Rahm Kota

Rahm Kota was an elder male Human Jedi and general during the Clone Wars who escaped Order 66.

History


Prior to joining the Jedi Order, Kota fought in the trench warfare that plagued his homeworld. While negotiating a peaceful resolution to a brutal conflict, Mace Windu befriended an 18 year old Kota. Once the mission was a success, Mace sought to bring Kota to Coruscant to begin training in the Jedi arts with Jedi Master Yoda as tutor. Obtaining few friends due to hostility, his courage was known to all, due to the fact he opted for the most hazardous missions. Kota became a tough, grizzled general and participant in many combat sorties during the Clone Wars.

After escaping Order 66, Kota disappeared into the Outer Rim territories. During the Jedi Purge he and his followers took over a TIE fighter construction yard over Nar Shaddaa, and was hunted down by an apprentice of Darth Vader. He believed that the apprentice had a far greater calling than just as Darth Vader's servant.

He carried a green lightsaber and at some point, lost his connection to the Force.

Behind the scenes

 * Kota is voiced by Cully Fredrickson, whose likeness was also used for the character.
 * Kota was a Japanese general who fought against British and Indian soldiers in Burma in 1943. Kota means "hen" in Greek. It is also used as pejorative, same as the English "chicken."
 * Leaked Hasbro toy catalogues were the first sources to hint at Kota's character as a "Samurai Jedi."
 * Kota's character was originally going to be the disembodied spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

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