Kurt

"This is Commander Gobee to Flight Leader Kurt&mdash; " " Kurt here, yes Commander?"

- Flight Leader Kurt, during the Battle of Iziz

Kurt was a human male, native to the Inner Rim world of Onderon. A member of the Beast Riders of the planet's wilderness, Kurt was the Flight leader of several squads, or "wings", of drexl-mounted warriors in the army of the same name.

Under the command of the superior officer Gobee, Kurt saw action during the final battle of Onderon's centuries-long civil conflict, between his Beast Rider kin, and the city-dwellers of Iziz, Onderon's only civilized establishment. He assisted Commander Gobee by eliminating Iziz's perimeter defenses, and then suppressing the turbolaser bombardment originating from the rooftop of Iziz's Royal Palace. Kurt's actions led to the capture of the city and the subsequent defeat of the city-dweller forces as well.

Early life
Nothing is known about Kurt's early life. It is known, however, that he was a Beast Rider from the wilderness of the planet Onderon, and by the year 4,000 BBY, he achieved the rank of Flight leader. As a Flight leader in the Beast Rider army, Kurt commanded several squads, or "wings", of beast-riding warriors, himself under the direction of a Commander by the name of Gobee.

Battle of Iziz
"Haul your Beast Riders off the eastern wall and swing'em around to the Palace!"

- Commander Gobee to Flight Leader Kurt

In the year 4,000 BBY, the centuries-long conflict that plagued Kurt's homeworld between his beast-riding people, and the citizens of Iziz, Onderon's only city, was finally coming to an end. The Beast Riders had risen up against the dark side-worshipping city-dwellers, who were led by the sorceress-Queen Amanoa, and had refused to be enslaved by the memory of a deceased Dark Lord of the Sith named Freedon Nadd. Under the banner of Beast-Lord Modon Kira, the largest host of warriors ever assembled moved against Iziz, intent on freeing the city from the oppression of the dark side.

Early in the battle, Flight leader Kurt's forces were able to successfully overrun the defensive towers that lined Iziz's northern wall, allowing the ground troops, mounted on wild boma-beasts, to enter the city unhindered. Kurt then led his fighters in an attack against the eastern wall, as he had done successfully against the north side. However, Commander Gobee, who forsaken his flying beast to lead the ground forces into the city, was pinned down with his troops at the feet of the Royal Palace by heavy enemy fire. With no other options, Gobee commed Kurt, telling him to discontinue his assault on the east wall, and bombard the Palace roof with counterfire. Kurt immediately obliged, and was successful in eliminating the rooftop turbolasers. This allowed the Beast Riders to finally converge upon the citadel from all sides, as Kurt continued to lend supporting fire to his planetside counterparts.

After intense fighting, the battle and war were subsequently won by the Beast Riders, who managed to defeat the Naddist forces with assistance from several Jedi Knights. In the wake of the fighting, those same Knights remained on Onderon, and further assisted in facilitating a peaceful coexistence between the city-dwellers, and Kurt's Beast Rider kin.

Personality and traits
Flight leader Kurt was a solid military commander. A testament to his valor, Kurt led by example, leading the charge against enemies from the front lines of battle. As a subordinate of Commander Gobee, Kurt was extremely loyal and obedient, carrying out the senior officer's orders without question. Gobee trusted Kurt among his Flight leaders to get the job done fast and efficiently.

Abilities
"Somebody lay some suppressing fire along that rooftop! I got ground troops taking heavy fire up there! " " Affirmative! We're on our way!"

- Kurt, acknowledging Gobee's orders

As a ranking officer in the Beast Rider army, Kurt was proficient with flying tamed drexl-beasts. While riding his beast, Kurt was able to redirect his efforts quickly and suddenly, often performing strafing runs and lending supporting fire to beleaguered ground troops from above. Kurt was also adept at firing the various ranged weapons while riding his beast, as most of his ilk were.

Behind the scenes
The character of Kurt only has two short lines in the audio drama, and does not appear by name in the comic version of The Beast Wars of Onderon at all.

Appearances

 * ''Tales of the Jedi (audio)