Arkoh Adasca Arkoh Adasca was , during the era of the Mandalorian Wars , the CEO of the Arkanian bioengineering giant Adascorp and the eighth lord of the industrial dynasty known as the House of Adasca . The heir of the Adasca line , Adasca assumed his position at the head of Adascorp while still a young man , becoming a charismatic leader beloved by his fellow Arkanians . As CEO of Adascorp , Adasca inspired the Arkanian people by appealing to their sense of racial superiority , all the while furthering his forefathers ' plans to exterminate the population of the Arkanian Offshoot sub - species . In the days of Adasca ' s grandfather ' s stewardship of Adascorp , a company scientist named Gorman Vandrayk had discovered how to control the minds of the exogorths , a species of massive space slug that had been discovered in many disparate regions of the galaxy . Adasca ' s grandfather had planned to use the beasts to elevate Adascorp , but Vandrayk wanted no part of it and fled — as CEO , the younger Adasca spared no expense to track Vandrayk down so he could use the scientist ' s irreplaceable knowledge to fulfill his family ' s vision and make Arkania the center of the galaxy . Adasca ' s search finally ended in 3963 BBY , when an ailing Vandrayk was brought to Arkania for medical treatment and was discovered by Adascorp . With his goal in reach , Adasca set out to put his grand plot to make Adascorp a galactic power into action — once Vandrayk finished his work bringing the exogorths under corporate control , Adasca would auction the services of the destructive beasts to the sides participating in the ongoing Mandalorian Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Mandalorian warrior clans . Adasca would effectively be picking the winner of the war , and , as he would retain operational control of the exogorths , the victorious side would be forced to pay him tribute . Adasca was able to bring together parties from the Republic , the Mandalorians , and the crusading Jedi faction known as the Revanchist s to his base on the ship " Arkanian Legacy " for his sales pitch , but his audacious plan met with defeat when Republic prisoner Zayne Carrick , Lieutenant Carth Onasi , and Jedi Master Lucien Draay worked together to break up the auction . Adasca himself was killed when Vandrayk ordered the exogorths to attack the " Arkanian Legacy " , and his treachery was covered up afterward by the Republic Defense Ministry . Biography . Fortunate son . An Arkanian , Arkoh Adasca was born into one of the great industrial dynasties of the planet Arkania , as the eighth lord of the vaunted House of Adasca . As the heir to the Adasca line , Arkoh was due to eventually take over control of the bioengineering titan Adascorp and from an early age learned his role from grandfather Argaloh Adasca and father Alok Adasca . The Adascas ran in prestigious social circles , and , as a young man , Arkoh became acquainted with Lucien Draay , the son of wealthy financier and Jedi Knight Barrison Draay , who attended many Adasca parties and often spent the summers with the Adascas on Arkania . Lucien was eventually trained as a Jedi himself , as was Arkoh ' s niece , Aurora , with whom Arkoh lost touch after she was taken away for training . Arkoh Adasca eventually became Adascorp ' s Chief Executive Officer , inheriting the firm from his father . As CEO , Adasca made his headquarters aboard the " Arkanian Legacy " , a massive vessel that also served as a top - tier biomedical research laboratory and a university . After his ascension to the head of Adascorp , Adasca decided that he needed a cybernetic aide that could manage all of his data . Adasca felt that a Duros would be best able to adjust to the mechanical implants , and so he selected factory worker Eejee Vamm for the job and brought him aboard the " Arkanian Legacy " . Although Vamm was unsure exactly why he was specifically chosen , he speculated that it was because Adasca had had a droid called Eejee as a child . As head of Adascorp , Adasca was very popular on Arkania , raising the spirits of the Arkanian people by appealing to their sense of purpose and racial superiority . Meanwhile , Adasca furthered the discriminatory and exterminatory policies toward the Arkanian Offshoot sub - species , including releasing company - designed disease s into Offshoot - populated areas of Arkania . Unaware , some oppressed Offshoots even held Adasca in high esteem , blaming his untrustworthy underlings for their mistreatment . A grand scheme . Adasca also had a different , more ambitious aim for Adascorp . During the time of his grandfather Argaloh ' s stewardship of the company , a brilliant Offshoot scientist by the name of Gorman Vandrayk had discovered how to contact and control the minds of the exogorths , a species of massive and mysterious space slug found in many disparate regions of the galaxy . Realizing the incredible destructive power of the beasts , Argaloh planned to weaponize the exogorths , but a horrified Vandrayk went on the run and took his indispensable knowledge with him . By 3963 BBY , the galaxy had become engulfed in the Mandalorian Wars , fought between the Galactic Republic and the Mandalorian warrior clans . Remembering his grandfather ' s vision for the exogorths , Adasca formulated a plan that could possibly turn Adascorp into a galactic power . The company had discovered a host of dormant exogorths near the dying star Omonoth , and Adasca figured that if Adascorp could take control of the beasts , he could sell their services to the highest bidder and effectively choose the winner of the war — but , as he would retain operational control of the exogorths , whichever side he chose would be forced to pay him tribute . As grand as Adasca ' s ambitions were , his plan had no chance of success without Vandrayk , as Adascorp was unable to take control of the exogorths without his knowledge . Adasca eventually learned that Vandrayk was still alive , and he purchased the entire production run of the HK - 24 assassin droids in order to hunt him down . In 3963 BBY , Vamm ran across a security recording that placed Vandrayk on the bank ing world of Telerath . Vamm immediately contacted Adasca when he identified Vandrayk , and Adasca sent one of his HK - 24s to incapacitate the Offshoot scientist . The HK - 24 found Vandrayk on the planet Ralltiir and stowed away on the Offshoot ' s junk hauler , " The Last Resort " , but the droid was destroyed by the Mandalorian warrior Rohlan Dyre before it could achieve its objective . However , Adasca did not have to wait long before he finally got his hands on Vandrayk . The old Offshoot ' s health began to fail after the HK - 24 ' s attack , forcing his bodyguard and companion Jarael to bring " The Last Resort " to Arkania in search of medical treatment . When Jarael brought one of Vandrayk ' s gene tic samples to an Adascopolis doctor to get a diagnosis , Adasca ' s staff recognized Vandrayk ' s profile . Adasca himself , along with a team of Adascorp security personnel , promptly made his way down to the clinic to apprehend Jarael . When Adasca promised that he would help Vandrayk , Jarael — who did not know the precise details of Vandrayk ' s past with Adascorp — agreed to lead the " Arkanian Legacy " to Vandrayk . Once they found " The Last Resort " , Adasca and Jarael sent a holographic message to Vandrayk aboard the ship , and the elderly Offshoot fainted when he saw Jarael with his sworn enemy . Adasca had Vandrayk taken aboard the " Arkanian Legacy " and rushed into medical treatment . Although the cause of Vandrayk ' s illness was revealed to be allergens and molds in " The Last Resort " air filtration system , Adasca lied to Jarael that the old scientist was suffering from a pathogen called " Balinquar ' s Virus , " which he had been exposed to during his years in Adascorp ' s labs . Adasca planned to use Jarael to force Vandrayk to finish his work on the exogorths — although not normally his type , something about Jarael intrigued Adasca , and he had her put up in luxury accommodations aboard the " Arkanian Legacy " . Meanwhile , Adasca used his network of sources within the Republic and Jedi Order to learn more about Rohlan Dyre , who had also come aboard with Vandrayk and Jarael . Adasca found that Dyre was a Mandalorian runaway who had become a folk hero for his people . Personally impressed by Dyre ' s cunning and intelligence , he allowed the Mandalorian free reign of the " Arkanian Legacy " . When Vandrayk soon awoke and it became evident that he remembered everything about the exogorths , Adasca knew that it was finally time to execute his plot . Adasca took the " Arkanian Legacy " to Omonoth so that Vandrayk could begin work on the exogorths , and he in turn began setting up his auction . Adasca directed Vamm to contact Republic Navy Admiral Saul Karath , who was fresh off a crushing defeat at the Battle of Serroco , personally choosing Karath because he believed the admiral knew better than anyone the value of what he had to offer . Meanwhile , Adasca was able to convince Dyre to get in contact with his chief , Mandalore the Ultimate , after promising him safe passage afterward with Jarael in his custody . Finally , Adasca reached out to the Jedi Knight known as the Revan chist , who was leading his own Jedi faction that was trying to enter the war against the wishes of the Jedi High Council . Bargaining for the galaxy . Saul Karath arrived first at the " Arkanian Legacy " , along with a small group of Serroco survivors that included Commander Dallan Morvis , Lieutenant Carth Onasi , and prisoner Zayne Carrick , a former Jedi Padawan accused of operating as a Mandalorian spy and massacring his Jedi class on the planet Taris . By then , Adasca had already informed Jarael of his plans for the exogorths , and she wanted no part of it — but when she attempted to attack Adasca , the CEO of Adascorp threatened to have Vandrayk ' s hands removed if she did not stand down . A friend of Carrick ' s , Jarael rushed to greet the Republic prisoner and informed him of Adasca ' s plans before Adasca was able to restrain her and have Carrick moved to a special holding area . The Revanchists were the next interested party to arrive , although the Revanchist himself was not able to attend and sent his second - in - command , Alek , in his stead . To Adasca ' s shock , his old acquaintance Lucien Draay soon showed up at the " Arkanian Legacy " . Now a Jedi Master and a member of the Jedi Covenant group of seers , Draay had deduced — with the help of Covenant visions and leaks from within Adascorp — that Adasca was up to something . When Draay began to ask questions about what Adasca was planning , the Arkanian had Draay drugged with tainted wine and stored away with Carrick , coincidentally Draay ' s former Padawan . As Karath and Alek attempted to bargain with Adasca , the final interested party made its arrival : Mandalore the Ultimate , along with a host of Mandalorian warriors . Adasca claimed that the Mandalorian party was operating under a flag of truce , and a full - on battle between the Republic , Jedi , and Mandalorians was only narrowly averted . As Adasca greeted the Mandalorians , Jarael received a message from Vandrayk , who told her of how Adascorp had released diseases in Offshoot - populated areas — Adasca interrupted their conversation and fought with Jarael , only relenting when Alek threatened to behead him with his lightsaber . With that , Adasca seized Jarael ' s communicator bracelet and told Vandrayk that he would make Jarael one of his plague designers ' test subjects if he did not finish his work . Once the exogorths were finally fitted with the proper implants , Adasca initiated a demonstration of the beasts ' abilities to the assembled parties . Although Karath attempted to appeal to Adasca ' s patriotism , Mandalore the Ultimate soon gave Adasca a very intriguing offer . In exchange for the services of the exogorths , Mandalore would put Adasca in charge of the Mandalorian war forges , making him the supplier of the entire war effort and the last great corporation that would survive a Mandalorian conquest of the galaxy . Yet as Adasca pondered the offer , Carrick and Draay had broken out of their confinement and were plotting to foil Adasca once and for all . Carrick dressed up in Mandalorian garb and staged a fight with Carth Onasi and Rohlan Dyre , causing a distraction that allowed them to retrieve Jarael , quickly destroy the HK - 24 droids in the room , and confront Adasca . As a full - fledged firefight broke out between the Republic and Mandalorian troops aboard the " Arkanian Legacy " , Adasca could do nothing but watch helplessly as his carefully laid plans were ripped apart . Meanwhile , Vandrayk , having received the message from Carrick saying that Jarael had been freed , escaped from the orbital control station he had been working at , taking the controls for the exogorths with him . Taking flight in " The Last Resort " , Vandrayk sent a transmission to the " Arkanian Legacy " , taunting Adasca and promising to end his family line . When a furious Adasca stood up and challenged Vandrayk to fight him one - on - one , Vandrayk ordered the exogorths to attack the " Arkanian Legacy " , killing Arkoh Adasca and putting an end to his schemes . Legacy . The circumstances of Adasca ' s death were left unknown to the galaxy at large — although Admiral Karath confirmed reports that the Adascorp CEO had met his demise , he refused to publicly speak of the events surrounding the incident , and the Republic Defense Ministry coordinated a total news blackout of the truth behind Adasca ' s treachery . For his part , Karath was hailed by holofeed s for supposedly protecting the " Arkanian Legacy " from the Mandalorian hordes singlehandedly , while the ship itself was deemed unsalvageable . Adasca ' s death was an enormous blow to Adascorp , and with his cousin Aurora ' s whereabouts unknown following the devastation of Serroco , there was no clear heir to the company . With leadership of the company in a vacuum , several investor groups , led by the Draay Trust , filed a legal challenge in Adascopolis for the right to bid for control of Adascorp . In a bid for revenge , Adascorp placed a bounty of 100 credits each for every Mandalorian killed in the systems near Arkania , which instead led to dozens of people trying to redeem Mandalorian helmets found at junk shops and costume parlors for money . Several decades of legal reparations passed before the company could quietly resume operations . Personality and traits . Young and charismatic , Arkoh Adasca captured the imaginations of the Arkanian people with subtle and persuasive arguments that played into the sense of racial superiority they all shared . Spoiled as a child , Adasca deftly played the part of honorable and ethical leader , but in truth he was an extremely ambitious and cunning individual who plotted to lift Adascorp to the station of galactic power . Adasca ' s supreme confidence touched on overconfidence , which eventually led to his downfall . Although Adascorp was nominally aligned with the Galactic Republic , Adasca chose to place the interests of his homeworld of Arkania above that of the Republic , planning to make Arkania the center of the galaxy . As such , Adasca had no qualms with abandoning the Republic if the Mandalorians gave him a better offer for the exogorths , arguing that the Republic was not representing Arkania ' s interests when it entered into the war . Once Adasca had developed his exogorth plot , he single - mindedly pursued it , sparing no expense to find Gorman Vandrayk so he could set his vision into action . Adasca grew increasingly audacious as the plot developed , and his old friend Lucien Draay believed that he had gone mad — but when it all collapsed , the normally calculating Adasca was reduced to raging at Vandrayk , Carrick , and those responsible for ruining his ambitions . Adasca believed that the continued existence of the Offshoots — who had been genetically engineered by Arkanians for short - term industrial purposes — was an artifact of the Arkanian race ' s self - destruction , and he dreaded the weakening of pure Arkanian blood . To counter this , Adasca furthered the exterminatory policies of his forefathers and offered his employees genetic solutions that would eradicate any trace of Offshoot blood in their genome . Even though Jarael was an Offshoot , she intrigued Adasca , who sensed something " pureblooded " in her , but she was quick to catch Adasca ' s wrath when she attempted to defy him . Adasca was fluent in a number of languages , including Arkanian , Basic , Binary , Bocce , Huttese , and High Galactic , and he was skilled with a blaster pistol . Adasca had light skin , white hair , and white eyes . Behind the scenes . Arkoh Adasca first appeared in " " , a story arc of John Jackson Miller ' s " " comic book series , released in 2007 . When Miller was originally developing his story for the series , he decided that he wanted to do something with the concept of segregation , eventually creating Adasca and the Offshoot concept to fit into this theme . Miller then decided to tie Adasca into Vandrayk ' s past , a storyline that he had pitched as the centerpiece for the comic ' s second year as early as 2005 . In Adasca , Miller wanted to create a smooth - talker whose interest in Jarael was either a " macabre expression of hatred " or possibly a sign of some sort of internal struggle — Adasca ' s time with Jarael aboard the " Arkanian Legacy " in " Nights of Anger " was inspired by Archie Goodwin ' s Wheel stories from the original Marvel " Star Wars " run . Adasca went on to appear in six issues of " Knights of the Old Republic " , illustrated by Brian Ching , Harvey Tolibao , and Bong Dazo .