Sonam - Ha ' ar Sonam - Ha ' ar was a Human male Jedi Master who lived during the Great Hyperspace War . An old friend of fellow Jedi Master Memit Nadill , Sonam - Ha ' ar was present at a Galactic Senate session in 5000 BBY , where Nadill and Empress Teta of the Koros system warned of the impending return of the Sith . Nadill and Teta ' s forebodings came true , and the Sith attacked Coruscant with a seemingly unstoppable invasion force . Sonam - Ha ' ar , Nadill , and a group of other Jedi fought in the battle , but despite their efforts , victory seemed unlikely . However , during the battle , a large portion of the Sith force suddenly disappeared , revealing that they were mere illusions . Taking the opportunity to turn the tide of the battle , Sonam - Ha ' ar led a charge into the heart of the Sith forces , and the Galactic Republic won the battle . Biography . Sonam - Ha ' ar was a Human male Jedi Master in the years leading up to the Great Hyperspace War . During his time as a Jedi , Sonam - Ha ' ar became good friends with fellow Jedi Master Memit Nadill . In the year 5000 BBY , Jedi Knight Odan - Urr , who was in the service of Empress Teta of the Koros system , saw a vision of the return of the Sith . Alarmed , Odan - Urr , Empress Teta , and Nadill traveled to Coruscant to reveal this omen to the Galactic Senate . Sonam - Ha ' ar was one of several Jedi who attended the Senate session . Although most of the Jedi present dismissed Odan - Urr ' s warning , Sonam - Ha ' ar refrained from comment . Odan - Urr ' s forebodings proved to be true when a large Sith fleet soon arrived in the Koros system and began an assault on the planet Koros Major . When the Sith began their attack , Memit Nadill sent an urgent message to Coruscant , fearing that the Sith would soon strike there and prompting Sonam - Ha ' ar to meet Nadill at a landing pad on Coruscant with several other Jedi . Pledging that the Jedi would help in the coming battle , Sonam - Ha ' ar began preparing for the coming fight ; suddenly however , Coruscant ' s invasion alarms sounded . A massive battle fleet , consisting of tens of thousands of ships , appeared in the Coruscant skies . From the warships came Sith dropships , which brought the Sith invasion force to the planet . Facing a massive force of Sith Massassi warriors and Sith war behemoth s , Sonam - Ha ' ar , Memit Nadill , and the other Jedi decided to make a stand on the steps of the Senate Building . The Jedi leaped headlong into the fury of the battle and fought with ferocity , but it seemed that the Sith would soon take the planet . Suddenly , however , the bulk of the Sith force simply disappeared ; they were simple illusions . Seeing an opportunity to turn the tide of the battle , Sonam - Ha ' ar and the other Jedi charged at the Sith , annihilating the rest of the enemy forces and winning the Battle of Coruscant . Overcome by the joy of victory , Sonam - Ha ' ar and the Jedi exclaimed that the Galactic Republic would never fall . Personality and traits . Sonam - Ha ' ar was a courageous and experienced Jedi Knight , one who showed no hesitation in standing and fighting against the Sith , even when the outcome of the battle appeared hopeless . He was a fierce supporter of the Republic and believed that the Republic would never fall . Ha ' ar was good friends with Memit Nadill and stood by his side in the Battle of Coruscant . In battle , Sonam - Ha ' ar wielded a blue - bladed lightsaber . Behind the scenes . The character of Sonam - Ha ' ar first appeared in " " , a story arc of the " " comic book series , written by Kevin J . Anderson . He appeared briefly in the arc ' s fourth issue , and reappeared in " Golden Age of the Sith " follow - up arc , " " , where he had a more substantial role . In these appearances , Sonam - Ha ' ar was drawn by Dario Carrasco , Jr . , and preliminary black - and - white sketches of Sonam - Ha ' ar appear in the back of " Golden Age of the Sith " first issue . Sonam - Ha ' ar was later depicted in a picture of the Battle of Coruscant drawn by Bill Hughes in " The Essential Chronology " , written by Anderson and Daniel Wallace . He also appeared in another illustration of the Battle of Coruscant in the reference book " " , drawn by Chris Trevas .