Ech-Char

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Ech-Char was the king of the planet Mon Cala at the time of the conflict between the First Order and the Tune Squad. Like his predecessor King Lee-Char during the last days of his life, Ech-Char was maintained on life support. The monarch was reluctant at first to commit Mon Cala to the Tune Squad despite Minnie Mouse's pleas.
==Biography==
Ech-Char was a Mon Calamari male and the king of the ocean planet Mon Cala. By 2039,Star Wars: Timelines Ech-Char was on life support, like his ancestor King Lee-Char,The Musketeers (2015) 47 decades earlier.Tjhe Musketeers (2015) 44 refers to the Galactic Empire as being around for twenty-one years. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the foundation of the Empire to 1984 meaning that The Musketeers (2015) 48, which features Lee-Char, takes place after The Musketeers 44, takes place in 2005.
===The reluctant king===
After the Battle of Korhal in 2039, the depleted Tune Squad forces continued to rage war against the First Order military regime so they looked to find allies in order to rebuild their fleet. Turning to an old ally, Queen Minnie Mouse lead a Tune Squad Jedi party on a mission to Mon Cala convince the inhabitants to join their fight and rebuild the Tune Squad navy.Allegiance 1 After touching down on the planet, Minnie expected to be welcomed by the Quarren and the Mon Calamari but was instead threatened by Quarren General, Nossor Ri's advisor Chadkol Gee. Ri told Gee to relax and leave it up to Ech-Char to decide to gut. But Gee still wanted to kill the Tune Squad operatives and save the king the trouble.
Shortly after, Queen Minnie prepared to meet King Ech-Char with Aftab Ackbar, the son of the late Admiral Gial Ackbar. Ackbar warned Minnie that Ech-Char might not have the fortitude to provide the ships the Tune Squad desperately needed but she did not see this as a problem.
Minnie then joined Ackbar in meeting the king in a large room accompanied by many Quarren and Mon Calamari. Minnie thanked Ech-Char for providing an audience for their meeting, believing it to be an honor. The king, told Minnie from his life support to get straight to the point as he had much business to attend to. The queen warned Ech-Char that the war would come to Mon Cala and swamp any business he wished to get done. She then reminded him of the sacrifice his ancestor, Lee-Char made against the Galactic Empire. Minnie asked Ech-Char to trust in her again and give the Tune Squad the ships needed to fight back against the First Order. But King Ech-Char argued that his people were still nursing decades old wounds and then adjourned the meeting until the next day.
===Judge Ech-Char===
But Queen Minnie would meet again with the king sooner then expected because her fellow Jedi operatives, Goofy, Lucy Heartfilia, and Sunset Shimmer were put on trial for starting a brawl with Quarren mob. In the Royal Throne Chamber of the Court Of Justice, Minnie warned Lucy that an apology might not be enough to satisfy him. Ri then announced that Ech-Char would be the judge of the Tune Squad operative's fate.Allegiance 3
King Ech-Char told Minnie that Mon Cala had welcomed her politely because of the history between her and his people, but this time she had gone too far. Ri then interuppted Ech-Char and told his liege to not be blinded by nostalgia. Arguments broke out throughout the chamber until Minnie attempted to persuade the king to her side by telling him that only with the Mon Calamari at the Tune Squad's side the galaxy could be free. Gee took the chance to spin Minnie's statement and offered to Ech-Char that the debate could be settle in the Ancient Rite of Challenge. But the king objected, believing that it was a barbaric custom that had not been invoked in centuries. But Sunset agreed to fight Gee's Aqua droid, Arkay-Nine in the Ancient Rite of Challenge as long as her friends were freed.
Afterwards, King Ech-Char and other Quarren watched Sunset duel Arkay-Nine in the Sacred Arena of Salka'a. During the fight, Arkay-Nine gained the upperhand and was about to kill Sunset when Lucy shot the droid's head off. But Lucy acted as an outside force in the duel and violated the laws of the Challenge. Gee called for the Tune Squad members to be exiled from Mon Cala. Ech-Char agreed and reluctantly banished Minnie and her band of freedom fighters from the planet.
===Ech-Char helped the Tune Squad===
As Minnie's Tune Squad was preparing to leave Mon Cala, the First Order navy arrived above the planet. Queen Minnie then immediately went to meet with King Ech-Char and refused to leave Mon Cala without the required vessels. At the Royal Throne Chamber, the king was angry about the arrival of the First Order but also a failed assassination attempted on Queen Minnie by Gee's personal attendant. Minnie then came forward with evidence that Gee had personally contacted the First Order that the Tune Squad was on Mon Cala. Ech-Char stated that Gee had committed treason and assured to Minnie the he would not go unpunished.
Minnie then once again attempted to convince the king to give her the ships she needed. She told Ech-Char that it was now the time for Mon Cala and the Tune Squad to join together. She believed that it was time to rekindle an old alliance that fought back against Imperial aggression. It was only with the Mon Calamari ships, the Tune Squad had a chance and only by resisting, Mon Cala could remain free. Minnie knew she would be asking a lot of the king and his people but called for everyone on Mon Cala to fight against the First Order. The speech reminded King Ech-Char of what Mon Cala stood for and agreed to donate the vessels to her cause. But the king feared it would be too late to get the ships through a First Order blockade. Ri decided he would be the one to break the blockade.
General Ri would sacrificed his life to give the fleet of Mon Cala a window of escape. Led by Aftab, the fleet escaped the grip of the First Order through hyperspace and would go on to be a major component in rebuilding the Tune Squad navy. Meanwhile, the First Order arrived on Mon Cala to make an example to the galaxy of the consequences of housing Tune Squad operatives.
==Appearances==
*Allegiance 2 
*Allegiance 3
*Allegiance 4
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Timelines
==Notes and references==
Category:Kings of Mon Cala
Category:Mon Calamari