Teta

Teta was Empress of the Koros system in 5,000 BBY. The Teta system, then known as the Koros system, was renamed in honor of her after her death, along with her home planet, Koros Major. She commanded the Koros forces during the Unification Wars and, most notably, against the Sith Empire in the Great Hyperspace War. Many of her descendants played prominent roles in galactic affairs, including cousins Satal and Aleema Keto and Duke Teta. She was advised by Jedi Master Memit Nadill.

Unification Wars


As the Koros system's individual planets violently declared independence, Teta commanded the Koros Major forces in an attempt to bring coalescence to the system. Most notably, she oversaw the Battle of Kirrek from her fortress in Cinnagar, as Jedi Knights Odan-Urr and Memit Nadill fought against the Kirrek rebellion, led by Commander Llaban. At the conclusion of the conflict, all the planets in the Koros system were united, bringing peace to the Koros empire.

Threat of the Sith
As things began to calm down in the Koros system, Teta's Jedi protector Odan-Urr beheld a frightening vision of a Sith invasion of the Galactic Republic. The Empress, advised by Memit Nadill, took heed of this warning, and traveled to Coruscant to address the Galactic Senate regarding Odan-Urr's premonition.



Teta's address to the Senate Hall was met with little acceptance. The Senators found the idea of preparing against a Sith attack based on a Jedi's precognition preposterous, and so Teta's warning went largely ignored. Regardless, Teta's own forces in the Koros system prepared for an invasion, in spite of a considerable amount of their war materials having been spent in the Unification Wars.

Some time later, Teta's fortress was intruded upon by Jori Daragon, who had recently escaped from the prison colony world of Ronika. Jori, desperate to alert the public of the Sith's impending invasion, explained to the Empress that she had been to the Sith Empire, and that they would be attacking the Republic soon. Empress Teta then prepared herself and her people for the imminent attack. Jori would join the Koros war effort herself, as would Commander Llaban of Kirrek, who offered his troops for the battle against the Sith.

Battle of Koros Major
As the Sith Empire bombarded the Republic capital, Coruscant, with Massassi warriors and war beasts, it was only a matter of time before they attacked Koros Major, and they soon did. While the ominous Sith fleet flew over Cinnagar, Empress Teta mounted a large tusked creature and carried a long spear to command her troops. Little else is known about Teta's participation in this battle, though it is presumed that she was victorious, given her survival and the state of the planet afterwards.

Battle of Primus Goluud


Following the victory at Koros Major, Teta was contacted via comlink by Gav Daragon, who was stranded aboard Naga Sadow's meditation sphere above the star Primus Goluud. A small Koros fleet, including Teta and Jori Daragon, arrived at Gav's location, only to be ambushed by an equal Sith fleet commanded by Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow. The opposing armadas opened fire upon each other, as Gav Daragon transmitted coordinates to the Sith Empire onto Teta's flagship. Naga Sadow soon used an advanced weapon to cause Primus Goluud to become dangerously unstable, to the point of going nova. Teta and Sadow's respective starfleets were able to retreat before this happened; Gav Daragon wasn't so lucky, dying along with Sadow's meditation sphere in the massive explosion.

Battle of Korriban
Teta's fleet followed the coordinates Daragon sent them, arriving above Korriban in the Sith Empire, next to Naga Sadow's ships. The Koros forces caught the Dark Lord by surprise, and Sadow was forced to retreat, sacrificing all but his flagship to create a barricade while he escaped to Yavin 4. Some of Teta's smaller ships pursued Sadow through the wreckage, only to be destroyed when Sadow used the same weapon he had used on Primus Goluud on the nearby Dena rii Nova. The resulting explosion was so great that Teta presumed Sadow to be dead, and the fleet returned home to Cinnagar. Upon returning, Teta awarded ownership of Aarrba's repair dock to Jori as thanks for her help in warning of the Sith attack.

Legacy
After the war, Empress Teta is believed to have continued to rule over Koros Major and the rest of the system. She lived until at least the age of 175, at which point she wrote a definitive history of the system.



After her death, her home planet, Koros Major, was renamed Empress Teta after her, and the Koros system became the Empress Teta system. A millennium later, in 3,997 BBY, Tetan descendants Satal and Aleema Keto founded the Krath, a dark side cult centered in the Empress Teta system, and began the Krath Holy Crusade, which laid waste to much of the Republic in conjunction with the Great Sith War.

Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic there are a Short Sword and a helmet attributed to her: "Teta's Blade" and "Teta's Royal Band". These are presumably Empress Teta's Crown Jewels.

In Spanish language, Teta is a rude word to refer to a woman's breasts.

In Slovenian Teta is the word for "aunt".

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Destiny's Way