Rohlan Dyre

"We have just the glorious dead&mdash;and the soon-to-be glorious dead. I'm one of the latter."

- Rohlan Dyre

Rohlan Dyre, nicknamed "Rohlan the Questioner", was a former Mandalorian Crusader commander who fought in many battles of the early Mandalorian Wars but deserted them to find answers pertaining to the war itself with the help of Arkanian Offshoot Jarael.

The Questioner
"The Fight is everything and I am good at everything."

- Rohlan Dyre

An aged veteran, Rohlan began to question the tactics of the Mandalorians and the motives behind the war. When Rohlan confronted his superiors with his concerns, he did not receive a satisfactory answer, so the next time he was called up, he did not answer. Dyre was found, and as the Mandalorians do with all deserters, they placed him at the front lines. After this, he refused to fight five times, and was caught and placed at the front lines five times. His last mission was as Commander of the Shocktrooper forces during the Battle of Vanquo. After his troops captured Jarael thinking she was a Jedi, he personally hijacked the Last Resort in an attempt at escape.

However, an enraged Camper stunned Rohlan, making it easy for Zayne Carrick to incapacitate him, sealing him in a cargo container. When Rohlan overheard his captors mention that they were headed into Mandalorian space, he offered his help as a guide and so explained his situation and where they were going: Flashpoint Station where Jarael was being held, along with a number of Jedi.

Mission to Flashpoint
Rohlan brought Zayne into Flashpoint Station as a prisoner. When inside Demagol, a mad Mandalorian scientist bent on discovering what made the Jedi able to use The Force, Rohlan attacked Demagol and locked him inside a storage closet. Zayne took Demagol's armor and the two left the facility where Zayne, with the aid Force, secretly placed charges on key structural points. With Marn Hierogryph disguised as a Republic Admiral of the "Glomkettle", he set off the charges, forcing the Mandalorians to evacuate. Rohlan ordered the Mandalorians to tell Mandalore that he perished with the facility in an attempt to "rescue" Demagol. Rohlan then went back into the facility to retrieve the Demagol. However, the Mandalorian scientist had regained consciousness and managed to drug and switch armors with Rohlan.

After the Mandalorians had left, Demagol now masquerading as Rohlan pretended to take his leave with the freed captured Jedi, but sneaked off the vessel a the last second and stowed aboard the Last Resort as it left the station, desiring to stay close to Jarael. After the Mandalorians had escaped (due to their belief that the Republic was attacking), Rohaln, who was now believed to be Demagol, was taken back to Coruscant by the formerly captured Jedi. However, en route to Coruscant, he fell into a drug induced coma and could not be awakened for trial.

Justice being served?
One day, though, on Coruscant, "Demagol" was looked over by a nurse when he had finally awakened. He began muttering about searching for the Jedi at Flashpoint. Surprised, the nurse called the guards to report this news to the Ministry of Defense immediately.

Alek Squinquargesimus, now known to the galaxy as Malak, brought "Demagol" to the Ministry of Defense for trial. He wanted to make sure that the sadistic scientist was made an example to the law.

Behind the scenes
According to John Jackson Miller, the name Rohlan "is partially inspired by the similarly sounding name of another warrior, the paladin of Charlemagne."

It has been suspected by many fans that the stowaway Rohlan is actually Demagol in disguise and the real Rohlan was placed in a coma and sent back to Coruscant. While this remains unconfirmed, many fans have pointed out several inconsistencies in Rohlan's behavior:


 * In issue 14 he seemed to have forgotten everyone's name, and seemed a lot more knowledgeable in the field of science.


 * While aboard the Arkanian Legacy, Rohlan spent most of his time studying battlefield medicines, almost to the point of obsession.


 * Rohlan says to Zayne, "The gambit has failed, Human!" in Turnabout, referring to fact that they had lost and then says that they should give up. Rohlan removed his helmet in Flashpoint, and was clearly a dark-skinned human himself, making his comment to a fellow human seem strange. Zayne replied that Rohlan was not acting like he had at Flashpoint, and seemed to be backing out of a fight.


 * In Faithful Execution, Zayne tells Elbee that Rohlan is confusing him and that he seems to now be cold, instead of just gruff, and "even fights differently".


 * Throughout Dueling Ambitions, Rohlan's inconsistencies continue, as he states during battle that fighting is nothing but a science to him.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 6: Commencement, Part 6
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 7: Flashpoint, Part 1
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 8: Flashpoint, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 10: Flashpoint, Part 3
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 29: Exalted, Part 1
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 35: Vindication, Part 4
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 44: The Reaping, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 47: Demon, Part 1
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 50: Demon, Part 4

Non canon appearances

 * Star Wars Miniatures: Knights of the Old Republic ad

Notes and references
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