Dorian Janarus

"All politicians are liars."

- Janarus

Janarus was a Human male who was elected as Supreme Chancellor of the Republic in order to replace Paran Am-Ris. General Garza of the Republic Special Forces, Governor Saresh of Taris and the Mantellian Separatist Movement were among his political rivals.

Biography
When the Republic was at war, Supreme Chancellor Janarus had long served as a loyal member to his the people and the Galactic Republic as Senator of Coruscant. However, the war was not good for the republic when the Sith Empire struck a humble and leaderless carnage, known as the Sacking of Coruscant. It was the resolute leadership in which Janarus pulled his crippled homeworld back together that earned him the unified respect of the people and the Galactic Senate. When the assembly met, Janarus was unanimously elected to take up the office of Supreme Chancellor Paran Am-Ris, who was killed in an attack during the Cold War.

In the following years since his inauguration, the unified support of his peers has steadily fractured as many system governments continue to chafe at the costs of rebuilding and his military advisors grow increasingly frustrated with his refusal to take sterner action to stamp out sedition, but Janarus's stance has always been that the Republic's core values of freedom, justice, and the right to self-governance are much more important to protect when standing in the face of the brutally tyrannical Sith Empire.

While Janarus met with Jedi Master Jun Seros, he was targeted by the Empire when he became embroiled in a political scandal. Janarus publicly condemned the actions of the bounty hunter for allegedly caused the deaths of a Jedi and Republic delegation on Nar Shaddaa, among a kilometer long list of false crimes filed by Seros. A large bounty was placed on the Hunter's head, coveted by multiple bounty hunters and the Empire severed ties with the Hunter.

The Hunter was summoned by Darth Tormen, who offered revenge against both Janarus and Seros. But as the two are on Coruscant, far beyond the Hunter's reach, Tormen devised a way to draw them out. By having the Hunter ensure Corellia's succession from the Republic into the Empire, Janarus would be forced to ratify the treaty. But not before Seros convinced him that he could rally Corellia's Green Jedi to liberate the planet from Imperial rule. The Hunter killed Seros and took his effects, providing access to Janarus' flagship, the Founder. Confronted by the very bounty hunter he wronged, Janarus states that he had already discovered the extent of Seros' actions and the significant amount of resources for the capture of Kellian Jarro's murderer. He explains that he had already disclosed Jun's actions to the public, effectively clearing the Hunter's name of the false crimes. He even offered to grant immunity for the Hunter's true crimes in exchange for killing Tormen, whom he explains to be a mass murderer. The Hunter refused his offer, either killing him or freezing him in carbonite for delivery to Tormen.

Janarus is ultimately replaced as Supreme Chancellor by Governor Saresh of Taris

Personality and traits
Supreme Chancellor Janarus was a dedicated servant of the Republic who stood up to uphold the Republic's ideals in a time of political upheaval. He demonstrated a great capacity for leadership after the Sacking of Coruscant by uniting the people and restoring stability. Nevertheless, he had a number of political rivals.

Behind the scenes
Janarus is identified in an entry on The Old Republic website's Holonet databank which features Aurebesh phrases such as "Key to Corellia," and "Dangerous Friends."

Janarus is the main focus of Chapter III of the Bounty Hunter storyline. For light side points, the Bounty Hunter has the option of sparing his life and forcing him to "face the music".

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic