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Early life/Jedi training section
Ulic Qel-Droma, a Human male, was born on the Core World of Alderaan, the son of Jedi Master Lien-Tsai Qel-Droma. Qel-Droma had a younger brother named Cay with whom he shared a deep bond, and both were Force-sensitives with great potential. However, although their mother taught them well in many subjects, she did not instruct them in the ways of the Force, as she believed that she could not keep the necessary distance between student and master with her children. Not wanting to commence their training too early, Lien-Tsai Qel-Droma waited until she believed Ulic and Cay had reached the proper age to send them to learn under skilled Arkanian Jedi Master Arca Jeth. In the meantime, Qel-Droma became well-known by the Alderaanian nobility, who largely disapproved of whatever he did and looked upon him with disdain. Qel-Droma, feeling the need to prove his worth, threw himself entirely into his studies and extracurricular activities, drawing the respect of his superiors as he turned his attention from challenge to challenge. However, Qel-Droma neglected his study of the Force in favor of his other pursuits, only focusing on it when all his other options were exhausted. Qel-Droma immediately discovered his natural talent with the Force, and in so gained a new confidence in himself.

Qel-Droma poured himself into his study of the Force and the Jedi way, so much so that his mother worried that he had missed the message of what the Jedi Order stood for and would have trouble if he continued that way. However, Qel-Droma dismissed her fears by quoting from the Jedi Code. Soon afterward, his mother sent both Ulic and Cay to Arkania to learn under Arca Jeth. On Arkania, the two Qel-Droma brothers met their fellow apprentice, Twi'lek Tott Doneeta, becoming fast friends with the Padawan. Ulic excelled in his Jedi training, learning and mastering the lightsaber combat techniques taught to him by Master Jeth before any of the Jedi Master's other apprentices. But Qel-Droma drew concern from Master Jeth due to his relentless efforts and often reckless attempts to prove himself. Qel-Droma was instructed not to act before thinking, and the apprentice vowed to rein in his natural urgings and make sure he was always in control. During his tutelage under Master Jeth, Qel-Droma also constructed his own lightsaber.

Legacy
In the year 10 ABY, millennia after Qel-Droma's death on Rhen Var, New Republic member Leia Organa Solo came into possession of the Tedryn Holocron, an ancient device that had existed since Qel-Droma's time and had taught Exar Kun himself. Solo was worried about her brother Luke Skywalker, a Jedi Knight who had, like Qel-Droma, undertaken a mission to defeat the dark side from within. The holocron's gatekeeper, a representation of long-dead Jedi Master Bodo Baas, told Solo the story of how Qel-Droma had tried the same by infiltrating the Krath, and how he fell to the dark side. The story stunned Solo, although she did not have enough time to hear the tale of Qel-Droma's redemption.

Personality and traits
In his younger days, Ulic Qel-Droma was pure of heart and purpose, and completely uncorrupted. Although he came across to some as arrogant, those who were close to him could attest that he simply possessed unbounded confidence. Qel-Droma was also very headstrong&mdash;refusing to back down from his position that infiltrating the Krath was the only way to deal with them&mdash; impulsive, and impressionable. Qel-Droma lacked the ability to ignore the disdainful words of the Alderaanian nobles, which drove him to give his all in his academic and extracurricular pursuits. As a young man, Qel-Droma always threw himself completely into his efforts, believing that he could do a better job than any of his peers. However, he was very fickle with his projects, quickly becoming bored with them and shifting his attention to something else. Qel-Droma contained a great amount of personal pride, refusing to study the Force in his early years because he didn't want to be seen as having to ride his mother's coat-tails to succeed. When he discovered his talent in the Force, he was delighted, and gained an increased self-confidence. During his Jedi training, Qel-Droma displayed a tendency to act before thinking, and piqued concerns from his mother, a Jedi Master in her own right, that he had missed the underlying purpose of the Jedi Order.

After his encounter with the Krath he changed completely; he became a powerful dark side warrior, who led bloodthirsty and militaristic campaigns and spread death and disorder at a genocidal level.

Powers and abilities
Qel-Droma was multilingual, able to speak Galactic Basic, Ryl, Arkanian, and the Sith language.

Behind the scenes
Continuity:
 * Making Star Wars Comics Come Alive&mdash;"There's somewhat of a connection to Luke. As a matter of fact, Ulic is sort of an anagram of Luke. This guy ends up going totally over to the dark side. So the idea is, we take the young, idealistic hero, don't make him look like Skywalker, make him a different person, but the definite type&mdash;the impulsive, young warrior who's very sure of himself." - Tom Veitch
 * Dark Empire endnotes says he was a Jedi Master, but he wasn't in the comics
 * Dark Empire endnotes says he disappeared for "a number of years" when he joined the Krath, but in the comics it was only like a few months

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon
 * Tales of the Jedi 3: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, Part 1
 * Tales of the Jedi 4: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, Part 2
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
 * Tales of the Jedi audio adaptation
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith audio adaptation
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
 * Shadows and Light
 * Tales of the Jedi: Redemption
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 8: Flashpoint, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 48: Demon, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Timeline 10: The Exar Kun War
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars
 * Dark Empire audio drama
 * Dark Apprentice
 * Champions of the Force
 * I, Jedi
 * Shades of Gray
 * Darksaber
 * Darksaber