Sanjay Rash/Legends

"Our true king has been silenced. The one you recognize is a traitor and a Separatist minion."

- Saw Gerrera

Sanjay Rash, self-stylized as His Royal Majesty King Sanjay Rash, was the tyrannical king who ruled Onderon during the Clone Wars and had ties with the Confederacy.

Biography
Rash was affiliated with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The true king was Ramsis Dendup, who was dethroned by Rash and joined the Onderon rebels. Rash was not the true king of the planet, but rather was placed there by the Separatists as a puppet ruler, so that they would have control of Onderon by proxy.

Around 20 BBY, some citizens of Onderon decided to rebel against Rash's droid occupation, forming the Onderon rebels. After they infiltrated Iziz, and started hit-and-run attacks on the droid army, Rash brought Dendup from his prison, accusing him of orchestrating the rebellion, which he denounced as terrorism, and demanded that he call them off. Dendup denied these accusations, pointing out that he has been in solitary confinement, allowed no contact with anyone, and insists that the people themselves are rising against Rash's rule. He suggested that Rash, as acting king, could end their rebellion by ending the droid occupation.

As night fell, the rebels destroyed the city power generator, enabling them to ambush the droids under cover of night while winning the people's support. As Rash's Bivall aide Okalin informed him that his royal carriage was ambushed, Rash decided to make the chaos work in his favour and contacted Count Dooku, requesting more troops to defeat the growing rebellion, who pledged his support and promised to send a force led by Kalani, who will be a replacement general leading the army.

As the rebels began to step up their attacks, General Tandin identified Steela Gerrera, her brother Saw and Lux Bonteri as key members of the rebellion. Tandin suggested that the Onderon militia be allowed to handle the rebels, to which Kalani denied, stating that the rebels may have sympathizers amongst the Onderonian military ranks. Rash then summoned Dendup, once again demanding he call the rebellion off, to which the deposed king repeated he had no hand in starting.

The next day, Rash planned on publicly executing Dendup, along with Saw, who was captured attempting to rescue the deposed king. It was Rash's intention to demoralize the rebellion, as well as capture the rebels who attempt to rescue him. As soon as the rebels made their move, they were surrounded by droids and forced to surrender. But before Rash could proceed with the execution, Tandin and the military chose to rescue the rebels, having been convinced by Saw that Rash was not acting in Onderon's best interest. Tandin held Rash hostage, allowing Dendup, the rebels and his men to flee, even as Rash reminds the general that he'll be killed once he releases him. However, Jedi Ahsoka Tano emerged from the crowd and used the Force to knock down the droids, enabling Tandin and herself to escape. Rash's droids attempted pursuit, but the populace chose to impede them, openly declaring their support to the rebellion.

The rebels soon prepared for their final battle to take back the planet. Rash and Kalani sent a large force of battle droids and Heavy Missile Platform droid gunships to combat them. While the rebels were outnumbered, they seemed to have the upper hand.

At some point during this final skirmish, Dooku contacted Rash and Kalani. Rash quickly explained what was happening and that they would need even more help to defeat the rebels. Dooku was angered, not wanting another war to deal with. He commanded Kalani to call back all of the droid forces from the planet. As soon as the hologram of Dooku closed, Kalani shot Rash, killing him. Okalin quickly raised his hands, not wanting to suffer the same fate.

The droids did retreat from the planet, freeing Onderon and having Ramsis Dendup replace Rash as the king.

Personality and traits
Sanjay Rash was a selfish and cruel leader, having made citizens riot and protest against his Separatist occupation in the planet. Rash was also arrogant, considering him to be the true king of Onderon when he was really a puppet of the Confederacy.

Behind the scenes
King Sanjay Rash is voiced in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series by Kirk Thornton.