Jotaru

Jotaru during the Dawn of the 6th Age

**Jotaru,** originally named **Mort,** was a cat meme and one of the first members of the Knights of Dex-Starr, where he acted as the organization's doctor. While he did participate in Knight training during his youth, Jotaru found that his skills were better suited back at base, and would often help coordinate and plan Knight operations. Jotaru would eventually go on to play a critical role in the Lynch War and the dawning of the 6th Age.

## Early Life

Abandoned as a child by parents he never met, Mort the Cat would find himself at the same hospital as another cat meme infant, Kylo Ben. When Kylo's uncle Snoke came to Ionia to meet his nephew, he adopted the young Mort as well, hoping to be a good father to the young boys.

Nicknamed "Jotaru" by Snoke, the brothers would live a happy and adventurous youth, learning the ways of anime, furries, knighthood, and weeaboo combat. As the Knights of Dex-Starr grew, Jotaru and Kylo Ben became close friends with a recruit named Kylo Sehnn, whom they nicknamed Sylvie. The trio went on many fun adventures, often exploring the mountains of Eastman and camping by the land's scenic rivers. During this time, Jotaru found that he was not as proficient in the blade as his fellow recruits, and dedicated himself to work as the Knight's head scribe and researcher.

This time did not last, sadly, and tragedy struck Jotaru when he heard that his brother had died, fighting in Gruganda during the second Weeaboo war.

## Lynch King War

As Snoke fell into a deep depression, the Knights began to quarrel and splinter. This allowed the Lynch King to recruit many of them into his ranks, and sack Eastman. During the battle of Eastman, Sylvie would be struck down by the traitorous Forbus Ren, and their castle would be set ablaze. Only Jotaru, Snoke, and the future "Knights of Ren" survived.

If not for the timely intervention of Gionor-Ginror and a stand CD he carried, Snoke would surely have perished. This CD, however, allowed Jotaru to gain the stand "Meet the Medic", with which he healed his adopted father. The rest of the Knights left shortly after, and soon, it was only Snoke and Jotaru left in Eastman.

During the War, Jotaru would heal R.Jude Macready from his injuries, and held down the Castle alone while the rest of the resistance went off to war. He helped coordinate fireteams and troop movement in the lead up to the battle of the South, and took solace in the defeat of Forbus Ren. Jotaru was the last one to speak to Forbus before his execution, though he would not succeeded in his attempt to coax out a plea for forgiveness.

## Later Life

As the most senior acting member of the Knights following Snoke's retirement, Jotaru served proudly as D'arc Ren's advisor and confidant. In this time he would also become close friends with Dendy Speedwagon, and helped integrate the Followers and the Knights.

The Winter War and the rise of the Mordred Doomcult would put the Knights to one final test. Makuta's attack on the Knight's Castle would take them by surprise, and Jotaru could only in watch in horror as D'arc Ren fell in battle. History repeated itself, and Jotaru was once again the only knight left in the ruins of the Castle. He would not participate in the Seige of Madrigal, and with Repino Ren's death, Jotaru would become the de-facto leader of the scattered knight chapters.

During the dawn of the 6th Age, Jotaru communicated with Dendy regarding communication blackouts and the near-annihilation of the Gnollfire Chapter. Frustrated with the state of the world, he would use the stand "Green Day" to project over to the Northern Ocean and protect several messengers from Sprite Cranberry, after his old ally Orangeado begged for his help. The effort of this act would kill him, and Jotaru would die a warrior and a hero.