Eeth Koth/Legends

"Eeth's talents were great&mdash;as was his heart. He was a great Jedi and a good friend. I loved him then, and love him still."

- Sharad Hett, to Ki-Adi-Mundi

Eeth Koth was a Zabrak Jedi Master, and member of the Jedi High Council present when Qui-Gon Jinn presented Anakin Skywalker to the Council.

Iridonian Zabrak such as Eeth Koth were renowned for their mental discipline, which allowed them to tolerate great physical suffering. This ability was born of surviving their harsh environment. Koth was born in the violent slums of Nar Shaddaa, and was deemed too old to begin Jedi training at age four. However, he had the advantage of Zabrak thought control.

Early life
Eeth Koth was born in the slums of Nar Shaddaa and orphaned at a young age. The Jedi were his saviors, and, as a result, he dedicated himself totally to the Order. Although Koth was four years old at the time, the Jedi felt he was too strong to leave behind. Eeth was well respected by his peers, and even participated in the Concordance of Fealty with fellow Master Mace Windu. Koth trained Sharad Hett as his Padawan until 47 BBY, when the young apprentice went missing. In 44 BBY, he fought in the Fifth Battle of Qotile.

Yinchorri Uprising
Koth was one of ten Jedi that volunteered to travel to Yinchorr with Mace Windu, to bring the Yinchorri to peace. He was teamed up with Adi Gallia, Tsui Choi, and Theen Fida. Their group was dispatched to the planet Yitheeth. Their plan was to act as traders peddling plans for the new T-21 Hyper Particle Exchange Chamber. Koth noted that he had never heard of such an item. Adi had just made it up. Unfortunately for them, the plan went wrong and they were surrounded by a squad of Yinchorri warriors, led by Olmar Grahrk. The Jedi managed to defeat them, and they took Grahrk prisoner. Koth's group picked up the other two task forces with the only remaining Consular-class space cruiser, and proceeded to Yinchorr to rescue Master Windu's group. There was a fierce battle which cost the lives of three of the Jedi, including a Council member.

In 27 BBY, during the Ashaar Khorda crisis, Koth personally safeguarded Alderaan.

Jin'ha
Koth was sent with fellow Jedi Master Plo Koon to the planet of the Jin'ha to investigate the new warriors. When their ship crashed in the swamps they were both captured, however Qui-Gon Jinn managed to free them.

After hearing reports that Qui-Gon's slayer Darth Maul might have been an Iridonian Zabrak, Koth conducted an investigation, but after some time he failed to discover the identity of the deceased Sith Lord.

Battle of Geonosis
Koth was part of the Jedi task force sent to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padmé Amidala. He participated in the Battle of Geonosis, during which he fought and survived the initial ambush in the arena. A LAAT/i gunship that rescued Koth, Sora Bulq, and Tarados Gon was brought down by Separatist fire. Koth and Bulq both survived the attack, while Gon did not.

Battle of Korriban
In 22 BBY, Koth fought in the Battle of Korriban.

Run-in with Grievous
Later in the war, Koth was captured by Confederate General Grievous in a space battle with the cyborg, prompting the Jedi to mount a rescue mission to save Koth.

Towards the end of the Clone Wars, Koth was no longer on the Council. His seat was filled by fellow Zabrak Agen Kolar.

Powers and abilities
Eeth Koth was trained as a Jedi Guardian and was a talented swordsman being one of the few Jedi to make it into the survivors circle in the arena on Geonosis, though his gunship was shot down during the evacuation. Koth was known for having the rare Force power Crucitorn, enhancing his natural Zabrak ability to withstand torture. During the Yinchorri Uprising, he carried a green lightsaber.

Behind the scenes
In the initial development of the character, Eeth Koth was slated to be the leader of the Jedi High Council.

Eeth Koth was originally slated to return for Attack of the Clones, but when the original actor, Hassani Shapi, was unavailable for filming, Tux Akindoyeni was brought in to play the part. However, Tux's facial characteristics, skin tone, makeup, and hairstyle were all noticeably different from the Hassani version (in particular, Hassani's Koth had noticeable lined facial tattoos which Tux's lacked), and so Tux's Eeth Koth was thus deemed an entirely new character: Agen Kolar. Not only did the Kolar character therefore effectively take the place of Koth, Kolar went on to literally replace Koth on the Jedi Council by assuming his particular seat prior to Revenge of the Sith.

Although Koth was at the time considered canonically dead after the Battle of Geonosis, a Zabrak Jedi High Council member that appeared in two scenes of the Star Wars: Clone Wars Vol. 2 was initially officially credited as Agen Kolar but was animated instead with the unmistakable likeness of Eeth Koth. Although unverified at the time of the series' release if the character was intended to be Eeth Koth and then retroactively credited as Agen Kolar to avoid a continuity problem, Koth was confirmed in his Databank entry to have appeared in Clone Wars, as well as in "Grievous Intrigue," an upcoming episode of the 2009 The Clone Wars television series, where he will be voiced by actor Chris Edgerly.

In the illustrated screenplay of Episode III, Agen Kolar was mistakenly identified as Eeth Koth when Anakin Skywalker attended his first High Council meeting. All subsequent appearances were correctly identified as Agen Kolar. The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith also mistakenly identified Koth as Kolar in several photo captions.

Appearances

 * Yaddle's Tale: The One Below
 * Jedi Council: Acts of War
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Episode I Adventures 1: Search for the Lost Jedi
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic
 * Star Wars Episode I: I Am a Jedi
 * Star Wars: Obi-Wan
 * Star Wars Republic: Outlander
 * Star Wars Republic: Emissaries to Malastare
 * Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing
 * Star Wars Republic 39: The Stark Hyperspace War, Part 4
 * Star Wars Republic 41: The Devaronian Version, Part 2
 * Star Wars Republic: Rite of Passage
 * Star Wars: Zam Wesell
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
 * The Clone Wars: Wild Space
 * The Clone Wars: Wild Space
 * The Clone Wars: Wild Space

Notes and references
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