Plo Koon

**Plo Koon** is a supporting character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Among the Jedi he often worked with was Ahsoka Tano, whom he had discovered years before the war and shared a special bond with.

## **Overview**

Plo Koon was a Kel Dor Jedi Master who served as a member of the Jedi High Council during the last years of the Galactic Republic. He served as a respected Jedi General during the Clone Wars. During the war he frequently undertook dangerous missions with the soldiers under his command, the 104th Battalion.

Koon was a survivor of the First Battle of Geonosis, the opening salvo of the Clone Wars that claimed the lives of nearly 200 Jedi. Early in the war he embarked on a mission to track down the Separatist warship *Malevolence*. Following several attempts to destroy the weapon, Koon and several of his peers managed to take it down. During the war he played vital roles in the First and Second battles of Felucia, the Battle of Lola Sayu, and the Battle of Kadavo. As the conflict thickened, Ahsoka was framed for a terrorist attack on the Jedi Temple and was subsequently removed from the Jedi Order. When the true culprit was discovered, Koon and the Council offered her a chance to rejoin, but she refused and left the Jedi. In the late stages of the Clone Wars, Koon led the 442nd Siege Battalion in the Battle of Cato Neimoidia. As he and a squadron of ARC-170 starfighters flew over the bridge cities following their victory, he was shot down and executed by his troops during the issuance of Order 66, during which the Jedi were massacred across the galaxy by their soldiers.

### Season 1

**The Malevolence**

After the destruction of the Star Destroyer *Laudable* and other Republic battlegroups, Plo Koon was sent to investigate aboard the *Triumphant* and, if possible, to take down the new secret weapon. The *Triumphant* was spotted by Grievous in his new flagship, the *Malevolence*; however, before they could engage Grievous, Koon's entire fleet was disabled and destroyed. Plo Koon and a few clone troopers escaped in pod 1977. A Dorch class pod hunter then attacked them, releasing rocket droids. Plo Koon saved only three clones, as all other pods were terminated. Plo and the three surviving clones were then saved by Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka. Plo's forces then united with those of Anakin's, and with new Y-wing Bombers, they cut through a Nebula to outflank the Malevolence. During their shortcut, however, the group encountered Neebray Mantas. Plo warned Anakin ahead of time yet could not stop them from slightly damaging Shadow Two's ship. The squadron held off against the Malevolence and was able to do some damage before reinforcements arrived. The ensuing battle was temporarily stopped when Padmé Amidala arrived to make a peaceful solution, but this failed, yet she escaped, and the *Malevolence* was destroyed.

### Season 2

**Battle of Felucia**

Plo Koon served in two battles of Felucia. With the first battle, he led his gunships, and V-19 Torrents pass a Separatist blockade to aid Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka in the battle below. Plo then helped on the Grievous assault on Felucia. He, Anakin, Ahsoka, Wolffe, Rex, and the 501st, along with the Wolf Pack, destroyed the Separatist defenses. Plo led Anakin, Rex, and the 501st on the attack on the base as Ahsoka led Wolffe, Comet, and the other Wolf Pack troopers.

**In Search of Boba Fett**

Plo Koon also participated in the hunt to capture the infamous Boba Fett. Plo and his droid were holding a meeting with other Jedi until R2-D2 intruded and showed a message of Anakin dying on the crashed *Endurance.* Plo took Ahsoka and the Wolf Pack to Vanqor and rescued Mace Windu and Anakin before the ship's bridge collapsed. Plo ordered Wolffe to call a medical crew over to attend to the two injured Jedi. Plo later presented Windu and Skywalker a message from Boba and his mentor, Aurra Sing, to Mace. Aurra had three prisoners, and she demanded to agree with terms with Windu; if not, each soldier goes down. Aurra first shot Commander Ponds. Plo and Ahsoka both went into the underworld of Coruscant to seek information until Ahsoka heard a rumor that someone was murdered on Florrum. Here they tracked down and captured Fett, Sing and Bossk.

### Season 3

**The Second Battle of Felucia**

Later during the war, Plo Koon returned with Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ahsoka Tano to Felucia, led the Wolfpack, and took over the outpost.

**The Citadel**

Plo Koon was part of the Citadel rescue team to extract the Citadel survivors along with Jedi Masters Saesee Tiin, Kit Fisto, and Adi Gallia. Master Tiin, Gallia, and Fisto would provide cover for Koon's Gunship so they could extract the team.

### Season 4

**A Droid Tale**

Plo Koon and the Wolfpack were sent to rescue Master Adi Gallia on General Grievous's ship. Commander Wolffe rescued her, and they found C-3PO and R2-D2. Plo Koon said Wolffe would love to hear about the droid's story, much to the commander's frustration.

**Freeing Slaves on Kadavo**

Plo Koon, along with Admiral Cobrun, Commander Wolffe traveled aside Skywalker and Tano to free Togruta slaves on Kadavo.

**Protecting the Chancellor**

Plo Koon was part of the Jedi security force protecting the Chancellor at the Festival of Light on Naboo.

### Season 5

**Jedi Temple Bombing**

Koon was sitting with the council when Yoda assigned Anakin and Ahsoka to solve the mystery behind the Temple bombing. Later,Plo attended the funeral of the six Jedi who perished at the Temple and was later at a briefing by Obi-Wan Kenobi, describing the new Separatist attack. After Ahsoka was accused of a crime she didn't commit, Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin reported to the Jedi Council what happened at the prison. Master Koon, not believing that Ahsoka would do the things being described, disbelieved him, but Tarkin dismissed his beliefs as "irrelevant." The Council then dispatched Plo, Anakin, Wolffe, and Rex to hunt down Ahsoka. She was apprehended and brought back to the Temple by Koon and Anakin.

While the Council discussed with Tarkin what will happen with Ahsoka, the Council wanted to hold a traditional Jedi trial, but Tarkin requested, per the Senate's orders, that she be expelled from the Jedi Order and turned over to the Republic for a military tribunal. Kenobi tried to convince the Council to stand with Ahsoka, but his pleas fell on deaf ears, and they summoned the young Torguta to the Chamber of Judgement. There, Plo Koon inquired why Ahsoka was seen with Asajj Ventress, and Ahsoka explained that she thought Ventress was helping her prove her innocence. Believing Ahsoka to be guilty and deciding to do as the Senate asked, the Council banned her from the Order and stripped her of her Padawan rank to be given a military trial.

Plo accompanied the rest of the Council to the trial and witnessed when Anakin brought in the true culprit of the attack - Barriss Offee. Barriss admitted to causing the bombing and was ordered to be imprisoned by Palpatine. Back at the Temple, Plo humbly apologized to Ahsoka for her expulsion and treatment by the Council. Plo, with the rest of the Council, asked for her to return to the Order. Anakin offered her Padawan braid made of silka beads, but she declined to Plo's and the rest of the Council's surprise. She left due to not having faith in the Council or herself after what had happened. Anakin followed Ahsoka from the room, and Kenobi was about to follow him but was stopped by Plo, knowing that what was about to happen was between Anakin and his former Padawan.

### Season 6

**Sifo-Dyas' Lightsaber**

Alongside other members of the 104th Battalion, Plo was sent on a mission to discover the source of a faint distress signal. Upon finding the wreckage of a Jedi shuttle, Plo Koon discovered the lightsaber of the deceased Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas and subsequently ordered the entire crash site to be returned to Coruscant.

### Season 7

**Death**

Around the time of the Battle of Yerbana, Plo Koon had been dispatched to Cato Neimoidia. Shortly after the Battle of Coruscant, Plo Koon helped secure a Republic victory at Cato Neimoidia. Following the battle, he was flying on a patrol flight but was caught unaware when Darth Sidious initiated Order 66, which caused all the clone troopers to turn on the Jedi under the influence of their inhibitor chips. Plo Koon was shot down in his Delta-7 *Aethersprite*-class light interceptor by clone pilot Jag, perishing as his fighter exploded and crashed.
## Appearances

* The Clone Wars

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