Zhar Tarkona

Zhar Tarkona was a Twi'lek Jedi Knight during the Yuuzhan Vong War. He perished during the Fall of Coruscant.

Battle of Coruscant
Zhar and another Jedi, Liyem Aanrath commanded a platoon of New Republic soldiers during the First Battle of Coruscant. However, their forces experienced heavy casualties during the battle and soon all that was left was Zhar, Liyem and four troopers. They attempted to retreat but were disorientated following the attack. They were ambushed by two squads of Yuuzhan Vong soldiers and believed that they would be killed. However, Anoka Jungle, a former slave to the Yuuzhan Vong, arrived and helped them defeat the Vong. They again set out to find a way off the planet. Unfortunately, one of their remaining soldiers, Djuj Nekko, was attacked by blorash jelly. Having no way to free Nekko from the slime, one of his fellow soldiers, Axel Bellis, was forced to mercy kill him, before they fled from the jelly. The group later stopped momentarily in order to regain their strength. Unfortunately, an umrach was lying in wait and silently crept up behind Zhar, before engulfing him in its tentacles before the others could respond. He was avenged by Anoka when he slew the beast.