Fyor Rodan Fyor Rodan was a Human male who served as a New Republic Senator , and a member of Chief of State Borsk Fey ' lya ' s Advisory Council . Rodan was believed to have connections to smuggling interests on his homeworld Commenor when in reality it was his elder brother Tormak who did . Most believed his supposed smuggling interests to be the root of his anti - Jedi politics ; however , it was merely due to the fact that they demanded government favors where the Senate had no oversight as to what the Jedi did . After Fey ' lya ' s death he supported self - appointed Chief of State Pwoe . The senate however denounced Pwoe in 28 ABY and Rodan ran to replace Fey ' lya as the legitimate New Republic Chief of State . Rodan led after the first two floor votes but , due to Talon Karrde and Lando Calrissian ' s threats of bribery accusations against some of Rodan ' s supporters he was defeated by the pro - Jedi Cal Omas . He was Prime Minister of Commenor as of 40 ABY . Biography . Yuuzhan Vong War . During the Yuuzhan Vong War Rodan was part of the anti - Jedi majority , and possibly the most anti - Jedi member of the New Republic Advisory Council , calling it a quaint philosophy right in front of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker . During the Battle of Coruscant , Rodan acted rather bravely , staying at his post until he was evacuated by the military at the last moment . Rodan was one of the few members of the New Republic Advisory Council to reach Borleias after escaping Coruscant , where he supported Pwoe , who had proclaimed himself Chief of State after Borsk Fey ' lya ' s death on Coruscant . He soon realized that Pwoe had proclaimed himself Chief of State for his own personal gain , and rejoined the rest of the Senate on Mon Calamari , where the Senate planned to elect a legitimate Chief of State . Rodan was rumored to be connected to smuggling interests on Commenor , which many believed was the source of his opposition to the Jedi . In truth , it was actually his elder brother , Tormak , whom he absolutely hated , as it was a hindrance to his political career . Rodan ' s opposition to the Jedi stemmed from a belief that they demanded government favors , while the Senate had no oversight . " Running for Chief of State . On Mon Calamari Rodan became a candidate to succeed Borsk Fey ' lya as Chief of State . Rodan was considered to be the anti - Jedi candidate in the election . Rodan ' s competitiors in the election were the pro - Jedi Senator Cal Omas , Twi ' lek Senator Cola Quis , and Senator Ta ' laam Ranth of Antar 4 whom many thought would trade his supporters for political favors . The first round of voting saw Rodan with 35 % of the vote , Omas with 28 % , Ranth with 18 % , and Quins with 10 % . Quins subsequently dropped out of the election . At this point smugglers Talon Karrde and Lando Calrissian arrived with 16 ships full of supplies and YVH 1 war droids . They decided that they wanted to help Omas win the election by donating the supplies to Rodan ' s more questionable allies in exchange for their support in purchasing the YVH ' s in an upcoming military appropriations bill . This saw the next round of voting with Rodan still leading with 37 % , Omas with 35 % and with Ranth 22 % . Calrissian and Karrde made one more round to senators they had donated the supplies to . They revealed that they had recorded the conversation and in order to avoid accusations of bribery they would have to vote for Omas in the upcoming election . In the third round of voting Omas took the lead with 46 % , Rodan dropped to 24 % of the vote and Ranth to 20 % of the vote . Ranth was convinced to support Omas in exchange for his continued chairmanship of the justice council . The next day Omas won the election with 85 % of the vote , while Rodan had just 12 % . Omas formed the High Council , which included 6 Jedi and 6 government members . Rodan was offered the option of retaining his seat on the Advisory Council , but he refused both the appointment or to consider Omas the legitimate Chief of State . Nevertheless , he remained loyal to the New Republic and its successor the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances . Second Galactic Civil War . By the time of the Second Galactic Civil War in 40 ABY , Rodan was the Prime Minister of Commenor and had openly expressed sympathies for the Corellian cause . He was manipulated by a disguised Lumiya , who convinced him with outdated but detailed plans held by the Galactic Alliance to invade Commenor , to overtly join forces with the Corellians by lending Commenor ' s fleet alongside the Bothans in an effort to break the Galactic Alliance blockade . " Personality and traits . Fyor Rodan was a honorable and politically skilled man . During the Battle of Coruscant he stayed at his post until the last second when he was evacuated by the military . Rodan was extremely anti - Jedi . This was due to the fact that he felt that they demanded government favors while the senate had to oversight as to what they did ( which Luke acknowledge wasn ' t entirely unfounded ) . In spite of this , Rodan had a strong sense of pride and an inability to concede when he was wrong ; after he was defeated he refused to consider Omas the legitimate Chief of State . He was also somewhat hypocritical , accusing Omas of taking favors by pushing the YV hunter droids through even though he himself had voted in favor as well . His willingness to join the Confederacy was motivated in part by spite at being beaten by Cal Omas . Behind the scenes . Rodan ' s first appearance in canon is in the first novel of series , " " . Rodan ' s only substantial role in is the book " " . He also appears in the Legacy of the Force series novel " " .