Respect Tyvokka

Respect the Wookiee Jedi Master!

Power

Tyvokka is a very powerful and great Jedi Master.

Republic #36 (2001, John Ostrander) wrote:[Plo Koon:] “Tyvokka. A great master and member of the High Council. A very powerful Jedi.”

Power of the Jedi Sourcebook (2002, J.D. Wiker, Michael Mikaelian, Jeff Grubb, Owen K.C. Stephens, James Maliszewski) wrote:A great Jedi Master’s death in the Fifth battle of Qotile threatened to rout the Republic’s forces, but Koon rallied the Republic forces and led them to victory.

Star Wars Databank: Plo Koon - From the Expanded Universe wrote:As such, Koon often took decisive action with little contemplation. This initiative served him well during the Stark Hyperspace Wars, when he took up the Republic banner after a great Jedi Master was killed. Koon rallied the disheartened troops to an unlikely and miraculous victory.

Fact File #89 (2004?, De Agostini) wrote:On Troiken, Quinlan was shocked to hear of the death of Master Tyvokka. He wandered into a cave system to ponder the passing of the great Jedi.

The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (2008, Pablo Hidalgo, Steven Sansweet) wrote:Tyvokka A great Wookiee Jedi Master who served on the Jedi Council during the years leading up to the Stark Hyperspace Conflict.

Fandex Deluxe Edition (2008, Christopher Cerasi) wrote:Plo Koon was the Padawan of the legendary Jedi Master Tyvokka, a Wookiee known for his keen negotiating skills and prowess with the lightsaber.

Telekinesis

Tyvokka telekinetically throws a large table with enough force that it shatters against a wall.


-Republic #36 (2001, Davide Fabbri)

Telepathy

As an adult Wookiee, Tyvokka can use telepathy.


-The Wookiee Storybook (1979, Patricia Wynne)

Farsight

Tyvokka could sense all possible futures while also remaining centered in the present, something very few Jedi mastered.

Republic #36 (2001, John Ostrander) wrote:[Plo Koon:] “It was said that he could “sense the future.” His instinctive knowledge of the Force centered him in the present but allowed him to intuit where all possibilities led.

Fact File Relaunched #50 (2014, De Agostini) wrote:Tyvokka was well known in the Jedi Order and the Republic hierarchy. His abilities included a particularly strong intuition as to possible futures that was firmly rooted in the present. This allowed him unique insight into repercussions of then-current events, and he could see through deceptions and plots very quickly.

This farsight was almost always correct.

Fact File Relaunched #50 (2014, De Agostini) wrote:An intuitive Jedi, his mind very much on the moment, Tyvokka was quick to express his opinion. Guided by the Force, it was not always backed by hard evidence. Nonetheless, his intuition rarely let him down.

It was believed this power allowed Tyvokka to read the future, and it allowed him to see through the Stark Combine’s plot before anybody else.

The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (2008, Pablo Hidalgo, Steven Sansweet) wrote:Many Jedi believed that Master Tyvokka could read the future through the Force, remaining focused on the present to intuit what the future might hold. Master Tyvokka was known as a patient teacher, but he was truly tested when he took Plo Koon as his Padawan. It was Master Tyvokka who first saw through the false bacta shortages that were the cause of the Stark Hyperspace Conflict.

Speed/Agility/Precognition

Tyvokka creates a blur with his lightsaber blade, deflecting several blaster bolts.


-Republic #37 (2001, Jan Duursema, Dave McCraig)

Tyvokka creates a blur with his lightsaber.


-Republic #36 (2001, Davide Fabbri)

Strength

Wookiees’ strength is so powerful that there is no such thing as an unarmed wookiee in melee range, and it’s not uncommon for them to tear the limbs from their opponents. Wookiees are the strongest humanoids in the Star Wars galaxy.

Star Wars (1977) wrote:[Han:] “Let him have it. It’s not wise to upset a Wookiee.”

[Threepio:] “But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid.”

[Han:] That's 'cause droids don't pull people's arms out of their socket when they lose. Wookiees are known to do that.

[Threepio:] “I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, Artoo. Let the Wookiee win.”

Star Wars #7 (1977, Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin) wrote:The spaceport aliens are spacers, mostly... a few mediocre pilots, the rest navigators or crewmen in between assignments. None of them has had the experience in hand-to-hand combat and general rough-housing that Han Solo has... and most certainly none of them has ever stood up to a Wookiee.

Star Wars #7 (1977, Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin) wrote:[Han Solo:] If there's a manlike alien anywhere in the galaxy that can take on an angry Wookiee and live to tell the tale, I've sure never seen him!

(credit to Jake)

The Courtship of Princess Leia (1994, Dave Wolverton) wrote:Leia got up, feeling dizzy, and Chewbacca looked off toward the cockpit. His eyes were hard, and the fur on the back of his neck was raised. He growled menacingly, and for a moment Leia thought that surely Chewie would rip Han’s arms off in typical Wookiee fashion.

The Courtship of Princess Leia (1994, Dave Wolverton) wrote:Wookiees specialized in their own form of hand-to-hand combat, and when a Wookiee disarmed an opponent, the opponent was literally disarmed. And if that didn’t subdue you, the Wookiee would go ahead and rip off your legs, too.

Galaxy Guide #12: Aliens - Enemies and Allies (1995, C. Robert Carey) wrote:The Wookiees of Kashyyyk are generally recognized as the single strongest intelligent species in the galaxy.

(credit to Jake)

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (2009, Matthew Stover) wrote:Mainly it was because – as the Mindorese discovered, to their considerable dismay – once one gets within reach, there is no such thing as an unarmed Wookiee.

Tyvokka throws a large table.


-Republic #36 (2001, Davide Fabbri)

Healing Factor

As a Wookiee, Tyvokka can heal more within the span of a day than a human can in two weeks, without any kind of Force use.

The Courtship of Princess Leia (credit to RNG) wrote:Yet Chewie fed hungrily, bandages wrapped over his ribs. The Wookiee's marvelous regenerative powers let him heal more in a day than a human would in two weeks.

Combat Skill

Tyvokka is legendary for his prowess with the lightsaber.

Fandex Deluxe Edition (2008, Christopher Cerasi) wrote:Plo Koon was the Padawan of the legendary Jedi Master Tyvokka, a Wookiee known for his keen negotiating skills and prowess with the lightsaber.

Wookiee strength and ferocity combined with knowledge of the Force makes for an unstoppable fighter.

Living Force Campaign Guide (2001, Robert Weise) wrote:His unnatural Wookiee reflexes and strength, honed by the Force, made him nearly unbeatable.

(credit to Jake)

Authority/Reputation

Tyvokka was a well-known and respected member of the Jedi High Council and a talented negotiator.

Fandex Deluxe Edition (2008, Christopher Cerasi) wrote:Plo Koon was the Padawan of the legendary Jedi Master Tyvokka, a Wookiee known for his keen negotiating skills and prowess with the lightsaber.

Fact File Relaunched #50 (2014, De Agostini) wrote:The Stark Hyperspace War, one of the last major conflicts before the Clone Wars, cost many lives, including that of Jedi Master Tyvokka. At the time, he had been a well-respected member of the Jedi Council and a renowned negotiator for the Republic.

Fact File Relaunched #50 (2014, De Agostini) wrote:Tyvokka was well known in the Jedi Order and the Republic hierarchy.

Galactic Files Series 1 (2012) wrote:Padawan to esteemed Council member Tyvokka, Koon becomes known for his witty observations and swift, sometimes hasty decisions.

Tyvokka's seat on the Council was taken posthumously by Plo koon, who was a permanent and senior member of the Council, at the very least implying that Tyvokka had been as well.

Fact File #123 (2004, Chris Gardner, Rich Handley, Matthew Harvey, Iain Lowsen, and James McFadden) wrote:A COUNCIL OF WAR: During the build-up to the Clone Wars, Plo Koon was a prominent member of the Jedi Council, having taken the place of his Master, Tyvokka, following the Wookiee’s death.

Fandex Deluxe Edition (2008, Christopher Cerasi) wrote:When Tyvokka was killed, Koon took his place on the Jedi Council, and eventually took Bultar Swan, a female human Jedi Knight from Kuat, as his Padawan.

The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (2008, Pablo Hidalgo, Steven Sansweet) wrote:In the ensuing firefight, Master Tyvokka was killed when the Trade Federation’s battle droids opened fire into the melee. His place on the Jedi Council was taken by his apprentice, Plo Koon.

The Clone Wars Campaign Guide (2009, J.D. Wiker, Patrick Stutzman, Rodney Thompson) wrote:Following the Stark Hyperspace Wars, Plo Koon receives his promotion to Jedi Master and is offered a permanent seat on the Jedi High Council in honor of his Master’s dying wish. Although he feels that many others are more deserving, he nevertheless accepts the honor.

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Tyvokka was an especially respected and high-ranking Jedi Council Member. His farsight abilities are suggested to be far above any of his contemporaries in the order. His Force-sensitive nature combined with his Wookiee genetics make him a fearsome combatant. Respect Tyvokka!