Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic : Days of Fear Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic : Days of Fear is the fourth story arc in the " " comic book series and the first in the four - part " Days / Nights " cycle of story arcs . A three - part story arc , " Days of Fear " breaks up the core cast of the series , and also introduced the characters of Saul Karath and Carth Onasi , who had previously appeared in the " " video game . Plot summary . The " Last Resort " leaves Zayne and Gryph on Ralltiir , where Gryph contracts Slyssk , a Trandoshan ship thief , in order to secure another ship . Unfortunately for them , the vessel that Slyssk steals , the " Little Bivoli " , turns out to be a provisioning ship for the Republic Navy , and as such is noticed by the Republic fleet above Ralltiir . Zayne , Gryph and Slyssk are forced to join the fleet , as it moves to the planet Serroco , and pose as fringer s , so as to avoid suspicion . Meanwhile , having parted with Zayne and Gryph , the " Last Resort " heads for the Arkanian homeworld , Arkania , where Jarael hopes to find a cure for Camper ' s illness . They are engaged by an HK - 24 series assassin droid sent after Camper , hidden inside a shipment crate . After attempting to help Jarael ( whom the invader does not care about ) and Camper , T1 - LB proves to be no match for the HK - 24 ; however , Rohlan Dyre , hiding aboard the ship , reveals himself and destroys the droid . At Camp Three on Serroco , Zayne has a Force vision of the Mandalorians devastating the planet and tries to alert Gryph , but the latter dismisses his warnings , being too concerned about his own profit from the " Little Bivoli " fringer business . Desperate to alert Saul Karath , now a Rear Admiral , Zayne stows away on Lieutenant Carth Onasi ' s ship when it heads for Karath ' s flagship , the " Courageous " ; however , he is not believed and is detained on the " Courageous " as a suspected Mandalorian spy . Shortly thereafter , the Mandalorian fleet seen in Zayne ' s vision appears out of hyperspace . Strangely , though , the Mandalorian fleet does not engage the " Courageous " , instead launching missiles around it toward the planet ' s surface . While Carth manages to get seventeen of the Stereb cities evacuated underground , the Battle of Serroco results in a major disaster for the Republic . The " Little Bivoli " is destroyed among most of the Republic fleet ; Gryph ' s and Slyssk ' s respective fates were unknown after the battle . Development . As " Knights of the Old Republic " became successful in early 2006 , Miller began looking forward at 2007 , and he developed an expansive storyline which would bring in multiple characters but could be broken down into smaller chunks so that the series ' artists could alternate . This plan led to the development of four interlocking arcs : " " , " " , " " , and " " — the names of which stem from Jedi Master Yoda ' s warning from : " Fear leads to anger ; anger leads to hate ; hate leads to suffering . " The names of the arcs were first announced officially in the Drawn By The Force department of " Star Wars Insider 91 " , which discussed the upcoming arcs . While planning out the plots of the arcs , Miller was at one point forced to put every character ' s story path on a dry - erase board so that he could keep track of them all . Taking inspiration from Roy Thomas ' s decision to split up the main characters of the Marvel " Star Wars " comics in " " , Miller decided to break up the crew of " The Last Resort " in the opening pages of " " . The four arc titles came to be referred to collectively as " Days / Knights " first unofficially by Miller himself and later officially , as part of the publisher ' s summary for . Miller later confirmed that the look that Carrick gives the " camera " in a scene in Weaver ' s " Days of Fear , Part 1 " was inspired by the look that , a character from the US version of the television show " " , often gives the camera . Also in issue # 13 , the creative team introduced Zayne Carrick ' s phrikite vambraces , the character ' s first unique piece of equipment and an element that had been a part of Brian Ching ' s design for the character since his inception . Dustin Weaver handled artwork duties for issues # 13 and , while Brian Ching drew , the second part of " Days of Fear " . " Days of Fear " also saw the return of the backup news organs , with " " , " " , and " " accompanying the three issues of the arc respectively . The character of Slyssk was partially inspired by Miller ' s childhood action figure of the Trandoshan bounty hunter Bossk , which had wider eyes than in " " , and the name of the " Little Bivoli " — a ship designed by Dustin Weaver — is a reference to a foodstuff in the MMORPG " Star Wars Galaxies " . The " Reliance " name comes from the same source as that of the " Courageous " : a ship in the British Navy of the Napoleonic era of the same class as the " Courageaux " . Miller ' s grandfather served aboard a large vessel known as a in , and the LSTs — which were used to deploy smaller vehicles and machinery onto battlefields — inspired the scenes on Serroco ' s surface , particularly those that dealt with the logistics of the Republic Navy . The " Deadweight " was also inspired by the LSTs ; the " Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide " identified the ship ' s original designation as CBX - 560 , a reference to , the ship that Miller ' s grandfather served on . " Days of Fear , Part 2 " introduces the character of Carth Onasi , a companion character in the original " Knights of the Old Republic " game , and the creative team worked hard to ensure that he was consistent with his game portrayal and yet also present surprises . Looking back at the issue , Miller acknowledged the fact that he unknowingly staged the dialogue similar to that of the game , in that Carrick — like the player character — receives long expositions from Onasi in response to single - line observations and questions . Miller and Ching plotted out a vision of Serroco ' s destruction that was relatively similar to how the actual event would appear , and in the production notes for the issue , Miller acknowledged the questions of fans as to whether a bearded crew member on the " Courageous " from issue # 8 was Onasi . Miller had intended Onasi to be present at Vanquo on the " Courageous " , but he did not specifically direct Dustin Weaver to draw the character , and Miller himself assumed that Weaver had drawn Onasi — only to later learn from Weaver that the crewmember was actually a rendition of Miller himself . Zayne Carrick ' s reaction to the death of the Sterebs in " Days of Fear , Part 3 " was inspired Miller ' s personal reaction to the of September 11 , 2001 . Ching and Atiyeh drew the cover artwork for " Days of Fear " , and the cover for " Part 3 " was directly suggested by Miller : he noted to Brian Ching how he liked one of Frank Miller ' s covers for " " that featured cowering on a white background . Ching took one of Carrick ' s postures in the previous issue and added Mandalore ' s mask and the flames . An earlier promotional image featured a redder mask , though the mask was ultimately changed to a brighter gold by the time of the release . Issue # 15 was delayed for two weeks from its original scheduled release date of March 28 , and was instead published on April 11 .