Yoakido (General)

"You will not triumph. Every battle I have fought, evil has never triumphed."

- General Yoakido before his final duel

General Yoakido was the father of Ben Yoakido. He was a respected general and captain of his ship known as The Finest Hour. However, after years of hard fighting and respect, he was finally killed aboard his ship by Skelldon J. Bones and IG-86, along with the rest of the crew. However, Ben and his friend Brent Rhea did make it out on an escape pod and headed for Nar Shaddaa.

Years of Fighting
In 47 BBY, General Yoakido and his wife had their only son Ben Yoakido. Shortly after giving birth, the general's wife passed away, leaving him in charge of Ben. Ben loved his father and went anywhere with him. During a mission to Dantooine, they met their future allie Brent Rhea. Rhea went with the Yoakidos and participated in all their missions.

Death
In 33 BBY, while heading to Coruscant aboard The Finest Hour', General Yoakido was in the hurry to meet up with Jedi Master Yoda to discuss plans on creating a Grand Army of the Republic. However, just as they were close to entering, the co-pilot picked up a threatning communication in Huttese and ordered the ship to not head to Coruscant, but to flee elsewhere where they might not be tracked. The ship was flown to Nar Shaddaa. General Yoakido then got a distress call from "Alpha One", who was killed. The general ordered his son to stay in the control room with Brent, Alpha Leader, and the co-pilot. Ben wanted to go with his father, but the general informed that he didn't want anything happening to his son. Ben disobeyed orders and went to save his father. Brent tried to stop Ben, but ended up breaking the orders too. They put Alpha Leader in charge of the control room. General Yoakido arrived in the corridors to find Sarah "Alpha Two" and "Alpha Three"be gunned down by one of the two assassins. The general threw back his cloak and pulled out his sword. The two got into a duel. But after a fight, the general prepared to deliver a killing blow, but failed and was held at gunpoint. The killer told General Yoakido to turn and see his true face before death. Yoakido turned to find the face of his old friend Skelldon J. Bones before being shot through the skull. His body was found later by his son and Brent. Ben took his father's sword and cape and fled with Brent into an escape pod for Nar Shaddaa leaving Alpha Leader and the co-pilot to be killed by IG-86, Skelldon's droid.

Behind the Scenes

 * General Yoakido's real name is to remain a mystery until further notice.

Appearances

 * Ben and Brent's Journey Across the Galaxy