Kazdan Paratus

Kazdan Paratus was an Aleena Jedi Knight who fought in the Clone Wars and survived Order 66.

Biography


Kazdan Paratus fought in the Clone Wars, participating in numerous engagements. To increase his size and mobility, he designed four mechanical arms to wear on his back.

He survived Order 66, escaping from the clone troopers attempting to kill him. However, the loss of the Jedi drove him insane, and he went into hiding on Raxus Prime, becoming a reclusive droid maker, including production of junk golems. Kazdan set his army of droids and Junk Titans on intruders. While on the junk world, Kazdan Paratus built a Jedi Temple out of refuse and made puppets of all the Jedi councilors for the Council Chamber. They were all armed with vibro-axs and other melee weapons. Paratus moved them against Darth Vader's apprentice Starkiller in their duel in the Council Chamber. Starkiller, however, destroyed all of the puppets and killed Paratus.

Behind the scenes
His name may be a reference to Lawrence Kasdan. "Paratus" means "prepared" in Latin, but the reference in his name is likely a play on "apparatus," an allusion to his mechanical limbs and other mechanical tinkerings. His mechanical arms are reminiscient of those of the Marvel Comics villain Doctor Octopus.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game
 * The Force Unleashed novel