Rawk Nat Skywalker was a Human male who served as a Jedi Master during the Sith – Imperial War . Born into a strong Force - sensitive family , Skywalker was a descendant of Anakin and Luke Skywalker , the older brother of Jedi Council member Kol Skywalker , and uncle of Kol ' s son , Cade . During his time as a Jedi , Skywalker married the Kiffar Droo and adopted her daughter Ahnah ; he also adopted a young boy named Skeeto . When the Sith – Imperial War began , Skywalker helped the Jedi Order find a suitable planet , Taivas , to build a Hidden Temple . After leaving the Order , Skywalker adopted the alias " Bantha " Rawk , with his family taking the surname as well . In 130 ABY , after the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Krayt ' s Sith - Imperials massacred the Jedi on Ossus , Rawk assumed that Cade had perished during the attack . However , Rawk was eventually reunited with his nephew , now a bounty hunter , and helped him build the starship " Mynock " . During this time , he adopted the Cathar Micah after rescuing him from slavers . In 137 ABY , during the Second Imperial Civil War , agents of the Black Sun crime syndicate attacked Rawk ' s home on Iego . Rawk and his family were assisted by Cade and the " Mynock " crew in defending their home against the mercenaries . They were eventually joined by the Imperial Knight Azlyn Rae , an old friend of Cade ' s . The former Jedi Master revealed the Hidden Temple ' s location to Cade when his nephew expressed a desire to assassinate Darth Krayt . Rawk guided Cade ' s crew and Rae to Taivas and met with the reconvened Jedi Council as his nephew presented them with his plan to kill the Sith Lord . The Council ultimately refused , and Rawk bid his nephew farewell as Cade left with his crew to assassinate Krayt , going against the Council ' s wishes . After Cade and his team had apparently killed Krayt , he met Rawk and his family on Droo ' s homeworld , Kiffex , and asked for their assistance in healing Rae , who had been grievously wounded during the mission . Rawk and Droo were forced to encase Rae in a life - preserving suit that Rawk had built for the Kiffu Guardians . When he discovered that Rae had not wanted them to heal her , Rawk gave Cade and his crew two days to repair the " Mynock " and leave Kiffex . Rawk later assisted the Galactic Alliance Core Fleet in evacuating the planet Dac , which had been stricken by Viral spore s at the hands of the Sith . A few months later , in 138 ABY , Nat Skywalker answered the call of the Jedi Council on Taivas and reactivated as a Jedi Master for the duration of the war against the reborn Darth Krayt and his One Sith . When the Sith attacked the Hidden Temple , Skywalker fought alongside his nephew Cade , protecting the ancient Neti Jedi Master T ' ra Saa , who was engaged in battle meditation against the forces of the Sith . Skywalker ultimately eschewed his own life and saved Cade ' s as he and Master Saa sacrificed themselves in an attempt to deal a critical blow to Darth Krayt ' s forces , allowing the evacuating Jedi of the Hidden Temple to successfully escape . Biography . Early life . Nat Skywalker , a Human male , was born into the Skywalker family , inheriting the Force potential of that bloodline . Eventually , Skywalker grew into a powerful Jedi Master in his own right . However , he felt he could never live up to his family name , especially in comparison to his younger brother , Kol Skywalker , who was a natural leader and a member of the Jedi Council . Skywalker was aware of his brother ' s secret marriage to the Imperial spy Morrigan Corde , although he never understood why until Kol brought his and Corde ' s son , Cade , to the Jedi Praxeum on the planet Ossus . Skywalker raised Cade on Ossus , since Kol had to remain on the galactic capital , Coruscant , to tend to Jedi affairs . Kol eventually brought Cade to Coruscant . During this time , Skywalker married a Kiffar named Droo , and adopted her daughter Ahnah and a Force - sensitive boy named Skeeto . By marrying Droo , whose first husband was a member of the Vos clan of Kiffu Guardians , Skywalker became a member of Clan Vos . When the Sith – Imperial War began in 127 ABY , the Jedi Council ordered the creation of a Hidden Jedi Temple . Skywalker scouted the Rim for a world suitable enough for the creation of such a temple , and came across the planet Taivas , located in the Zhar system . Skywalker and his family helped the Jedi build the Hidden Temple . At some point during the war , Skywalker left the Order , revealing his reasons for doing so only to his wife . In order to hide the fact that they were Skywalkers , he and his family changed their surname to " Rawk , " with Skywalker taking the alias " Bantha . " In 130 ABY , the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Krayt ' s Sith – Imperial forces attacked the Ossus Jedi Praxeum , killing Kol Skywalker and all of the Jedi on the planet and scattering the rest of the Order . Rawk believed that Cade had died with his father on Ossus , but Cade had in fact been rescued by the pirate Rav and had joined the Feeorin ' s crew aboard the " Crimson Axe " . At some point after the Massacre at Ossus , the Rawks rescued a young Cathar named Micah from a group of slavers . During the rescue , Micah lost his legs , and Droo tried her best to heal him . Rawk ultimately built and attached a pair of cybernetic legs to Micah and adopted the Cathar . Rawk eventually became a chief mechanic at the Selonian Shipyards . He also maintained a side business creating and modifying weapons for bounty hunters and other individuals who needed reliable weaponry . Eventually , Rawk and Cade , who was now a bounty hunter , were reunited . Rawk helped his nephew and the Zeltron Deliah Blue , a member of Cade ' s crew , build the starship " Mynock " . Rawk also supplied his nephew with weaponry , building a modified double - barreled blaster carbine called the Rawk chopped special . At some point , Rawk attacked the " Mynock " as they were leaving Rawk ' s home , because Cade ' s friend , Jariah Syn , had tried to seduce Ahnah . Visit from Cade Skywalker . By 137 ABY , Rawk and his family had relocated to the planet Iego in a home nicknamed " Rawk ' s Nest . " Rawk maintained a friendship with the Shipmaster Ure ' monbarak on the planet Dac ; the work that Ure ' monbarak tasked Rawk with supported his family . Members of the Black Sun crime syndicate attacked Rawk ' s Nest in an attempt to force Rawk to pay them in order for their protection services . The Rawk family was defending their home from the mercenaries when the crew of the " Mynock " arrived to help the Rawks . With their assistance , Rawk and his family managed to drive off the attackers . Four days later , during a pool party , Rawk and Cade had a conversation in the Nest ' s workshop . Cade told his uncle of his recent exploits , which included assisting Imperial Princess Marasiah Fel in returning to her father , the deposed Emperor Roan Fel ; and invading the Sith Temple on Coruscant to rescue the Jedi Hosk Trey ' lis . During Rawk and Cade ' s conversation , the bounty hunter mentioned that he had trained under the Sith before escaping their temple . As Rawk began to berate his nephew , Cade mentioned that he had met his mother , Morrigan Corde , during his escape , and used Rawk ' s former name in addressing him . Rawk reminded his nephew that he had abandoned his former identity when he left the Jedi , and told Cade to leave Iego if he were to tell Rawk ' s children their father ' s reasons for leaving the Jedi . Rawk then gave his nephew information about Corde and Kol ' s relationship with her . Before they rejoined their family , Rawk apologized to Cade for never having told him about Corde , and asserted that family meant everything to him . As Rawk and Cade rejoined their family at the party , Skeeto told everyone to watch a holovid that was airing . Rawk and his family watched in disgust as images were shown of Sith - Imperials on Dac executing the Mon Calamari , and also watched as the Dark Lord Darth Krayt decreed that the surviving Mon Calamari in the galaxy would be placed in work camps . The holovid showed an image of Cade and called him by his full name . Cade confirmed his identity as a Skywalker to his cousins , and Rawk began to scold his nephew . The two attacked each other , but quickly managed to calm down . Rawk ordered Skeeto to turn on the long - range scanners for Imperial activity , and told everyone not to panic . Later in the night , Cade was attacked near the " Mynock " by a masked figure . After he was temporarily incapacitated , Rawk sneaked up on the attacker and used the Force to pull her blaster out of her hand . She gained the upper hand and held her ignited lightsaber near Rawk ' s chest . However , Rawk managed to overpower her , and she revealed herself to be Azlyn Rae , a Padawan who had survived the attack on the Jedi Temple on Coruscant . They brought Rae inside , and she explained to the family how she had survived the massacre ; she further stated that she had tracked Cade to determine whether or not to turn him in for the bounty placed on him . However , the long - range sensors picked up Imperial Star Destroyers entering the system and heading toward Iego . Rawk instructed his nephew and his crew to hide . Searching for Cade , a scouting party led by Imperial Captain Gurlok arrived at Rawk ' s Nest and interrogated Rae and the Rawks . Rae told Gurlok that she had assisted Rawk in defending his home against the Black Sun mercenaries , but the Imperial Captain doubted her and ordered his stormtroopers to kill Rawk ' s children unless either he or Rae told him the truth . Rae used a mind trick to convince Gurlok to leave , and the Imperials went back to the Star Destroyer and left the system . Two hours later , Rawk gave Cade another Rawk chopped special , and commended Rae for her actions . He recommended that Cade change his appearance , name , friends , and ship , and also advised against using the Force . Cade disagreed , and told Rawk of his intentions to assassinate Krayt . When Cade mentioned that he could not find the scattered Jedi , Rawk revealed to his nephew that there was a hidden Jedi Temple . The Hidden Temple . Before Rawk , Rae , Cade , and his crew left Iego to locate the Hidden Temple , Rawk instructed Droo to relocate the family to her homeworld of Kiffex . During the trip to Taivas , Rawk recorded a message for Droo and voiced his concerns over his nephew and the crew , as well as a recollection of how the Hidden Temple had come to be . After landing at the Hidden Temple , Rawk , Rae , Cade , and the " Mynock " crew discovered that the Imperial Knight s Marasiah Fel , Antares Draco , and Ganner Krieg had followed them to the Temple . Cade and the Jedi Knight Shado Vao attacked the Imperials , but stopped when Cade ' s former Master , Wolf Sazen , ordered them all to put away their weapons . Cade realized that Rae had led the Imperials there via a tracking device she had secretly planted aboard the " Mynock " . When Fel explained that Rae was an Imperial Knight , Cade — believing that the Imperial delegation were spies — tried to attack them , but was restrained by Rawk . Tensions died down , and Rawk , Cade , and the Imperials were permitted to meet with the reconvened Jedi Council , led by Masters T ' ra Saa , K ' Kruhk , and Tili Qua . Cade presented the Council with his plan to assassinate Darth Krayt , and they indicated that they would meditate on the matter . At night , Rawk and the Council discussed his nephew ' s plan . Rawk felt that his nephew probably had the right idea to assassinate Krayt , even if he was slipping toward the dark side of the Force . However , the Council decided not to support Cade ' s plan . Rawk bid his nephew farewell as Cade , his crew , Shado Vao , Rae , Draco , and Krieg — who were ordered by Fel to accompany Cade on his mission — departed to carry out the plan regardless . Rawk , meanwhile , returned to his family on Kiffex . Desperate measures . Eventually , Rawk began to work on a suit of prototype armor on behalf of the Kiffu Guardians . When the armor was near completion , he informed Sheyf Zharia Vos , leader of the Kiffu Guardians , that the suit was almost finished . After Cade ' s crew seemingly killed Darth Krayt , they rushed to Kiffex so that Droo could try to heal Rae , who had been grievously injured during the battle . As Rawk finished conversing with Vos , Syn contacted him over his comm system and asked Rawk to transmit the compound ' s coordinates to the " Mynock " navigation computer . After sending the coordinates , Rawk and Droo met Cade and his crew outside their home . Cade , who was using his healing ability to keep Rae alive , gave Rae to Droo . Cade deceived his aunt into believing that Rae wished to live , when in fact the Imperial Knight did not wish to live . Rawk promised Cade to do whatever it took to save Rae . Later , when Cade attempted to assist in healing Rae , Rawk refused , citing his nephew ' s usage of the dark side in conjunction with his healing ability . Droo tried everything she could , but Rae — who had been placed in a bacta tank — was pushing her attempts away . Droo believed that they had to let her die , but Rawk disagreed , stating that Cade had seen too many promises broken in his life . Despite hesitance from Droo , the two placed Rae in the life - preserving suit that Rawk had developed for Sheyf Vos . After finding out that Cade had lied about Rae wanting to live , Droo confronted Cade and told him to leave and to perhaps never return to the Rawks . Rawk gave Cade and his crew a deadline of two days to make repairs to the " Mynock " and leave . Two days later , Cade and his crew departed Kiffex without saying goodbye to Rawk and his family . Eventually , the Sith Lord Darth Wyyrlok , who was the new ruler of the Empire , ordered the execution of the Final Protocol . The Sith scientist Vul Isen executed the Final Protocol by infecting Dac ' s oceans with Viral spore s that would eliminate all life on the planet within seven days . Three days after the Final Protocol was carried out , the Galactic Alliance starfighter squadron known as Rogue Squadron discovered that millions of beings had died , which prompted Admiral Gar Stazi to initiate a massive evacuation of the planet . Rawk joined the Galactic Alliance Remnant ' s Emergency evac fleet , and piloted his CR90 corvette to the docks of the recently captured city of Heurkea . He pledged to come back as many times as needed . Rawk and the evacuation fleet managed to save approximately twenty percent of the planet ' s population . Rejoining the Order and death . In 138 ABY , sometime after the evacuation of Dac and Darth Krayt ' s return to power , Rawk returned to the Jedi Temple on Taivas . Answering the call of the Jedi Council , he also reactivated as a Jedi for the duration of the war against the Sith , as he felt that the war had to be fought by all who could . He shared a holo conversation with his wife , who had also reactivated as a Kiffu Guardian after being summoned by Sheyf Vos , saying his goodbyes and professing his love for her . Later Cade and the " Mynock " crew arrived at the Temple to warn that the Sith had become aware of the Temple ' s existence . At first it was suggested that the Jedi flee while they could , however Cade then proposed a plan to lure the Sith into a trap which the Jedi , Roan Fel , and Gar Stazi agreed to . However , after the meeting , Rawk and Shado Vao confronted Cade about his plan as they did not like the idea of using younglings as bait ; but Cade only reminded them that if they let Taivas become another Ossus then Darth Krayt would kill them to the last , younglings included . As predicted , the Sith Imperial forces , Sith Lords as well as the Imperial Navy and Army , assaulted the Hidden Temple . Inside the Temple ' s premises Rawk fought the marauding Sith alongside his nephew , finally patching their relationship up . Rawk sent a signal to the Galactic Alliance Remnant , and Roan Fel ' s fleet to make the jump to Taivas to trap the Sith Imperial fleet against the planet . However none realized that they were falling right into Darth Krayt ' s own trap . When it seemed that victory was assured , Darth Nihl unleashed a legion of Darth Krayt ' s Sith trooper s as well as the Sith Emperor ' s new capital ships and starfighters , all of which cut through their own ranks to complete their mission to destroy the Jedi and the allies . Although the Jedi suffered heavy casualties , uncle and nephew still knew they could deal a grievous blow to the Sith , and held out to defend Master T ' ra Saa , who was immersed in battle meditation and had taken root deep into the planet . When it seemed that they both would die from a crashing Sith ship , Rawk pushed his nephew out of the area and into the water to save him , just as the ship crashed and exploded . Together in the Force , Masters Skywalker and Saa focused the life energy of Taivas and released it skyward in a devastating beam of light which destroyed a large number of Sith Imperial ships . Like his brother Kol eight years before him , Nat Skywalker had sacrificed his life to save his fellow Jedi as well as his nephew Cade . Personality and traits . The Human male Nat Skywalker felt that he could not live up to his family ' s name . He believed that his brother , Kol , was a natural leader and what people looked for in a Skywalker . When Skywalker met Cade ' s mother , Morrigan Corde , he deemed her to be secretive and not easy to get a sense of . After Kol brought Cade back to the Ossus Jedi Praxeum , Skywalker was willing to take care of Cade while his brother attended to Jedi business . Rawk often berated his nephew when he felt that he had done or was going to do something stupid . When he spoke with the Jedi Council about his nephew ' s plan to assassinate Darth Krayt , Rawk opined that it was not a bad idea , even if Cade was slipping further toward the dark side . Rawk also felt that to ignore Krayt ' s genocide of the Mon Calamari was wrong . When Cade brought the injured Rae to Rawk after his successful assassination of Krayt , Rawk promised to his nephew that he would do whatever it took to save Rae ' s life . He was determined not to fail his nephew , encasing Rae in a life - preserving suit . After finding out that Cade had lied to Droo about Rae wanting to be healed , Rawk told his nephew to leave Kiffex in two days ' time . Rawk ' s family meant everything to him . He adopted Droo ' s daughter Ahnah and a boy named Skeeto . After he and his family saved the Cathar Micah from slavers , Rawk adopted the boy as one of their own . When Jariah Syn tried to seduce Ahnah , Rawk attacked Syn , going so far as to shoot at the " Mynock " as Syn , Cade , and Blue fled Rawk ' s home . He believed in using caution and implored Cade to exercise this ; however , he was still willing to help his nephew out by taking him to the Jedi ' s Hidden Temple . Rawk was unafraid to speak his mind and was reputed for being boisterous , traits that his family shared . Rawk understood a variety of languages , including Galactic Basic Standard , Bocce , and Huttese . He possessed a blaster carbine and a blaster pistol that had both been modified , and also owned a comlink . When he rejoined the Jedi in the final stages of the war against Darth Krayt ' s empire , Rawk adorned a set of brown Jedi robes and utilized a lightsaber with a yellow crystal . Powers and abilities . Like most members of the Skywalker lineage , Rawk possessed a deep connection with the Force . He trained as a Jedi , and eventually rose to the rank of Jedi Master , although he later left the Order . Even after years of not using the Force , he managed to overpower Imperial Knight Azlyn Rae , despite the fact that he was unarmed while Rae had her lightsaber to his chest . Rawk was skilled with telekinetic Force powers , although his ability to use mind tricks had diminished , since his wife Droo forbade him from using mind tricks on their children . Rawk was a gifted mechanic , as seen by his construction of his adopted son Micah ' s legs after he and his family rescued Micah from slavers . Rawk also helped build his nephew Cade Skywalker ' s ship , the " Mynock " . He designed a life - preserving suit intended for use by the Kiffu Guardians ; he and Droo eventually used the suit to save Azlyn Rae ' s life . He also constructed the Rawk chopped special , a modified double - barreled blaster carbine that was Cade Skywalker ' s weapon of choice . Rawk subsequently supplied his nephew with upgraded versions of the carbine . Behind the scenes . " Bantha " Rawk was created by John Ostrander , the writer of the " " comic series . Rawk was first mentioned in 2006 ' s " " , a resource comic that gave basic information on some of the characters , locations , and organizations of " Legacy " . A sketch of Rawk was featured in the same issue , although he was not identified as being the same character . Rawk was first explicitly identified in the 2008 resource comic " " , and he later received an entry in 2009 ' s " Legacy Era Campaign Guide " . Rawk was verified as the former Jedi Master Nat Skywalker in the of " Legacy " . Rawk appeared in " Legacy " " " , " " , and " " story arcs , as well as the standalone issue " " . Rawk was mentioned in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " entry on the Rawk chopped special . According to an interview with John Ostrander and Jan Duursema , Rawk would make a difficult decision regarding his life and destiny in the upcoming miniseries " " , a follow - up series to the " Star Wars : Legacy " comic series . The third issue of the miniseries saw Rawk reclaim his identity of Nat Skywalker , and the character was killed in the fourth issue of " Legacy — War " . In all of his appearances in " Legacy " , Rawk was drawn by Jan Duursema .