Tolwar Wartol Tolwar Wartol was a male Orishen senator of the New Republic . Prior to the Battle of Jakku , he was a political rival of Chancellor Mon Mothma , whom he regarded as weak and indecisive . He also had dealings with the Black Sun and Red Key Raiders crime syndicates . Wartol actively sought to undermine her leadership at every opportunity . After Mothma exposed his machinations and sabotaged his attempt to delay sending military forces to Jakku , Wartol conspired to assassinate her by bombing her office . His plan was ultimately foiled by the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus . Wartol was arrested by the New Republic authorities as the Battle of Jakku drew to a close . Biography . Background . Tolwar Wartol was once a chemist on his pastoral homeworld of Orish . During the Age of the Empire , the Orishen were enslaved by the Galactic Empire , who strip - mined Orish and drained the planet ' s surface of its natural nutrients , destroying the pastoral haven . Wartol helped create the chemical weapon that destroyed the Imperial occupation but also poison ed his world from the ground to the atmosphere . After the Empire abandoned the doomed planet and Wartol believed this a triumph . Wartol and the surviving Orishen relocated to a skeletal framework of tubes and stations that orbited that poisoned former homeworld . New Republic senator . Following the Battle of Endor , he became his people ' s senator in the New Republic ' s Galactic Senate , and used his survivor ' s spirit as part of his campaign . By 5 ABY , Wartol had become the main political opponent of Chancellor Mon Mothma . Wartol brought a survivor spirit to politics and claimed that he understood the importance of sacrifice in order to preserve life and freedom . Wartol ' s pugnacious leadership style at one point secured him a popularity rating of 61 % . Prior to the Battle of Jakku , Wartol was viewed as a potential opponent of Chancellor Mothma in the upcoming elections . Despite his righteous political image , Wartol harbored a seedy underbelly . He had connections to the Black Sun and Red Key Raiders crime syndicates . Wartol used his criminal connections to exert an influence over his five senatorial colleagues Ashmin Ek of Anthan Prime , Rethalow of Frong , Dor Wieedo of Rodia , Grelka Sorka , and Nim Tar , who caucused with him on many issues . In addition , Wartol also spied on Senator Leia Organa and her husband Han Solo , using a listening device implanted inside the couple ' s nanny protocol droid T - 2LC ( " Elsie " ) . Using the listening device , he eavesdropped on Chancellor Mothma and Princess Leia ' s meeting with Temmin Wexley and Sinjir Rath Velus discussing the latter pair ' s discovery of Imperial forces above Jakku . Political warfare . Seeking to score political capital against Chancellor Mothma , Senator Wartol broke the news on HoloNet and accused her of keeping secrets and being soft . When Mothma tried to rally the Senate to vote to send military forces to Jakku , Wartol and his criminal allies managed to coerce Ashmin Ek , Rethalow , Dor Wieedo , Grelka Sorka and Nim Tar into voting against Mothma ' s motion . Black Sun and Red Key bribed the first three syndicates and kidnapped Nim Tar ' s child and Solka ' s pet jerba . Wartol wanted to use the crisis to undermine Mothma ' s leadership while the crime syndicates wanted to prolong the Galactic Civil War . Wartol also secretly sent Senate Guards to prevent Temmin and Sinjir from leaving Chandrila to search for Norra Wexley and Jas Emari . As the New Republic was making preparations to transfer the Senate to the Mid Rim world of Nakadia , Tolwar traveled on his personal yacht with Chancellor Mothma . During the hyperspace journey , Mothma confronted him about his role in manipulating the five senators into opposing Mothma ' s bill and spying on Senator Organa . A defiant Wartol denied the accusations and boasted that the Chancellor ' s scheduled re - vote on sending military forces to Jakku would be defeated on Nakadia . However , Chancellor Mothma managed to delay the vote by smuggling a pta fruit aboard the yacht . As a result , the Nakadian authorities did not allow them to land until they had completed a thorough biosecurity search of his yacht . While Wartol was preoccupied , Chancellor Mothma ' s agents Sinjir , Temmin , Han Solo , Jom Barell , and Conder Kyl managed to convince the five senators to change their votes by rescuing Nim Tar ' s child and offering to pardon them . After finally landing , both Senator Wartol and Chancellor Mothma addressed the press about the new vote . As the two senators entered the Quarrow Senate house , Mothma feigned a sprained ankle . Wartol saw through her ruse and taunted her about losing her vote a second time . Due to the efforts of Sinjir and the other agents , Mon Mothma ' s bill passed and the Senate decided to dispatch the New Republic military to Jakku , setting the stage for the Battle of Jakku . Downfall . Seeking revenge , Wartol planted a bomb in Chancellor Mothma ' s office on Chandrila . While paying a " courtesy visit " to deliver pta fruits , Sinjir caught Wartol trying to remotely detonate the bomb . Wartol revealed his blaster and fought with Sinjir . During the struggle , Wartol managed to trigger the bomb . After being subdued by Sinjir , a defiant Wartol admitted responsibility for his actions and dared Sinjir to shoot him with his blaster . However , Sinjir responded that he would be tried for his crimes before attending to the bombing . The conversation was recorded by a tech gauntlet worn by Sinjir ' s boyfriend Conder . Chancellor Mothma was not in her office but her Adviser Auxi Kray Korbin was killed during the explosion . The disgraced Wartol was subsequently arrested by local security forces . Personality and traits . Tolwar Wartol was a male Orishen , distinguished by nose - slits , a bisected lower jaw , X - shaped irises in deep - set kaleidoscopic eyes , and thick skin plates . He also bled purple blood . He was widely regarded as a charismatic leader who was full of zealous anger . Wartol ' s worldview was shaped by an oppressive Imperial subjugation of his homeworld Orish . Wartol was a staunch advocate in violent resistance and was willing to achieve his goals by any means necessary . Prior to becoming a New Republic Senator , Wartol was an Orishen resistance leader who drove the Empire from his homeworld by poisoning it . Despite the devastation of his homeworld , Wartol regarded it a victory . Wartol was a hawk and hardliner who despised what he perceived as Chancellor Mothma ' s " spineless and indulgent " leadership . Wartol ' s hatred for Mothma led him to take every opportunity to bring about her political downfall . Wartol was an aggressive politician whose charisma and angry rhetoric at one point secure him a 61 % popularity rating over Chancellor Mothma . Despite his self - righteous image and rhetoric , Wartol had secret dealings with the Black Sun and Red Key crime syndicates . He used them to bribe and blackmail five senatorial colleagues into sabotaging Mothma ' s resolution to send military forces to Jakku . Wartol ' s hatred for Mothma led him to attempt to prolong the Galactic Civil War . Wartol took personal offense when Chancellor Mothma delayed the vote by smuggling a pta fruit to Nakadia . With his pride humiliated and his plot to prolong the war foiled , Wartol sought revenge against the Chancellor and tried to kill her . Wartol also despised the former Imperial Sinjir Rath Velus for having once served the Empire . Wartol viewed himself as a martyr during his attempt to kill Chancellor Mothma and was willing to die for his assassination attempt . However , Sinjir had little patience for Wartol ' s misplaced sense of honor and warned him that he would face justice instead for his criminal actions . Skills and abilities . Tolwar Wartol was a chemist who developed a chemical weapon that poisoned his homeworld Orish during a successful attempt to expel the Empire . He also wielded a fat - barreled snub - chambered Kanjiklub - made blaster , which was similar to that used by criminal elements . Wartol knew how to fight and shoot but was no match for Sinjir ' s combat prowess . Wartol was also a fiery , zealous speaker . Behind the scenes . Tolwar Wartol first appeared as a minor antagonist in Chuck Wendig ' s 2017 novel " " , the final installment in " " .