Plo Koon (Powerstaark)

Plo Koon was a Kel Dor Jedi master and the former Padawan of the famous Wookie Jedi Master Tyvokka. Plo gained a seat on the Jedi Council for his achievments during the Stark Hyperspace War. He was the Jedi that found Ahsoka Tano and brought her to the Jedi Temple and he was also good friends with Tom Norton.

Early life
Plo Koon was the final Padawan of the famous Wookie Jedi Master Tyvokka. Kel Dor had a reputation for making quick and clear distinctions between right and wrong and Plo was no exception, often taking swift, decisive action with little or no contemplation for repercussive effects. This attitude, combined with Koon's sarcastic wit, often tried the patience of his Master. Koon was a close friend of Qui-Gon Jinn, and believed that Qui-Gon deserved a seat on the Jedi High Council. He even suggested the idea to Tyvokka, though the elder Jedi disagreed. However, Koon soon came to realize that due to his rebellious nature, Qui-Gon would never find a place on the Council.

After training his first Padawan, Lissarkh Plo became a Jedi Master and Tyvokka believed he deserved a seat on the Jedi Council.

Stark Hyperspace War
Before he could accept his former master Tyvokka's offer to join the Council, Koon accompanied the Wookiee to Troiken, where the Republic was to negotiate with the pirate Iaco Stark. Stark had been stealing bacta supplies from cargo vessels and selling them at lower prices than the Trade Federation could afford to offer. Rather than resort to military action, the Republic decided to negotiate, with Master Tyvokka as chief diplomat.

However, some factions in the government wanted more decisive action, and they organized an attack on Stark's forces, which caused the negotiations to degenerate into a firefight. Plo Koon watched in disbelief as Tyvokka was killed in the crossfire. Tyvokka's dying wish was that Plo would become a member of the Jedi Council. In the wake of his Master's death, Koon rallied the forces of the Republic and led them to a miraculous victory in the ensuing conflict, which came to be known as the Stark Hyperspace War. This triumph made Plo Koon a hero of the Republic. During the battle Plo befriended a Republic soldier, Jace Dallin, who later spoke of Koon's bravery and humility.

Jedi Council member
Following the Stark Hyperspace War, Plo Koon was promoted to Jedi Master and was given a life-time seat on the Jedi Council in honor of his Master's dying wish. Koon, ever humble, felt there were many others more qualified than he to serve on the Council. Plo was also a close friend of fellow Council member Micah Giiett and went on many adventures with him. Their constant verbal sparring made them appear as rivals, but those close to the two Jedi Masters understood that they were indeed good friends.

Sometime in the years before the Clone Wars, during a mission on Shili, Plo Koon found a Force sensitive Togruta named Ahsoka Tano. He took her to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant to be raised as a Jedi. They became very close friends and Plo nicknamed her "Little Soka". Ahsoka began to consider Plo to be like a father to her and Plo felt that she was like his daughter. He also became close to Ahsoka's best friend Tom Norton.

A year before the Invasion of Naboo, Plo and Micah Giiett participated in a mission to quell an uprising on the planet Yinchorr, accompanied by Lilit Twoseas and her apprentice K'Kruhk.

During the fighting, Koon used a Force technique to conjure and manipulate clouds of dust to cloak the Jedi from their Yinchorri attackers. Due to Koon's effective smokescreen, they were rescued by Adi Gallia, Eeth Koth, and Tsui Choi, and soon embarked on a mission to rescue the remaining Jedi. During the conflict, Giiett was mortally wounded and chose to stay behind to distract the enemy. In honor of his fallen friend, Koon took over the training of Giiett's Padawan, Bultar Swan.

The invasion of Naboo
In most meetings with the Council, Plo Koon was a silent, enigmatic figure who rarely joined in with debates, but his knowledge was valued by the other Councilors. Plo was present when Qui-Gon brought the young Anakin Skywalker before them, asking for him to be trained as a Jedi. The Council's members were skeptical of the boy's suitability, and Qui-Gon's usual headstrong attitude did nothing to help matters. Before the Council came to a final decision, Qui-Gon was killed on Naboo, and Koon now had to mourn another friend. He, along with the rest of the Council, journeyed to Naboo for Jinn's funeral.

During the years after the Battle of Naboo, Plo traveled with fellow council members to Malastare to negotiate a truce between the Lannik royals and a terrorist group known as the Red Iaro. He also used his telepathic abilities to help Aayla Secura regain her memories following an incident with glitteryll on Ryloth.

Separatist Crisis
Plo enjoyed spending time with Ahsoka Tano and Tom Norton and gave them some private training. He taught them some hand to hand combat and probably taught them a few lightsaber techniques too.

Plo along with the rest of the Jedi Council witnessed a growing public discontent with the galactic government and the Jedi. A splinter group known as the Separatists emerged, led by a former Jedi Count Dooku. At the same time, a group calling itself the People's Inquest began enlisting support for a motion that would have forced the Jedi Order to be more accountable to the government. Plo Koon himself used a Jedi mind trick to disperse a crowd of student protesters who had infiltrated the Jedi Temple.

When an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala's life caused an uproar in the Senate, Chancellor Palpatine held a meeting with the Jedi and the Loyalist Committee—a meeting which Plo and fellow Council members Mace Windu, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Yoda attended. Plo was also present when Obi-Wan Kenobi contacted the senators when he uncovered Separatist activity on Geonosis.

Battle of Geonosis
Plo was one of the task force of Jedi who rescued Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, and fought during the Battle of Geonosis joining with Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and a number of others on a mission to deactivate the Droid Control Ship on Geonosis. Unfortunately for them, the Separatists had a backup control device, and Koon and Mundi were captured. They were marched to the execution arena where the surviving Jedi awaited a seemingly imminent death. Just as the surrounding battle droids readied their blasters, the Jedi escaped with the timely intervention of the Republic Army. Plo Koon led a company of clone troopers into battle on Geonosis, and was among the few to survive the Battle of Geonosis. He served as a General in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.

Ahsoka's promotion
Approximately four months after the Battle of Geonosis Plo witnessed Ahsoka Tano's promotion to Jedi Padawan. Since the majority of the Jedi Council were fighting in the war only Plo, Yoda and Mace Windu witnessed her promotion. All three of them had watched her over the last four months (except for when they were sent into battle) and believed she was one of the most skilled younglings in the Order. Though the Kel Dor didn't show it he was very proud of his 'Little 'Soka'.

Personality and traits
Like many of his kind, Plo had a strong sense of justice. His species tended to see issues in black and white, and favored what was termed "rough justice," a method of solving disputes that to non-Kel Dor seemed overly retributive and too close to vigilantism. In his youth Plo's Master Tyvokka said that he was 'humble, polite, stubborn and difficult'. Plo felt there were Jedi better suited than him to a seat on the Jedi Council though he got a seat after Tyvokka's death. He rarely participated in Council meetings though he was a wise Jedi.

Plo Koon had a very close bond with Ahsoka Tano being the Jedi that found her and brought her to the Jedi Temple and he affectionately nicknamed her Little Soka. Because of their bond Ahsoka was able to sense his presence after his fleet was destroyed by the Malevolence. Plo thought of Ahsoka as the closest thing he had to a daughter - in fact he was closer to her than he was to his own niece Sha Koon - and Ahsoka felt that Plo was like her father, having never known her real father. Plo also befriended Tom Norton but didn't feel the same level of affection for him as he felt for Ahsoka.

Powers and abilities
"My saber is ready!"

Plo Koon was regarded as one of the finest Jedi of his time. He possessed a powerful connection to the Force and was a master of telekinesis, able to move objects without even having to face them. He also possessed an extensive knowledge of the physical sciences. In particular, he used his expert knowledge of physics along with the Force to alter the environment—the resourceful Jedi could create small whirlwinds as well as a dense fog over a limited area, freeze tiny rivers and lakes, and raise or lower the temperature of his surroundings enough to incapacitate an opponent.

In addition to his Force powers Plo Koon was a powerful lightsaber duellist and a master of Djem So. Plo was also a master of hand to hand combat and passed on some of his knowledge of unarmed combat to Tom Norton and Ahsoka Tano

Plo Koon was also an extremely talented pilot, considered to be the best in the Jedi Order apart from Anakin Skywalker and Saesee Tiin. His piloting skills were, arguably even better than his lightsaber skills. Plo could also survive in space for a limited time thanks to his thick Kel Dor hide.