Zaalbar
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Zaalbar was a Wookiee who aided Revan in his quest to find the Star Maps.
Biography
Son of the Wookiee chieftain Freyyr, Zaalbar was born on the planet Kashyyyk. After being exiled from Kashyyyk for being a madclaw, Zaalbar travelled to Taris, where he met the young Twi'lek Mission Vao. The unlikely, yet inseparable friends lived in the lower slum area of the planet.
Shortly after Revan's arrival on Taris, Zaalbar was captured by Gamorrean slavers. After being freed by Revan, he swore a life debt to the former Sith Lord causing Mission to follow him as well.
When Revan and his companions arrived on Kashyyyk, where Chuundar, Zaalbar's brother, has seized power from his father over the Wookiees, the Wookiee was imprisoned by his brother for not honoring his exile. Revan learned that Chuundar sold several of his fellow Wookiees to the Czerka Corporation, but only a few Wookiees knew this, the rest saw him as a great hero. Chuundar asked Revan to kill an enraged Wookiee exile in the Shadowlands beneath the planet's mighty trees, which upon further investigation, turned out to be Freyyr, Zaalbar and Chuundar's father. Revan helped Freyyr retrieve Bacca's Ceremonial Blade, a mighty vibro-sword, and then led a revolt against Chuundar and Czerka, killing Chuundar. Freyyr resumed his position as chieftain, and Zaalbar rejoined Revan in his quest.
After the Star Forge destruction, Zaalbar presumably returned to Kashyyyk, and having the blade, inherited his father as the chieftain.
Behind the Scenes
Zaalbar is one of 10 party members, including the player character Revan, in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The alternate dark side choice on Kashyyyk, a playable level in KOTOR, allows the player to side with Chuundar and kill Freyyr, losing Zaalbar as a party member permanently.