let go of his wife's memory. Years later, he faithfully followed Revan's orders to serve the Republic, even though he did not hear anything about Revan since their adventure.

Because his loyalty in Saul Karath was answered by such devastating betrayal, he mistrusted and believed the worst when it came to anyone. It was only with great patience on Revan's part that he was able to put aside his distrust at all. In the end, Revan proved the ultimate test. He had little choice but to trust the very person he blamed above even Saul for the destruction of Telos and the troubles of his beloved Republic. When Revan made a final choice against the dark side, no one was happier to hear it than Carth.

After the destruction of Telos, Carth believed he had nothing left and devoted himself to the fleet. "Hunting Saul was my only purpose." However, after killing his nemesis, Carth found revenge unsatisfying. He even found himself unable to hate Revan, taking it upon himself to act as Revan's conscience and the voice of the Republic.

In the female Revan timeline, his arc goes even further. As he starts to fall in love with her, it allows him to move on from the death of his wife, and find a new purpose in protecting and trying to make a future with her. ''"'"Let me protect you. From the Sith, from yourself. You have to let me try&hellip; because I finally have the chance to do it right. You make me think that maybe I might have some purpose beyond revenge&hellip; I'm not the best fighter, but I'll find a way&hellip;"'' In vowing to move forward, he finds redemption for himself in the process.

Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, if the player decides to reassume the title of Dark Lord of the Sith via the non-canonical ending of the game, Carth flees away in terror when he is told of the change on Lehon. Consequently, he does not appear in the sequel if the player says that Revan followed the dark side, being replaced by Admiral Cede. With the Ebon Hawk gone, Carth's only conceivable means of escape would be Bastila's shuttle as it is not used in this ending.



If a light-side Revan is chosen in KotOR 2, and a male Exile is played, then Mical is established as reporting directly to Carth.

While a name for Carth's deceased wife is not in the game files, David Gaider, BioWare's writer for the character, gave her name as "Morgana."

Just as the male Revan can engage in a romantic sub-plot with Bastila, the female Revan can with Carth. And if the player sets Revan as a light-sided female in Knights of the Old Republic II, then Carth will express his feelings for Revan to the Exile. Also, Darth Traya will comment that "it would have helped had she made him understand, but a hero of the Republic, no matter how brave, cannot understand war as Revan did".

Carth originally had alternate lines for his devastation in finding out who Revan is if the player is female and has romanced Carth up to that point.

If the player has both romanced Carth and turned to the dark side, then the player will have the option of killing Carth herself or have Bastila finish it. In a cut-scene that didn't make it to the final game, Revan had a third option to kill Bastila and die aboard the Star Forge with Carth. It was not placed in the final version because the developers did not have enough time for finishing the game. In Knights of the Old Republic II, if the Exile has enough influence with HK-47, then the droid will make a verbal mockery of Carth, based on Carth's distrust of people in the original game: "Mockery: Oh Master, I do not trust you! I cannot trust you, or anyone else ever again!"

- HK-47's mockery of Carth

Carth was voiced by Raphael Sbarge.

Carth also had his own blaster pistol. It was in close design to the standard Republic blaster. It's also fully upgradeable.

In Knights of the Old Republic II, Carth's blaster pistol goes under the name of the "Onasi Blaster."

Surprisingly, Carth and Mission Vao, not the Jedi party members, are set at the highest alignment score.

On several occasions in the game, Carth has demonstrated an uncanny intuition. He tells Revan that "Someday, you'll have to make a choice&hellip; and there won't be any going back." He also voices his suspicion that the Jedi Council was hiding a secret (if Revan is female). "I don't know why, but I think some terrible fate is waiting for you. I think the Jedi Council knows it, too&hellip; Something isn't right. I blamed it on you, before, but I&hellip; I think the Jedi didn't tell us everything." Likewise, he also insists to the Exile that he "would know" if Revan were dead. He is also able to not only see, but understand the ghost of Ajunta Pall. Added to the fact the only other two survivors of the Endar Spire were Jedi, and the fact his son became a Sith Acolyte, it leads some fans to wonder if Carth may be a latent Force-sensitive.

He is one of four, not counting droids, Human/near-Human characters, to be seen alive in both KotOR and KotOR 2 the others being Bastila Shan, Vrook Lamar, and Canderous Ordo.

In both games his name is sometimes listed as Carth Onassi in the dialogue texts.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Flashpoint
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords