Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (comics)

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

First issue of "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic"

Publishing company	Dark Horse Comics
Subject	Star Wars
Genre	Science Fiction
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing
Release date(s)	January 2006 - Present
Country	USA
Language	English

Creative team
Script writer	John Jackson Miller
Artist(s)	Brian Ching

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a 2006 monthly comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. It is part of their 20th anniversary retooling of its long-running Star Wars series of comics, replacing Star Wars: Republic, which itself spun out as a prequel-era series of their original Star Wars title when it was divided into two more focused books, the other being the original trilogy-focused title Star Wars: Empire. It takes place in the same timeline as the video games of the same name, eight years prior to the first game.

1 Synopsis
2 Main Characters
3 Issues
4 Story Arcs
5 Trade Paperbacks

[edit] Synopsis

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Zayne Carrick, a young Padawan training at the Jedi Academy on Taris is given one last chance at capturing a notorious Snivvian smuggler known as Marn "Gryph" Hierogryph which will allow him to be promoted to Jedi Knight at the academy graduation ceremony the very same day. After numerous hurdles along the way, Zayne manages to capture Gryph, but is late to the graduation ceremony. Upon arriving back at the academy, Zayne is horrified to find the Jedi Masters, his included, standing over the slain corpses of his fellow Padawans. Instinctively, he flees from the scene with Gryph and the two are soon framed for the murder of the Padawans. With no other option, Zayne must now learn the ins and outs of being an outlaw, with Gryph as his mentor, hoping to stay alive long enough to clear his name and discover the reason why the Jedi Masters murdered his friends at the academy.

[edit] Main Characters

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[edit] Zayne Carrick

A young Padawan who trained at the Jedi Academy on Taris. He is a kind-hearted young man who unfortunately has a dubious connection with the Force at best. He is also a bit clumsy, unlucky, and danger-prone, but he always tries to do the right thing and helps others when he can. When he was framed for the murder of his fellow students by the Jedi Masters, he found himself stuck as Gryph's "intern" and has since been searching the Galaxy for a way to clear his name and bring the Jedi Masters to justice

[edit] Marn "Gryph" Hierogryph

A Snivvian smuggler who's bark is much worse than his bite. Gryph has always had a dream about becoming a big, notorious criminal, but his crimes usually go unnoticed compared to other lowlife in the galaxy. He is notoriously greedy and will do almost anything to make a few easy credits, no matter how much danger it may bring to him and his companions. Despite this, he is far from a cold-hearted murderer and has shown compassion more than once while traveling with Zayne. He also has a seemingly endless supply of underworld connections when it comes to dealing with all the low-life criminals around the galaxy.

[edit] Jarael

A young female Arkanian who acts as Camper's bodyguard. Camper had saved Jarael's life long ago and since then she has been protecting him from those who would seek to harm him in an effort to repay him. She is a bit brash and easily angered, especially when it comes to the well-being of Camper, but she is an excellent fighter and loyal friend. She often refers to Camper as "Perero" which means "Honored Elder" in Arkanian, showing that she deeply respects and honors the old man.

[edit] Camper

Camper is an elderly Arkanian inventor and mechanic who fled his homeplanet of Arkania with Jarael due to being hunted by an Arkanian corporation known as Adascorp. Due to his old age, Camper's memory has begun to fade and he has slowly turned senile over the years, claiming he can't even remember his real name anymore. However, he is still an expert mechanic and can repair and modify just about any ship or droid he sets his eyes on. Unfortunately, his mental and physical health has only worsened over the time he has spent traveling the galaxy with Zayne, and Jarael has become more and more concerned for him.

[edit] Elbee

One of the large, bulky labor droids that was used at the Jedi Academy on Taris. Elbee was destroyed by the Jedi Masters on a Padawan training mission to the Rogue Moon in order to keep their plan of killing the Padawans a secret. When Zayne returns to the Rogue Moon to search for clues, he finds the remains of Elbee which Camper then tries to fix. Unfortunately, most of Elbee's components were beyond repair so Camper used various parts from other droids to fix Elbee. Labor drones were made to take orders without question, but due to having the mind of a high-end droid, Elbee constantly questions the orders he is given and has to be either convinced or tricked into doing anything. Despite this, Elbee is extremely strong and useful for hauling cargo, people, and even fighting.

[edit] Rohlan Dyre

A Mandalorian soldier who has been in more battles than most people have only heard of. Rohlan is an incredible warrior who claims he could have been Mand'alor if his true desire wasn't being on the frontlines of combat rather than studying maps. Over the years, however, he began questioning just what the Mandalorian Wars was really about. He soon came to the conclusion that the war against the Republic had no real purpose, and the Mandalorians have degenerated from pragmatic warriors to treacherous bandits. He has since than tried to flee the battle and escape the war, but has been caught each time and returned to the battlefield, where he will be forced to fight in the Mandalorian Wars until the day he dies. When he encounters the crew of the Last Resort on Flashpoint, he sees his opportunity to escape from the war and stows away on their ship, eventually coming to the aid of Jarael and Camper after they are attacked by an assassin droid and decideds to travel with them.