Kohler

> "*Your unfortunate fall will make your name a disgrace in the bounty hunting trade, and mine a legend among the crime families.*"
> ― Kohler's final words, to Boba Fett
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**Kohler** was a male human who served as a soldier in the Second Union a short time after the Battle of Endor. He had previously served in the Imperial Academy of the Galactic Empire, hoping to become a famous Stormtrooper in its military, but was expelled for repeated disobedience to commands. In 5 ABY, Kohler and another soldier were in BG-RT's Tavern and Spirits on Coruscant with a Trandoshan when they were confronted by Boba Fett, who was looking for a Second Union base on the planet, so he needed to interrogate the Trandoshan for information. Kohler held the Trandoshan at gunpoint, and shot the other soldier when he attempted to resolve the confrontation. He then taunted Boba Fett until Fett shot him.

## History

### Under the Empire

> "*You have no idea. I served in the Imperial Academy on Carida, hoping to become a famous stormtrooper.*"
> "*Heh. Hopefully they treated you right.*"
> "[Laughs]*You think you're funny? Do you know what they did to me? They kicked me out for continued disregard for orders, and I have now found my way into the Second Union with renewed hopes for becoming famous.*"
> ― Kohler and Boba Fett
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Kohler, a human male, enlisted in the Imperial Academy on Carida during the Imperial Era, hoping to become a well-known stormtrooper in the ranks. However, his continued lack of obedience for orders caused him to be kicked out of the Academy, angering him greatly.

### War of the Bounty Hunters

During the War of the Bounty Hunters between 3 ABY and 4 ABY, Jabba Desilijic Tiure placed a huge bounty on Boba Fett for losing the Carbonite-frozen Han Solo to Crimson Dawn, though Fett himself would ultimately reclaim the prize. Kohler, being a mercenary at the time, would eventually learn of this, and planned to capture Boba to collect the high bounty in order to make a living, but ultimately failed to do so as he missed Fett by two days on Nar Shaddaa.

Eventually, Kohler, still infuriated about his expulsion from the Carida Academy, joined the Second Union as one of their soldiers by 4 ABY.

### Last stand

> "*Drop your weapon.*"
> "*No. No, you listen to me. This is a top-tier target of the New Republic. This is an informant with a lot of information regarding the Five Crime Syndicates. And if they find out that he's dead because of you, my name will sound in the criminal underworld for orchestrating the downfall of the best bounty hunter in the galaxy.*"
> ― Boba Fett and Kohler
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In 5 ABY, Kohler and another soldier, Morgan, were bodyguards to a Trandoshan with ties to the Second Union, being stationed in BG-RT's Tavern and Spirits at the time. However, Boba Fett arrived in the bar, and confronted the trio, his leads about the SU having led him to the bar. Boba pointed them at gunpoint, telling them to come quietly.

Morgan attempted to resolve the confrontation, claiming he was not supporting his comrade, but Kohler shot and killed him. Fett asked Kohler to drop his weapon, but the soldier denied him and summarized the importance of the Trandoshan being alive, and that he would become a hero for causing the downfall of Fett, who was the galaxy's top bounty hunter at the time, if the informant died because of him. Kohler taunted Fett about the bounty that Jabba had placed on the latter during the War of the Bounty Hunters after Crimson Dawn stole Han Solo's carbonite block. Kohler then said he had tried to claim the bounty on Fett but missed him by two days on Nar Shaddaa. Afterward, Kohler even talked about his expulsion from the Carida Academy. Fett asked Kohler again to drop his blaster, but Kohler continued, telling Fett that his name would be a disgrace to the bounty hunting trade after his downfall. Kohler then added that his name would become legendary in the crime families as a result. Boba thus shot Kohler in the face, killing him, thus succeeding in capturing the Trandoshan.

## Personality and traits

Kohler was a human male with light skin and brown eyes. He was loyal to the criminal underworld and the Second Union.

Upon Fett's arrival, Kohler was the only soldier to not raise his hands and instead used the Trandoshan informant as a bargaining chip, stressing the value of the informant. His zealous loyalty to the Second Union and the underworld also drove him to murder his fellow soldier, Morgan, when the man tried to bargain as well with the bounty hunter. Kohler identified Boba as one of the greatest bounty hunters in the galaxy, but foolishly chose to taunt him. This led to Kohler's own death when Fett, desperate to preserve his reputation, shot him in the face.

## Trivia

* The encounter between Boba and the two soldiers and the Trandoshan is obviously a reference to the part in "Chapter 16: The Rescue" of *The Mandalorian*, when the Imperial pilot and co-pilot, along with Doctor Pershing, encounter Cara Dune and Din Djarin. Kohler holding the Trandoshan at gunpoint and taunting Boba Fett mirrors the co-pilot holding Doctor Pershing at gunpoint and taunting Cara Dune about the destruction of Alderaan.
* His manner death is exactly the same as that of the co-pilot from Chapter 16, via being shot in the face.
* The dialogue exchanged between Fett and Kohler mirrors that of Cara Dune and the co-pilot in that scene of Chapter 16 of *The Mandalorian*.