Vylagos

"I am an engineer. I work for whoever hires me."

- Vylagos

Vylagos was a male Skakoan engineer from the Core Worlds planet Skako who built experimental weapons and war matériel for the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. Around 21 BBY, he invented a wormhole generator that was accidentally activated by the 313th Legion, a Republic military unit, on Ando Prime. Another Republic unit, Excelsior Company, was then sent to Ando Prime to investigate.

Biography
Sometime before the Clone Wars, Vylagos, a Skakoan male, was born on the ecumenopolis planet Skako, in the Core Worlds. By 21 BBY, he had been hired as an engineer by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. During his time employed by the Confederacy, he had invented at least two weapons. One of these was a wormhole creator, which was intended to be used in a sneak attack against the galactic capital Coruscant by transporting battalions of battle droids straight into the capital without having to break through its extensive defenses. Before the wormhole creator could be perfected, however, it was accidentally activated by the Galactic Republic's 313th Legion and Jedi Master Po Bandis during a battle, sending Confederate General Terrus, the 313th's clone troopers, and the Jedi Master off-world in a matter of seconds. Vylagos was later found on the Mid Rim planet Ando Prime by the Republic's Excelsior Company, who was sent to investigate the 313th's disappearance, and was interrogated by Vargus, the company's clone leader.

Vargus forced Vylagos to activate the device twice more, sending clones to a planet on the other side of the galaxy and back to rescue the lost legion of troopers.

Personality and traits
"I do not get involved in politics."

- Vylagos

Vylagos was disdainful of the Confederacy and politics in general. He instead worked for whoever hired him, regardless of their political stance.

Behind the scenes
Vylagos was created for the 2008 The Clone Wars: The Lost Legion novel, a "Decide Your Destiny" young reader book based on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film. The book was written by Jake Forbes.

Alternative outcomes
Since The Lost Legion is a Decide Your Destiny novel, there are many alternative outcomes for the situation depicted within. These are all decided upon by the reader. When elements of Excelsior Company begin investigating the missing legion's disappearance, they come upon a device dropped by cyborg Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies Grievous. Following coordinates on the scanner, they find a Confederate outpost. Trying to escape the outpost at the same time is Vylagos. The clone troopers then have a choice of whether to follow Vylagos immediately or radio to their commander for further orders. If the reader decides to contact the commander, he will order the clone troopers to chase after Vylagos. However, the troopers will not catch Vylagos in time, and he escapes. If the reader chooses to follow Vylagos without contacting the commander, the clones catch him before he escapes, and the rest of Excelsior Company arrive at the outpost to interrogate him. Vylagos then tells the company of his creation, and of how the 313th Legion accidentally activated it. The reader then has a choice to either transport through a wormhole created by the machine, or stay behind. If the reader decides to stay behind, the machine will malfunction and be destroyed, transporting several clone troopers to a random location in the process. The remaining troopers of Excelsior Company then force Vylagos to begin building a new machine, even though it will take several months to complete. If the trooper decides to go through the wormhole, they will be transported to a planet beyond the Outer Rim.

Another way Excelsior Company first encounters Vylagos is during a reconnaissance mission around Ando Prime. While two of the troopers are carrying out this mission, they find the Confederate outpost. Inside, lying on a table, is Vylagos, unconscious. One of the troopers, a medic, inspects Vylagos with his FX-3 medical assistant droid. The medic then has a choice: to inject Vylagos with a bacta injection, or operate on him directly. If the medic chooses to operate, his unfamiliarity with the Skakoan anatomy will cause him to make his incision in the wrong place&mdash;sending Vylagos into a coma. Republic scientists are then sent to Ando Prime to examine the comatose Skakoan and his invention. If the medic chooses the bacta injection, Vylagos wakes up and explains his invention to the two troopers. The rest of Excelsior Company then arrives and Vylagos, using his invention, sends several of them to the planet the 313th legion was transported to. Later, the clones return with the lost legion of clone troopers, and destroy Vylagos's invention.

Appearances

 * The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: The Lost Legion