Visas Marr

"My life for yours."

- Visas Marr, to the Jedi Exile

Visas Marr was a female Miraluka, informal apprentice to the Jedi Exile, and only survivor of the Devastation of Katarr. Bound to Darth Nihilus, the slayer of her people, she was made his Sith apprentice and walked the path of the dark side until she was sent after the Exile, who eventually swayed her towards the light side. In 3,951 BBY she was instrumental to the Battle of Telos IV, in which she met her former Master in battle and came out victorious. She returned to her homeworld of Katarr after parting ways with the Exile, following the Destruction of Malachor V. After the end of the Dark Wars, Visas would play a pivotal role in rebuilding the Jedi Order.

Background
"There are many kinds of hate, and all of them have the call of the dark side in them."

- Visas Marr to the Jedi Exile

Approximately 3,952 BBY, Visas's homeworld of Katarr, a Miraluka colony in the Mid Rim, was chosen to host a secret Jedi conclave in the wake of the First Jedi Purge. Jedi Master Atris, who was to attend the conclave, leaked knowledge of the meeting, and as a result, the planet was rendered lifeless by Darth Nihilus who was drawn there from the Outer Rim, unable to ignore the chance to consume the power profusion that the planet represented with some of the most powerful Masters of the Jedi Order assembled on a world as rich in the Force as the Miraluka's.

Miralukas are typically made uneasy by the looks of things untouched by the Force, so when Visas saw Katarr wiped clean of life, and was severed from all she had been connected to, the pain was too much. Vulnerable at best, when Nihilus took her for his own and tried to make her believe in his cause, he succeeded. He made her see the galaxy as her people never could, sentients on other planets disconnected from themselves, insensitive to the Force, and she wished to die.

This vision severely damaged her Force Sight&mdash;which she, as a Miraluka, had to solely rely on, having no physical sight&mdash;and it convinced her that all life must die, that he was bringing order where there was chaos, so she became Nihilus's apprentice.

About a year later, Visas, as well as Nihilus, felt a disturbance in the Force caused by the Jedi Exile's reconnection to the Force and the decisions she made during her journey. However, neither one was aware that the Exile was its source, as the disturbance was perceived as an echo rippling through the Force. After that discovery, Nihilus sent Visas to trace the unusual anomaly.

Journeys with the Exile
"Her presence here is a threat to us. To you. Do not underestimate her&hellip; or her loyalty."

- Kreia, to the Jedi Exile

Visas infiltrated the Ebon Hawk and engaged the Exile in lightsaber combat&mdash;only to be defeated, wounded, and have her lightsaber broken. This caused Visas to abandon Nihilus and pledge her life to the Exile, who, to the surprise and displeasure of certain crew members, took her to the medical bay instead of ending her life.

Impressed by the Exile's strength, Visas rediscovered hope and came to consider that perhaps the universe was not as her master had showed her, and that maybe with her help the Exile might be able to stop him. She refused, however, to guide the Exile to him untested and without her potential realized, as she felt the Jedi was not yet ready to face such a threat and feared to lose her only hope. She foresaw that they would meet in the near future, however.

From that moment, Visas aided the Jedi in the search for the remaining Jedi Masters. During their journey, she would speak of her past and the destruction of her homeworld, and from her the Exile would learn to see through the Force as one of her people, a most rare and precious gift. Her heart would finally be put to rest when the time came to accompany the Exile to the flagship of her former master, the Ravager, for their final confrontation.

As they made their way to the bridge, Visas took some time to visit her old meditation chamber one last time, finally coming to terms with the destruction of Katarr. Her newfound strength would see her through the trial ahead, not for vengeance but for the sake of all life. In a final test of allegiance, Visas confronted Darth Nihilus with her fate resting solely on the Exile, who gave her the chance to stand up to the one who had wounded her. As they were taken aback by the Sith Lord's devastating powers, the Exile realized Visas was his link to that place, and struggling as she was holding up an entire world Visas exploited that bond to weaken her former master. Together, with the help of Mandalore the Preserver, they managed to defeat him. Before they could make haste to flee the destruction of the ship, Visas had to behold what lay beneath Nihilus's death mask in order to sever the last remaining bond between them.

After the events of the Dark Wars, Visas would have a vital role in the subsequent restoration of the Jedi Order. Furthermore, according to Darth Traya's final predictions, she returned to her homeworld and, looking upon its surface, finally saw what she was meant to see. What that may have been is rather unclear, although Kreia did mention that the Exile had indeed saved her.

Personality and traits
"...but please, do not harm her... do not what you did to me... I beg you."

- Visas Marr to Darth Nihilus, confrontation on the Ravager

Not much was known about Visas' view of the world before tragedy befell her. If one assumed her to be a typical representative of her species, then she would have been thoughtful, cautious and deliberating, with little thought for personal gain or glory. Furthermore, she most probably would have felt strongly committed to any course of action that she had chosen to undertake. What was known, however, was that the trauma of seeing her world die through the Force left her shattered and vulnerable, her Force Sight damaged. Darth Nihilus took advantage of this and twisted her psyche until she became utterly subservient and hopeless, disconnected from herself and life, a mere shell of a being.

Visas' defeat at the hands of the Exile proved to be the catalyst needed that allowed her to break Nihilus's hold over her and restore her own free will. She confessed to the Exile that the very fact that the Exile's nature had eluded her master, gave her hope that he could be defeated. The journey in search of the Jedi Masters reestablished Visas connection to life and believing the Exile responsible for this, she vowed to protect her. Although, she never quite lost her servile attitude, Visas gained the confidence and self-respect that completely severed the bond to her former master and enabled her to rediscover herself.

Powers and abilities
Like all of her species, the Miraluka, Visas was born physically blind and instead relied on Force Sight to 'see' the physical world. Though this Force power was a characteristic of the Miraluka, it was not species restrictive and Visas would later teach its use to the Exile. She was also known to be highly gifted with Force Sense, as was evidenced by her detection of the Exile, from across the galaxy, during her time as apprentice to Darth Nihilus.

The depth of her Force-sensitivity granted Visas the ability to manipulate the Force to move or control the direction of objects through space. This was commonly known as the Jedi's object movement power and also referred to as Telekinesis. The use of this talent included Force Pull, Force Push and the deflection of projectiles. It is unknown as to which of these telekinetic forces Visas had mastered.

Furthermore, Visas was highly skilled in the use of what were considered to be dark side powers, such as Force Grip, Force Choke and Force Lightning. It has also been said that her connection to the dark side gave her the use of Dark Healing, a poorly understood ability that is believed to be a variant of the light side Force Healing.

Visas' return to the light side following her defeat at the hands of the Exile allowed her to continue training as a Jedi Sentinel, which meant that she favored neither the use of a lightsaber nor the Force, instead, maintained a balance of both.

Behind the scenes
Visas Marr first appeared as a non-player character in the computer and video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, in which she was voiced by American actress Kelly Hu. Visas's story was later elaborated in the six-page comic Unseen, Unheard featured in Star Wars Tales 24.

Visas Marr's name most likely originates from the Latin word visus (meaning "sight") and the verb mar (meaning "impair").

If the Exile chooses the path of the dark side, then Visas will forget about Katarr and will have an unstoppable vengeance against anyone that has ever hurt her physically or emotionally. Additionally, if the Exile follows the light path, while meditating in the Ravager Visas hears whispers; if the Exile follows the dark side path, Visas hears screams.

The player can sacrifice Visas on the Ravager to weaken Nihilus, but only if she is wearing standard clothes and wielding a melee weapon or a lightsaber.

If during their initial confrontation, the Jedi Exile asks Visas what has she done to the Ebon Hawk's crew, they will still be intact and can help fight her.

Having Visas become a companion of the Exile is a prerequisite for gaining a prestige class.

Visas is one of two females who will refuse to be the dancer in the player quest Vogga's Dancers. The other female is Kreia.

In Wizards of the Coast's Champions of the Force miniatures set, the Jedi Sentinel miniature resembles Visas Marr.

Romance
If the player is using a male character, Visas, along with Brianna, is intended to be one of two romantic interests that can be chosen. Technically, however, it is not possible to have a romance with either one. Unlike the first KotOR game, there isn't a dialog driven romance progression. As long as the male Exile has a high enough influence with Visas, she will come to him and confess her love, although the player's character is unable to return those feelings.

There are also several instances of dialog and cut scenes with other characters that allude to the romances. For instance, Visas teaching the male Exile Force Sight will cause Brianna to become jealous. Kreia will also speak of the player character's 'basic urges' in regard to Visas. If the player character attempts to flirt with Mira, she will rebuff him and comment on his existing female 'entourage'.

Cut content
Like with many other characters, Visas's role was originally greater, but some details and scenes were not implemented the final game.

There is an item called "Visas Marr's lightsaber" that can be obtained by using a cheat code. This item is a slightly more efficient red-bladed lightsaber with no special features other than Visas's name on it.

At the rebuilt Jedi Enclave: After Kreia attacks either the Jedi Masters or the player (dependent on character alignment), she asks Visas to take her to Nihilus. Visas then realizes that Kreia is evil.

Ebon Hawk
According to developer comments in her conversation file, in the middle of the initial battle between the player and Visas, she would use her Force Sight to blind the player.

After Visas joins the player character's party, and is in possession of a lightsaber, the player would be able to spar with her under Kreia's supervision.

Ravager
Visas exchanges dialog with Mandalore the Preserver, where they each tell one another not to betray the other. Later, Mandalore is injured and Visas would heal him. Mandalore would then speak about what Revan did to him.

The fight with Nihilus expanded: Nihilus raises both the player and Visas into the air. The player then has the option to become Nihilus's new apprentice (truth or lie). If truth, the player character turns on Visas and kills her. If lie, then both the player and Visas attack Nihilus.

Malachor V
In the cut ending, Visas joins the other party members in confronting and trying to kill Kreia in the Trayus Academy, but they are incapacitated by Kreia's Force Crush and imprisoned by Darth Sion.

In at least one possible ending for a male player character (presumably the dark side ending), Brianna provokes Visas into a fight by telling her how she seduced the Exile (triggered by previous dialog options abaord the Ebon Hawk) when the player enters the Proving Grounds of the Trayus Academy. Then, depending on the outcome of the fight and after Darth Traya's defeat, the Exile would leave either Visas or Brianna in charge of the Trayus Academy with instructions to train the Force-sensitives who would come in time. The player character would then set off for the Unknown Regions in search of Revan.

Appearances

 * Unseen, Unheard
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords