Viento
Biographical information
Died	21 BBY[1], Coruscant
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Brown
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Confederacy of Independent Systems

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Viento was a Human male senator who served in the Galactic Senate of the Republic during the Clone Wars.

BiographyEdit

Senator Viento was present during an assassination attempt against Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in Coruscant. Palpatine was saved by Jedi Master Ronhar Kim. As the assassins had been disguised as Senate Guards, Viento suggested a personal guard be created for the Chancellor's protection.

During the Clone Wars, Viento secretly aligned himself with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and planned to sabotage many Loyalist senators' speeders. He also helped arrange for Finis Valorum's assassination, a plot which also involved fallen Jedi Master Sora Bulq and Anzati assassin Sajé Tasha. During this time, Viento had been placed under the protection of Jedi Master K'Kruhk.

He was assassinated in 21 BBY by Quinlan Vos, a Jedi undercover within the Dark Acolytes, who believed him to be Darth Sidious, the Sith Lord whom Count Dooku had mentioned to Obi-Wan Kenobi on Geonosis. Vos had misinterpreted Dooku, who wanted Viento dead for attempting to double-cross him.

After his death, Viento was frozen in carbonite and placed in the Senatorial Tombs.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Republic 63: Striking from the Shadows (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Republic 64: Bloodlines (Appears in flashback(s))
• Star Wars: Republic: Show of Force (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Republic: Trackdown (corpse in carbonite)
• Labyrinth of Evil (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• The New Essential Chronology
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side

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