Vandar Tokare

Vandar Tokare was a Jedi Master and one of the Jedi Council members on Dantooine's Jedi Training Academy during the Jedi Civil War, in addition to serving on the Jedi High Council of Coruscant. Vandar was of the same species as Yoda, but possessed a different skin tone and minimal speech pattern similarities to that of Yoda.

Biography


Before the onset of the Mandalorian Wars, Master Vandar taught many pupils, including Zayne Carrick, Revan, and the Jedi Exile. At one point, Vandar discussed the abilities of the Exile with Master Vrook Lamar. Master Vandar saw the immense potential of the Exile, and believed her to be a natural leader who would remain a Jedi &mdash; while Master Vrook saw the Exile as weak in the Force, and believed she would eventually fall to the dark side.

By 3,964 BBY, Vandar was the head Master of the Dantooine Jedi Enclave. Having faith in his fellow Jedi Masters, he refused to believe Zayne Carrick's allegations when the fugitive Padawan told him about the Padawan Massacre of Taris. Instead, he suggested that Zayne himself may have committed the crime and not recalled it correctly, due to the dark side of the Force.

Vandar was believed to have seen a vision of a horrible war, in which the galaxy would be placed in darkness, as revealed by Bastila Shan on Taris. It is not known what exactly he saw, but it was this vision that caused the Jedi Council to not act in the Mandalorian Wars.

Master Vandar participated in the Battle of Rakata Prime, acting as an advisor alongside Admiral Forn Dodonna.

He was killed by Darth Nihilus as the Sith Lord used his powers to destroy all life on the planet of Katarr during the Jedi Conclave.

Behind the scenes

 * Vandar can also die if the player makes the dark side choice in KOTOR 1. Vandar dies along with Admiral Forn Dodonna aboard a Republic capital ship, destroyed by Sith fighters.
 * Vandar is voiced by veteran voice actor Tom Kane, who has done the voice of Yoda in several video games and the popular mini-series, Clone Wars.
 * Master Vandar is the only known member of his species to have a surname, in contrast to Yoda and Yaddle. He is the only member of the species to be introduced in EU.
 * Some fans have gained the belief that Vandar Tokare actually survived the Conclave of Katarr, hiding out like other survivors in the aftermath, despite Vrook explicitly stating the contrary. However, there is no actual evidence for this, only fan speculation.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 9: Flashpoint Interlude: Homecoming
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

Vandar Tokare