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Jib Kopatha
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0 ABY (35:9 GrS), Void Station[2] |
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- "I warned you not to fail me!"
- ―Darth Vader as he decapitates Jib Kopatha
Jib Kopatha was a Bothan information broker stationed on Void Station, killed by Darth Vader for his failure to provide information.
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Biography
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Working on Void Station, Koptha began giving information to the Galactic Empire. After not receiving any information from Kopatha for months, Darth Vader lost patience with the Bothan. He went to Void Station, where he warned Kopatha that he would have to provide information regarding the Rebel Alliance in order to live.[1]
Kopatha complied and tried to persuade Vader to stay in the city for a few days, offering him various delicate foods and women, but was turned down. Soon, Han Solo and Chewbacca arrived on Void Station on a mission for the Alliance.[2] They were betrayed to Kopatha by one of Han's former associates, Sheel Odala. She owed money to Kopatha. When Odala arrived back at the Sabacc table, she gave Han a kiss, and then Solo and Chewbacca were surrounded by Trandoshans. She explained to the two smugglers that she had no choice
Kopatha had Solo tortured by a Dug to extract useful information while Odala watched, though Chewbacca escaped. Kopatha generously allowed her to leave with her ship and a souvenir, Han's DL-44 heavy blaster pistol. At the hangar, Odala met Chewbacca and planned to free Solo. They sneaked through the ventilation and killed the Dug, allowing Han to escape. Kopatha was unable to stop them and called for his guards.
At that moment, Vader arrived once again and confronted the Bothan. He grabbed the Bothan by the throat and tells Kopatha he failed to give him information. When Kopatha stutters that he captured a Rebel, Vader releases him, but is not pleased that the Rebel has escaped. Vader swings his lightsaber blade at the Bothan, killing him for his failure. Vader walks away from the body as the lights go off.[2]
Personality and traitsEdit
Kopatha was a greedy individual who had no loyalty to any affiliation, only providing information to the Empire to save his skin.[1] Despite his greed, he could be "generous" at times.[2]
Behind the ScenesEdit
Kopatha was portrayed two different ways between his comic appearances, first with a snout[1] and without.[2] There has been several retcons concerning the appearance of Bothans in the Expanded Universe.
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars: Empire 19: Target: Vader (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Empire: Idiot's Array
