Yuuzhan'rarr

Yuuzhan'rarr, born Rarr Jamaane, was the Supreme Overlord of the First Yuuzhan Vong Empire from 10 BBY to 10 ABY. He grew up as a nobleman of the Intendant Caste, and made the Yuuzhan'tar Council at a very young age. He was well known for working with many Sith including Derech Palpatine, Darth Ominous, and Palpatine, for he had a tolerance for the Force not shared by many members of his species. He prophesied falsely that the dark side of the Force was a manifestation of the life-bringing powers of the god. He manipulated the Yuuzhan Vong religion to be more Force-accepting. He didn't actually believe in the Vong gods, and simply used the Vong religion to his advantage, for as Supreme Overlord, he was claimed to be a "Mortal Son of the Gods," and was said to be a prophet. To further manipulate the religion, he took the title of, along with all his other titles. Early on, he told the Vong a "prophecy" he had had that forced them to accept the Sith into their lives.

He was also known as a "warrior king," for he often went on missions himself, and had the title of Warmaster, as well as Supreme Overlord and Most High Priest. This led to his death in 10 ABY, when he charged into battle against Mara Jade and Ferus Olin.

Early life
Rarr Jamaane was born on Zonama Sekot in 30 BBY. He was born to two high-ranking members of the, the caste that ran the government.

Council Member
In 15 BBY, Jamaane was inducted into the Yuuzhan'tar Council, the ruling body of the Yuuzhan'tar Emirate&mdash;a council–run communist government made up of Yuuzhan Vong refugees who escaped from Yuuzhan'tar after its destruction&mdash;based on the planet Zonama Sekot. At this time, the Council was debating what to do about the issue of the Galactic Empire. Five years into his council service, he became the chair of the council, once the rest of the members were assassinated. After Rarr's death, it was confirmed that they were in fact killed by him and mercenaries hired by him. When three of his fellow council members had been murdered, he had himself shot with a faulty poison dart, in the leg, during his father's funeral, whom he had also killed, to make it look as if he as also a target of the assassinations. On becoming chair of the council, he proposed the idea to tie the Emirate with its Purse Worlds into an Empire, with him as the Supreme Leader. The council voted and it was decided.

Supreme Overlord
Renamed Yuuzhan'rarr, meaning Supreme Overlord Rarr, he embarked to unite the Purse Worlds under one banner. This was particularly hard, because each had its own government. Rarr led the fighting to unite these worlds, taking the title of Warmaster, along with Supreme Overlord. Using his influence as supreme overlord he chose to make false prophecies that the Sith were not the enemies of the Vong and that the Force was the essence of Yuuzhan'tar, gaining him the title of Most High Priest. This allowed him to unite the Vong Empire with the Imperial Remnant, without too much protest.

Tatooine
In 6 ABY Rarr met with the Emperor of the Imperial Remnant, Derech Palpatine, on Tatooine, to discuss an alliance between the Remnant and the Yuuzhan Vong. Yuuzhan'rarr agreed, as long as the planet Kamino, with its cloning technology, would be handed over to the Vong. Once Derech had agreed to these terms, both side walked away happy. The Vong used Kamino to create a massive cloned army, using the accelerated cloning process pioneered by Darth Vader on Starkiller.

Battle of New Alderaan
In late 6 ABY, Alliance forces attacked New Alderaan. Yuuzhan'rarr led his own troops into battle, fighting along Derech Palpatine. He killed Derech, making it look like he was killed by Ferus Olin. New Alderaan was captured, and Rarr rebuilt the Aldera Palace in Sanaestan, formerly New Aldera, the Capital. From the Aldera Palace, he commanded an Empire larger now than the New Republic.

Mission to Teardrop
In 10 ABY, Yuzhan'rarr, and the newly resurrected Palpatine led a small squad of Vong fighters to the Republic outpost on the planet Teardrop, in which Mara Jade was taken prisoner, to New Alderaan.

Death
Later that year, Ferus Olin broke Mara Jade out of prison on New Alderaan. On the run, they ran to rendezvous with their troops in Sanaestan's central square, but Palpatine and Rarr were already there. Charging into battle, he was stabbed through the chest. As he lay dying, he told his son and successor, Shimrra Jammane, that his prophecies had been fake about the Sith, and that he never believed. Shimrra, outraged, cut off his father's head. Once Jamaane learned of his father's treachery, he turned on Palpatine, and stopped fighting off New Republic forces. Vong War Academy analysists determined that this was the move that made them lose the war, as it let New Republic forces break through to Palpatine and stop his plan to use a Force Portal to smash Coruscant into New Alderaan.

Legacy
Yuuzhan'rarr built an Empire that, even after his death, stayed together loosely, even though it wasn't formally reformed until 25 ABY, under the newly–christened Yuuzhan'shimrra, his son Shimrra. Shimrra rebuilt an Empire even larger than that of his father, and came even closer to winning the war than his father. Yuzhan'rarr's name was erased from Vong records as an Overlord, and he was remembered by his own people as a traitor.

Personality and traits
Jedi analysts, trying to find out how the war was won to teach future students, found that Rarr's undoing was his tendency for being a warrior king, as he was so eager for battle he charged into it against two Jedi. He was also one who would do anything for his own wellbeing, including fooling an entire Empire into thinking that his prophecies were true, and killing Derech Palpatine, but making it look like he was killed by Ferus Olin, who was commanding the Republic Forces on New Alderaan.

Powers and abilities
Yuuzhan'rarr desmostrated his abilities as a warrior and pilot in Battle of New Alderaan, taking out many Republic targets himself. He was able to manipulate people by lying convincingly, and using false prophecy. His ability at this was demonstrated in the fact that he was able to convince an entire Empire that the dark side was their god's essence. He commonly showed his skill with the Tristaff while participating in the Vong's Holy Gladiatorial events, but never excelled at marksmanship.

Behind the scenes
Yuuzhan'rarr was created as a character for Star Wars Tales of the Amplifier: The Ominous Encounter. We was originally a general who had (much) more brawn than brains, so he was given a short, one-syllable name that even he could pronounce ("Rarr"). Eventually, his character developed into a smart Supreme Overlord, but the name stuck. He was given the prefix "Yuuzhan'" meaning Supreme Overlord in Vongese, once he was developed into the Overlord of his final character. He was given the surname Jamaane because the next Supreme Overlord&mdash;who is canonical&mdash;was named Shimrra Jamaane, and Rarr was meant to be his father, so Yuuzhan'rarr was given the surname Jamaane.