Ku-Kak
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Ku-Kak was a Force sensitive male wampa and the personal bodyguard of the Chevin slaver Phylus Mon.
[edit] Biography
Ku-Kak was found in an icy world, probably by Phylus Mon himself. Phylus Mon noticed the wampa's Force-sensitivity and chose him for his menagerie. Phylus Mon then took Ku-Kak to his zoo, and trained the wampa to make him his personal bodyguard.
Phylus Mon trained Ku-Kak in Chevin language, so that the Wampa could not be affected by orders given in Basic - this made Ku-Kak immune even to mind-altering Force powers, except in the improbable case of a Chevin-fluent Force user.
Phylus Mon also taught Ku-Kak to hate the Jedi. To Ku-Kak's simple mind, a Jedi was any person wielding a lightsaber, and that person would be a primary target (Notwithstanding Phylus Mon's usual policy to avoid Jedi). At the same time, Ku-Kak learned to use his own Force powers to increase his battle prowess.
When Phylus Mon made Ku-Kak his personal bodyguard, he also presented him with a Sith Sword. This sword became Ku-Kak's weapon of choice. Rumors of Phylus Mon's trained wampa bodyguard began, saying that the wampa was even more dangerous than its master.
At some point, Ku-Kak became the owner of a green-edged lightsaber which had belonged to Jedi Knight Ish-Bel Tur. Ku-Kak might have been involved in Ish-Bel Tur's untimely death. Ku-Kak gave the lightsaber to Mischa Vorfren, one of Phylus Mon's slave bodyguards. Ku-Kak also learnt that, while Vorfren might be using a lightsaber in combat, Vorfren was not a Jedi, and thus not a target for him.
In 22 BBY, Ku-Kak accompanied Phylus Mon and some of his minions to the Almas Sith fortress, where they performed a raid killing four Jedi Knights during one of Phylus Mon's schemes. Ku-Kak's huge footprints would have been easily noticeable, but a sandstorm outside the fortress took care of them.
Later, Phylus Mon, Ku-Kak and the survivors of the raid returned to Phylus Mon's mobile headquarters, the Animiasma. Phylus Mon analyzed his situation in his throne room, surrounded by his personal guard. Unlike the other bodyguards, Ku-Kak was hidden behind a wall, so he could surprise anyone wanting to attack his master. Phylus Mon was attacked by a group sent by Jedi Master Lanius Qel-Bertuk, but Ku-Kak's destiny after this confrontation is unknown.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Although the RPG adventure A Mon Alone was written by Morrie Mullins, it includes a gratitude note to "Jason Nichols, Ku-Kak's father". This might suggest that Nichols, probably the same Jason Nichols who is RPGA's Midwest regional director, created this character.
Ku-Kak's RPG statistics are mentioned as making him the most powerful enemy in the fight encounter. The gamemaster notes specify that Ku-Kak's appearance is optional.
