Cole Kroger

"Their financial wizards thought housing was the only thing that follows no laws of economics or physics. They thought housing would simply go up further. Clearly, they had it confused with their own bonuses."

- Kroger on the New Republic's Housing Price policies.

Cole Kroger was a politician that came from the planet Earth in the Milky Way galaxy. After being banished from the planet for starting the Second Civil War in the United States of America against the oppressive federal government, which refused to have their authority over the states and civilians questioned, he came to this galaxy.

He was discovered by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who also sensed his potential and took Kroger as his second Padawan.

After marrying Nicole Triton, Cole eventually became a leader of one of the most free governments in the galaxy.

Origin
Cole Herrington was born on the planet Earth on July 5th, 1993. When he was 15, he started a civil war when the federal government of his country refused to have their authority questioned. When the citizens of the that country started to question or criticize the federal government's authority, those people would disappear. Cole realized this and made an open rebellion against that government. He was captured and banished from that galaxy.

Jedi Career
Cole was found by Anakin Skywalker when he arrived in this galaxy. Sensing his potential, Skywalker made Cole his apprentice.

When Cole was senior at a Jedi training school, Coruscant High School, he was emotionally scarred when he barely survived the worst school shooting in the galaxy, critically wounded during the attack.

On the Run
When Order 66 was issued by Chancellor Palpatine, newly Jedi Knight Cole Herrington and his former master Anakin Skywalker and his family went into hiding, with Darth Tyrannus on their tail.

They retreated to Mustafar. For six months, they lived in peace. But Imperial intelligence found them and Dooku's apprentice was sent to eliminate them. During a duel, Anakin Skywalker was wounded. Cole thought Anakin was killed. In a fight of rage, he attacked the Sith Apprentice.

Political career
"In accordance with the by-laws of the Confederate Systems, a voice-vote is required. All in favor of shaping peace-negotiations with the Galactic Empire, say 'Aye'."

- Kroger to the Confederation Congress after Operation Detachment.

Lightsaber training


Cole Kroger was trained by the Order's most promising Jedi Knight, Anakin Skywalker. Through him, Kroger would inherit a rich tradition of lightsaber training. Kroger's style featured elements of many masters, making him outstandingly talented, even at a very young age.

Both Form V varients became the favored fighting styles of Cole Kroger, as their aggressive and strength-oriented fighting methods fit well with his couragous, confrontational personality type. Due to his natural talent for lightsaber combat, he advanced quickly, an achievement which fed his ego, and he came to consider himself a match for Yoda. His specialty in the Shien form stood him in good stead during heated engagements with blaster-wielding foes, such as the Second Battle of Geonosis, and he became a formidable lightsaber duelist. This was very much like his master Anakin Skywalker.

However, Kroger eventually realised how much he still had to learn when he confronted Count Dooku. Initially utilising a dual-bladed varient of Ataru against the Count, Kroger was forced to revert to his standard Form V practices when Dooku destroyed the extra blade. His skill was enough for Kroger to stand toe-to-toe with Dooku for approximately the same period of time as his Master did and he actually impressed the masterful Count with his skills, but he was forced to draw heavily on his Force-abilities to match Dooku speed and precision and tired quickly. Dooku's far more energy effecient Makashi style won the day, and Kroger temporarily lost use of the right side of his body for three months when he opened himself up.

As the Clone War progressed, Kroger spent the following years of the conflict developing his skills in the many pitched battles. He began studying the Djem So variant of Form V and used brute strength to overwhelm his opponents. Evidence of his prowess included confrontations with the Dooku-trained Asajj Ventress or Grievous' IG-100 MagnaGuards, as well as numerous sparring matches with Anakin Skywalker. Relying on both strength and agility, Kroger proved able to adequately fend off or evade enemy attacks while immediately offering counters. By the time of the Battle of Teth, Kroger was able to effectively hold his own against Dooku, as shown by their confrontation on Tatooine. However, as the aggressive Form V encouraged practitioners to actively attempt to dominate their foes, Kroger drew more and more on his anger and rage, sliding close to the Dark side of the Force. When confronting Dooku for the last time, Kroger and Skywalker relied heavily on these emotions to fuel their offenses, demonstrating both overwhelming strength and bewildering speed as they bashed through Dooku's precision defense and sliced off both of the Count's hands before brutally executing him. Before his death, Dooku acknowledged them as the finest Djem So stylists that he had ever seen.

Force powers
Kroger was one of the most powerful living Jedi. If he had reached his full potential, he would have become the most powerful being in both Jedi and Sith history. However, after his death, he became one with the Force, thus achieving his full potential. A Sith Lord said to Kroger just before his death: "If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine." If that is true, one interpretation would be that when one unites with the Force, a Jedi reaches the peak of his or her power.

Kroger's midi-chlorian count made him one of the most powerful members of the Jedi Order; however, it also made Kroger arrogant. When he came to the Jedi Temple at the age of five, he began to develop at a much faster and accelerated pace than his fellow Padawans, further feeding his pride and self-importance. Kroger was skilled in the use of telekinesis able to lift heavy objects with minimal effort. During his duel with Asajj Ventress on Bastion, he easily deflected a large pillar back at Ventress when she hurled it at him and immediately afterwards he used the Force to block her Force Push without even slowing down. He was also skilled at Force Jump, and was able to leap massive distances. Kroger was also capable of a powerful Force Push; however it should be noted that despite having a stronger connection to the Force than Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Personality and traits
Cole Kroger was known for his independent nature and his utter adverseness to having others sacrifice themselves for him. Like his French ancestors before him, Kroger was reckless, headstrong, and often led by his emotions. He walked a fragile line between the light and dark sides of the force and Christianity, frequently unnerving his friends and companions with displays of his dark side abilities. He identified himself once as a Christian extremist, preferring Christianity and Judaism over any other religion and believing that Christianity/Judaism should be the galaxy's official religion and being harshly Anti-atheist.

Furthermore, Kroger exhibited a lack of respect for others (especially toward those in positions of power) to the point where he would openly mock them in public when angry.

Kroger was also, again like his grandfather, unwilling to let those he cared about go. His constant use of his healing powers to keep people from dying was proof of this.

Some people compared Kroger's behavior to House from the tv show House only when Kroger was enraged. Few things triggered Kroger's anger, but his rage would be unbearable.

Kroger had a power no one else had. Although he was old, his body stopped aging when he was 18.

But, Cole had his soft side. He was very compassionate and loving. His love for his family and friends made him ready to lay down his life for them, especially for his wife and son.

Cole was very forgiving, and understanding. Even though he was wounded by Todd Wilson during the school massacre, he eventually learned why they did it and and forgave them. He even forgave them for killing his best friend and son's namesake, Chris Domain.

No matter what she did, Cole's wife Nicole Kroger could never irritate him (except for when she spent more than 500 credits).