Tarados Gon

Tarados Gon was a Force-sensitive Klatooinian who served as a Jedi Knight in the Jedi Order. In 22 BBY, Gon was part of the assault team led by Jedi Master Mace Windu who traveled to the planet Geonosis to save Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi from execution by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

The Jedi engaged the Separatist forces in the Petranaki arena, but sustained heavy casualties, with Gon and the other survivors eventually finding themselves surrounded. After refusing to surrender to the Separatist Count Dooku, the Jedi were rescued by the arrival of an army of clone troopers led by Grandmaster Yoda, who turned the battle round and defeated the Separatists.

Geonosis strike team
Tarados Gon was a member of Klatooinian species who was born Force-sensitive and inducted into the Jedi Order, who served as guardians of the Galactic Republic. By the year 22 BBY, Gon had risen to the rank of Jedi Knight and was amongst the two-hundred Jedi assault team led by Jedi Master Mace Windu who traveled to the planet Geonosis in order to rescue Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Kenobi had been captured by the Confederacy of Independent Systems and was due to be executed in the Geonosian Petranaki arena alongside his Padawan Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padmé Amidala, who had been captured trying to rescue Kenobi.

The Battle of Geonosis
Gon and the other Jedi infiltrated the arena while Kenobi and the other prisoners managed to avoid death in the arena, revealing themselves when Windu confronted the Separatist leader Count Dooku. The Jedi then engaged an army of battle droids deployed to the arena, with Gon fighting on the arena floor. During the battle, a shot from an LR1K sonic cannon struck a pillar near Gon, spraying debris at the Jedi and causing the Klatooinian to stumble.

The Jedi sustained heavy casualties, and soon Gon and most of the other survivors found themselves surrounded in a circle at the center of the arena. Dooku called for his droids to cease firing and commended the efforts of the Jedi, before offering them a chance to surrender.

Last stand
Windu refused the offer and Dooku gave the order for Gon and the others to be killed, but before the battle droids could begin firing, Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry gunships descended on the arena carrying an army of clone troopers led by Grandmaster Yoda.

As the droids began firing, the gunships landed in a perimeter around the surviving Jedi in order to rescue them. The Jedi then boarded the ships, which left the arena and carried their occupants to join the wider battle outside. The arrival of the clones ultimately turned the battle in the Jedi and Republic's favor, allowing them to defeat the Separatist forces and force them to flee.

Personality and traits
Tarados Gon was a Force-sensitive Klatooinian with brown skin.

Equipment
Gon wore a light brown tunic with dark brown pants and used a blue-bladed lightsaber.

Behind the scenes
Tarados Gon first appeared in the 2003 prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. The character was first identified in the current canon in the 2018 reference book Star Wars: Alien Archive - Species Guide, which was written by Katrina Pallant and Nicole Clubb. The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first used in the 2003 reference book Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, which was written by Curtis Saxton and Simon Beecroft.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones