Post by Plo Koon on Apr 13, 2008 13:04:42 GMT 2
Force-Sensitive
Personal Information
Name: Plo Koon
Species: Kel Dor
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 70kg
Hair: None
Eye: Black with silver irises
Build: Strong Athletic
Robe: Brown
Relatives/Family: Uncle (name unknown) and niece (Sha Koon). Others unknown.
Appearance:
Strategic Information
Rank: Jedi Master (Council Member)
Home Planet: Dorin
Force Sensitive: Yes
Faction: Jedi Order
Form: Form V: Shien and Form V: Djem So
Lightsaber: Single
Lightsaber Color: Blue
Midiclorian Rate: 16,600
Skills:[/u]
Force Manipulation: 850 (150)
Lightsaber Skills: 800 (100)
Force Knowledge: 900 (0)
Wisdom: 950 (50)
Languages:
Kel Dor
Basic
Binary
Equipment:[/u]
Lightsaber
Antitox Breath Mask and Protective Goggles
Robes
Datapad
Comlink
Personality/Attitude: Like many of his kind, Plo had a strong sense of justice and telepathic abilities. His species tended to see issues in black and white, and favored what was termed "rough justice," a method of solving disputes that to non-Kel Dor seemed overly retributive and too close to vigilantism. Somewhat controversially, Plo Koon employed a Force technique that he called Electric Judgment. To many Jedi, this seemed to be too close to the Force lightning employed by the enemies of the Jedi—the fearsome Sith Lords. Koon was a master of telekinesis, and could move objects without even having to face them. He wore talons over his fingertips, allowing him to further augment his already prodigious Force powers. Possessing great strength, Koon was a master of hand-to-hand combat. Darth Maul considered Koon to be one of the greatest Jedi warriors of his time.
Plo Koon possessed an extensive knowledge of the physical sciences. In particular, he used his expert knowledge of physics along with the Force to alter the environment—the resourceful Jedi could create small whirlwinds as well as a dense fog over a limited area, freeze tiny rivers and lakes, and raise or lower the temperature of his surroundings enough to incapacitate an opponent.
Background/History: Born on Dorin, the homeworld of the Kel Dor, Plo was used to beathing in an atmosphere containing very little oxygen. Becuase of this, he had to wear an Antitox Breath Mask and protective goggles in order to survive on oxygen-rich worlds, this Breath Mask also supplied him with a trace gas only found on Dorin. A highly skilled warrior, Plo Koon came from a long dynasty of Kel Dor Jedi, including his uncle, whose name is unknown, and a niece, Sha Koon. Soon after becoming a Youngling, Plo was taken as the Padawan of the legendary Wookiee Jedi Master, Tyvokka.
Kel Dor had a reputation for making quick and clear distinctions between right and wrong. Plo Koon was no exception, often taking swift, decisive action with little or no contemplation for repercussive effects. This attitude, combined with Koon's sarcastic wit, often tried the patience of his Master. In his career, Plo trained many Padawans, including Bultar Swan and the female Trandoshan Lissarkh—Koon's apprentice during the Invasion of Naboo. Koon was a close friend of Qui-Gon Jinn, and believed that Qui-Gon deserved a seat on the Jedi High Council. He even suggested the idea to Tyvokka, though the elder Jedi disagreed. However, Koon soon came to realize that due to his rebellious nature, Qui-Gon would never find a place on the Council.
Before he could accept his former master Tyvokka's offer to join the Council, Koon accompanied the Wookiee to Troiken, where the Republic was to negotiate with the pirate Iaco Stark. Stark had been stealing bacta supplies from cargo vessels and selling them at lower prices than the Trade Federation could afford to offer. Rather than resort to military action, the Republic decided to negotiate, with Master Tyvokka as chief diplomat.
However, some factions in the government wanted more decisive action, and they organized an attack on Stark's forces, which caused the negotiations to degenerate into a firefight. Plo Koon watched in disbelief as Tyvokka was killed in the crossfire. In the wake of his Master's death, Koon rallied the forces of the Republic and led them to a miraculous victory in the ensuing conflict, which came to be known as the Stark Hyperspace War. This triumph made Plo Koon a hero of the Republic. During the battle Plo befriended a Republic soldier, Jace Dallin, who later spoke of Koon's bravery and humility.
Following the Stark Hyperspace War, Plo Koon was promoted to Jedi Master and was given a life-time seat on the Jedi Council in honor of his Master's dying wish. Koon, ever humble, felt there were many others more qualified than he to serve on the Council. Plo was also a close friend of fellow Council member Micah Giiett and went on many adventures with him. Their constant verbal sparring made them appear as rivals, but those close to the two Jedi Masters understood that they were indeed good friends.
A year before the Invasion of Naboo, Plo and Micah participated in a mission to quell an uprising on the planet Yinchorr, accompanied by Lilit Twoseas and her apprentice K'Kruhk. During the fighting, Koon used a Force technique to conjure and manipulate clouds of dust to cloak the Jedi from their Yinchorri attackers. Due to Koon's effective smokescreen, they were rescued by Adi Gallia, Eeth Koth, and Tsui Choi, and soon embarked on a mission to rescue the remaining Jedi. During the conflict, Giett was mortally wounded and chose to stay behind to distract the enemy. In honor of his fallen friend, Koon took over the training of Giett's Padawan, Bultar Swan.
In most meetings with the Council, Plo Koon was a silent, enigmatic figure who rarely joined in with debates, but his knowledge was valued by the other Councilors. Plo was present when Qui-Gon brought the young Anakin Skywalker before them, asking for him to be trained as a Jedi. The Council's members were skeptical of the boy's suitability, and Qui-Gon's usual headstrong attitude did nothing to help matters. Before the Council came to a final decision, Qui-Gon was killed on Naboo, and Koon now had to mourn another friend. He, along with the rest of the Council, journeyed to Naboo for Jinn's funeral.
During the years after the Battle of Naboo, Plo traveled with fellow council members to Malastare to negotiate a truce between the Lannik royals and a terrorist group known as the Red Iaro. He also used his telepathic abilities to help Aayla Secura regain her memories following an incident with glitteryll on Ryloth.
Koon remained on the Jedi Council for the next decade, witnessing a growing public discontent with the galactic government and the Jedi. A splinter group known as the Separatists emerged, led by a former Jedi who had now taken the name Count Dooku. At the same time, a group calling itself the People's Inquest began enlisting support for a motion that would have forced the Jedi Order to be more accountable to the government. Plo Koon himself used a Jedi mind trick to disperse a crowd of student protesters who had infiltrated the Jedi Temple.
When an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala's life caused an uproar in the Senate, Chancellor Palpatine held a meeting with the Jedi and the Loyalist Committee - a meeting which Plo and fellow Council members Mace Windu, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Yoda attended. Plo was also present when Obi-Wan Kenobi contacted the senators when he uncovered Separatist activity on Geonosis.
Plo was one of the 200-strong task force of Jedi who rescued Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padmé Amidala, and fought during the Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY, joining with Jedi Knight Ki-Adi-Mundi and a number of others on a mission to deactivate the Droid Control Ship on Geonosis. Unfortunately, the Separatists had a backup control device, and Koon and Mundi were captured. They were marched to the execution arena where the surviving Jedi awaited imminent death. Just as the surrounding battle droids readied their blasters, the Jedi escaped with the timely intervention of the Republic Army. Plo Koon led a company of clone troopers into battle on Geonosis, and was among the few to survive the Battle of Geonosis. He served as a General in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.
Canon or Custom Character? Canon