Iwo Kulka was a male Ho'Din Jedi Knight serving the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic in the waning days of the Republic Classic era. When the Clone Wars erupted across the galaxy, Kulka took up the rank of General within the Grand Army of the Republic and fought against the Separatist Droid Army alongside his Padawan. At the end of the war, the rise of the Galactic Empire and the beginning of the Galactic Empire saw Kulka deemed a fugitive and on the run. In 18 BBY, Kulka confronted Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader and was slain on Kashyyyk.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Appearances 3 Sources 4 Notes and references 4.1 In other languages

BiographyEdit

If Iwo Kulka was like most Jedi of the era, he was discovered to be Force-sensitive on his homeworld of Moltok and turned over to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant for training in the ways of the Force. Entering into the academy there, Kulka eventually graduated and was selected by a Master for an apprenticeship. After years of study as a Padawan, Kulka passed his Trials of Knighthood and was made a Knight by the Jedi High Council.^[2]

As a Knight, Kulka took on a Padawan of his own, training them in the ways of the Jedi as he had been taught. Traveling the galaxy together, the duo was recalled to the Coruscant Temple at the outbreak of the Clone Wars where Kulka accepted the rank of General within the newly created Grand Army of the Republic to combat the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Army. Fighting side-by-side with clone troopers over the course of the three years of war, Kulka and his apprentice were caught unawares when the Republic crumbled and its Supreme Chancellor issued Contingency Order 66 to the Grand Army, ordering them to kill their Jedi compatriots. Overrun by their troopers, Kulka's Padawan fell to the onslaught before Kulka was able to escape, disguised in the armor of a slain clone. Responding to fellow Knight Siadem Forte's emergency beacon on Dellalt, Kulka aided Forte in leading a group of eight other Jedi in hijacking a SX troop shuttle. Fleeing the planet, the group was harried by ARC-170s and a light cruiser, which saw the death of two of the Jedi crew. Limping through space, the group met up with the Drunk Dancer and were given sanctuary by its captain, Jula Shryne.^[2]

Traveling aboard Shryne's ship, the group was eventually enlarged with the arrival of Padawan Olee Starstone and her adopted Master, Roan Shryne. After a drawn out discussion as to what to do, Starstone encouraged the Jedi to go to Kashyyyk in order to find Grand Master Yoda. After arriving and speaking with the Wookiee chieftains there, the world was attacked by Sith Lord Darth Vader, who was hunting the fugitive Jedi. Paired with Knight Forte, the two Knights attacked together but were no match for Vader. After receiving a jab in the abdomen and a slash across the face from Vader's weapon, Forte and Kulka were both decapitated by Vader as they attempted to rise to attack. Dead, Kulka's memory was further slandered when images of his body were used as anti-Jedi propaganda on the HoloNet.^[2]

AppearancesEdit

• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and referencesEdit