Visas Marr

"My life for yours."

- Visas Marr to the Jedi Exile

Visas Marr was a female Miraluka, apprentice to the Jedi Exile, and only survivor of the Devastation of Katarr. Bound to Darth Nihilus, the slayer of her people, she was made his Sith apprentice and walked the path of the dark side until she was sent after the Exile, who eventually swayed her. In 3,951 BBY she was instrumental to the Battle of Telos IV, in which she met her former Master in battle and came out victorious. She returned to Katarr as she parted ways with the Exile, following the Destruction of Malachor V.

Background
"There are many kinds of hate, and all of them have the call of the dark side in them."

- Visas Marr to the Jedi Exile

Approximately 3,952 BBY, Visas' homeworld of Katarr, a Miraluka colony in the Mid Rim, was chosen to host a secret Jedi conclave in the wake of the First Jedi Purge. Jedi Master Atris, who was to attend the conclave, leaked knowledge of the meeting, and as a result, the planet was rendered lifeless by Darth Nihilus who was drawn there from the Outer Rim, unable to ignore the chance to consume the power profusion that the planet represented with some of the most powerful Masters of the Jedi Order assembled on a world as rich in the Force as the Miraluka's.

Miralukas are typically made uneasy by the looks of things untouched by the Force, so when Visas saw Katarr wiped clean of life, and was severed from all she had been connected to, the pain was too much. Vulnerable at best, when Nihilus took her for his own and tried to make her believe in his cause he succeeded. He made her see the galaxy as her people never could, sentients on other planets disconnected from themselves, insensitive to the Force, and she wished to die.

This vision severely damaged her Force Sight&mdash;which she, as a Miraluka, had to solely rely on, having no physical sight&mdash;and it convinced her that all life must die, that he was bringing order where there was chaos, so she became Nihilus' apprentice.

About a year later, Visas, as well as Nihilus, felt a disturbance in the Force caused by the Jedi Exile and the decisions she made on her journey. However, Nihilus was unaware that the Exile was its source, as it did not feel like originating from a living being. After that discovery, Nihilus sent Visas to trace the unusual disturbance.

Journeys with the Exile
"Her presence here is a threat to us. To you. Do not underestimate her&hellip; or her loyalty."

- Kreia to the Jedi Exile

Visas infiltrated the Ebon Hawk and engaged the Exile in lightsaber combat&mdash;only to be defeated, wounded, and have her lightsaber broken. This caused Visas to abandon Nihilus and pledge her life to the Exile, who, to the displeasure of certain crew members, took her to the medbay instead of finishing her off.

Impressed by the Exile's strength, Visas rediscovered hope and came to consider that perhaps the universe was not as her master had showed her, and that maybe with her help the Exile might be able to stop him. She refused, however, to guide the Exile to him untested and without her potential realized, as she felt the Jedi was not yet ready to face such a threat and feared to lose her only hope. She foresaw that they would meet in the near future, however.

From that moment, Visas pledged herself to the Exile and aided the Jedi in the search for the remaining Jedi Masters. During their journey, she would speak of her past and the destruction of her homeworld, and from her the Exile would learn to see through the Force as one of her people, a most rare and precious gift. Her heart would finally be put to rest when the time came to accompany the Exile to the flagship of her former master, the Ravager, for their final confrontation.

As they made their way to the bridge, Visas took some time to visit her old meditation chamber one last time, finally coming to terms with the destruction of Katarr. Her newfound strength would see her through the trial ahead, not for vengeance but for the sake of all life. In a final test of allegiance, Visas confronted Darth Nihilus with her fate resting solely on the Exile, who gave her the chance to stand up to the one who had wounded her. As they were taken aback by the Sith Lord's devastating powers, the Exile realized Visas was his link to that place, and struggling as she was holding up an entire world Visas exploited that bond to weaken her former master. Together, with the help of Mandalore Canderous Ordo, they managed to defeat him. Before they could make haste to flee the destruction of the ship, Visas had to behold what lay beneath his mask to shrug off what remained of his hold over her.

Little is known of Visas's ultimate fate. She was hinted to be vital in the subsequent restoration of the Jedi Order. Also, according to Darth Traya's final predictions, she returned to her homeworld and, looking upon its surface, finally saw what she was meant to see. What that may have been is rather unclear though, although Kreia did mention that the Exile had indeed saved her.

Talents and abilities
Like all of her species, Visas had the ability of Force Sight, which she later taught to the Exile. She was also trained as a Jedi Sentinel, which meant that she favored neither the use of a lightsaber nor the Force. During her time as a Sith apprentice, she could sometimes sense powerful individuals that not even her master could feel.

Behind the scenes

 * Visas Marr first appeared as a non-player character in the computer and video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, in which she was voiced by American actress Kelly Hu. Visas's story was later elaborated in the six-page comic Unseen, Unheard featured in Star Wars Tales 24.
 * Visas Marr's name most likely originates from the Latin word visus (meaning "sight") and marred (meaning "impaired").
 * If the Exile chooses the path of the dark side, then Visas will forget about Katarr and will have an unstoppable vengeance against anyone that has ever hurt her physically or emotionally.
 * The player can sacrifice Visas on the Ravager to weaken Nihilus, but only if she is wearing standard clothes and wielding a melee weapon or a lightsaber.
 * If the Jedi Exile asks Visas what has she done to the Ebon Hawk's crew, they will still be intact and can help fight her.
 * In Wizards of the Coast's Champions of the Force miniatures set, the Jedi Sentinel miniature resembles Visas Marr.

Romance
If the player is using a male light-side character, despite some turbulence, he can eventually fall in love with her&mdash;which will, if the player is not careful, make him lose influence with Brianna.

Technically, however, it is not possible to have a romance with Visas Marr. If the Exile is male, Visas&mdash;like Mical if the Exile is female&mdash;will come to the Exile and proclaim her love for him while the player will state it as well, however, without actually saying it. This, however, is different from the romance in the first KotOR game, where the player's character is able to return those feelings. This is possibly an effect of cut content from the game.

The same is true with the romance with Brianna. Though she reveals her name and she is, ironically, supposed to be a romantic interest, she does not state her love for the Exile or vice versa.

Cut content


Like with many other characters, Visas's role was originally greater, but some details and scenes were not implemented the final game due to short development cycle.
 * According to developer comments in her conversation file, she was supposed to render all of the Ebon Hawk crew unconscious; during his/her encounter with Visas, the player would (formally) control his/her current party members, but Visas would put them into a Force stasis similar to the one cast by Juhani, Darth Malak, and Bastila Shan in the first KotOR. Also, in the middle of the battle, she would somehow use her Force Sight to blind the player. In addition, the player would have the choice to spare Visas or simply kill her.
 * Visas exchanges dialogue with Canderous Ordo, thanking him for accompanying her to defeat Nihilus on the Ravager and then later, would heal him after an injury. Visas would then leave the Ebon Hawk and walk upon the surface of Malachor V together with Mandalore. A glimpse of this can be found at one of the loading screens.
 * The player would get a second chance to murder Visas when he chooses to learn to use the Force as Nihilus does. The player would then "dispose of the unloyal one." Also, the player would be able to lie to Nihilus and with Visas, attack him by surprise.
 * In at least one possible ending for a male character (presumably the dark side ending), a scene of Visas being provoked into fight by Brianna would take place when the player entered the Proving Grounds of the Trayus Academy on Malachor V. After Darth Traya's defeat, the Exile would leave either Visas or Brianna (whomever he has more influence with) on the planet to wait for Force-sensitives who would come in time.
 * In the cut ending, Visas participates in the deed of trying to kill Kreia alongside the other party members, but she gets hit by Force Crush and is imprisoned by Darth Sion.
 * Some cut content reveals that Visas probably was intended to join the party only if the player was a dark-sider. The promotional poster shows Visas on the dark side icon, opposed to Brianna on the light side. Cut content in the Dantooine modules (number 650) shows how Visas was intended to bring Kreia to Nihilus. This content was scrapped at some point of development stage.
 * There is an item called "Visas Marr's lightsaber" that can be obtained by using a cheat code. This item is a slightly more efficient red-bladed lightsaber with no special features other than Visas's name on it.

Appearances

 * Unseen, Unheard
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

Notes and references
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