Kol Skywalker

"I am Kol Skywalker, servant of the living Force! None of you will pass!"

- Kol Skywalker

Kol Skywalker was the descendant of Ben Skywalker and a leading member of the Jedi Council in the decades leading up to the Sith-Imperial War and the father of Cade Skywalker.

Biography


An honorable and highly-motivated man, he preferred training to politics, and accordingly he tended to spend his time at the Jedi Academy on Ossus rather than the Temple on Coruscant. However, Kol was not simply a man of peace, but also a cunning warrior: he passed on this knowledge of combat to his students, believing that this made them better able to serve the ultimate end of peace throughout the Galaxy.

During his lifetime, Kol had two apprentices: first Wolf Sazen and then Shado Vao. Sazen later became the master to his son, Cade Skywalker.



Kol was the champion of the Ossus Project, and following the failure of the wider Vongforming project and the defeat of the Galactic Alliance in the Sith-Imperial War, he was one of the Jedi who withdrew to Ossus rather than submit to the Empire. He ultimately sacrificed himself in defense of the Academy during the Massacre at Ossus, giving Cade and other jedi younglings a chance to flee the ensuing chaos. Kol encouraged Cade to flee and plunged into battle where he defeated Darth Nihl and proceeded to slaughter his Sith lackeys. Unfortunately for Kol, an injured Nihl launched a barrage of Force lightning from behind, ending the life of the valiant Jedi.

Behind the scenes
The name Kol has appeared once before as a forename for a human male in Star Wars, with New Republic pilot Kol Eyttyn in Hero's Trial. It has also been recorded as a male forename among the Yevetha, Gran, Advozsec and Sakiyan, and it is borne by one Yuuzhan Vong character, Kol Yabu. It is also a semi-anagram of his ancestor's name, Luke.

Kol's last lines bear some resemblance to Gandalf's last lines in Moria: "I am a servant of the Secret Fire...You cannot pass!" Ganner Rhysode's last lines are also similar to Gandalf's speech at Moria.

It is also heavily speculated that Kol might still be alive, as we have never seen him become one with the Force. In response to why it was Luke Skywalker who showed up as a ghost to Cade and not Kol, John Ostrander said (on theforce.net): "Why Luke and not Kol? THAT'S a very good question and, yes, we do have a reason. And, yes, it's more than just playing with the fans."

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy: Broken