Dorsk 81

Dorsk 81 was one of the 83 clones from the Dorsk lineage.

Upbringing
He came from the planet of Khomm where, circa a thousand years before Dorsk 81 was created, the Khommites had believed that their genetic structure was perfect and had frozen evolution by creating clones. Dorsk 81, however, was slightly different from his ancestors, in his mind and spirit and his ability to allow the Force to flow through him. Because of this difference, Dorsk 81 felt that he was a failure to his race, until he heard that the New Republic was rebuilding the order of Jedi Knights.

Jedi Knight
When Luke Skywalker set up his Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, Dorsk 81 went to see him to seek guidance. Dorsk decided to stay, and became one of the first twelve trainees that Luke taught. The diversity of the jungle world was bewildering for the sheltered man, but he slowly learned to cope with it, becoming friends with the Dathomiri Kirana Ti and the young Kyp Durron. Dorsk was also present during the duel between Gantoris and Luke Skywalker.



At one point he journeyed into the jungle with Kyp to the temple of Exar Kun. There Kyp put him to sleep while he learned from the Sith Lord. Kyp would later betray Dorsk, fleeing the Academy in the Suncrusher. Dorsk 81 worked with the other students to defeat Exar Kun, and later forgave Kyp, realizing he was under the sway of the Sith Lord. After he was knighted, he left the Academy to became a Jedi watchman of Khomm.

Khomm, however, was not open to this role, expecting Dorsk to slot back into his old roles. Unable to accept this, or to integrate his new knowledge and experience, Dorsk left soon after with Kyp to investigate the Deep Core. There they stumbled upon a resurgent Imperial faction. At a hyped-up rally they discovered this group was led by none other than Admiral Daala—against whom Kyp had gone on a personal crusade and believed to be dead. In a loud outburst, their presence was discovered at the rally and they had to flee quickly.

Having identified Dorsk 81 as a Khommite, Gilad Pellaeon and Daala decided to add Khomm to their list of targeted worlds. Dorsk tried to warn his people and predecessors, but they refused to believe him. Many clone was destroyed in the assault on Khomm.

The ultimate sacrifice
"They're gone, my friend."

- Dorsk 81 to Kyp Durron

Fleeing back to the Jedi Academy in a stolen Imperial shuttle, Dorsk 81 and Kyp Durron arrived just in time to warn a group of 30 gathered students of an impending attack. Daala and Pellaeon were determined to wipe out the Jedi as a symbolic victory (They would not be the only movement to attempt this feat).

Fortunately the students were not at the main temple, but rather at the Temple of the Blueleaf Cluster, which confused the Imperials into designating this as their primary target. Fighting against the first wave of TIE fighters, Dorsk 81 hurled rocks at the ships using the Force, causing it to crash. The other students did likewise, repelling the first wave of TIE fighters and bombers.

Realising their vunerability in the jungle, Kyp called a retreat to the main temple. There they fought off a ground assault force, Dorsk again using the Force to good effect, knocking an AT-ST into a jungle tree. In the short reprieve between assault waves, the Jedi gathered for a planning session in the War Room. Aware of the 17 Imperial I-class Star Destroyers in orbit, Dorsk suggested using the Force to thrust them away, afterall "Size matter not".

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Arranging the Jedi on the outside points of the Grand Temple, Dorsk stood alone on the observation deck, atop a Force apex. All the Jedi channeled their power through him, and surrendering fully to the Force, Dorsk shoved the Star Destroyers end-over-end out of the star system. The enormous Force power flowing through him, overpowered his body, burning through it. As Kyp raced up the temple to catch Dorsk, he uttered his final words: "they're gone, my friend.".

Legacy
The removal of the Star Destroyers left only the ground forces to mop up. The Jedi did this easily, aided by the return of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. Admiral Daala would arrive in her Knight Hammer but shortly after Admiral Ackbar arrived with a New Republic fleet that defeated her. Dorsk 81 was later buried in a grove in the Yavin jungle, a grey plinth marking his grave. His was the second plinth placed there, (Gantoris' the first) but in time it would be joined by many others.

The destruction of the Khommite society and the heroic sacrifice of Dorsk 81 would shock the Khommite people out of their complaceny and into a reform of the ways. Dorsk 81 was deified by them, and two of his successors, Dorsk 82 and Dorsk 83, would go on to study at the Jedi Praxeum. Dorsk 82 would struggle with coming to terms with the legacy of Dorsk 81, but eventually would give is life as a sacrifice to protect innocents during the Yuuzhan Vong War.

Appearances

 * Dark Apprentice
 * Champions of the Force
 * I, Jedi
 * Darksaber
 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest