Dar Wac was a Rodian who served as aide to Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine in his office during the final years of the Galactic Republic.

Biography[]

A Rodian, Dar Wac served the Galactic Republic,^[1] a democratic union that governed much of the galaxy from its capital planet of Coruscant.^[2] Following his election during the Trade Federation Invasion of Naboo^[3] in 32 BBY,^[4] Wac served as one of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's aides alongside others including Vice Chair Mas Amedda and Chief of Staff Sly Moore.^[1]

During the Separatist Crisis, a period of political turmoil between the Republic and its splinter state, the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Chancellor Palpatine met with several members of the Jedi Council in his office to discuss the repercussions of the growing Separatism. During the meeting, the Loyalist Committee, an advisory body of ten senators who helped Palpatine search for a solution to the crisis, arrived to speak with the Chancellor. Moments before, Padmé Amidala, the representative for the Chommell sector, had narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. Her ship was bombed as it landed on Coruscant, leading to numerous deaths. Wac contacted Palpatine via hologram and infored him of their arrival. Palpatine instructed Wac to send them in, and Wac did so.^[1]

In the wake of the meeting and the assassination attempt on Senator Amidala's life, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi embarked on an investigation of the plot to kill her. As he tracked down bounty hunter Jango Fett, who he suspected of being behind the assassination attempts, Kenobi inadvertently uncovered a clone army created by the cloners on Kamino for use by the Republic. After following Fett to Geonosis, Kenobi also discovered that the Confederacy had forged a contract with several megacorporations to manufacture an army of battle droids to wage war against the Republic and that the multitude of attempted assassinations on Amidala were orchestrated by Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray. From his remote location, Kenobi contacted Senator Amidala and his Padawan learner, Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine, who forwarded his message to Palpatine's office in turn, where Wac, alongside members of the Loyalist Committee and Jedi Order, were gathered to hear his findings.^[1]

Not long after, the Junior Representative of Naboo, Jar Jar Binks, proposed a motion^[1] to expand the Emergency Powers Act, which would allow Chancellor Palpatine to remain in his office even after his term limit expired^[5] and allow him to form a Grand Army of the Republic out of the Kaminoan clones.^[1] The measure passed, and the clone forces created on Kamino were officially commissioned as the Grand Army of the Republic. The new Republic army saw its first use soon after its formation at the First Battle of Geonosis, where the Jedi led the army into battle in an attempt to destroy the droid armies and rescue Kenobi, who had been taken captive by the Confederacy, and Skywalker and Amidala, who had disobeyed orders and attempted to rescue Kenobi themselves. Though the trio of captives were successfully rescued by the Republic army, the Confederacy forces managed to evacuate, and the Republic failed to quash what would become known as the Clone Wars before it could spread.^[1]

Equipment[]

Wac had green skin and black eyes. They wore black boots, baggy brown pants, a brown shirt, and a light brown jacket.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Dar Wac first appeared in the novelization of the film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones by R. A. Salvatore,^[6] released on April 23, 2002, and then in the film itself on May 16.^[7] Concept art^[8] and the illustrated screenplay of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith depicts that a scene in which Wac and two members of the Senate Guard attempt to stop Mace Windu and his team of Jedi reaching Palpatine before being Force pushed into the walls by the Jedi was planned;^[9] however, it did not make it into the final film.^[10]

Appearances[]

• Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)

Sources[]

• Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (First identified as Dar Wac)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 44 (Databank A-Z: Zeb Orrelios–Pau City) (Picture only)
• Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (Picture only)

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