Rikkar-Du

"You know you already have your clans' support, and my father will give you his. If they do agree to unite, you are the only one they will follow."

- Tassa, to Rikkar-du

Rikkar-du was a male Codru-Ji clan leader, and native to the world of Munto Codru. As a child, he was kidnapped by a rival clan, and eventually married Tassa, the daughter of that clan's chief. Their marriage united their two clans, and the couple conceived a son, Jassar.

In 137 ABY, Rikkar-du was approached by the Sith Lord Darth Kruhl, who proposed that the clan leader ally with Darth Krayt's Sith Empire, and in return the Empire would ensure that he would lead all of Munto Codru's clans. Rikkar-du refused the offer, and instead attempted to unite the clans against the Empire, but was killed by Kruhl before he could form an alliance.

Clan leader
"The luckiest day of my life was when your clan kidnapped me. How else would we ever have met? And the union of our two clans with our marriage gave me a vision of all the clans uniting."

- Rikkar-du to his wife, Tassa

Born and raised on Munto Codru, Rikkar-du became the leader of his clan sometime during his adult life. He was kidnapped and imprisoned by a rival clan, and during his imprisonment, met his future wife, Tassa. Rikkar-du later escaped his imprisonment and fell in love with Tassa. Rikkar-du and Tassa eventually married, which united their rival clans and gave Rikkar-du a high position among the Codru-Ji. After his marriage, Rikkar-du had a vision of all the clans uniting, but this vision would not come to pass. During their marriage, Rikkar-du and Tassa also had a son, Jassar.

In 137 ABY, Rikkar-du was approached by a Sith Lord of Darth Krayt's Empire, known as Darth Kruhl. Kruhl had been sent to take Munto Codru for the Empire, and attempted to negotiate for it peacefully with Rikkar-du, due to his revered status among his species. Kruhl offered to give Rikkar-du command of all of the Codru-Ji clans if he allowed the Empire build a base on the planet. Rikkar-du did not want to allow the Empire to subjugate his homeworld, so he attempted to unite the clans against Kruhl.

Rikkar-du decided to call a meeting for all of the clan leaders to discuss a possible defense against the Sith. After explaining his meeting with Kruhl and the Sith's intentions, Rikkar-du proposed a plan to the clan leaders to let the Empire take the planet, and then abduct their key personnel, using the Codru-Ji's well known abilities of staging coups, plotting, and kidnapping. Some of the clan leaders agreed with him, though nothing was done by the meeting's end. Rikkar-du told the clan leaders there to discuss his plan with the elders in their respective clans, and called for a meeting the next day. Afterwards, Rikkar-du met with Tassa and Jassar, though he decided to leave for his clan's temple after a conversation with his wife.

Death
"You doomed him as well as yourself with your defiance. Or did you think the Sith would make an enemy and allow him to live?"

- Darth Kruhl, speaking of Jassar's death, to Rikkar-du



After hearing of Rikkar-du's plans to oppose the Sith, Darth Kruhl returned to Munto Codru and met with him in the temple. Knowing that Darth Kruhl was going to kill him for his actions against the Sith, Rikkar-du decided to defend himself using two security droids. Rikkar-du was surpised to see Kruhl use the Force to destroy the droids, and the Sith revealed to Rikkar-du that he deactivated them before the meeting. Prepared to die, Rikkar-du drew out four knives, one for each arm he possessed, and attacked the Sith Lord. In defense, Kruhl used his lightsaber to defeat Rikkar-du by severing one of his hands.

While Rikkar-du was dying, Jassar tried to attack Kruhl to protect his father, though he was struck down with ease by Kruhl. After explaining that resistance to the Empire was futile, Kruhl turned his blade on Rikkar-du, and proceeded to kill him. Shortly after Rikkar-du's death, Kruhl was met by Kassek-ka, another clan leader who had attended Rikkar-du's meeting. Kasse-ka informed Kruhl that he had killed Tassa and that he was ready to let the Sith take control of Munto Codru. With Rikkar-du's death, Munto Codru became a planet controlled by the Sith.

Personality and traits
Rikkar-du was first and foremost a warrior, who cared deeply for his planet and was ready to die to stop the Sith's takeover of Munto Codru. He was an adept leader, who worked willingly with other clans to unite them. He cared deeply for his wife and son, and was devastated when he saw Darth Kruhl kill Jassar, who was his only son.

Behind the scenes
Rikkar-du appears for the first and last time in Star Wars Legacy 13: Ready to Die, and his character is used to further Darth Kruhl's character, who is featured in the issue.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 13: Ready to Die

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