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| − | '''Kael''' was a [[captain]] in the [[Royal Naboo Security Forces]] during the [[Trade Federation]]'s [[Invasion of Naboo|invasion]] of [[Naboo]] in [[32 BBY]]. He and his subordinate [[Lieutenant]] [[Gavyn Sykes]] [[First Battle of Theed|escaped]] from the [[capital]] [[city]] of [[Theed]], organizing a [[Naboo Underground|resistance]] against the invaders and [[Skirmishes in the Naboo countryside|rescuing]] several [[Naboo (people)|civilians]] from the Federation's [[battle droid]]s. Kael and Sykes eventually [[Mission to the Naboo mountains|allied]] with an influential [[smuggler]], [[Borvo]] the [[Hutt]], who supplied them with [[N-1 starfighter]]s. Determined to strike back at the enemy, Kael and his men performed a daring [[Attack on disabled base|raid]] on a Trade Federation [[Disabled Trade Federation base|base]], stealing a [[Ostracoda-class gunboat|Federation gunboat]]. |
+ | '''Kael''' was a [[captain]] in the [[Royal Naboo Security Forces]] during the [[Trade Federation]]'s [[Invasion of Naboo|invasion]] of [[Naboo]] in [[32 BBY]]. He and his subordinate, [[Lieutenant]] [[Gavyn Sykes]], [[First Battle of Theed|escaped]] from the [[capital]] [[city]] of [[Theed]], organizing a [[Naboo Underground|resistance]] against the invaders and [[Skirmishes in the Naboo countryside|rescuing]] several [[Naboo (people)|civilians]] from the Federation's [[battle droid]]s. Kael and Sykes eventually [[Mission to the Naboo mountains|allied]] with an influential [[smuggler]], [[Borvo]] the [[Hutt]], who supplied them with [[N-1 starfighter]]s. Determined to strike back at the enemy, Kael and his men performed a daring [[Attack on disabled base|raid]] on a Trade Federation [[Disabled Trade Federation base|base]], stealing a [[Ostracoda-class gunboat|Federation gunboat]]. |
Guided by Kael, Sykes used the gunboat to [[Liberation of slave camps|infiltrate]] a Federation [[mining]] operation on the banks of the [[Andrevea River]] and rescued a number of [[Slavery|slaves]]. Borvo, however, later enslaved the rescued prisoners by himself. Kael fell victim to the Hutt's treachery, and was [[Death|killed]] by him. Before dying, though, he managed to inform Sykes of what had happened, and the Lieutenant [[Attack on Porso Hill|defeated]] Borvo. Sykes went on to play a crucial role in the liberation of Naboo, helping to [[Naboo Space Battle|take down]] the Federation's [[Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship|droid control ship]] and free the planet. |
Guided by Kael, Sykes used the gunboat to [[Liberation of slave camps|infiltrate]] a Federation [[mining]] operation on the banks of the [[Andrevea River]] and rescued a number of [[Slavery|slaves]]. Borvo, however, later enslaved the rescued prisoners by himself. Kael fell victim to the Hutt's treachery, and was [[Death|killed]] by him. Before dying, though, he managed to inform Sykes of what had happened, and the Lieutenant [[Attack on Porso Hill|defeated]] Borvo. Sykes went on to play a crucial role in the liberation of Naboo, helping to [[Naboo Space Battle|take down]] the Federation's [[Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship|droid control ship]] and free the planet. |
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{{Quote|Sykes. The Hutt be…trayed us.''"<br />"''And the rescued prisoners?''"<br />"''He'll use them…as slaves. Rescue them. Good luck. Ah.|Captain Kael's last words to Sykes|Star Wars: Battle for Naboo}} |
{{Quote|Sykes. The Hutt be…trayed us.''"<br />"''And the rescued prisoners?''"<br />"''He'll use them…as slaves. Rescue them. Good luck. Ah.|Captain Kael's last words to Sykes|Star Wars: Battle for Naboo}} |
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| − | Kael was a [[Human]] [[Sexes|male]] [[Naboo (people)|native]] of the [[planet]] [[Naboo]], who joined the [[Royal Naboo Security Forces]] at a very young age. Possessing clear characteristics of leadership, he was quickly promoted to an [[officer]] and was assigned to train new [[troop]]s. Kael seldom left Naboo, instead spending [[time]] sharpening his survival skills in the [[Naboo swamps|swamps]]. Eventually, Kael rose up in rank to [[captain]], with [[Lieutenant]] [[Gavyn Sykes]] under his command.<ref name="Website" /> In [[32 BBY]], Naboo was [[Invasion of Naboo|invaded]] by the [[Trade Federation]] as an act of protest against the [[Galactic Senate]]'s [[Senate Resolution BR-0371|taxation]] of trade [[Hyperlane|routes]] to the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]] [[star system]]s,<ref name="TPM">''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]''</ref> and the Federation [[Trade Federation Droid Army|droid army]] [[First Battle of Theed|attacked]] the [[capital]] [[city]] of [[Theed]]. Kael, who was riding a [[Seraph-class urban landspeeder|Flash speeder]] at the time, was pinned down by [[droideka]]s near the [[Royal Naboo Security Forces headquarters|RSF headquarters]]. His [[Landspeeder|speeder]] was damaged and the weapons systems malfunctioned, so Kael was forced to call in Sykes, requesting assistance. Sykes rescued Kael, and the two made their way through the city, soon finding two parked Trade Federation [[STAP-2|Heavy STAPs]]. After Sykes destroyed the enemy forces guarding the vehicles, he and Kael traded their speeders for the [[Single Trooper Aerial Platform|STAPs]] and left Theed for the countryside.<ref name="BfN" /> |
+ | Kael was a [[Human]] [[Sexes|male]] [[Naboo (people)|native]] of the [[planet]] [[Naboo]], who joined the [[Royal Naboo Security Forces]] at a very young age. Possessing clear characteristics of leadership, he was quickly promoted to an [[officer]] and was assigned to train new [[troop]]s. Kael seldom left Naboo, instead spending [[time]] sharpening his survival skills in the [[Naboo swamps|swamps]]. Eventually, Kael rose up in [[Military rank|rank]] to [[captain]], with [[Lieutenant]] [[Gavyn Sykes]] under his command.<ref name="Website" /> In [[32 BBY]], Naboo was [[Invasion of Naboo|invaded]] by the [[Trade Federation]] as an act of protest against the [[Galactic Senate]]'s [[Senate Resolution BR-0371|taxation]] of trade [[Hyperlane|routes]] to the [[Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim]] [[star system]]s,<ref name="TPM">''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]''</ref> and the Federation [[Trade Federation Droid Army|droid army]] [[First Battle of Theed|attacked]] the [[capital]] [[city]] of [[Theed]]. Kael, who was riding a [[Seraph-class urban landspeeder|Flash speeder]] at the time, was pinned down by [[droideka]]s near the [[Royal Naboo Security Forces headquarters|RSF headquarters]]. His [[Landspeeder|speeder]] was damaged and the weapons systems malfunctioned, so Kael was forced to call in Sykes, requesting assistance. Sykes rescued Kael, and the two made their way through the city, soon finding two parked Trade Federation [[STAP-2|Heavy STAPs]]. After Sykes destroyed the enemy forces guarding the vehicles, he and Kael traded their speeders for the [[Single Trooper Aerial Platform|STAPs]] and left Theed for the countryside.<ref name="BfN" /> |
| − | [[File:Kael, Sykes countryside.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Kael and Sykes on Heavy STAPs, after escaping from Theed]] |
+ | [[File:Kael, Sykes countryside.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Kael and Sykes on Heavy STAPs, after escaping from Theed.]] |
| − | The two [[Skirmishes in the Naboo countryside|helped]] local civilians fight off [[battle droid]] attacks, but the Trade Federation greatly outnumbered the |
+ | The two [[Skirmishes in the Naboo countryside|helped]] local civilians fight off [[battle droid]] attacks, but the Trade Federation greatly outnumbered the officers. Kael then decided to go to the nearby [[Trading village (Naboo swamps)|village]] in the swamps and find some help from [[Merchant|traders]] who lived there. Kael and Sykes switched to [[N-X Police Cruiser]]s and soon arrived at the village, which had already been attacked by the Federation. In the midst of the battle, the village leader, [[Rohan Wayside]], tried to rescue his people on [[Naboo houseboat|houseboats]] and requested aid from Kael and Sykes. Responding to the call, they repelled the attack and rescued the village's police officer, [[Vedd Deviss]], who had been pinned down at the far end of the village by [[Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I|droid starfighters]]. In gratitude, Wayside told them about an influential [[smuggler]] somewhere in the mountains who could help them in their cause; the village leader then sent Deviss to escort Kael and Sykes to the smuggler.<ref name="BfN" /> |
| − | When they [[Mission to the Naboo mountains|approached]] the mountains, however, Sykes' craft was shot down by a droid [[starfighter]] patrol, and the Lieutenant was forced to land and take a Flash speeder. The group then had to split—Sykes went to search for the smuggler in the northern passage, while Kael and Deviss took the eastern passage. Eventually, Sykes found the smuggler—[[Borvo]] the [[Hutt]]—and rescued him from a Federation attack. Borvo agreed to help the [[Naboo Underground|resistance]] and asked the officers to escort him to his base in the mountains. Sykes did not trust the Hutt, but Kael believed that they should try their luck with Borvo. Kael, Sykes, and Deviss escorted the Hutt to his base—which contained an [[N-1 assembly site]]—and repelled the Trade Federation attack on it. With [[N-1 starfighter]]s now in their hands, Kael and Borvo devised a plan to strike back at the Federation. They decided to raid [[Disabled Trade Federation base|one]] of the Trade Federation's bases on the planet, which was powered by an [[orbit]]al [[satellite]] designated [[Comm 4]].<ref name="BfN" /> |
+ | When they [[Mission to the Naboo mountains|approached]] the mountains, however, Sykes's craft was shot down by a droid [[starfighter]] patrol, and the Lieutenant was forced to land and take a Flash speeder. The group then had to split—Sykes went to search for the smuggler in the northern passage, while Kael and Deviss took the eastern passage. Eventually, Sykes found the smuggler—[[Borvo]] the [[Hutt]]—and rescued him from a Federation attack. Borvo agreed to help the [[Naboo Underground|resistance]] and asked the officers to escort him to his base in the mountains. Sykes did not trust the Hutt, but Kael believed that they should try their luck with Borvo. Kael, Sykes, and Deviss escorted the Hutt to his base—which contained an [[N-1 assembly site]]—and repelled the Trade Federation attack on it. With [[N-1 starfighter]]s now in their hands, Kael and Borvo devised a plan to strike back at the Federation. They decided to raid [[Disabled Trade Federation base|one]] of the Trade Federation's bases on the planet, which was powered by an [[orbit]]al [[satellite]] designated [[Comm 4]].<ref name="BfN" /> |
| − | Kael, Sykes, Deviss, and two Borvo's [[pilot]]s—[[Adela Tyché]] and [[Kol Kotha]]—flew into [[Realspace|space]] to [[Disruption of Comm 4|take down]] Comm 4. However, they soon discovered that Comm 4 was protected by a powerful [[Deflector shield|shield]] projected by three slave satellites nearby. Sykes was able to destroy the three satellites, and the group successfully took down Comm 4. Returning to the planet, the five pilots [[Attack on disabled base|attacked]] the disabled Federation base, hoping to destroy all enemy craft and equipment located there, and capture a [[Ostracoda-class gunboat|Trade Federation gunboat]] for the resistance. The base, however, was soon reactivated, so Kael and the others had to fight their way through to the gunboat launch site, where Sykes stole a gunboat. Kael, believing that the enemy would mistake the Lieutenant for a retreating [[Neimoidian]], ordered his subordinate to go up the [[Andrevea River]] to recon what the Federation was up to there. Kael was soon contacted by Sykes via a [[comlink]]. The Lieutenant had spotted an enemy patrol and panicked; Kael calmed him and ordered to proceed further. Sykes then found a Federation [[mining]] camp on the bank of the river and [[Liberation of slave camps|liberated]] some Naboo [[Slavery|slaves]] held there. Borvo provided [[transport]]s to evacuate them, and Sykes proceeded to another camp to rescue more prisoners. Dispatching Deviss to assist Sykes, Kael and another resistance pilot, [[Lutin Hollis]], set off in N-1 starfighters to escort Borvo's transports to a safe location.<ref name="BfN" /> |
+ | Kael, Sykes, Deviss, and two of Borvo's [[pilot]]s—[[Adela Tyché]] and [[Kol Kotha]]—flew into [[Realspace|space]] to [[Disruption of Comm 4|take down]] Comm 4. However, they soon discovered that Comm 4 was protected by a powerful [[Deflector shield|shield]] projected by three slave satellites nearby. Sykes was able to destroy the three satellites, and the group successfully took down Comm 4. Returning to the planet, the five pilots [[Attack on disabled base|attacked]] the disabled Federation base, hoping to destroy all enemy craft and equipment located there, and capture a [[Ostracoda-class gunboat|Trade Federation gunboat]] for the resistance. The base, however, was soon reactivated, so Kael and the others had to fight their way through to the gunboat launch site, where Sykes stole a gunboat. Kael, believing that the enemy would mistake the Lieutenant for a retreating [[Neimoidian]], ordered his subordinate to go up the [[Andrevea River]] to recon what the Federation was up to there. Kael was soon contacted by Sykes via a [[comlink]]. The Lieutenant had spotted an enemy patrol and panicked; Kael calmed him and ordered to proceed further. Sykes then found a Federation [[mining]] camp on the bank of the river and [[Liberation of slave camps|liberated]] some Naboo [[Slavery|slaves]] held there. Borvo provided [[transport]]s to evacuate them, and Sykes proceeded to another camp to rescue more prisoners. Dispatching Deviss to assist Sykes, Kael and another resistance pilot, [[Lutin Hollis]], set off in N-1 starfighters to escort Borvo's transports to a safe location.<ref name="BfN" /> |
| − | [[File:Kael's downed N-1.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Kael's downed N-1 starfighter]] |
+ | [[File:Kael's downed N-1.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Kael's downed N-1 starfighter.]] |
On their way, though, they were ambushed; Kael was shot down and crashed his starship, while Hollis managed to escape. Kael survived the crash, but was gravely wounded and remained near his craft. He realized that the ambush was orchestrated by Borvo, and that the Hutt was planning to enslave the rescued prisoners. Soon, the Trade Federation located Kael and started [[Bomber|bombing]] the surrounding area, hoping to finish him off. The attackers, though, were dispatched by Sykes, who had been informed by Hollis of what had happened and [[Search for Captain Kael|located]] Kael. Revealing to Sykes that Borvo had betrayed them and had enslaved the Naboo people, Kael urged the Lieutenant to rescue the slaves. After wishing Sykes luck, Kael succumbed to his wounds and [[Death|died]]. Sykes [[Attack on Porso Hill|went after]] the Hutt, forced him to retreat to [[Nal Hutta]], and liberated the slaves. The Lieutenant continued to fight against the Federation, participating in the [[Naboo Space Battle|final assault]] on the enemy [[Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship|droid control ship]] and helping the [[Force-sensitive]] [[Anakin Skywalker]] to destroy it, thus liberating Naboo.<ref name="BfN" /> |
On their way, though, they were ambushed; Kael was shot down and crashed his starship, while Hollis managed to escape. Kael survived the crash, but was gravely wounded and remained near his craft. He realized that the ambush was orchestrated by Borvo, and that the Hutt was planning to enslave the rescued prisoners. Soon, the Trade Federation located Kael and started [[Bomber|bombing]] the surrounding area, hoping to finish him off. The attackers, though, were dispatched by Sykes, who had been informed by Hollis of what had happened and [[Search for Captain Kael|located]] Kael. Revealing to Sykes that Borvo had betrayed them and had enslaved the Naboo people, Kael urged the Lieutenant to rescue the slaves. After wishing Sykes luck, Kael succumbed to his wounds and [[Death|died]]. Sykes [[Attack on Porso Hill|went after]] the Hutt, forced him to retreat to [[Nal Hutta]], and liberated the slaves. The Lieutenant continued to fight against the Federation, participating in the [[Naboo Space Battle|final assault]] on the enemy [[Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship|droid control ship]] and helping the [[Force-sensitive]] [[Anakin Skywalker]] to destroy it, thus liberating Naboo.<ref name="BfN" /> |
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+ | {{Quote|What if he's leading us into a trap?''"<br />"''It's a risk I'm willing to take. The Hutt might have the weapons we need to recapture Theed.|Kael made the fatal choice to trust Borvo despite Lieutenant Sykes's warning|Star Wars: Battle for Naboo}} |
| − | Since a very young age, Kael displayed great leadership skills, which helped him to quickly rise in rank in the Royal Security Forces. As an officer, he was tough to his troops, but they respected him, and Kael enjoyed training them. Kael was fond of his home planet<ref name="Website" /> and was determined to liberate it from the Trade Federation, but he also kept his head cool, trying not to underestimate the enemy, calming Sykes when he panicked, and telling him to return to the mission when the latter got sidetracked to rescue some |
+ | Since a very young age, Kael displayed great leadership skills, which helped him to quickly rise in rank in the Royal Security Forces. As an officer, he was tough to his troops, but they respected him, and Kael enjoyed training them. Kael was fond of his home planet<ref name="Website" /> and was determined to liberate it from the Trade Federation, but he also kept his head cool, trying not to underestimate the enemy, calming Sykes when he panicked, and telling him to return to the mission when the latter got sidetracked to rescue some [[farm]]ers on one occasion. Believing that Borvo would help them to liberate Naboo, Kael made the mistake of trusting the Hutt. Even on the brink of his death, Kael was worried for the people enslaved by Borvo, and he told Sykes to rescue them.<ref name="BfN" /> |
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- "Follow me, Lieutenant. That's a direct order."
- ―Captain Kael, to Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes
Kael was a captain in the Royal Naboo Security Forces during the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY. He and his subordinate, Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes, escaped from the capital city of Theed, organizing a resistance against the invaders and rescuing several civilians from the Federation's battle droids. Kael and Sykes eventually allied with an influential smuggler, Borvo the Hutt, who supplied them with N-1 starfighters. Determined to strike back at the enemy, Kael and his men performed a daring raid on a Trade Federation base, stealing a Federation gunboat.
Guided by Kael, Sykes used the gunboat to infiltrate a Federation mining operation on the banks of the Andrevea River and rescued a number of slaves. Borvo, however, later enslaved the rescued prisoners by himself. Kael fell victim to the Hutt's treachery, and was killed by him. Before dying, though, he managed to inform Sykes of what had happened, and the Lieutenant defeated Borvo. Sykes went on to play a crucial role in the liberation of Naboo, helping to take down the Federation's droid control ship and free the planet.
Biography
- "Sykes. The Hutt be…trayed us."
"And the rescued prisoners?"
"He'll use them…as slaves. Rescue them. Good luck. Ah." - ―Captain Kael's last words to Sykes
Kael was a Human male native of the planet Naboo, who joined the Royal Naboo Security Forces at a very young age. Possessing clear characteristics of leadership, he was quickly promoted to an officer and was assigned to train new troops. Kael seldom left Naboo, instead spending time sharpening his survival skills in the swamps. Eventually, Kael rose up in rank to captain, with Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes under his command.[1] In 32 BBY, Naboo was invaded by the Trade Federation as an act of protest against the Galactic Senate's taxation of trade routes to the Outer Rim star systems,[2] and the Federation droid army attacked the capital city of Theed. Kael, who was riding a Flash speeder at the time, was pinned down by droidekas near the RSF headquarters. His speeder was damaged and the weapons systems malfunctioned, so Kael was forced to call in Sykes, requesting assistance. Sykes rescued Kael, and the two made their way through the city, soon finding two parked Trade Federation Heavy STAPs. After Sykes destroyed the enemy forces guarding the vehicles, he and Kael traded their speeders for the STAPs and left Theed for the countryside.[3]
Kael and Sykes on Heavy STAPs, after escaping from Theed.
The two helped local civilians fight off battle droid attacks, but the Trade Federation greatly outnumbered the officers. Kael then decided to go to the nearby village in the swamps and find some help from traders who lived there. Kael and Sykes switched to N-X Police Cruisers and soon arrived at the village, which had already been attacked by the Federation. In the midst of the battle, the village leader, Rohan Wayside, tried to rescue his people on houseboats and requested aid from Kael and Sykes. Responding to the call, they repelled the attack and rescued the village's police officer, Vedd Deviss, who had been pinned down at the far end of the village by droid starfighters. In gratitude, Wayside told them about an influential smuggler somewhere in the mountains who could help them in their cause; the village leader then sent Deviss to escort Kael and Sykes to the smuggler.[3]
When they approached the mountains, however, Sykes's craft was shot down by a droid starfighter patrol, and the Lieutenant was forced to land and take a Flash speeder. The group then had to split—Sykes went to search for the smuggler in the northern passage, while Kael and Deviss took the eastern passage. Eventually, Sykes found the smuggler—Borvo the Hutt—and rescued him from a Federation attack. Borvo agreed to help the resistance and asked the officers to escort him to his base in the mountains. Sykes did not trust the Hutt, but Kael believed that they should try their luck with Borvo. Kael, Sykes, and Deviss escorted the Hutt to his base—which contained an N-1 assembly site—and repelled the Trade Federation attack on it. With N-1 starfighters now in their hands, Kael and Borvo devised a plan to strike back at the Federation. They decided to raid one of the Trade Federation's bases on the planet, which was powered by an orbital satellite designated Comm 4.[3]
Kael, Sykes, Deviss, and two of Borvo's pilots—Adela Tyché and Kol Kotha—flew into space to take down Comm 4. However, they soon discovered that Comm 4 was protected by a powerful shield projected by three slave satellites nearby. Sykes was able to destroy the three satellites, and the group successfully took down Comm 4. Returning to the planet, the five pilots attacked the disabled Federation base, hoping to destroy all enemy craft and equipment located there, and capture a Trade Federation gunboat for the resistance. The base, however, was soon reactivated, so Kael and the others had to fight their way through to the gunboat launch site, where Sykes stole a gunboat. Kael, believing that the enemy would mistake the Lieutenant for a retreating Neimoidian, ordered his subordinate to go up the Andrevea River to recon what the Federation was up to there. Kael was soon contacted by Sykes via a comlink. The Lieutenant had spotted an enemy patrol and panicked; Kael calmed him and ordered to proceed further. Sykes then found a Federation mining camp on the bank of the river and liberated some Naboo slaves held there. Borvo provided transports to evacuate them, and Sykes proceeded to another camp to rescue more prisoners. Dispatching Deviss to assist Sykes, Kael and another resistance pilot, Lutin Hollis, set off in N-1 starfighters to escort Borvo's transports to a safe location.[3]
Kael's downed N-1 starfighter.
On their way, though, they were ambushed; Kael was shot down and crashed his starship, while Hollis managed to escape. Kael survived the crash, but was gravely wounded and remained near his craft. He realized that the ambush was orchestrated by Borvo, and that the Hutt was planning to enslave the rescued prisoners. Soon, the Trade Federation located Kael and started bombing the surrounding area, hoping to finish him off. The attackers, though, were dispatched by Sykes, who had been informed by Hollis of what had happened and located Kael. Revealing to Sykes that Borvo had betrayed them and had enslaved the Naboo people, Kael urged the Lieutenant to rescue the slaves. After wishing Sykes luck, Kael succumbed to his wounds and died. Sykes went after the Hutt, forced him to retreat to Nal Hutta, and liberated the slaves. The Lieutenant continued to fight against the Federation, participating in the final assault on the enemy droid control ship and helping the Force-sensitive Anakin Skywalker to destroy it, thus liberating Naboo.[3]
Personality and traits
- "What if he's leading us into a trap?"
"It's a risk I'm willing to take. The Hutt might have the weapons we need to recapture Theed." - ―Kael made the fatal choice to trust Borvo despite Lieutenant Sykes's warning
Since a very young age, Kael displayed great leadership skills, which helped him to quickly rise in rank in the Royal Security Forces. As an officer, he was tough to his troops, but they respected him, and Kael enjoyed training them. Kael was fond of his home planet[1] and was determined to liberate it from the Trade Federation, but he also kept his head cool, trying not to underestimate the enemy, calming Sykes when he panicked, and telling him to return to the mission when the latter got sidetracked to rescue some farmers on one occasion. Believing that Borvo would help them to liberate Naboo, Kael made the mistake of trusting the Hutt. Even on the brink of his death, Kael was worried for the people enslaved by Borvo, and he told Sykes to rescue them.[3]
Behind the scenes
- "Sykes, take out those fighters! They're all over me!"
- ―One of Captain Kael's frequent cries for help
Kael was created for the 2000 video game Star Wars: Battle for Naboo as a supporting character and was voiced by Bruce Robertson.[4] He was later referenced in the twenty-ninth issue of The Official Star Wars Fact File and received an entry in the 2008 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, compiled by Stephen J. Sansweet and Pablo Hidalgo. Due to his frequent tendency to fall under enemy fire and ask the player to save him, Kael was nicknamed "Captain Klutz" by the Nintendo Power magazine. The magazine mocked Kael throughout its walkthrough of Battle for Naboo, naming the section describing Kael's death "Good Riddance."[5]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Battle for Naboo (First appearance)
Sources
Star Wars: Battle for Naboo official website on LucasArts.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (First mentioned)- The Official Star Wars Fact File 29 (NAB16, The Capture of Theed)
- Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts (Quote only)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Cite error: Invalid
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Bruce Robertson at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Nintendo Power issue #143, February 2001