Watcher One

"I apologize for reneging on our deal, but I have orders. You understand. I recommend you surrender."

- Watcher One

Watcher One was codename for an Intelligence Operative of the Sith Empire.

Biography
During the Cold War, he was in charge of an operation on Taris to recover the former Galactic Republic scientist Doctor Nasan Godera, who was the creator of many Republic superweapons. In one of Godera's labs, Watcher One's forces encountered a Jedi Knight who was also looking for the doctor. Watcher One attempted to undermine the Jedi's confidence and resolve by revealing his knowledge of the Knight's exploits on Tython, but the Jedi remained determined to find Godera.

After the Knight defeated an ambush by the agent's forces, they helped Godera's droid RE-M0 repair the facility's computers so that they could track Godera's biosignature. By resetting the tracking relays, the Knight was able to track the Imperials to a base south of Lake Brell, in the ruins of an old chemical plant. The Jedi encountered a Rodian named Vulaa in the entrance, whose friend was injured. They told Vulaa to hide and keep his friend safe, while they headed deeper into the facility.

In the base, the Jedi found Doctor Godera lying dead at Watcher One's feet. However, RE-M0 arrived and revealed Watcher One's deception, and "Watcher One" and his assistants wavered and disappeared&mdash;leaving an Imperial shadow squad in their place. After they defeated the ambushers, the Jedi was contacted by Watcher One: he had been Vulaa, and his "friend" was the unconscious doctor. Watcher One then made a trade with the Jedi&mdash;he would reveal the location of a certain Sith assassin that was about to destroy a Republic colony in exchange for time to interrogate the doctor. The Knight was forced to accept, but continued to pursue Watcher One after he defeated the assassin.



By the time the Jedi caught up with him, Watcher One had gotten his information from the doctor and transmitted it to his superior, Darth Angral. Angral was furious with him for making a deal with his son's killer, and ordered Watcher One to bring the Jedi to Dromund Kaas so Angral could kill them himself.

Despite the Knight's request for the agent's surrender, they engaged in combat. The Jedi defeated Watcher One, but allowed the agent to leave in peace. Watcher One was surprised at the Jedi's generosity, but accepted the offer and departed, planning to live among the Republic and hide from Darth Angral. The Imperial allowed the Knight to rescue Godera, who was brought back to Coruscant.

Personality and traits
Watcher One was a very honorable and loyal man, who was very devoted to his assignments. He was perfectly willing to do anything to succeed in his mission, including compromising with the enemy and betraying other agents of the Empire. Watcher One was also skilled at interrogation and psychological manipulation, attempting to unnerve the Knight's resolve with his confident knowledge of the Jedi's exploits on Tython. His sense of honor prevented him from letting himself be arrested, so Watcher One attacked the Jedi in order to force the Knight to kill him.

Behind the scenes
Watcher One was created for Star Wars: The Old Republic, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game released by BioWare on December 20, 2011. He appears as the main antagonist in the Jedi Knight's class quest on the Republic version of Taris. The Knight pursues Watcher One across Taris in search of Doctor Godera. The Imperial agent forces the Knight to give him time to interrogate Godera by revealing the location of a Sith assassin named Rora Seake, who was preparing to destroy a Republic colony. Watcher One is later killed by the player after being defeated, as he refuses to be taken alive.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic