Trask Ulgo

"Now hurry up, we have to find Bastila! We have to make sure she makes it off the ship alive!"

- Trask Ulgo speaking to Revan

Trask Ulgo was an Human male born into the Alderaanian House Ulgo who served as an ensign with the Galactic Republic's Navy during the height of the Jedi Civil War. In 3956 BBY, Ulgo was an officer stationed aboard the Hammerhead-class cruiser Endar Spire, where he was assigned as the bunkmate of the amnesiac former Sith Lord Revan. However, the two worked opposite shifts during normal duty and Ensign Ulgo was unaware of his bunkmate's former identity. As their vessel fell under attack from the Sith Empire, Ulgo helped him to get ready to find Bastila Shan, the mission's commander, and to fight their way off the ship. He eventually sacrificed himself so that Revan could escape the doomed warship, taking Darth Bandon on in single combat in order to hold the Sith apprentice at bay. Seizing the opportunity Ulgo created, Revan made it to the last remaining escape pod along with another Republic officer, Carth Onasi.

Serving the Republic
"I'm your bunkmate here on the Endar Spire. We work opposite shifts, I guess that's why you haven't seen me before."

- Trask Ulgo introducing himself to Revan

The Human male Trask Ulgo was born on the planet Alderaan. As an ensign in the Republic Navy, Ulgo served aboard the Hammerhead-class cruiser Endar Spire as of 3956 BBY, when the ship was ambushed by a Sith fleet under the command of Sith Lord Darth Malak in the space over the Outer Rim Territories world of Taris. While the rest of the cruiser's crew and complement of Republic troops attempted to fend off the boarding parties of Sith troopers and Dark Jedi, he returned to his quarters within the ship's command module in order to aid his comrade and get him into the fight. Though Ulgo believed him be a new recruit, his bunkmate was actually the amnesiac former Dark Lord of the Sith, Revan. As Revan awoke, having been roused into consciousness by the battle going on outside and the Endar Spire shuddering as the ship was wracked by laser cannon fire from marauding Sith interceptors, Ulgo burst in. Briefing Revan on the situation, Ulgo stated that it was their duty to ensure the survival of Bastila Shan, the Jedi Knight who had been placed in command of the mission, as her skill in battle meditation was essential to the Republic's war effort. Together they fought their way to the warship's bridge through several knots of invading Sith forces, stumbling upon a short duel between a Jedi Knight and a Dark Jedi on their way through the ship's corridors. In the end, Ulgo was killed by Darth Bandon.

After making their way to the bridge and, after defeating more Sith troops, not finding Bastila, Carth Onasi, who was also serving aboard the Endar Spire, informed the pair via comlink that Bastila had already escaped from the stricken vessel. Trask reasoned that their only option was to follow her example and flee to the planet below via the ship's emergency escape pods. However, before the duo could make it to the pods, which were located on the ship's starboard side, they were confronted by Malak's apprentice, Darth Bandon. Trask realized that there was little chance that they could both survive an encounter with the double-bladed lightsaber-wielding Sith Lord; in order to save Revan, he charged into a confrontation with Bandon, sealing the door behind him in order to make sure that his death would buy his comrade enough time to make it to the life pods and escape.

Legacy
"Centuries ago, Trask Ulgo bravely sacrificed himself in combat with Darth Bandon. Trask's martyrdom saved the Galactic Republic."

- Peema Ahuff, curator of the Royal Museum of Alderaan

Later that year, after having been retrained in the ways of the Force and sent out by the Jedi Council in search of the Star Forge, Revan encountered Darth Bandon once again, at the underwater Hrakert Station on the planet Manaan. Along with his companions, Revan bested Malak's apprentice and his two Dark Jedi followers in a duel, which resulted in death of Ulgo's killer. Ultimately, Trask Ulgo's sacrifice on the Endar Spire allowed Revan to defeat Darth Malak and the Sith Empire that Revan once controlled, as well as hold off invasion from another Sith Empire for almost three centuries.

Trask's heroism in confronting Darth Bandon was admired centuries after his death. According to the curator of the Royal Museum of Alderaan on Alderaan, Trask's sacrifice was an act of martyrdom, and he remained one of Alderaan's noblest sons. Descendants of the Ulgo family line revered their ancestor and eventually became very powerful, including a king of Alderaan. The Museum prominently displayed the head of Darth Bandon as a means of honoring Trask.

Personality and traits
"For the Republic!"

- Trask Ulgo

Trask Ulgo was a dedicated soldier and courageous officer who took his duty very seriously. In addition to his loyalty to the Galactic Republic, he also held both the Jedi and the Sith in high regard, knowing full well what members of both Orders were capable of accomplishing in combat. Despite knowing this, however, he demonstrated his loyalty and courage by single-handedly taking on Darth Bandon, in order to ensure the survival of his comrade, Revan. Trask had fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes.

Equipment
"Good thing we have medpacs to heal our wounds. It might be a good idea to use one now before our next battle."

- Trask Ulgo advising Revan to use a medpac

During his time on the Endar Spire, Trask Ulgo wore a standard suit of Republic armor and carried a blaster pistol. When the Sith forces attacked the ship, Ensign Ulgo also had access to a medpac and a vibroblade.

Behind the scenes
Trask Ulgo first appeared in BioWare's video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which was released for Xbox on July 15, 2003 and for PC on November 18, 2003. That same year, he was also featured in the game's strategy guide by Prima Games. While every other party member with understandable speech has a credited voice actor, Ulgo's voice actor was not identified in the game's credits. Ulgo served as the player's first party member and much of his dialgoue served as a tutorial that showed the player how to use game controls. However, as Trask Ulgo stayed behind to hold off Darth Bandon while the player left the Endar Spire, his potrait on the party selection screen was later used by Bastila Shan. While the player could access Ulgo's equipment screen, the only equipped items were a blaster pistol and basic clothing that appeared as standard-issue Republic armor. If the player removed the clothing, Ulgo's outfit did not change, but his appearance would change normally if his clothing was replaced with a different set of armor.

When the player confronted Darth Bandon later on in the game, the player could choose a dialogue option where Revan accuses Darth Bandon of killing Trask, although Bandon did not confirm that he killed him. His death was not explicitly confirmed until 2008, when Ulgo's death was mentioned in Darth Bandon's entry in the Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide, a book written by Rodney Thompson, Sterling Hershey, John Jackson Miller, and Abel G. Peña. Later that year, he received an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, which misidentified him as a corporal first class. The 2006 Champions of the Force set of the Star Wars Miniatures game featured a piece of "uncommon" rarity known as the "Old Republic Commander", which had the same appearance as Trask Ulgo, although Ulgo did not hold the rank of commander.

In Knights of the Old Republic, Revan could encounter Selven, a bounty hunter on the planet Taris, who was mentioned to have killed all the members of the Ulgo family on Taris by a Hutt bounty broker named Zax. He also mentioned that the Organa family was rumored to have been behind the killings and were posting a bounty on Selven to cover up their connection to the deed. However, the game did not explicitly connect the Ulgo family to Trask Ulgo. In 2010, on The Holonet that provided information relating to the Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG sequel Star Wars: The Old Republic, an article for Bouris Ulgo hinted at the relation between House Ulgo, who were the rivals of House Organa, in Aurebesh text that translated as "for Trask." When Star Wars: The Old Republic was released in 2011, the relationship between House Ulgo and Trask Ulgo was confirmed in "Payment Due," a bonus quest for members of the smuggler class.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic