User:Dark Lord Trayus/long term project 1

"I am fear. I am the queen of a blood-soaked planet and an architect of genocide. I have helped to crack the galaxy in half with this war and conquered every enemy I have ever faced&mdash;including death."

- Asajj Ventress

Asajj Ventress was a female Rattataki Dark Jedi and Sith acolyte who gained notoriety for her exploits during the Clone Wars. Born on the violent Outer Rim world of Rattatak, Ventress was the daughter to Rattataki warlords who sought to dominate the planet by amassing an army. Her parents were opposed by Osika Kirske, a rival warlord who would orchestrate the murder of Asajj's mother and father. Ventress was left orphaned on the dangerous planet until the arrival of Jedi Knight Ky Narec, who had been stranded on the primitive world following the crash of his starship. Narec took Ventress as his apprentice, and together the two ended wars and united armies, becoming Rattatak's first "heroes." Ventress's growing powers in the Force worried Kirske and other warlords, pushing them to target her and Narec for assassination. Although Ventress survived the attempt, Narec was killed, leaving the young Jedi Apprentice orphaned once more.

With incomplete training and growing anger, Ventress fell to the dark side of the Force, using her powers for revenge and personal gain. She developed a hatred of the Republic and Jedi Order whom she believed had abandoned Narec to his fate. The Rattataki amassed an army to conquer all of Rattatak, enslaving or killing any who stood in her way. By the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Ventress held authority over much of the planet. In 22 BBY, the Head of State of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Count Dooku&mdash;also known as the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus&mdash;journeyed to Rattatak hoping to add another world to the Confederate cause. He instead encountered Ventress, who impressed the Sith with a display of power in one of Rattatak's gladiatorial arenas. Dooku took Ventress as a Dark Acolyte and prospective Sith apprentice and installed her as a commander in the Confederate army. Over the course of the war, Ventress developed a partnership with the Gen'Dai bounty hunter Durge and a strong rivalry with General Grievous, the Supreme Commander of the Confederacy's droid forces.

Ventress proved to be a capable military leader and an even more capable Jedi hunter, placing her as one of the Republic's fiercest enemies during the war. Her genocide on Ohma-D'un, kidnapping of Rotta the Hutt, and rescue of Nute Gunray all served to increase her infamy, and by the final year of the war many believed her to be one of Dooku's most dangerous lieutenants. The Rattataki would also repeatedly come into conflict with Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker over the three years of the conflict, only to be repeatedly defeated. She bitterly pursued the two, engaging them on battlefronts on Ohma-D'un, Christophsis, and Teth. In the aftermath of the Battle of Rendili, Ventress followed Kenobi to Coruscant, where she was mortally wounded by Skywalker. Although near death, she was able to return to the Confederacy and Count Dooku, who took her to be rehabilitated on Boz Pity. During her time there, the Republic believed her to be dead; however, Kenobi refused to accept that she had met her fate, and tracked her across the galaxy. He eventually arrived at Boz Pity with Skywalker, several other members of the Jedi Order, and a Republic army that engaged the Confederate forces there. During the fighting, a rehabilitated Ventress dueled Kenobi and Skywalker, and was once again seemingly killed after being betrayed by Count Dooku and heavily wounded by Skywalker. She indeed survived the battle and disappeared into the unknown shortly after, wishing to be free of the Jedi, the war, and Count Dooku.

Orphaned on Rattatak
"So I convinced the other warlords and generals to join forces, at least long enough to kill Ventress and her mentor. We completed only half of our plan."

- Osika Kirske

The woman who would become the notorious Asajj Venress began her life on the war-torn and primitive world of Rattatak in the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories during the Galactic Republic's Classic era. Born to her Rattataki mother and father, Ventress spent her childhood on her violent homeworld, where her parents ruled as powerful warlords. Rattatak, which had no communication with the greater galaxy, had been embroiled in warfare between its various species for ages and and was dominated by militant leaders like Ventress's parents; the most powerful warlord at the time was Osika Kirske, a member of Rattatak's Vollick minority species and ruler of half the planet.

While she was still a child, Ventress's parents became more ambitious in their station as warlords, and began amassing power that Kirske feared would threaten his domination. Upon learning that the couple had assembled a massive army on the planet's southern hemisphere, Kirske moved to kill the entire family before they could pose a greater threat. The assassination of Ventress's mother and father was a success, but Asajj escaped by hiding from her parent's enemies. Orphaned, she was left with nothing but a blaster rifle in her fight for survival on the lawless world. According to Kirske, she likely would have died on her own, but Ventress's life was preserved when she was taken under the tutelage of a man named Ky Narec.

Narec was a Human Jedi Knight of the Galactic Republic who had crash-landed on Rattatak following the assassination of Ventress's mother and father. Osika Kirske's forces dicovered the Jedi and, believing him to be a warlock fallen from the sky, attempted to kill him. Narec escaped the belligerent natives and eventually discovered Ventress, who was likewise alone on the barbaric world. Realizing that the young one was sensitive to the Force, Narec took her as an unofficial Jedi Apprentice, teaching her how to use the powers of the Force and providing her with one of his two lightsabers. During her training, Narec and Ventress committed themselves to the betterment of Rattatak, and began a campaign to unify the world. The two Jedi defeated warlords who perpetuated the planet's barbarism, ended wars, and united rival armies. They became the planet's first "heroes" and legends among the people of Rattatak, but as their fame grew, Warlord Kirske heard more rumors regarding the powers that Ventress possessed.

With no knowledge of the Force, the native species of Rattatak&mdash;particularly the warlords&mdash;feared the abilities wielded by the young girl. In response, Kirske convinced his fellow militant leaders that it was necessary to eliminate Narec and Ventress in order to maintain Rattatak's status quo. Along with his confidants, Kirske orchestrated an assassination attempt on the two that was only partially successful; Ky Narec was killed, but Ventress survived. The Jedi Knight died in his pupil's arms, leaving her orphaned once more.


 * Star Wars Republic 60: Hate and Fear
 * ''The Essential Atlas
 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Taking revenge
"After taking over the planet, Ventress built all of this atop the rubble of war. Now my people worship her for it..."

- Osika Kirske

With incomplete training, unfocused power, and a growing resentment for the world in which she lived, Ventress began to fall towards the dark side of the Force. Once again abandoned to fend for herself on Rattatak, she developed an intense hatred for both the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order, whom she believed had condemned her Master to death by leaving him on the planet. Furthermore, she blamed the galactic government and its guardians for ignoring the atrocities that had gripped Rattatak for eons, and decided upon rectifying them with her own methods.

Wielding both her lightsaber and that of the fallen Ky Narec, Ventress dismantled the established society on Rattatak. She assembled a colossal army of Rattataki and swore to kill the planet's leading war barons and eradicate or enslave their forces. For each warlord she killed, Ventress added a dagger-shaped tattoo to the side of her bald skull, ultimately numbering twelve in all. The young Ventress continued her violent conquest until much of the planet was under the authority of her government, dubbed the Stunger state. Although his co-conspirators in the murder of Narec were gradually hunted down and killed, Osika Kirske was spared from execution; Ventress instead took the Vollick leader as a prisoner of war, torturing him regularly and placing him as a slave in her sizable labor force.

With her dominance over Rattatak established, Ventress directed her slaves to construct a massive fortress from which she would rule the planet. Upon completion, Castle Ventress boasted extensive dungeons, torture chambers, and combat simulation rooms, as well as a trophy room where Ventress erected a statue of her former Master. The facility was guarded by her army of Rattataki, led by her lieutenant Aidus, and served as a prison for both criminals and political enemies of the Stunger state, like Kirske. The castle stood as a testament to the power wielded by Rattatak's young dictator, and the planet's surviving Vollick population came to idolize her for it. During this time, Ventress identified herself as a Sith, although she possessed no formal training or knowledge from the ancient enemies of the Jedi.

While the violence continued across the contested regions of Rattatak, Ventress spent a measure of her time in the Cauldron, a gladiatorial arena that pitted local champions and offworld challengers in battles to the death. The Cauldron attracted the attention of crime bosses and kingpins from across the galaxy who hoped to enter their best fighters into the gladiator tournaments and wager on their success, and knowledge of the hyperroute that led to Rattatak became a hot commodity in the criminal world. Information on the hyperroute eventually came into the hands of the former Jedi Count Dooku, leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems that was waging war with the Republic elsewhere in the galaxy and a Sith Lord under the moniker Darth Tyranus.


 * Star Wars Republic 60: Hate and Fear
 * The Essential Atlas
 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Discovered by the Dooku
"When I first found her, Ventress was already consumed by hatred. Not just for the Jedi Order, but for all life itself, I think."

- Count Dooku


 * The cauldron and duel with Dooku
 * Dark Hands
 * Paired with Durge
 * Star Wars Republic: The New Face of War
 * Star Wars Republic 53: Blast Radius
 * Star Wars Republic: The New Face of War
 * Star Wars Republic 53: Blast Radius

Genocide and deception

 * Ohma-D'un
 * Star Wars Republic: The New Face of War
 * Ruul
 * Jedi: Mace Windu

Engagements with Kenobi and Skywalker

 * Queta
 * Star Wars Republic 53: Blast Radius
 * Muunilist
 * Yavin 4

Dooku's right hand

 * Mission to Trenchant Space Station
 * Ord Cestus
 * The Cestus Deception
 * Battle of Jabiim
 * Star Wars: Republic: The Battle of Jabiim
 * Star Wars: Republic 60: Hate and Fear
 * Star Wars: Republic 60: Hate and Fear

Prison break

 * Kenobi escapes Rattatak
 * Star Wars: Republic 60: Hate and Fear

Something clever

 * Vjun
 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
 * Praesitlyn
 * Jedi Trial
 * Dark Heart

Deception on Christophsis

 * Bribing Slick
 * The Clone Wars: Shadowed
 * Battle of Christophsis
 * The Clone Wars: Shadowed

Manipulating the Hutts

 * Capturing Rotta
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel)
 * Teth
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel)

Slaves of the Confederacy

 * ''Star Wars The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic
 * The Clone Wars: The Fall of Falleen

Confederate operations

 * The Way of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars Volume 1: Shipyards of Doom
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 2: Crash Course
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 2: Crash Course
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 2: Crash Course

Rescuing Gunray
"Isn't it odd how the treacherous never suspect treachery?"

- Asajj's thoughts following her escape from the Tranquility



The Gravitic Core

 * Alzoc III
 * Behpour
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes

Separatist allies

 * Star Wars The Clone Wars: In Service of the Republic
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars 11: Hero of the Confederacy, Part 2
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars 12: Hero of the Confederacy, Part 3
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance

Stalking the Jedi

 * Titavian IV
 * Duel on Coruscant
 * Star Wars: Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Kenobi's hunt
 * Star Wars: Obsession

Escaping the conflict

 * Boz Pity
 * Medical ship escape
 * Star Wars: Obsession
 * Unconfirmed Xagobah sighting
 * ''Boba Fett: Pursuit

Legacy

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novel)
 * Star Wars: Republic: The Siege of Saleucami
 * Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force

Count Dooku
"I'm not in it for the Trade Federation or the Republic. I don't care about flags or soldiers, sides or treaties, droids or clones. I'm not even in it for the killing, except for the Jedi, and that's not business, it's personal. When I work on my own, I do what I like. When I do your bidding, I don't need to be right or reasoned or even sane: I do it because you ask it of me."

- Asajj Ventress to Count Dooku

Non-canon appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Orders are orders
 * Sith make the best pancakes
 * Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 game
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 short film

Quote shack
"You are no Jedi, girl. You are simply hatred and bile given form."

- Jedi Master Fay

"Impressive. You mask your presence well. Flawless timing, perfect control, you have great skill in infiltration. My host would applaud your abilities, posthumously. However, I'm not looking for a spy."

- Dooku

"The dark side is strong in me, for I am Sith.''" "''A bold claim, but you are not Sith. You wear the trappings of the Sith, you fight like the Sith, but this can be imitated, however. You lack a vital quality found in all Sith. Sith have no fear, and I sense much fear in you."

- Asajj Ventress and Count Dooku

"Consider this a gift."

- Dooku presenting Komari Vosa's lightsabers to Ventress.

"She will be more than a match for young Skywalker." -"It matters not. She is merely an instrument to bring forth the eradication of the Jedi."

- Dooku and Sidious

"I'm going to make you pay for what you've done.''" "''Come, Padawan. Your fall will be my ascension to the Sith."

- Anakin Skywalker and Asajj Ventress

"All she has ever known is violence! We'll never reach her through a lightsaber! I still think there's a part of her Dooku hasn't corrupted!"

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

"Ventress! And here I thought this mission would be unpleasant.''" "''The pleasures all mine, my dear Obi-Wan. I've missed you."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi and Asajj Ventress

"Where is Skywalker?"

- Asajj demands Anakin's whereabouts from Captain Rex

"Now you fall... as all Jedi must."

- Asajj Ventress to Luminara Unduli.

"Just far away. Far from the Jedi, from this war, from Count Dooku. Just fly as far away as you can."

- Asajj Ventress

"I have collected a small number of seeds from my desert walks. I think I will plant them and see what they will grow, in memory of Asajj Ventress."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

"She is a gifted assassin. You have my word, she will complete her mission to the letter."

- Darth Tyranus, speaking of Ventress to his master Darth Sidious

"You wear the trappings of the Sith, you fight like the Sith, but this can be imitated, however."

- Dooku

"The child's skills with a lightsaber are most impressive. You have found a promising disciple, my apprentice. She shall serve us well."

- Darth Sidious to Dooku

"Master, all due respect, but Ventress is too powerful for any one Jedi to fight alone."

- Ahsoka Tano to Luminara Unduli