Mission Vao Mission Vao ( ) was a female Rutian Twi ' lek who lived as a street urchin on the ecumenopolis of Taris during the Mandalorian Wars and the first half of the Jedi Civil War . She preferred speaking Galactic Basic Standard rather than her people ' s native language and was the closest friend of the Wookiee Zaalbar . She joined the crew of the " Ebon Hawk " following her encounter with Revan and the destruction of Taris , and was a vital member of Revan ' s crew in the search for the Star Forge and the triumph of the Galactic Republic over the Sith Empire at the Battle of Rakata Prime . She parted ways with Revan after the defeat of Darth Malak . Biography . Childhood . Mission grew up as an orphan , having never known her parents , with just her elder brother Griff to look after her . Griff was a scam artist , a gambler , and a drinker , always borrowing credits for his schemes of easy riches which regularly failed , leaving him in debt and on the run . Mission was only five years old when they escaped to Taris , smuggling themselves inside a packing crate in a star freighter ' s cargo hold , barely having enough supplies to make the trip . On Taris , Griff and Mission had to live in the Lower City due to the alien ban that restricted access to the Upper City . Around 3963 BBY , her brother Griff was a member of one of the Lower City ' s swoop gangs known as the Hidden Beks . People were still reeling from the consequences of the murders of the four Jedi Padawans that were to help rim - worlds such as Taris maintain law and order , when the Mandalorians invaded . Zayne Carrick , who had been framed for the murders , came back to Taris to try to help the resistance against the invading Mandalorians , and found the Hidden Beks ' secret hideout . Mission introduced herself to Zayne after he was through talking to Marn Hierogryph , and developed a crush on him , despite her brother ' s warning to stay away from the accused murderer . She then told him that she " knew a secret " and brought Zayne to see her brother ' s pet , which she thought was what Griff was feeding in secret . While they were spying on him , Gryph found them and inadvertently gave away their position to Griff . Meanwhile , Brejik attempted to kill Zayne with a vibroblade . Zayne was struggling to disarm Brejik when Mission bit his leg , causing Brejik to drop the blade . When he did , Griff came up behind her and pulled her away from the fight . Brejik then pulled out a blaster pistol , telling Zayne that he would tell everybody that he was killed " trying to escape " . Del Moomo then appeared from behind and pinned Brejik to a wall before he was able to kill Zayne . Mission , Zayne , and Gryph then discovered that the " pet " was not a pet at all ; inside the container where Griff dropped the food were the missing children of Constable Noana Sowrs . After they got the two children out of there , they brought them back to the Hidden Beks ' leader , Gadon Thek . Mission then helped feed the two children . While Gadon was enraged at Griff and Brejik for kidnapping the children , it gave the Hidden Beks an opportunity to open up negotiations with the " True " Resistance , and then eventually join them . Griff and Mission were regulars of the Lower City cantina when Griff met Lena , a Twi ' lek dancing girl , and started dating her . Lena , however , used to date Tarisian nobles , and Griff could never give her the kind of lifestyle she was used to . Eventually , he had to leave Taris , escaping his debts once again , this time together with Lena , and he left his twelve - year - old sister behind . He told Mission that Lena didn ' t want his little sister tagging along , but promised he would return as soon as they earned enough credits , and that then they would all live like royalty . Believing she made her brother forget about her , Mission hated Lena , and thought of her as a " busty , credit - grubbing cantina rat . " She had no doubt their relationship wouldn ' t last long . Encounter with Zaalbar . After her brother Griff deserted her on Taris , Mission got by on her own , until one day she made friends with Zaalbar , a Wookiee outcast from Kashyyyk . Zaalbar was being hassled by members of the Black Vulkars , a major Lower City swoop gang , when he attracted her attention . The sight of thugs picking on a lone Wookiee overwhelmed by a strange environment made her lose her temper , and she charged at them . She was smacked down by one of the Vulkars , but then the Wookiee got angry and yanked him a meter up off the ground , scaring the others away . Despite such unusual circumstances of their meeting — or perhaps " because " of them — Mission and Zaalbar stuck together from then on , looking out for each other in their own way . She nicknamed Zaalbar " Big Z " . For two years they got by in the Lower City , never hearing anything from or about Griff , and often seeking adventure in dangerous spots like the sewers of the Undercity , where Gadon used to tell her not to go . Mission never asked Zaalbar too much about his past , because he didn ' t like to talk about it , and she accepted that , dismissing the matter with the conclusion that he was the strong , silent type . The Wookiee would still talk a bit about his homeworld , about the big Wroshyr trees , and how he had " seen paradise destroyed by the greed of outsiders , " which though Mission didn ' t understand at first , referred to Czerka Corporation and their slaving operations on Kashyyyk . Entanglement with Revan . In 3956 BBY , near the end of the Jedi Civil War , decorated war hero and legendary soldier Carth Onasi was stranded on Taris with an amnesiac Revan following the attack on the " Endar Spire " , a Republic warship under the command of the Jedi Bastila Shan . The entire war effort against the Sith relied on her skill with battle meditation , making her the Republic ' s only hope , so as soon as possible Carth and Revan made for the Undercity , where her escape pod had crashed . They passed by Javyar ' s Cantina where they found an unusual pair — a Wookiee , and a fourteen - year - old Twi ' lek girl who preferred speaking Galactic Basic Standard rather than her people ' s native language . Revan watched as Zaalbar scared away some Black Vulkars picking on Mission . Seeing that Revan was a newcomer in the Lower City , Mission provided him with information about the city , the swoop gangs , local Exchange boss Davik Kang , and the bounty hunter Calo Nord , who had just walked out of the cantina , leaving a few corpses behind . She also spoke of the Hidden Beks as a more honest and reliable gang than the Black Vulkars , which were now led by Brejik , and she mentioned that Davik had recently acquired a new ship for his smuggling operations , the " Ebon Hawk " , which he supposedly kept in his estate . Mission and Zaalbar then left the cantina to seek more adventures in the Undercity . At the Hidden Bek Base , the leader of the gang Gadon Thek made a deal with Revan , agreeing to provide sponsorship in the Tarisian Season Opener in exchange for the retrieval of a prototype accelerator that was stolen from him by the Vulkars . Revan was to break into the Vulkar base , where the swoop upgrade was being kept , and Gadon suggested that Mission could be able to get him in the back way . He then gave Revan authorization papers needed to get past the Sith guard at the elevator to the Undercity in exchange for the Sith uniforms he had used before as a disguise , and promised to let Revan use the accelerator to win the race and get Bastila back , who was being offered as a prize by Brejik , in his game to take over the Lower City . Once off the gates of the Outcast village of the Undercity , Revan ran into a very distressed Mission . She explained that her friend Zaalbar had been caught by Gamorrean slavers in the sewers and agreed to show Revan a secret entrance into the Vulkar Base if he helped her free the captive Wookiee . Revan saved Zaalbar from the slavers , and as customary to his people , the Wookiee swore a life debt to him . Mission was not about to part ways with the only family she had since her brother left , so she too joined Revan . They followed him aboard the " Ebon Hawk " , which Revan stole from Davik , just in time to escape the destruction of Taris . Although Mission was shocked to see her homeworld destroyed before her eyes , she told Revan she would find a way to deal with it , and that whatever help she could offer him against Darth Malak and the Sith she would . Because of her age , Mission was often looked down upon by Revan ' s other companions . Carth Onasi was particularly disgusted at first about a fourteen - year - old living by herself in a dangerous area and occasionally the two found themselves at odds in a father - daughter fashion . Travels on the " Ebon Hawk " . After the destruction of Taris , Mission accompanied Revan and his companions aboard the " Ebon Hawk " and assisted Revan in his journey to destroy the Star Forge . During these travels with Revan , Mission encountered Lena , who explained what had happened after she and Griff left Taris . She had dumped Griff , leaving him on Tatooine , where he was working for Czerka Corporation . She also said that she had actually wanted Mission to come with them , and even offered to pay for her ticket , but Griff told Lena that Mission wouldn ' t leave Taris . In reality , Griff had lied to them both and even though Mission wouldn ' t believe Lena at first , she realized that she had been misguidedly idolizing her brother . Mission still questioned the validity of Lena ' s statements and when Revan took the " Ebon Hawk " for a landing on Tatooine in search of the Star Map , they found Griff had been taken prisoner by Tusken Raiders . In the enclave where he was being kept , a conversation ensued that allowed Mission to realize the truth in Lena ' s words . Even after his liberation , Griff didn ' t give up his half - baked business projects — his latest one , in which he tried to use tach glands collected by Revan to brew Tarisian ale , also failed , and he also got himself into trouble with the Exchange . Mission was angry with Griff , especially after witnessing him continue his get - rich - quick schemes . Eventually she realized , though nobody was perfect , her brother was a little less perfect than most for he never learned from his own mistakes ; therefore instead of fruitlessly trying to " improve " her brother , she learned to accept him as he was . Mission was happy that her brother was alive , but now she didn ' t feel as though she owed him anything anymore . After escaping the " Leviathan " , Revan revealed his former identity to the crew . Though shaken , Mission found that he was now a completely different person , and therefore stood by him . She followed Revan to the end of his quest , even to the monstrous Star Forge . She was present at the celebration of the Star Forge ' s destruction and the Republic ' s victory over the Sith , where Revan ' s companions were proclaimed as saviors of the Republic and Revan was awarded the Cross of Glory . When Revan departed for the Unknown Regions , Mission did not accompany him . Life in peace . After parting ways with Revan , Vao and her longtime Wookiee best friend Zaalbar started a business venture together . In 3954 BBY , Revan planned one and final adventure into unknown space . Canderous Ordo had assumed that the former crew of the " Ebon Hawk " would finally be reunited , but Revan only intended to bring a select few of his old companions . Although Ordo proposed Vao and Zaalbar because of their usefulness , Revan rejected the idea . By this time , the two friends had become focused on expanding their import / export business . Thus , Revan had no interest in interrupting their lives any further . A holostatue of Vao was erected in the Leisure Garden section of the Axial Park in the Coronet City on Corellia , along with the statues of Revan and his other companions in memory of their deeds . Personality and traits . Despite her harsh upbringing and abandonment , Mission was a sunny and optimistic girl . She believed the best of people most of the time , and was the first to rally to Revan ' s defense after he was revealed as the former Dark Lord of the Sith in the skirmish aboard the " Leviathan " , as she had been convinced by Revan ' s actions over the course of their mission that he was a true friend . She was initially at a loss for words , much like the rest of the crew of the " Ebon Hawk " , but seeing how he didn ' t remember anything about being the Dark lord she concluded that it didn ' t really matter anymore , much to the frustration of the paranoid and distrustful Carth . As a child , Mission was very curious , spying on her brother and often playing with the personal effects of Gadon ' s bodyguard Zaerdra , who would get mad at her elder brother for not keeping Mission away from her stuff . One trait she shared with her brother Griff was smooth talking , and she was known to be forward with boys she considered attractive , such as Zayne Carrick . She had a strong sense of fairness , as evidenced by her anger with Wookiee Chieftain Chuundar and Czerka and their treatment of the Wookiees , and by her loyalty to the Hidden Beks after Brejik ' s betrayal . She was easily influenced , however , and not only by Revan . She would let Kandon Ark twist her mind and seed animosity between her and Gadon , and there was little that Revan could not talk her into . She was also courageous and impulsive , charging three Vulkars by herself to try and save Zaalbar , or mouthing off at – and trying to bite – armed Sith troopers . Her chief annoyance , however , was when people dismissed her on the basis of age . This earned her several arguments with Carth and Bastila – the former of whom Mission made up with , and the latter using the Force to trip her when she retorted to a crack about her age . She also constantly teased Zaalbar like a bratty little sister , suggesting he take a bath , brush his teeth , dye his hair , or even wear a suit . Talents and abilities . After Mission joined Revan ' s fellowship , she had the chance to apply her knowledge and skills to different ends from what she was used to in the streets of Taris . Her fine sleight of hand gained Revan entrance to the Black Vulkar Base from the sewers of the Undercity , for which she had picked the codes off the pocket of a Black Vulkar . She was a good slicer and was proficient with Stealth field generators . When the " Leviathan " captured the " Ebon Hawk " , and Revan had to choose a member of the crew for a rescue mission , she volunteered her skills with security systems , claiming she could slice her way out of any security cell . She could speak Basic and understand Shyriiwook , Rodese , and possibly other languages she may have grown accustomed to during her time on the Coruscant of the Outer Rim . She could also play Pazaak . Behind the scenes . For her appearance in " " , Mission Vao was voiced by Cat Taber . Vao , along with Zaalbar , Carth Onasi , Canderous Ordo , and Bastila Shan , was inspired by James Ohlen ' s work on roleplaying campaigns for West End Games . Early drafts of the game had Mission as a male Twi ' lek rather than a female . Also , the concept art of Mission ' s face did not satisfy the art director , who was seeking more of a teenage appearance . Furthermore , the name " Mission Vao " may have been derived from the name of the city , . The Mission Vao / Zaalbar duo is possibly a tribute to Han Solo and Chewbacca from the original trilogy . Zaalbar is a Wookiee , like Chewbacca , and Mission ' s in - game character class is " scoundrel " , which is what Leia Organa occasionally called Han Solo . Furthermore , Mission is the game character who repeats the classic line , " I have a bad feeling about this " , as Han Solo uttered in " " . A tribute is made to Mission with Astraal Vao and Shado Vao , in that they were both raised in the Imperial Mission . ( Astraal is even called " Missionary Vao " at one point , which was explicitly confirmed by Jan Duursema to be a reference to Mission Vao ) . It has been confirmed by the writers that Mission is not related to them , but it is a tribute nonetheless . Alternatively to Mission ' s coming to terms with her brother ' s character and forgiving him , the player could convince her to embrace her feelings of anger and betrayal . She cuts all ties off with Griff and leaves him to whatever fate the Exchange has for him . In a tweet , Catherine Taber stated that she believed that Vao was an ancestor of the characters Vette and Numa , both of whom were also voiced by her . Alternate dark side ending . While the ending where Revan is redeemed and the Republic triumphant is considered canonical , there is an alternate ending of the game where Bastila seduces Revan to the dark side of the Force on Lehon . When Revan and Bastila return to the " Ebon Hawk " , Mission refuses to follow the self - proclaimed Dark Lord of the Sith . Mission didn ' t believe that Revan had truly fallen back to the dark side , and that if she didn ' t attack first , Revan wouldn ' t be able to bring himself to kill her in cold blood . However , she had sorely underestimated the ruthless Sith Lord , and Revan commanded her best friend Zaalbar kill her for him instead . Naturally Zaalbar refused at first , but by manipulating him with the Force and his life - debt , Revan finally convinced him to slay the dumbstruck Mission with a single mighty blow . As if to signify that Revan ' s fate was now forever set down the dark path , Bastila applauds his callousness and comments that Revan is as dark now as Malak ever was . It is also possible to attack Mission without convincing Zaalbar to kill her . In this case , Zaalbar abandons his life debt to Revan and protects Mission . Both are killed at the hands of the newly - reborn Darth Revan .