Tyvokka

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"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 (c. 400 BBY – 44 BBY) was a Wookiee Jedi Master of legendary status who served on the Jedi Council during the Stark Hyperspace War.

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Biography

Tyvokka was a rare Wookiee Jedi, and even rarer Wookiee Jedi Master and Council member. 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 encouraged 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.

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Tyvokka with fellow Jedi Master Yoda, Jedi Knight Dooku, and Dooku's Padawan Qui-Gon Jinn

In an attempted political power grab, Stark tried to kill the Federation and Republic representatives, and Tyvokka was fatally injured in the ensuing firefight.

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, 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.

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