Star Wars: The Old Republic/Characters/Republic Class

The Jedi Knight
"After years of training, I became a true Jedi. Now, I serve the Order and fight for the Galactic Republic to defeat those who seek to destroy it."

An extraordinarily talented Jedi Initiate sent to Tython as a Padawan to finish their trials and become a true Knight, the Jedi Knight is soon wrapped up in a Sith plot to annihilate the Jedi and the Republic. The female Jedi Knight is voiced by Kari Wahlgren, and the male by David Hayter.


 * Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: Early dark side options will have you be this, but the option turns up in dialogue often enough.
 * Ascended Meme: After your first fight with a  you get the chance to deliver the line "It was a trap." to General Var Suthra, a Mon Calamari.
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Book Dumb: Depending on your choises (s)he can prove to be quite uneducated in things you'd expect a Jedi to know. Never having heard of the Jedi Civil War comes to mind.
 * Continuity Nod: The Introspection ability's animation is taken from Qui-Gon Jinn meditating durring the final duel with Maul.
 * The Chosen One: Yes indeed.
 * Deadpan Snarker: With the right dialogue options, of course.
 * Dual-Wielding: Specialty of Sentinels.
 * Expy: Luke, Anakin and prequel trilogy Obi-Wan. With the Legacy system, the player can take the parallels to Luke to the next level by making a Sith Warrior the Jedi Knight's parent.
 * Light Side Starkiller for Jedi Sentinels.
 * Genius Bruiser: It's very possible to be this, if you so choose.
 * Good Is Not Nice: Dialogue choices give you the option of being a heroic Jerkass, or making pragmatic choices that result in hardship for people who expect you to magically solve their problems.
 * Five-Man Band
 * The Hero: The Jedi Knight
 * The Lancer: Kira Carsen
 * The Big Guy: Sergeant Rusk
 * The Smart Guy: T7-01
 * The Chick: Doc
 * The Sixth Ranger/Token Evil Teammate:
 * The Hero: The Jedi Knight's story is straightforward heroic fantasy adventure.
 * Heroes Prefer Swords
 * Heroes Want Redheads: With Kira.
 * In the Hood: Far more than any other class.
 * Jedi Mind Trick: Bonus points for being able to pull it of on
 * Light Is Not Good: Like Consulars, dark Jedi Knights use the same abilities as their light counterparts.
 * Magic Knight: Especially Guardians.
 * Master Swordsman
 * Mighty Glacier: Guardians can specialize as tanks.
 * My Fist Forgives You: The light sided way of sparing life is to assure him he'll be forgiven and taken care of by the council before knocking him out.
 * My Greatest Failure: Some dialogue options indicate that the Knight considers  to be this.
 * The Paladin: This is basically what a Jedi Knight is meant to be in-universe; whether the player decides to actually follow this route is another story...
 * Really Gets Around: Oddly, male Jedi Knights have more one-night stands than any class except the Smugglers and Imperial Agents.
 * The other classes don't get as many Dark Side points for it, though. Even flirting will net the knight a few.
 * Stab the Sky: Some abilities use this as their animation.
 * Sword Beam: The Blade Storm ability.
 * Throwing Your Sword Always Works
 * Sword Beam: The Blade Storm ability.
 * Throwing Your Sword Always Works

T7-01


An astromech droid that's gone for centuries without a memory wipe, T7 is the first companion character for the Jedi Knight to be revealed and the first to join, on Tython. Mechanically, he is the Jedi Knight's ranged tank companion.


 * Badass Adorable: Cute little droid... who can rocket launch himself against enemies. "Congratulations, opponent. You've just been hit by an angry, blaster-wielding kegerator traveling at about thirty miles per hour." Bad. Ass.
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": He always calls you "Jedi" rather than referring to you by name.
 * Expy: Of R2-D2, just like T3-M4 before him.
 * The Gump: He has been present for a number of prominent events in galactic history over his long life, including the Sith attack of Korriban, seen in the game's opening cinematic (also known as the Return trailer). He was also at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant when Malgus attacked it, as seen in the Deceived trailer. According to T7 himself, he was Master Zallow's personal droid at the time.
 * Hero Worshipper: "Jedi = Always celebrity to T7"
 * Lightning Gun: Gains one once he reach the level.
 * Pint-Sized Powerhouse
 * Robot Buddy
 * Verbal Tic: Makes every sentence look like a faux mathematic equation, which is common for most Astro-Mech droids.

Kira Carsen


A female Human, and the Jedi Knight's Padawan. She is distinctly more carefree and relaxed than most Jedi, but hides a dark secret. . She joins the Jedi Knight on Coruscant, and is the romance option for a male Jedi Knight. Mechanically, she's the class's melee damage companion. Voiced by Laura Bailey.

""Have you seen what the Sith are wearing? It's like every fashion designer in the galaxy has gone over to the Dark Side.""
 * Action Girl: Definitely qualifies, being a Jedi and the Jedi Knight's melee damage companion.
 * Alliterative Name
 * Evil Is Stylish: She definitely agrees, envying the Sith's Villainous Fashion Sense.

""I'm not saying we'd be dictators. There'd be fair elections, which we'd win because we're better.""
 * Dark and Troubled Past: As explained above.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Double Weapon: Like Satele, she carries a double-bladed lightsaber, although Kira's starts with a green crystal.
 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: To her annoyance. Kira is a Required Party Member during the end of Act 1, where she helps the Jedi Knight save an entire planet from destruction. While she does  afterwards, she gets nowhere near the respect and acclaim that the player does.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars
 * He Who Fights Monsters: Not very noticeable, but she has an unusual enthusiasm for battle, and is frustrated with the glacial progress toward peace made by civilian Republic political leadership. She expresses the view that Jedi are better and more important than non-Force-using Republic personnel, that the latter should rightfully be subordinate to the former, and that Jedi should take a much more active role in galactic politics. Time will tell if she will subvert this trope or not.
 * He Who Fights Monsters: Not very noticeable, but she has an unusual enthusiasm for battle, and is frustrated with the glacial progress toward peace made by civilian Republic political leadership. She expresses the view that Jedi are better and more important than non-Force-using Republic personnel, that the latter should rightfully be subordinate to the former, and that Jedi should take a much more active role in galactic politics. Time will tell if she will subvert this trope or not.
 * He Who Fights Monsters: Not very noticeable, but she has an unusual enthusiasm for battle, and is frustrated with the glacial progress toward peace made by civilian Republic political leadership. She expresses the view that Jedi are better and more important than non-Force-using Republic personnel, that the latter should rightfully be subordinate to the former, and that Jedi should take a much more active role in galactic politics. Time will tell if she will subvert this trope or not.


 * Love Interest
 * Battle Couple
 * Shadow Archetype: To Dark Side!Jaesa Willsaam: Both have similar personalities but almost mirror backstories.
 * Street Urchin: In her past. That's not the dark and troubled part, however...
 * What the Hell, Hero?: She is called out by a former friend for

Doc


A flirtatious human male medic whose life's work is bringing his great talents as a doctor wherever they're needed most, usually to civilians caught between the big factions in the war. He joins the Jedi Knight on Balmorra. Romance option for the female Jedi Knight. Mechanically, he's obviously the Jedi Knight's healer companion. Voiced by Andrew Bowen.

"(on Voss) "You finally brought me someplace nice! Look! Restaurants and shops! Things worth fighting for." (on Corellia) "I love Corellia. The people, the nightlife, the fine beverages...let's keep this planet intact.""
 * City Mouse: He's chosen to spend his life doctoring refugees and resistance fighters in miserable, bombed-out warzones, but he's vocal in his appreciation of the comforts of civilization.

""I keep getting offers to go work at a medcenter. And I keep telling the doctors, "No, I like getting shot at!""
 * Combat Medic
 * Comic Book Fantasy Casting: Doc's character model and elements of his characterization uncannily resemble Bruce Campbell.
 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: He's furious when a less-gifted medschool classmate is promoted to acting head of the Republic Health Administration, and complains that "real doctors go out and save lives; idiots stay on Coruscant and get promoted."
 * Gentleman Adventurer: Grew up on a wealthy, high-technology world, graduated with honors from the most prestigious medical school in the Core Worlds, and spends most of his time treating refugees, resistance fighters, and underworld bosses as an alternative to taking more comfortable, remunerative work and dying of boredom.


 * Embarrassing First Name: . He insists that you just call him Doc.
 * Flirting Under Fire: More like "flirting under every conceivable condition." He meets the knight during a Colicoid incursion on the field hospital where he works. If the knight is female, or if a male knight has Kira as his active companion, he begins flirting right away.
 * Guns Akimbo: And one is a shotgun.
 * Handsome Lech
 * Hospital Hottie
 * In Harm's Way: After the leaders of the Balmorran Resistance put a gun to his head, he figures he's no longer welcome there, and that traveling with the Knight is the best way to satisfy his affinity for challenge, danger, and novelty.
 * Just Like Robin Hood: On at least two occasions, he's scammed gangsters and crime-lords out of large sums of money or supplies and funneled all of the proceeds into field hospitals and refugee camps.
 * Loveable Rogue: Emphasizes this.
 * Love Interest
 * Battle Couple
 * Ladykiller in Love:
 * The Medic: Oh, yes.
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: An interesting version of this. Get his affection high enough and


 * Porn Stache
 * Rebel Relaxation: His standard pose abord the ship.
 * Surgeons Can Do Autopsies If They Want: Doc's a field medic who also seems to do epidemiology and pharmacology.
 * Trust Me I'm a Doctor: Word-for-word quotation whenever he suggests awesome and insane stuff, like compounding volatile, toxic pharmaceuticals aboard your ship, or


 * We Help the Helpless: Doc's Codex entry makes this quite clear.

Sergeant Fideltin Rusk


A male Chagrian Republic soldier, Sergeant Rusk is dedicated to the Republic and noted for his bravery... or recklessness, some would say, and Rusk is never one to back down from a fight or show signs of weakness, especially to the Empire. The Jedi Knight recruits him on Hoth. Mechanically, he is the class's ranged damage companion. Voiced by Ron Yuan.

"Rusk: Another successful suicide mission!"
 * Almighty Janitor: Forgoes promotion so he can stay in the field.
 * Blood Knight
 * Good Is Not Nice
 * Knight Templar: He prioritizes the mission over everything else, and openly admires the Jedi for their apparent lack of emotion when making decisions.
 * Leeroy Jenkins: While he survives because of being a badass, the squadmates who followed him aren't so lucky.


 * Proud Warrior Race: Inverted. Chagrians are generally pacifists. Rusk is an anomaly.
 * The Stoic
 * War Is Glorious
 * We Have Reserves

Lord Scourge


A male Sith Pureblood and Sith warrior, Lord Scourge is the Emperors' Wrath, right hand and executioner of the Emperor. Mechanically, he's the class's melee tank companion. Voiced by Joseph Gatt.
 * Affably Evil
 * Defeat Means Friendship: Subverted. He'd been planning to defect for quite some time before you defeated him; the timing was a coincidence.
 * Defector From Decadence: Though he insists it's actually Enemy Mine.
 * Deuteragonist: In Revan
 * Dragon with an Agenda: To the Emperor.
 * The Dreaded: Even the Dark Council fears him.
 * Emotion Eater: In Revan his abillity to draw power from his opponent's fear and hatred is his greatest strength. It also makes it harder for him to fight droids and Jedi.
 * Enemy Mine
 * Even Evil Has Standards: The only reason he's helping you is because even he realized the Sith Emperor is insane.
 * Hero-Killer: Well, he killed.
 * Immortality Hurts:
 * In the Back: To.
 * Living Legend
 * Really 300 Years Old
 * Red Baron: The Emperors' Wrath
 * Sixth Ranger
 * Token Evil Teammate: He sticks out like a sore thumb among the Knight's other companions, and not just because of the blood-red skin.
 * ...Who Needs Enemies?

Orgus Din



 * Cool Old Guy
 * The Mentor
 * The Obi-Wan
 * Renowned Selective Mentor: The Jedi Knight is the first Padawan he's taken on since the Sacking of Coruscant.
 * The Rival: to Darth Angral
 * Renowned Selective Mentor: The Jedi Knight is the first Padawan he's taken on since the Sacking of Coruscant.
 * The Rival: to Darth Angral

Bengel Morr



 * A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil
 * He Who Fights Monsters
 * Not So Different: He's become like the very Sith he wants to destroy.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Bengel was described by his former master as having been a "gentle being" in his youth.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: He wants to destroy the Jedi Order so he can replace it with one that is willing to take the fight to the Sith immediately.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: He wants to destroy the Jedi Order so he can replace it with one that is willing to take the fight to the Sith immediately.

Darth Angral


A Sith Lord in charge of the fleet that sacked Coruscant, Angral famously stormed into the Senate and murdered the Supreme Chancellor, forcing the Republic diplomats on Alderaan to submit to the Sith's demands; the Treaty of Coruscant was signed.


 * Authority Equals Asskicking: As with any high ranking Sith.
 * Blood Knight: Like all true Sith, he loves violence.
 * Disc One Final Boss: Is the final antagonist of Act I, and the Jedi Knight's prime foe.
 * Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He loves his son
 * It's Personal

Watcher One



 * Affably Evil
 * An Offer You Can't Refuse: To give himself time to capture Godera before the player could, he offers to show you 'distraction' in the form of a (real) top secret Sith assassin's plan to wipe out a Republic settlement, which you otherwise can't afford to ignore.
 * A light side option, on the other hand, gives you the choice of giving him the same, by.
 * Friendly Enemy
 * Honor Before Reason
 * My Country, Right or Wrong
 * Punch Clock Villain
 * Worthy Opponent
 * Worthy Opponent

General Var Suthra


A Mon Calamari General who is one of the Knight's primary Republic contacts for the class story-line.


 * Expy: Admiral Ackbar
 * Mission Control
 * My Greatest Failure: By the end of the Nar Shaddaa arc, he considers his authorization of the Power Guard Project to be this.
 * Undying Loyalty: To the Republic and Jedi Order.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: His authorization of several dangerous and morally dubious weapons projects for the Republic were born of a desire to ensure that a tragedy like "The Sacking of Coruscant" never happened again.

Agent Galen


A human SIS agent who is assigned with preventing Darth Angral from gaining control over a secret Republic project on Nar Shaddaa.


 * Badass
 * Badass Abnormal:
 * The Dog Bites Back:
 * Redemption Equals Death:

Lord Praven


One of Darth Angral's apprentices. Praven is a Sith Pureblood with a firm belief in honor.


 * Anti-Villain: The only reason why he is still a Sith is that he is convinced that the Jedi still seek to commit genocide against the Empire.
 * Badass
 * Honor Before Reason
 * Noble Demon: He dislikes trickery and has been known to spare opponents who never stood a chance at defeating him.
 * Not So Different: Despite being a Sith Pureblood he holds ideals and honor not unlike that of a Jedi. The comparison is even stronger whilst playing a lightsided Jedi Knight.
 * Noble Demon: He dislikes trickery and has been known to spare opponents who never stood a chance at defeating him.
 * Not So Different: Despite being a Sith Pureblood he holds ideals and honor not unlike that of a Jedi. The comparison is even stronger whilst playing a lightsided Jedi Knight.

Leeha Narezz



 * At Least I Admit It:
 * Bunny Ears Jedi: She believes that a droid that went without a memory wipe for long enough could eventually become capable of using the Force. Most other Jedi regard her love of droids as a bizarre eccentricity.
 * The Empath: A very minor case but notable nonetheless in that, amongst all the Jedi Masters you'll encounter, she's the only one to sense
 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * Gadgeteer Genius

Jomar Chul

 * The Resenter

Doctor Godera

 * Insufferable Genius
 * Mad Scientist

The Jedi Consular
"A Jedi will always seek the truth. I will study the mysteries of the Force, and act with calm and clarity. I will expose the dark side's deceit to unite our allies. And with the Force on our side, justice will prevail."

A new member of the Jedi Order, Padawan to a highly unconventional archaeologist and scholar among the Jedi Council, the Consular is swiftly drawn into an ancient mystery on Tython and a hero gone rogue. These establish the tone and primary activities of the Consular: exploring ancient secrets and conducting diplomacy, often with dangerous people. The female Jedi Consular is voiced by Athena Karkanis, and the male by Nolan North.


 * Adventurer Archaeologist: Spends a lot of time investigating holocrons and the history of the Jedi Order.
 * Ambadassador: Being a diplomat isn't quite the Consular's full time job, but they do it enough to quality.
 * Badass Bookworm: The Consular is portrayed as very scholarly for a Jedi.
 * Child Prodigy: Is implied to be this - during the intro, Yuon Par mentions that the Consular "was stronger in the Force at four years old than [Yuon] was at fifteen."
 * Combat Medic: Healing Sages are far from defenseless.
 * Dishing Out Dirt: Some of the Consular's telekinetic abilities manifest by launching pieces of the ground at foes.
 * Double Weapon: The Shadow advanced class uses a double-bladed lightsaber.
 * Expy: Of the wiser Jedi, like Yoda and original trilogy Obi-Wan.
 * Healing Hands: Sages get healing abilities and can specialize in them.
 * Insufferable Genius: A dark-side Consular comes off as this.
 * Invisibility: Shadows learn how to do this.
 * Impractically Fancy Outfit: From what's been previewed, the Consular gets a lot of these, especially as a Sage.
 * Light Is Not Good: Dark-side Consulars use the same powers and techniques as light-siders.
 * Magic Knight: In general, Shadows in particular.
 * Mind Over Matter
 * Psychokinesis: The basis of the Consular's offensive Force powers.
 * Shockwave Stomp: Force Wave, more or less.
 * Squishy Wizard: The Sage advanced class.

Qyzen Fess
A Trandoshan big-game trophy hunter, Qyzen Fess travels the galaxy hunting its most dangerous beasts to honor the memory of his father, a trophy hunter of great renown, as well as his peoples' goddess, the Scorekeeper. After being rescued from captivity by the Consular, he concludes that the Consular is the prophesied Herald of the Scorekeeper, and joins them as their first companion. Mechanically, he is the Consular's melee tank companion.


 * The Atoner:
 * Because You Were Nice to Me: Though he was good friends with the Consular's master, the rest of the Jedi on Tython treated him with indifference at best and outright hostility at worst. Part of the reason he joins the Consular is because, like their master, the Consular treats him like a person instead of a beast.
 * Blood Knight
 * Electronic Eyes: He lost his right eye during one of his hunts, and had it replaced with a cybernetic prosthesis.
 * Great Green Hunter
 * Lizard Folk
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * Social Darwinist: A rather strange example. Qyzen has no respect for crime gangs and others who only prey on the weak. On the other hand, he dislikes them because they don't hunt like real hunters, not out of any kind of sympathy for their targets.

Tharan Cedrax
A male human scientist, Tharan is better known as an incorrigible charmer and would-be ladies' man than as the technological genius he actually is. Joining the Jedi Consular on Nar Shaddaa, Tharan Cedrix is the class's healer companion. Voiced by Jamie Elman.

"Tharan Cedrax: Can we go around?"
 * Attention Whore
 * Casual Danger Dialog: While not the only companion known for it, he treats life-and-death combat like exercise, and isn't even phased when you fly through a thick asteroid field during some space missions. This gem is from when you're confronted with several frigate-sized space rocks:


 * Casanova Wannabe
 * Combat Medic: His primary role in the party.
 * Drama Queen
 * Flat Earth Atheist: He thinks that the Jedi code and the Force is nonsense, and he gets annoyed if you talk about any of them.
 * Gentleman and a Scholar: Clearly regards himself as this. The opinions of others may vary.
 * Playboy Scientists Get No Respect
 * Insufferable Genius: Can quite easily come off as this.
 * It's All About Me
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite the above, Tharan does prefer nonviolent methods to ending combat, and dislikes wanton cruelty. Especially toward women.
 * Omnidiscipinary Scientist: He's a medic (biology) that can create hacking devices (electronics) and can build a physics defieing machine (physics). Might be explained in that the exotech he builds and uses can also covers these fields.
 * Mad Scientist: Sometimes, and he will get sort of disappointed if you destroy some cool but dangerous Artifact of Doom or WMD.
 * Technical Pacifist

Holiday
An advanced holigraphic artificial intelligence with a feminine personality and Tharan's closest friend. She joins the Jedi Consular on Nar Shaddaa alongside Tharan. Mechanically she's only an "extra feature" of Tharan, but has a central role in his character development and prominent during conversations. Voiced by Tara Strong.


 * Artificial Human
 * Clingy Jealous Girl
 * Creative Sterility: For all her computational power, she never originates anything, though can improve upon someone else's work. Perhaps even one of the reasons why she's so obsessed about a man who has a new idea every waking minute.
 * Even the Girls Want Her: One of Tharan's abilities is called, Deploy Holiday. It... deploys Holiday... who proceeds to do a sexy dance and stuns the target for eight seconds. Any target: aliens, robots, eldritch horrors, and anything else you can throw her at.
 * Fan Girl: Tharan this. Tharan that. Tharan, Tharan, Tharan. Her days and nights revolve around him. The Consular even has a chance to call her out on it.
 * Genius Ditz: Her personality in general, with computer science being the area of expertise.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Cited to be a major concern during the Tharan romance arc.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
 * Interspecies Romance
 * Precursors: She's theorized to be the abandoned or forgotten computer of an ancient unknown civilization.
 * Projected Man
 * What Is This Thing You Call Love?: Her philosophical retort when questioned if her love is only simulated programming.
 * She doesn't mind Tharan having one-night stands, because that's part of the playboy charm she adores about him.
 * What Is This Thing You Call Love?: Her philosophical retort when questioned if her love is only simulated programming.
 * She doesn't mind Tharan having one-night stands, because that's part of the playboy charm she adores about him.

Zenith
A Twi'lek freedom fighter and resistance leader on Balmorra, Zenith is an embittered survivor and guerilla fighter who has seen the ugliest parts of the undeclared war between Republic and Empire from the ground level, and joins the Jedi Consular on Balmorra. Mechanically, he is the class's ranged damage companion. Voiced by Troy Baker.


 * Berserk Button: Betrayal is one of the few things that can bring him to a frothing rage.
 * Cold Sniper: Sniper rifle? Check. Hardened, cynical demeanor due to years of watching friends die and witnessing the horrors of war firsthand? Check.
 * Combat Pragmatist
 * He Who Fights Monsters: He mellows out a little once he joins you, but many of his opinions are brutal, especially when it comes to Imperials.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down
 * La Résistance
 * Not Cheating Unless You Get Caught
 * The Stoic: Often speaks in reserved or curt tones, but...
 * Not So Stoic: When he gets mad, he gets MAD
 * The Unfettered
 * There Is No Kill Like Overkill
 * Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters: Has used explosives to kill civilian collaborators, and his only regrets are that his political opponents can use it against him.

Lieutenant Felix Iresso
A male human Republic officer, Felix Iresso is a highly decorated war hero and protector of the Republic's people, but has been blacklisted by the military for unclear reasons. He joins the Jedi Consular on Hoth, and is a romance option for female Consulars. Mechanically, he is the class's ranged tank companion. Voiced by Dion Graham.
 * He has the data of a downloaded into his head.
 * Batman Gambit: He likes to have contingencies within contingencies and plan ahead for even the most unlikely scenarios.
 * Battle Couple
 * Don't Look At Me: Doesn't like to be stared at, and is quite vocal about it.
 * Holding Back the Phlebotinum:.
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia:
 * Mildly Military: Believes in adherence to the chain of command, but doesn't like to do things "by the book". For example, rather than ruin someone's career with a court martial, he'd rather punish them with extreme (though temporary) hard labor.
 * Reassigned to Antarctica: Despite his exemplary service record, Felix was transferred to Hoth, ie Planet Antarctica.

Nadia Grell
Nadia Grell is a Sarkhai, a species new to the Galactic Republic and to the galaxy in general. The daughter of a prominent Sarhkai politician, Nadia was brought to the Jedi Order to train her mysterious powers as the first known Sarkhai Jedi, and is assigned to the Jedi Consular as their Padawan. Potential love interest for male Consulars. Mechanically, she's the class's melee damage companion. Voiced by Holly Fields.


 * All Love Is Unrequited: A possible outcome if the Consular follows "pure" Light Side responses and rejects Nadia's romantic advances. This course of action still does not change Nadia's overwhelming fawning or feelings for him.
 * Battle Couple
 * Blessed with Suck: Nadia's Force powers are frowned upon by her native people.
 * Daddy's Girl: Ever so much, thanks to her being a social outcast.
 * Does Not Know His Own Strength: She likes to test the limits of her abilities, but it tends to cause a lot of collateral damage.
 * Hero Worshipper: Of the Consular.
 * Even Heroes Have Heroes: Advances to this level after becoming a Padawan.
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Nadia and her father. Because Nadia also happens to use the most petite adult female character model in the game, it's likely the Consular will embody this with her as well.
 * I Just Want to Be Normal: Until she joins the Jedi and befriends the Consular.
 * Let's Wait a While:
 * Parental Substitute
 * Power Incontinence: She has an incredible level of Force telekinesis, perhaps the strongest of her generation in the Jedi Order, but it reacts reflexively to emotional state... good and bad. Extremely happy? Force explosion. Extremely angry? Force explosion. And Nadia tends to be a very emotional girl. She comments that exploding rocks and trees are a daily norm for her.
 * So Proud of You: To her father initially. Later she desperately seeks the Consular's constant approval.
 * Strange Girl: Her childhood.
 * Teacher-Student Romance: Given the events that occur before she becomes your Padawan, this relationship can be very unsettling. the list just goes on and on.
 * The Ophelia: Her childhood.
 * This Is Unforgivable!:
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Not her real hair color. Evidently the Sarkhai use white dye and face paint for cultural reasons. You never see Nadia's true hair color (she even shaves her eyebrows), but her natural skin tone is Caucasian and seen when wearing a revealing outfit.

Master Yuon Par
The Consular's Jedi Master, Yuon Par is noted being a somewhat unorthodox member of the Jedi Order with her interest in ancient ruins and friendship with Trandoshan hunter Qyzen Fess. After Tython its revealed that.
 * Adventurer Archaeologist
 * The Mentor
 * Vagueness Is Coming
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: She disappears after Chapter 1.

Syo Bakarn
A member of the Jedi High Council, and this first character the Consular meets in the game. He serves as your liason with the Jedi Order, and provides you with missions and intel.


 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * The Mentor
 * Reasonable Authority Figure
 * The Mentor
 * The Mentor

Lord Vivicar /

 * Bait and Switch Boss: To some extent, when you fight him, he immediately turn into
 * Go Mad From the Revelation
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Shock and Awe
 * The Man Behind the Man: Double subverted.
 * Shock and Awe
 * The Man Behind the Man: Double subverted.

The Smuggler
"It's a dangerous galaxy. Freighter captains are a dime a dozen, but when the Republic needs someone who can get the job done, they always call me. I've got the connections, the talent, and the best starship there is."

An unaffiliated smuggler contracted to bring a shipment of weapons to the embattled Republic forces on Ord Mantell, things get off to a rocky start when the Smuggler's ship is stolen by a Separatist, starting a chain of events that take the Smuggler deep into the conflict with the Empire. The female Smuggler is voiced by Kath Soucie, and the male by Maury Sterling.


 * Badass Normal: Easily the least "equipped" of any of the non-jedi classes, yet remains on equal footing with the other classes
 * Born Lucky
 * Catch Phrase: "I'm not one for causes but... *Insert X reason why he'll go along with it*".
 * (when asked to do something incredibly dangerous) "I wasn't planning to live forever anyway. I'm in."
 * Combat Medic: A healing oriented scoundrel is still no slouch in the damage department
 * Combat Pragmatist
 * Deadpan Snarker: Receives more snarky dialogue options than the other Republic classes
 * Expy: Of Han Solo and Dash Rendar.
 * Good Old Fisticuffs: A few abilities involve simply punching the target.
 * Groin Attack: The aptly-named Dirty Kick ability.
 * Guns Akimbo: Gunslingers specialize in this.
 * The Gunslinger: It's one of their advanced classes
 * Healing Shiv: Scoundrels will shoot people with kolto.
 * Intrepid Merchant
 * Instant Sedation: The scoundrels "tranquilizer" ability
 * Loveable Rogue: Clearly intended to be played as such.
 * Pistol-Whipping: The Blaster Whip ability
 * Really Gets Around: Has nearly as many one-night stands as the Imperial Agent.
 * Sawn Off Shotgun: Scoundrels use a pistol-sized one called a "scattergun".
 * Take Cover

Corso Riggs
Corso Riggs is a cheerful, disarmingly optimistic mercenary soldier. Raised as a rancher's son on the rough frontier of Ord Mantell, Corso developed a mixture of naive innocence and primitive toughness, wrapped with old-fashioned chivalry.

In addition to his gung-ho enjoyment of a good,dirty fight and his encyclopedic knowledge of weapons, Corso remains a ray of sunshine in even the worst circumstances. He has no sense of his own mortality and is absolutely convinced that he's going to live forever. Corso also has a soft spot for damsels in distress, even when they clear they're no up to no good.

He's also a love interest for the female smuggler. Mechanically, he's the Smuggler's ranged tank companion. Voiced by Troy Hall.


 * Battle Couple
 * Good Ol' Boy: Was raised as a farmer's son before seperatists killed his family. One of his battle cries is even "Yee-Haw!"
 * I Call It Vera: Every weapon he owns has a name. Torchy, Huwey, Flashy...
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: He dislikes violence against women as that was the values instilled in him by his parents. He worries that this makes him old-fashioned and patronizing.

Bowdaar
The mighty Wookiee gladiator named Bowdaar has spent over a century facing countless opponents without ever losing a match. He solidified his title as the galaxy's greatest gladiator when he defeated notorious Wookiee-hunter Karssk on Ord Mantell. The more gullible underworld scum whisper that Bowdaar is an immortal creature who can't be killed, but those who have faced him and lived know that he is simply the best there is.

On the surface, Bowdaar may seem like a simple-minded brute, but nothing could be further from the truth. Case in point: Bowdaar eventually discovered the identity of the Trandoshans who first captured and enslaved him. One night in an arena on Loovria, Bowdaar learned that his former captors were sitting in the stands. An unfortunate "weapons malfunction" caused the drunken Trandoshan slavers to meet an untimely--and extremely messy--end.

Bowdaar is the first companion character for the Smuggler to be revealed. In actuality, he's the second companion to be acquired, on Nar Shaddaa. Mechanically, he's the Smuggler's melee tank companion.

"Smuggler: That sounds like slavery. Or, worse, marriage. No thanks."
 * Blood Knight: "Facing an endless army of worthy foes under an open sky. That is my dream."
 * Expy: The Smuggler's Wookiee companion. It shouldn't be too hard to guess who he's filling in for.
 * Fantastic Racism: Bowdaar absolutely hates Trandoshans, calling them 'filthy lizard men' and admits that he enjoyed killing them in arena fights. It is understandable, since many Trandoshans hunt Wookies for sport and skin them.
 * I Need to Go Iron My Dog
 * I Owe You My Life: The Chewbacca expy joins the Han Solo expy's crew, so naturally this trope comes into play, right? Wrong. Bowdaar compares the Life Debt to slavery, and so can the player character.


 * Vibroweapon

Risha
The daughter of a vicious crimelord and also heir to a planet's throne, Risha is a fundamentally good person hardened by years of seeing and enduring the ugliest parts of the galaxy. Bitingly sarcastic and often selfish, Risha nevertheless joins the Smuggler on Alderaan. Romance option for male Smugglers. Mechanically, she's the class's ranged damage companion. Voiced by Tara Strong.


 * Brainy Brunette
 * Blue Blood
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While she is one of the more pragmatic and calculating members of the crew, but she does have standards and is more than willing to defend those she cares about
 * Mafia Princess
 * : Revealed towards the end of Act I.
 * Wrench Wench: Shows apptitude in outfitting and maintaining the smuggler's ship

Akavi Spaar
Akaavi Spar was born into a respected Mandalorian clan and became one of its finest warriors. She killed her first foe--an abusive Abyssin mercenary--at the age of eight using an improvised flamethrower. This victory earned her the nickname "firehand" among her clan and marked the beginning of an impressive career as an Imperial bounty hunter. Akaavi captured and killed all manner of targets in her youth, from career criminals to Jedi.

When her entire clan was framed for crimes against the Empire and executed, Akaavi alone survived the brutal purge--but her outlook on the galaxy changed forever. With no connection to her Mandalorian heritage, she became a wandering mercenary loyal to no one.

Romance option for male Smugglers. Mechanically, she is the Smuggler's melee companion. Voiced by Stacy Haiduk.


 * Blood Knight
 * Defector From Decadence: Her clan used to serve the Empire loyally until they were famed and dishonored.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen: In a way, she becomes more approachable as you gain her loyalty. If you romance her, she even shows affection to you.
 * Expy: She looks similar to Darth Maul but without the force powers.
 * So much that she is a red skinned Zabrak, that fights with a staff.
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy: She is a Mandalorian after all... you even lose loyalty points with her if you act dishonorably.
 * Token Evil Teammate: She isn't really evil. However, out of all the smuggler's companions, she is the only one that is openly hostile to both the Republic and the Jedi, and frequently disapproves of light-sided actions.

Languss "Guss" Tuno
A male Mon Calamari who joins the Smuggler on Hoth, Languss Tuno is a failed Jedi Padawan who abandoned the Order but still uses his limited knowledge of the Force and a stolen lightsaber to dupe the gullible while pursuing a life of leisure and hedonism. Mechanically, he is the Smuggler's healer companion. Voiced by Gary Schwartz.


 * Anti-Hero
 * Classical Antihero
 * Butt Monkey
 * Combat Medic
 * Sophisticated As Hell: When he was pretending to be a Jedi Knight when you first meet him. Hilarity Ensues.

Darmas Pollaran
Inveterate gambler and unrepentant ladies' man Darmas Pollaran is an information broker operating out of Coruscant's old Galactic Market cantina. If something important is happening in the Republic capital's chaotic criminal underworld, Darmas either knows about it or can find someone who does. His network of informants and confidantes extends to Coruscant's meanest, roughest and deepest levels.

Darmas charges a high premium for his data and contacts, supplementing that sizable income with his impressive winning streak gambling at the card game known as sabacc. Although more than one poor loser has quietly accused Darmas of cheating behind his back, no one would dare make such an accusation to his face. Darmas doesn't take insults to his gentlemanliness lightly--and he has the blaster-handle notches to prove it.


 * Information Broker
 * Information Broker

Skavak
The smuggler's nemesis for the first act and Jerkass extraordinaire. He steals the smuggler's ship at the very beginning of the game and gets you in trouble with all sorts of unsavory types. He's after Nok Drayen's legendary lost riches, just like our hero.


 * Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Starting with the smuggler, though it can be inferred he/she was not the first.
 * Determinator
 * Facial Markings: Has a very cool tattoo covering the right side of his face. Its origin is unknown, and is never commented on in-game.
 * Foe Yay:
 * Jerkass: Like you wouldn't believe.
 * Smug Snake:
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky

The Trooper
"We did not start this war. For us, there is no glory. We fight because it's our duty to defend the people and the principles of the Republic. On every world the Sith Empire strikes, we will be there, too. We will sacrifice when necessary, but we will never surrender. For hope... for freedom... FOR THE REPUBLIC!"

A decorated sergeant in the Republic military, the Trooper is a new recruit into Havoc Squad, the pinnacle of Republic Special Forces, and deployed to the war-torn world of Ord Mantell. Subsequent events catapult the Trooper into the thick of the war - both on the physical battlefield, and politics on Coruscant. The female Trooper is voiced by Jennifer Hale. The male Trooper is voiced by Brian Bloom.


 * Asskicking Equals Authority: You get promoted in rank as you complete more missions.
 * A Space Marine Is You: Although you're technically not a Marine, it's the closest you're going to get.
 * Badass Normal: Unlike the unnaturally lucky Smuggler, the Trooper is very explicitly the best of the best.
 * But He Sounds Handsome: While infiltrating, the Trooper is asked if there's any truth to the rumor that a lone Republic soldier has been single-handedly demolishing their operations. The possible responses are mostly made of this trope, including one in which the Trooper gets to describe him- or herself in breathless awe as a "one (wo)man army".
 * BFG: The Commando advanced class gets this, and it is beautiful.
 * Combat Medic: Commandos get a talent tree explicitly called this.
 * Deflector Shields: Vanguards. It's how they tank.
 * Elite Mooks: In the eyes of the enemy, you and your entire squad is an example of this.
 * Elites Are More Glamorous
 * Expy: Not of any one character, but the Trooper channels all the tropes and imagery of Stormtroopers and Clone Troopers, and you can literally be a Republic Commando.
 * Spiritual Licensee: Or you can pretend to be a SPARTAN-II when playing the Vanguard class. As a Commando, you're essentially the Heavy and Medic at the same time. Also a Commander Shepard in the Star Wars Universe, Fem!Trooper and Fem!Shepard even share a voice!
 * Five-Man Band:
 * The Hero: The Trooper
 * The Lancer: Aric Jorgan
 * The Big Guy: M1-4X
 * The Smart Guy: Yuun
 * The Chick: Elara Dorne
 * The Sixth Ranger: Tanno Vik
 * Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique: A dark-sided trooper can engage in this to get information from enemy POWs and uncooperative civilians.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Tanking Vanguards.
 * New Meat: You started out as a sergeant fresh out of the academy.
 * Patriotic Fervor: The Light Side trooper would make Captain America proud, although he gets outshined by M1-4X later on.
 * Pistol-Whipping: The Stock Strike ability is the rifle version, and strangely, it does more damage than a lightsaber strike.
 * Powered Armor: Standard issue for Havoc Squad.
 * Shock and Awe: Has a number of electrical attacks, too.
 * Sociopathic Soldier: A dark-sided trooper can commit war crimes such as killing wounded enemy soldiers that have surrendered, or abuse their position as an officer in the army to extort money and resources out of people.
 * Stuff Blowing Up: Gets plenty of explosive attacks.
 * With This Herring: Upon arriving to help save a Republic world from civil war, the "elite" special forces soldier is equipped with what essentially amounts to a T-shirt and flashlight, while everyone else, including regular troopers on the transport he is in, are fully armed and armored. Even the local outgunned militia is better equipped. No attempt is made to justify this in-story.

Lieutenant Aric Jorgan
A Cathar stationed on Ord Mantell, in charge of the local loyalist forces. He starts out as the superior and Mission Control of the Republic Trooper, during the first phase of the game. a companion character for the Republic Trooper. Romance option for female Troopers. Mechanically, he's the class's ranged damage companion. Voiced by Tim Omundson.


 * Bald of Awesome: His default appearance.
 * BFG: He starts out with an Assault Cannon when he first joins Havoc Squad, often having higher DPS than the player character does upon recruitment.
 * Catfolk: He's a Cathar, a species with a distinctly feline cast.
 * Good Looking Privates: Though Your Mileage May Vary.
 * The Lancer: Fills this role in the Trooper's squad.
 * Love Interest: for a female trooper
 * Battle Couple
 * Interspecies Romance: Notably he's a cathar, a species that's currently unplayable so if you romance him its interspecies regardless what race the female Trooper is.
 * Mean Boss: An efficient overseer, committed to the Republic's ideals, but pretty condescending and dismissive of the Republic Trooper when he/she first shows up. Only at first though, as the player character proves their skill while questing to save Ord Mantell in the first part of the game.
 * Only Sane Man: Possibly excepting the player, he is this for the Trooper's Main storyline. He dislikes both Just Following Orders, and Knight Templar attitudes. In every other situation, he likes dutiful and respectful remarks, and dislikes bravado and greed.
 * Scary Black Man: Alien, but his dark skin and fur qualifies him anyway.
 * Sergeant Rock: See his above summary.

Elara Dorne
A former Imperial soldier who defected to the Republic over moral differences, Elara Dorne is a combat medic serving on Taris where she is recruited by the Trooper to fill the same job in the reformed squad. Romance option for male Troopers. Mechanically, she is the class's healer companion. Voiced by Moira Quirk.


 * The Atoner: She hasn't committed any atrocities herself, but desperately wants to prove to everyone her loyalty to the Republic despite her background as an Imperial.
 * Badass Bookworm: She is not only a skilled Combat Medic, but also an expert in both Republic legal terminology and medical science.
 * Beleaguered Bureaucrat: After she joined Havoc squad, she is in charge of taking care of all their paperwork.
 * British Accents: Speaks in a heavy Imperial accent. General Garza describe it as 'pure Dromund Kaas'.
 * By The Book NCO: She generally approves when you follow rules and regulations to the letter and do things the proper way by obeying orders. However, there are moments in which she encourages you to disobey ethically questionable orders
 * The Chick: Excluding a female Trooper, she's the only female member of Havoc Squad, a healer, and is generally concerned with making the right choices.
 * Combat Medic: Her specialty.
 * Defector From Decadence: Formerly an Imperial trooper that defected to the Republic for moral reasons.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen: Her personality in general and romance in particular.
 * Appropriately one of her combat abilities involves encasing a foe in carbonite.
 * Good Looking Privates: Tall, smooth-skinned, and blonde.
 * Immigrant Patriotism: Extremely loyal to the Republic and what it stands for despite being from a bloodline of Imperials with a strong military tradition.
 * Lady of War: Comes across as this. The British accent helps.
 * Love Interest: for a male trooper.
 * Battle Couple
 * Unequal Pairing: Depending on if you promote her to be your XO or not, you are still her commanding officer that outrank her her by either one or two pay grades. This is evident in that even if you romance her, she will still call you 'sir' in private conversations.
 * Shout-Out: If we know BioWare's love of George R. R. Martin and A Song of Ice and Fire, the name might well be a shout-out to Princess Elia of Dorne.
 * Her name is probably more likely a word play of Elora Danan, an important character in the 80's film George Lucas wrote: Willow.

M1-4X
A prototype assault droid, possibly the most advanced in the Republic military, M1-4X is programmed to be the ideal soldier and specifically designed to be a part of Havoc Squad. The Trooper recruits him/it on Nar Shaddaa. Mechanically, he is the Trooper's ranged tank companion. Voiced by Tom Kane.


 * The Big Guy: Your first tank and one of the biggest companions in the game.
 * Large Ham: He is programmed to be an overly enthusiastic, patriotic soldier.
 * Override Command: Though he hates it when forced to do things against his will.
 * Patriotic Fervor: He manages to outdo the Light-side trooper, an incredible patriot in his own right.
 * Republic Robot
 * Republic Robot

Tanno Vik
A Weequay demolitions expert born on Nar Shaadaa. Formerly serving the Republic military, Tanno Vik was faced with criminal accusations throughout his short career, until he was finally convicted for masterminding a protection racket while defending a Republic outpost on Talay. After his discharge, Vik resorted to mercenary work, and still plies his abilities in the galaxy’s deadliest conflict areas to this day. Mechanically, he is the Trooper's melee tank companion. Voiced by David Anthony Pizzuto.


 * Affably Evil: As far as his biography has told, Tanno is charming, but amoral, and much more interested in achieving his own goals first.
 * Awesomeness By Analysis: His biography mentions that he impressed his instructors with his ability to quickly find structural weaknesses in buildings and vehicles.
 * Hot-Blooded: He's been called belligerent and rebellious in his biography, to the point where his disregard for authority is what prevented the Republic Special Forces from recruiting him.
 * Token Evil Teammate: His isn't really evil per say, but Vik is the only member of the new squad that isn't loyal to or even interested in the ideals of the Republic, he is only in the army to benefit from the protection against the criminals that are after him.

Sergeant Yuun
A male Gand Findsman and Republic soldier, Yuun is a highly capable technician in the military and shamanistic tracker among his people, though some find his insectoid appearance disturbing. He joins the Trooper's squad on Hoth, and is the class's melee damage companion.



General Garza
A Republic general noted for her strict nature and almost trigger-happy stance on the war, Garza was among the co-founders of the Republic Special Forces (i.e. the Trooper) division. Voiced by Kate Weiman.

"Trooper: Did you just... Lie to a senator? Garza: Of course not. You've only just told me about."
 * Good Is Not Nice
 * Iron Lady
 * Knight Templar: She faces frequent accusations of ordering covert assaults on Imperial holdings throughout the galaxy.
 * Military Maverick: In theory, she's beholden to the senate. This doesn't stop her from lying her ass off to them.


 * Necessarily Evil: Most of the time when Garza orders you to perform a dark-sided option, this is usually her justification
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Despite her reputation and how she occasionally orders you to commit morally questionable actions, she comes across as one since she understands the hardship that you are your man are going though and doesn't give you anything more then a harsh lecture even when you disobey said questionable orders.
 * The Rival: A major political rival to the Supreme Chancellor.
 * Retired Badass: She used to be the commander of Havoc Squad before she was given a desk job.
 * Shadow Archetype: To Keeper in the Imperial Agent's storyline

Harron Tavus
The commander of Havoc Squad when the Trooper arrives on Ord Mantell, Tavus is a distinguished war hero and considered one of the best soldiers in the Republic.


 * Badass Mustache

Jonas Balkar
A talented field operative for the Republic's Strategic Information Service, Jonas Balkar has led an impressive career despite his young age, earning him undercover placements on high-risk worlds such as Nar Shaddaa and Balmorra. His exceptional planning and investigatory skills have led to numerous Republic successes, both seen and unseen.

Personnel records also make particular note of Balkar's charming demeanor, encouraging his assignment to operations where personal interactions are key--particularly interactions with female subjects.

He supports the Republic Trooper through out the whole story, serving as the main SIS contact of the character.

"Jonas: I've got major players breathing down my neck. Otherwise I'd tell you to investigate that prison the Imperials set up in Shadow Town."
 * Could Say It, But...: He's not above using this method to let information slip to the Trooper when he's not supposed to, such as in Jorgan's personal mission "Missing In Action":


 * Ship Tease: Female Troopers can flirt with him quite a bit, much to Elara's disapproval and Jorgan's dismay.

General Rakton
One of the Empire's greatest strategist and most successful field commander that has a reputation of never being defeated in any of his military campaigns. He was the mastermind behind the development of the Gauntlet super weapon. After its destruction, he led the Empire's campaign in capturing the Bastion on Corellia and hopes to use all intelligence stored in it's databanks to defeat the Republic ones and for all.


 * Anti-Villain: A mix of Type I and III
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Even as a high ranking commander, Rakton is still a good soldier and excellent fighter.
 * Evil Brit
 * Evil Genius: He designed the Gauntlet super weapon and plans to defeat the Republic by analyzing all the intelligence stored in the Bastion's databanks and come up with an unbeatable strategy.
 * Hannibal Lecture: Delivers one to the trooper about how the Empire is a superior civilization when you confront him
 * Noble Demon: His codex entry states that soldiers under his command are strictly prohibited from harming civilians in occupied areas. And the Gauntlet super weapon is specifically designed to only be used against military targets and avoid collateral damage on large populations
 * Talking the Monster to Death: Inverted. He tries (unsuccessfully) to talk you into surrendering.
 * Patriotic Fervor: He is a fanatic Imperial patriot that passionately believes in the Empire's ideals and thinks that he is fighting a war of enlightenment to bring law and order to the corrupt and inferior Republic.
 * Shadow Archetype: To a light-sided trooper.