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"Sir, you seem troubled.''" "''Well, Quinlan Vos has that effect."

- Commander Cody and Obi-Wan Kenobi

Quinlan Vos was a male Human/Kiffer Jedi Knight who lived during the final days of the Galactic Republic. He hailed from the planet Kiffu and was taken into the Jedi Order, where he became a maverick Jedi who garnered a reputation for bending the rules. He was renowned for his ability to perceive the memories of other beings by touching objects that those beings had come into contact with. Vos, an expert tracker as a result of his abilities, often took missions that dealt with the criminal underworld. On one such mission, he met Aayla Secura and took her as his Padawan.

During the Clone Wars, Vos teamed with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to track Ziro, a Hutt crime lord who escaped from prison on Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic. Vos deduced that Ziro had been freed by bounty hunter Cad Bane, which led Vos and Kenobi onto the trail of Ziro and the bounty hunter. Their mission took them to Nal Hutta, the Hutt homeworld, and eventually to Teth, where they discovered that Ziro had been killed. Although Bane, also on Teth, did not kill Ziro&mdash;the crime was committed by Ziro's former lover, Sy Snootles&mdash;the two Jedi attempted but failed to arrest him due to his criminal record.

Later in the war, Vos was teamed with Asajj Ventress, a former dark side assassin, to assassinate the Sith Lord Count, the brutal leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The duo was unsuccessful in their attempt. During the war's final days, Vos commanded Grand Army of the Republic forces on Boz Pity.

Early life and Jedi service
"It's forbidden for Jedi to form attachments, yet we are supposed to be compassionate." "It is nothing to be ashamed of, Ahsoka. I went through the same process when I was your age with my own master." "Really? You?" "He was like a father to me. I realized that for the greater good, I had to let him go."

- Aayla Secura and Ahsoka Tano, after Tano's master, Anakin Skywalker, was gravely wounded in battle

Quinlan Vos was born on the planet Kiffu in the years prior to the fall of the Galactic Republic. He became a member of the Jedi Order, eventually rising to the rank of Jedi Knight, and gained a reputation as a maverick who did not always follow the rules of Jedi life. He became renowned, however, for his ability to see the memories of other beings simply by touching an object that such beings had come into contact with. This allowed him to develop skills as an expert tracker, and, as a result, often took missions that dealt with the criminal underworld. It was on one such mission that he met Aayla Secura, a Twi'lek who displayed a sensitivity to the powers of the Force. Vos took Secura as his Padawan, and the two formed a close relationship. Secura later became a Jedi Knight.

Thirteen years before the Republic's fall, Vos was on a mission in Mos Espa, a spaceport settlement on the desert world of Tatooine. Coincidentally, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, were also on Tatooine; the two Jedi had chosen to land their vessel, carrying Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo, on Tatooine after it sustained damage while it escaped from the Trade Federation's blockade of Naboo. Vos was present to witness one of the earliest meetings between Jinn and Anakin Skywalker, a young Mos Espa slave who Jinn would soon come to believe was the Chosen One destined to bring balance to the Force.

Final battles
"Saleucami has fallen, and Master Vos has moved his troops to Boz Pity."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi, near the end of the war

Later in the war, Grand Master Yoda set out on a journey to unlock the secrets of immortality, which would allow him to retain his consciousness after death. This journey led him to a mysterious planet, the origin of life itself. He was put through a number of trials by five Force Priestesses, who tested Yoda to determine if he was worthy of their secrets. During the trials, Yoda saw a vision of an idyllic Jedi Order, one that had not become corrupted by years of warfare. Amongst the many Jedi Yoda saw in the peaceful time was Vos, who spoke with Jedi Master Saesee Tiin. The vision ended once Yoda remembered that what he was seeing was not real, but rather an illusion conjured on the Force planet.

Some time later, Vos was assigned to team with Asajj Ventress to assassinate the Sith Lord Count Dooku, the brutal leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Ventress, who had become a bounty hunter, was one Dooku's dark side acolyte and assassin, before Dooku cast her aside on the orders of Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith. The alliance between Vos and Ventress, forged by the Jedi Council, was designed to bring both the light side and dark side together to kill the Count of Serenno, and the two would-be assassins set out on their mission. During their attempt to kill the Sith Lord, Vos and Ventress began to have feelings for one another. Their attempt to kill Dooku failed, and the Count survived until Skywalker beheaded him during the Battle of Coruscant in the war's final days.

The last days of the Clone Wars saw Vos leading military forces in the Grand Army of the Republic. After the fall of the planet Saleucami, Vos moved his troops to Boz Pity. Shortly thereafter, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine&mdash;secretly Darth Sidious&mdash;transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire, the Jedi Order was destroyed, and the Clone Wars came to an end.

Personality and traits
"That Jedi has quite a reputation." "You may be overstating it, Cody. Let's just say he's crazy."

- Commander Cody and Obi-Wan Kenobi

Behind the scenes
"In much the same way that Aayla Secura caught Lucas' eye enough to prompt the director to include the comic's character in Episode II, Lucas was intrigued by Quinlan Vos."

- Pablo Hidalgo

Quinlan Vos was based on a background character who appeared in the streets of Mos Espa in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, written and directed by Star Wars creator George Lucas. The character was created, based on this appearance, by author John Ostrander and artist Jan Duursema. Ostrander created the character's name by patterning it off of Qui-Gon Jinn's name, as Ostrander wanted a name with the same number of syllables. Vos went on to prominently appear in a number of Star Wars Legends stories, including Star Wars: Republic.

The character, as fleshed out in the Expanded Universe, eventually caught Lucas' eye. The director was intrigued by Vos and decided to include him in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. The character was scripted to appear on the planet Kashyyyk, the Wookiee homeworld, during the execution of Order 66, but the scene was cut before the scene was shot or an actor was cast. An animatic featuring Vos was developed, however, and a passing reference to the character remained in the final film.

Vos later appeared in "Hunt for Ziro," the ninth episode of the third season of the television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in which he was voiced by Al Rodrigo. Vos was previously slated to appear in the first season episode "Bombad Jedi," where where he would have been working undercover and using his Force abilities to help Jar Jar Binks appear to be a Jedi. His appearance was because, at the time, the production had a limited ability and limited amount of time with which to create new character models.

Although "Hunt for Ziro" was Vos' only appearance on The Clone Wars, he was slated to be part of a number of episodes featuring a team-up between him and Asajj Ventress. The episodes, featuring eight in total, Golden reaffirmed the number via Twitter, formed a single story arc and were written by Katie Lucas. The eight episodes were never produced due to the show's cancellation in 2013, but the episodes, including Vos' role as a main character in the arc, formed the basis of the upcoming novel Dark Disciple. The novel, written by Christie Golden, is scheduled to be released on July 7, 2015.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Galactic Defense
 * Dark Disciple
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Dark Disciple
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith