Tyvokka

"It was said he could sense the future. His instinctive knowledge of the Force centered him in the present but allowed him to intuit where all possibilities lead."

- Plo Koon

Tyvokka was a Wookiee Jedi Master of legendary status who sat on the Jedi Council during the Stark Hyperspace War.

Biography
Tyvokka was a rare Wookiee Jedi, and even rarer, a Wookiee Jedi Master who was one of the most respected members of the Council. Tyvokka carried with him a curved lightsaber, which suggests he may have used Form II, Makashi. He possessed advanced precognition skills and was a patient master to even his most frustrating Padawan, Plo Koon. The pair remained friends and partners after Plo Koon’s ascent to the rank of Jedi Knight, and Tyvokka continued to encourage his former apprentice to seek membership on the Jedi Council.



As the head of the Jedi team dispatched to Troiken, Tyvokka displayed his ability as a negotiator by holding together the representatives of the Stark Commercial Combine, the Trade Federation, and the Galactic Republic.

In an attempted political power grab, Stark tried to kill the Federation and Republic representatives, and Tyvokka was fatally injured after being shot by friendly battle droids. This happened because Gunray told the droids to kill everything accidentally and their first target was Tyvokka. After Qui-Gon saw this, he slashed down the droids to make them stop shooting. Unfortunately, it was too late for Tyvokka.

With his dying words, Tyvokka issued orders to Plo Koon to distribute to the remaining Jedi: Adi Gallia was to protect Senator Valorum, Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi were to disable the computer virus that Stark infected the Republic fleet with, and Plo Koon was to rally the Republic forces to quelch the conflict before the Senate lost its nerve. Finally, Tyvokka expressed his pride in his former apprentice, as well as his wish that Koon take his seat on the Council, and became one with the Force.

Plo Koon followed through with his former Master’s wishes, and rallied the troops to victory ending both the Fifth Battle of Qotile and the Stark Hyperspace Wars. Tyvokka’s empty seat on the Jedi Council was then filled by Plo Koon.

Tyvokka's Possible Lightsaber Combat Form
It is most probable that Tyvokka used form II Makashi, but there is no canocial source supporting this. Some sources say that Tyvokka was Count Dooku's inspiration for starting his Makashi training. It is also possible, but unlikely, that he is a Djem So practicioner yousing his Wookiee strength to defeat opponents. Other support for the theory that he used Makashi is that on a picture of him in a combat stance he is holding a Makashi syle handle in only one hand, which also suggests that he is a practicioner of Makashi. Also Tyvokka was quickly killed by blaster bolts by Trade Federation B-1 Battle Droids, even though B-1 Battle Droids carry a slow rate of fire E-5 blaster rifle. Makashi does not specialize in deflecting blaster bolts this would almost confirm his use of Makashi, but since there is no canocial source proving this it remains a unproven, but well suported theory.



Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War