Toki Tollivar

"All my life, people have been judging me by my size&mdash;"

- Toki Tollivar

Toki Tollivar was a male Bimm who worked in the Repuplic Ministry of Commerce during the Great Sith War, and was often underestimated due to his small physical appearance. Thus, when his Force sensitivity brought him into consideration by the Sith Empire, he seized the opportunity to be trained in the ways of the dark side. By the war's end, Tollivar had only progressed in status to that of a Sith adept, at which time he began his own private campaign of murder across the galaxy. He styled himself as a Force-strangling serial killer, and capitalized on the diminutive stature he was so often ridiculed for. The trail of throttled bodies caused Tollivar to eventually settle on Corellia under the alias "Kelven Garnatrope", though his appetite for murder remained unquenched. Dubbed the "Corellian Strangler", Tollivar fled the planet before Corellian authorities could link him with the murders, purchasing a ride on board the Chancellor Fillorean luxury yacht into the Core Worlds.

Tollivar was discovered several weeks later on the Fillorean, hiding amongst a ship-full of corpses by Jedi Zayne Carrick and the crew of the Hot Prospect. After attempting to strangle several of the Prospect's crewmates, Tollivar was found out by Carrick, with whom he engaged in a lightsaber duel. Tollivar defeated his enemy, but was restrained by his servant droid  K-OB7, and subsequently killed by Carrick's crewmate, Mandalorian Crusader Rohlan Dyre.

Sith adept
"A lowly Sith adept in the commerce ministry! I was the perfect assassin&mdash;but the war ended."

- Toki Tollivar

Toki Tollivar was a male Bimm citizen of the Galactic Republic. Diminutive in stature, Tollivar believed that other beings underestimated him due to his size. However, Tollivar found that some sects respected power regardless of the size of its wielder. Such was the case with the Sith, whose attention was grabbed by Tollivar's strong Force sensitivity. When they offered Tollivar an opportunity to be trained in the ways of the dark side through Sith teachings, the Bimm readily accepted. He became a Sith adept and was put into service during the Great Sith War, where he managed to slay many Jedi opponents.

After the war's end and final defeat of Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun, Tollivar was left without an Empire to fight for, and no Order from which to receive instruction. Knowing that the Jedi Order and the Republic were intent on cleansing all vestiges of Sith influence from the galaxy, Tollivar went into hiding, taking on a string of aliases. He started his own business while obtaining employment within the Republic Ministry of Commerce, where he could act as an assassin, and continue his own personal campaign of revenge against those whom he felt judged him by his minuscule proportions. Tollivar remained underground for the next thirty years, during which time he acquired a servant droid called K-OB7. "Kayo", as referred to by Tollivar, was programmed to protect its Bimm owner no matter the cost. The two became friendly, and Kayo stayed with Tollivar, attending to both his personal and business needs.

Foul play
"&hellip;And I was never around when it happened. Master must have been part of it&mdash;but how could he? He's too small&hellip;"

- K-OB7

Tollivar's droid became suspicious of its Bimm owner when it chanced upon one of Tollivar's business associates, a Rodian, strangled to death on the premises of his establishment. Tollivar was indeed responsible, having Force choked his victim, but he denied any involvement in the murder. Instead of reporting the crime and potentially bring negative publicity to his business, Tollivar disposed of the body, and the secret remained hidden with them. A year later, another throttled body was found in Tollivar's presence, and then the count continued to rise&mdash;all while the short-statured Bimm swore ignorance to any knowledge of foul play. To mislead the authorities, however, Tollivar adopted the name "Kelven Garnatrope", and settled on Corellia.

For a time, Tollivar successfully eluded officials whilst he engaged in a killing spree. Bounties were posted for the "Corellian Strangler", and holoimages of Kelven Garnatrope changed from day to day. Even Tollivar's closest companion, Kayo, was uncertain of the Bimm's innocence, and was conflicted in the possibility that a being so small was capable of strangling larger individuals. When the Corellians finally began to associate Garnatrope with Tollivar, he fled again, this time on a cruise on board the Chancellor Fillorean, a luxury yacht out of Coruscant.

Jedi rescue
"Who&mdash;who are you?" "Toki Tollivar. A passenger&mdash;the last one."

- Zayne Carrick meets Toki Tollivar

It was not long before Tollivar's murderous pattern emerged on the Fillorean as well. Crew and passengers alike died one by one, each Force-strangled by Tollivar. He was stranded and adrift in the Core Worlds nebulae for weeks, until the Fillorean was chanced upon by Jedi Zayne Carrick and the crew of the Hot Prospect. According to Tollivar, some unknown tragedy had befallen all of the the ship's passengers save he and his servant droid. However, one of the Prospect's crewmen, the Mandalorian Crusader Rohlan Dyre, discovered part of the truth&mdash;that each of the Fillorean's passengers had died from asphyxiation. The Bimm's droid was the primary suspect, as the  Hot Prospect's did not believe that a compact being such as Tollivar was capable of such crimes. Carrick assured Tollivar of his safety, while the Jedi and his crewmen set about restoring the Fillorean's systems and preparing it to be rescued.

While they sought to unravel the mysterious Fillorean murders, the Prospect's Trandoshan gunner Slyssk was found asphyxiated, for which Dyre performed an emergency field trachiotomy. Tollivar arrived seemingly unaware of what had transpired, and was ordered to remain in the care of Arkanian offshoot Jarael while Carrick and Dyre pursuied the Bimm's servant droid for questioning. He fell upon Jarael, revealing his Sith status as he levitated her strangled her. Tollivar would have succeeded had the Arkanian's Carrick not arrived and incapacitated him with blaster fire. Reveling at the opportunity to again face a Jedi in combat, Tollivar unfurled his red blade lightsaber, and engaged Carrick in a duel.

Downfall
"You won't stop me! I'll destroy them all! The Jedi&mdash;the woman&mdash;especially the woman! Wherever they go, I'll find them! I'll finish what I started!"

- Tollivar's last words

Despite his obvious height disadvantage, Tollivar dominated his opponent from the onset of the brief  duel. He ended the contest when he wrenched free a lighting fixture with the Force, and struck Carrick with it. The Bimm Sith stood over his defeated opponent preparing to finish him, when Tollivar's droid, Kayo, restrained and electrocuted its owner in an attempt to prevent Tollivar from further endangering himself. He resisted the droid's maneuver, vowing to continue his murderous rampage across the galaxy. Rohlan Dyre took the Bimm seriously, and shot both Tollivar and the droid, destroying them both. The Correllian Strangler finally dead, leaving one hundred thousand Galactic Credits in bounty unclaimed.

Personality and traits
"Now, I finish the Republic one citizen at a time. I may not help the Sith rise again&mdash;but bless me, I do enjoy it."

- Toki Tollivar, on murder

Toki Tollivar was a scorned being, angered by those whom he felt stereotyped him by his petite size and unassuming appearance rather than his knowledge or abilities. He felt that those with power deserved respect without discrimination. After the Great Sith War, Tollivar displayed a thirst for murder. He found that killing beings brought him satisfaction, but not enough; upon the death of his first victim, he realized that his need to kill was insatiable, and he embarked on a path that lead to a long string of serial murders.

Tollivar was also a dishonest being. He lied about his involvement to his droid upon the discovery of the initial strangled body, and later to the crew of the Hot Prospect with regards to the deaths on board the Chancellor Fillorean. To deceive authorities, Tollivar adopted several aliases, hoping to distance himself from any potential investigation into his murderous activities. When false images of his false names surfaced in the media, Tollivar did nothing to sway the misdirection of the authorities, instead capitalizing on their ignorance by continuing to kill. Rather than be apprehended, Tollivar fled into space hoping to deaden the trail that inevitably lead to him.



Powers and abilities
"This gets better and better. I haven't killed a proper Jedi in years."

- Toki Tollivar to Zayne Carrick

Toki Tollivar was a Force sensitive of considerable strength. As a Sith adept, he was fond of using Force choke to throttle individuals. He was also able to keep his identity as the Corellian Strangler hidden for quite some time, through deceptions and prompt exits from the scenes of his various crimes. Tollivar was proficient with a lightsaber, wielding the Sith inspired red-blade variant. Tollivar displayed a talent with Dun Möch, displayed when he Force-hurled debris at Jedi Zayne Carrick while they dueled on the Chancellor Fillorean. The Bimm Sith was able to defeat Carrick in their contest, though was overcome by first his droid Kayo, and then Rohlan Dyre, who destroyed both Tollivar and Kayo with his blaster pistol.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 38: Faithful Execution